Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Studios available

Artspace studios invite applications from visual artists for studio rental for the period 2011- 2012. Professional visual artists working in any medium are welcome to apply.
All applications will be kept on file and looked at as studios become available during the period 2011-2012. Studio space is limited and competitive, submitting an application does not guarantee a studio. Artists must submit a current CV,6-8 examples of  work, artists statement and cover letter by e-mail, post or cd/dvd format, (no slides or originals please)
Deadline: 4.00pm Thur 6th October 2011.

e-mail; artspacegalway@eircom.net

Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Thank you to our fundit supporters

Artspace Studios would like to thank the following generous people who contributed to our fundit campaign to raise money for a film commission by Michael Fortune. Thanks to Paul Fahy, Terence Black, Ronan Kavanagh, Graham Wood, Juliette de la Mer, Aideen Barry, Margaret Flannery, Triona Mac Giolla Ri, Triona Mc Kee, Brian McKee, Maeve Mulrennan, Anne O'Byrne, Phil Sun, Leah Beggs, Anne-Marie McKee, Kathleen Furey, Cecilia Dannell, Helen Caird, Mairead Ni Chroinin, Gerard Ward, Megs Morley, Peter Connelly, Billy Shine, Catherine O'Leanachain, Colm Mac Giolla Ri, Isabelle Gaborit, Grainne Lynch, Caroline Lynch, Madeleine Flanagan, Joan Sugrue, Paul Maye, Sarah Farrell, Robin Jones, Lisa Sweeney, Louise Manifold and Simon Fleming.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Artspace 25: Collective Consciousness

Galway Arts Centre presents ‘Collective Consciousness’, a unique collaborative event celebrating 25 years of Galway’s Artspace Studios from Friday 29 July to Saturday 27^th August 2011.

This summer, the city’s most established artist-led collective abandons suburbia and returns to the city centre for a month long exhibition and residency at the GAC on Dominick Street. At the GAC, a temporary ‘Collective Consciousness Studio’ has been constructed allowing interaction between visitors to the exhibition space and the artists at work.

A series of free workshops and discussion will also take place in the studio, including Sumi Ink sessions with Anne O’Byrne and Anne-Marie McKee; Collective Conversations between Artspace and 126, KneeJerk, Engage and Lorg Printmakers; a collaborative discussion with founding member  Kathleen Furey and local historian Mary Clancy titled ‘Public Memories in Art and Archives’; Collaborative Drawing Workshop with Triona Mac Giolla Ri and Simon Fleming; Life Drawing with founding member Catherine O’Leanachain and  Mick O’Dea and coffee morning discussions. An Artspace fanzine produced by Isabelle Gaborit will be distributed in early August. The end of the summer’s celebration will be marked by the completion of a commissioned film work by Wexford-born artist Michael Fortune.

Participating artists include Laura Brennan, Juliette de la Mer, David Finn, Simon Fleming, Kathleen Furey, Isabelle Gaborit, Ben Geoghegan, Mariann Hughes Browne, Mark Kelly, Louise Manifold, Paul Maye, Triona Mac Giolla Rí, Anne O’Byrne, Lisa O’Donnell, Catherine O’Leanacháin, Mara Sola and Lisa Sweeney.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Adapt Galway

Artspace is a member of Adapt Galway.

Adapt Galway is a group of visual arts organisations working together to create a united vision for the visual arts in Galway.

For more information, visit www.adaptgalway.com

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Artspace goes to Stockholm

Artspace has been invited to participate in Supermarket Art Fair in Stockholm, Sweden in February 2011. The fair will host 25 nations and Artspace is proud to be representing Ireland this year. Supermarket Art Fair runs from 18th -20th February 2011.  Opening reception:  Thursday 17th February @ 6.30

Artspace will present 'Interstice'

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Artspace Show in Lorient, France

Artspace Studios,  have been invited by the City of Lorient to exhibit in the Galerie du Faouëdic, Lorient, France. The exhibition runs from Saturday 8^th May to Sunday 30^th May as part of the celebrations for the 35^th anniversary of town-twinning of Lorient and Galway.

