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Ai Weiwei on exhibiting 30-year collection from Stone Age tools to Lego bricks

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has said his forthcoming collection-based exhibition at the Design Museum in London tells more of a story about the past and present than any antique. Hundreds of thousands of objects, which have been collected by ...

30 Jan 2023 at 17:50

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Octogenerian glassblower is one of Europe’s leading practitioners 46 years after opening London gallery despite once vowing never to touch another glass

An octogenarian glassblower whose enchanting creations have made him one of Europe’s leading practitioners is still working his magic 46 years after opening his London gallery – despite once vowing never to touch another glass. Discovering his ...

10 Feb 2022 at 08:25

Local News

IN PICTURES: North West Regional College’s Art and Design Showcase at Derry campus

Sinead McGarrigle pictured at North West Regional College’s Art and Design Showcase at the Lawrence Building on Strand Road. Elizabeth McGarrigle, Cathy Mullan, and Sinead McGarrigle pictured at North West Regional College’s Art and Design ...

02 Jun 2023 at 18:33

Arts & Entertainment

PICTURES: Award winning Laois painter holds surprise pop-up gallery

An award winning Laois fine artist has opened a surprise pop-up gallery this weekend in Portlaoise. Paddy Critchley currently has paintings on exhibition in The Visual Carlow and Boyle Arts Festival, but Laois fans and collectors have a ...

26 Jul 2025 at 14:33

Arts & Entertainment

Limerick-based designer to showcase at first ever Ireland Fashion Week

LIMERICK-based fashion designer Mary O'Sullivan will showcase her designs at the first-ever Ireland Fashion Week in the Irish Roots show. Mary will bring her distinctive voice to an ensemble of nine independent and emerging Irish ...

12 Aug 2025 at 07:33

Visual Arts

Limerick artists' work to be showcased at Electric Picnic's 'hurricane' art display

THE WEATHER won't be the only hurricane Electric Picnic (EP) goers will witness this weekend, as Limerick artist and curator praises the festival's art display as "more of a hurricane than a meditation". Artist Clare Hartigan ...

29 Aug 2025 at 16:33

Thurles

Tipperary fashion design students awarded places on Limerick design course

Three QQI Level 5 Fashion Design students from the Tipperary ETB Further Education and Training Centre in Archerstown, Thurles have achieved outstanding success this year, having earned direct offers to join Year 2 of the ...

08 Aug 2025 at 14:33

Brain Tumour Charity launches art exhibition and auction to raise awareness

Work from over 130 artists is to be auctioned off as part of an exhibition run by The Brain Tumour Charity to raise funds and awareness for its cause and “the importance of time” when contending with the condition. The ...

23 Mar 2023 at 13:02

Whats On

Grads on show as Limerick School of Art and Design opens its doors to the public

STUDENTS at Limerick School of Art & Design (LSAD) are adding the finishing touches to their designs and projects which will be unveiled to the public at the 2022 LSAD Graduate Show. Celebrating 170 years since its ...

02 Jun 2022 at 21:33

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‘A Walk In The Park’, an textile exhibition at Leitrim Design House

Leitrim Design House are delighted to showcase a unique exhibition on ARTWALL of 31 quilts. 'A Walk In The Park' is the title of this year's Hands Across the Border exhibition by the Irish Patchwork Society and ...

20 Oct 2023 at 10:33

Scotland

Archive project aims to protect the legacy of Afghanistan’s female artists

A student at a Scottish university is leading a project to ensure work produced by Afghanistan’s female artists can continue to be shared with the world amid efforts from the country’s rulers to suppress them. ...

10 Feb 2025 at 00:01

Community

Limerick designers called on to participate in Irish Design Week 2025

DESIGN & Crafts Council Ireland (DCCI) is calling on Limerick designers to take part in Irish Design Week 2025 (17–21 November). This year’s theme, “The Ties that Tie, and the Links that Link,” explores how ...

28 Aug 2025 at 14:33

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