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ARTSPACE was formed as an artist's collective by a group of Galway-based artists in 1986.

The priority was to develop studio space for professional artists and to support group and individual work and exhibitions.


Today, ARTSPACE has succeeded in fundraising for, designing and converting new studio space in Galway City, and organising regular group and individual exhibitions for its members.

ARTSPACE is a company limited by guarantee, and receives its core funding from the Arts Council of Ireland, and Galway City Council.

ARTSPACE policy strives to strengthen the ideal of an artists' collective by upgrading working conditions, and developing employment, educational and exhibition potential.

ARTSPACE is also a resource and information centre for artists working in the west of Ireland.



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Thursday, May 08, 2008

Irish Artists Aideen Barry(Artspace Studio artist) and John Beattie show work in Espai Ubú, Barcelona, Spain

FRàGIL - A Video Europe presentation, curated by Maite Lorés and Keith Patrick, 9 May–7 June 2008, Tuesday to Saturday 4-8pm. Private view: 7.30pm Friday 9 May

FRàGIL represents a major contribution to the LOOP'08 festival, both in the number of participating artists and their geographical spread. FRàGIL brings together over 50 video works by more than 40 artists/artist groups from Finland, Slovenia, Croatia, Macedonia, The Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, Ireland, England, Spain, Italy, France, Switzerland and Greece, and has been selected from work proposed by over 30 international artists, critics and curators.


Friday, May 02, 2008

MART - THE LAUNCH EVENT

MART

THE LAUNCH EVENT

@SILKES, Sea road, Galway

May 9th – 11th 2008 

Opening :          8pm-11pm Friday, 11am-8pm Saturday, 12pm-5pm Sunday

A two day launch of www.MART.ie consisting of video, installations and live performances from emerging artists in Ireland.


Friday, May 02, 2008

Maev Lenaghan & Yoko Akino in Dublins Print Gallery

Dublin's Print Gallery

1988 - 2008

 Presents

Is this real 

New works by Yoko Akino & Maev Lenaghan 

 You are invited to a private viewing with a glass of prosecco on 

Thursday 8th May 2008

6pm - 8pm

 Artist Maev Lenaghan will give a talk on Thursday 8th May 2pm - 3pm

Booking is essential | t: +353 1 6798021 | e: gsg@iol.ie 

Exhibition continues until 7th June 2008

This innovative two-person show by Maev Lenaghan and Yoko Akino, investigates universal themes of environment and the human image.  Although the basis for Lenaghan’s work lies in representation she observes her subject matter sidelong and laterally, touching on the essential need to communicate.  These prints are stories without narrative.  Yoko Akino is renowned for her imaginative graphic statuesque figures set against backgrounds of intricate and geometric design. The title of this show reflects the artists’ wish to make art drawing on their imagination and reality.


Thursday, May 01, 2008

Galway Arts Centre presents Paula Henihan and Felicity Clear.

 'Ties' by Paula Henihan and new works by Felicity Clear open in the Galway Arts Centre, Gallery 2 and 3 respectively, at 6pm on Thursday 8th May 2008.  The two exhibitions, both very different in their approach and subject matter, both address man’s interaction with the land and how these interactions or manipulations are having a detrimental effect on both the landscape and our lives.


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 9th of May @6pm in The Town Hall Theatre Gallery.

 
Anne's art is concerned with issues of displacement and identity.  She draws her inspiration from the landscape, seascapes and riverscapes that surround her.  She is exploring the whole concept of how our surroundings affect the psyche.
 
In this changing economic and environmental atmosphere it can be difficult for the human mind to make sense of identity. Using colour, form and smooth texture Anne translates her feelings that flow from these scapes, resulting in deep intuitive works.
 
The exhibition runs until 28th May 2008!


Friday, April 25, 2008

Mark Salmon at Massimo’s

Paintings by Mark Salmon, one of artspace studios artists, is on veiw in Massimo’s William street west Galway.


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 26th 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 4th 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 21st 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 16th – 29th July 2007.

 

 

 

          

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

 

         

                    "Cable Car ", Dave Smith                    "West on Track?! (Gort 2007)", Joanne Hynes

 

                

                                                        "Intersection II", Kevin Mooney

 


Wednesday, October 25, 2006

As part of the Tulca Season of Visual arts in Galway, 10th-26th November 2006, Artspace studios will present an exhibition entitled "Revolving Door".

 

This exhibition presents one artist each evening for 15 evenings throughout the month. Artspace studios is a collective of Galway Based artists.

 

Sat     11th Nov          

            JOANNE HYNES

Sun      12th Nov         

            ANNE O’BYRNE

Mon    13th Nov         

            NIALL MOORE

Tue      14th Nov         

            VALERIE JOYCE

Wed    15th Nov         

            KATHLEEN FUREY

Thur    16th Nov         

            MARK KELLY

Fri       17th Nov         

            CATHERINE O’LEANACHAIN

Sat       18th Nov         

            JANE QUEALLY

Sun      19th Nov         

            KEVIN MOONEY

Mon    20th Nov         

            MIRIAM CUDDY

Tue      21st Nov         

            AIDEEN BARRY

Wed    22nd Nov        

            BEN GEOGHEGAN

Thur    23rd Nov         

            CIARA SCANLAN

Fri       24th Nov         

            JOHN BRADY

Sat       25th Nov         

            LOUISE MANIFOLD

 

Revolving Door  will take place from 7-9PM each evening


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 22nd 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 18th July and continues until 30th 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 13th 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 29th 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.