The 20 artists participating in this exhibition are, John Brady, Laura Brennan, Yvonne Cullivan, Juliette de la Mer, David Finn, Simon Fleming, Kathleen Furey, Isabelle Gaborit, Dave Holland, Robin Jones, Valerie Joyce, Mark Kelly, Triona Mac Giolla Ri, Norma Maher, Louise Manifold, Paul Maye, Kevin Mooney, Anne O’ Byrne, Catherine O’Leanachain and Lisa Sweeney.

John Brady, Godafoss Waterfall, 2009

Kevin Mooney, Cabin, 2010

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Project Room Residency

In November 2009, London based visual artist Saskia Takens Milne had a residency in the Project Room, Artspace Studios. Saskia was invited by Artspace member Ben Geoghegan to take part in an initiative set up by Artspace members to invite external artists to exchange ideas while using the Project Room. This week long residency/exhibition/installation began on Monday the 9th of November to coincide with the first week of Tulca.

A residency schedule emerged with the intension of creating a space of ‘conversational exchange’ between Saskia, Artspace Members and local/national visual art practitioners.  A number of studio visits took place during the course of the residency. These helped inform Saskia’s work. Saskia has been invited to participate in ‘Muscailt’, February 2010.

http://saskiatakensmilne.blogspot.com/
http://saskiatakensmilne.com/pages/art/chooser.html

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Some images from "Selects" in the Project Room

Friday, May 15, 2009

Galway Culture Night 2008

Artspace studios opened their doors to the public for Galway’s Culture Night on Friday 19^th September 2008.  The exhibition included a selection of work from our artists and also a combined effort to produce something different in our Project Room.  “Selects” was born from the idea to exhibit solely the source material of artists rather than their eventual concluded work.  “Selects” was curated by David Finn, Anne O’Byrne and Lisa Sweeney. 

Thursday, February 05, 2009

Images from Artspace Studios Exhibition 'In Situ' 2008

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Artspace Studios

Presents 

“In Situ”

 A selection of contemporary work

by

 Artspace Artists

curated by Megs Morley.

Galway Arts Festival 13^th - 27^th July 2008. 

Festival Box Office, Merchants Road.

Friday, May 16, 2008

David Finn and Lisa Sweeney in the Hallward

You are invited to an exhibition of recent paintings by

David Finn and Lisa Sweeney

(Both members of Artspace Studios)

Thursday, May 01, 2008

'A terrible beauty' by Anne O'Byrne

Artspace studios is proud to announce another exhibition from one of our artists, ‘A terrible beauty’ by Anne O’Byrne opens on the 9^th of May @6pm in The Town Hall Theatre Gallery.

Thursday, April 17, 2008

John Brady at The Dock and Norman Villa Galleries

John is part of our Artspace Studios collective and is taking part in two exhibitions at the moment.

1.      Gigantic Cart

The artist will build, on site, an enormous cart using railroad sleepers and a chainsaw. When finished, the cart will be placed beside the pillar in the front courtyard of The Dock. The cart will be a site for the stacking of everyday objects, which will change periodically, and for which the artist is open to suggestions from the public.

This exhibition can be viewed from Saturday 05th April - Saturday 17th May from 10am - 6pm daily. Admission is free. The Dock is situated in St. George's Terrace, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.

2.   John is also involved in Y.G.A 2 in Norman Villa Gallery, Salthill, Galway with Maeve Curtis and Angela O’Brien.  Exhibit will be on view until 26^th of April, Wednesday to Saturday 12-6pm or by appointment. 

Thursday, April 17, 2008

Juliette de la Mer at the Custom House Studios

Juliette is a current Artspace Studio artist who believes that a chance movement during the making of her work or a change in temperature can totally alter it and that it is this unpredictable element that adds to the excitement of each piece’s creation.

Juliette invites you to view her work at The Custom House Studios gallery which will be available to view until the 4^th of May 2008. The Gallery is located on The Quay, Westport, Co.Mayo. For further information please contact 098 28735.

Wednesday, June 20, 2007

ARTSPACE 21

ARTSPACE STUDIOS are celebrating their 21^st Anniversary with a major Exhibition during the Galway Arts Festival 2007.

The exhibition will showcase the work of  the 60+ artists who have been associated with the Studios over the past 21 years.

The exhibition, ARTSPACE 21, will take place in Galway Technical Institute, Fr. Griffin Rd., Galway, from 16^th – 29^th July 2007.

     "Bedsittingroom (Red Carpet)", Dave Holland              "Chloasma 1", Erwann Tirilly

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

Ben Geoghegan and John Brady exhibit in Artspace Studios

"Buzz" and "Cloud" 

"Descent from the Cross" and "To title or not to title, that is the title"

Ben Geoghegan and John Brady, two current Artspace Studios artists recently held an open studio event/ exhibition "Two artists try to take over the world" with various site specific interventions sited throughout the studios. Jelly beans and wine were provided!

Tuesday, June 06, 2006

Artspace Studios Exhibition will take place during the Galway Arts Festival 17-30 July

Artspace Studios is pleased to announce the opening of “Chimera” an eclectic exhibition of painting, print, multi-media, installations, and live performance art, featuring the work of their 27 current resident artists, providing the perfect opportunity to view a showcase of Galway’s most exciting contemporary visual artists alongside some of its more established ones. Artspace Studios is Galway’s longest established studio group, supporting the work of professional emerging and established artists for over twenty years. Artspace artists are regular exhibitors and award winners in a wide variety of national and international shows; this exhibition includes the work of the winners of the Claremorris Open 2005 and 2004 and several participants of Eva 2006 and the RHA Summer Shows. Artspace are honoured to have Maurice Foley to officially open the exhibition on Saturday 22^nd July at 1.00pm. Maurice Foley is the Deputy Chair of the Arts Council, former Chairman of the Board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art  and an avid collector and patron of the arts in Ireland for over 30 years.

The exhibition is open to the public from Tuesday 18^th July and continues until 30^th July.

Tuesday, April 18, 2006

Aideen Barry Performs in the National Sculpture Factory, Cork

Aideen Barry will perform her Wheel performance "Whatgoesaroundcomesaround"

in the National Sculpture Factory in Cork on Thursday 20th of April 2006 at 13.00hrs as a part of the new residencies launch at the factory. Admission is free. Barry is dedicating the performance to the memory of Malcolm Ryan who worked with her on the creation of the wheel for the 2005 European Capital of Culture.

Wednesday, April 05, 2006

Solo Exhibition of New Work by Artspace Director Catherine O' Leanachain opens in the Norman Villa Gallery 13th April

A solo exhibition of new paintings “Night and Day” by Catherine O’Leanachain the Director of Artspace Studios opens in the Norman Villa Gallery, Salthill, Galway on 13^th April at 6.00 pm.

The guest speaker is Hilary Morley  the Creative Project Manager .

 The exhibition addresses the dual nature of the West of Ireland Landscape, the intimacy of the land, field, rocks, sheltering trees and the residue of human presence versus the majesty of its natural elements, the wild winter sea the rolling howling winds,  the changing moods of the grey skies. O’Leananchain intuitively deals with her subject in a symbolic manner bordering on abstraction utilising natural materials like twigs and bog grass to draw with pigments, inks and oils as a cathartic link between past, present and future.

Exhibition continues until 29^th April. For more information please contact: Norman Villa Gallery Tel:091 521131  Email: info@normanvillagallery.com Web: www.normanvillagallery.com

Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Artspace Have Expanded into New premises

Artspace have expanded their premises into the neighboring unit in Addley Park, Liosban Industrial Estate. This has allowed us to facilitate and extra fourteen artists including the artists group 'Enso' from March 1st.  Their details will updated into the site over the coming weeks.We would like to take this oppurtunity to welcome all the new artists into the Artspace Studios.