Earth Matters is the title of an exhibition from 13 Kinvara Area Visual Arts artists, which is currently running at the village courthouse, and which focuses on climate change. The exhibiting artists are Petra Breathnach, Fiona Cawley, Patsy Connolly, Belinda Fair, Pam Fleming, Mavis Gormally, Antoinette Hensey, Meriel Lloyd, Regina O’Dea, Julia O’Keefe, Diane Reid, Patricia Timmons, and Darryl Vance.
This is a polar bear. Exposure doen’t do him any harm. Artists however die from exposure.
Phill Jupitus Kenny Gallery: Galway’s adopted stand-up comedian, cartoonist, panelist, and music encyclopedia Phill Jupitus will be in attendance in the Kenny Gallery this morning at 10am, drawing works currently on show in the gallery. It’s part of the Galway Comedy Carnival and it’s free! Phill will also be there on Thursday and Friday mornings at 10am. It’s approximately 90 minutes long. Phill has been drawing in many venues across the water while on tour, and this promises to be a lot of fun.
And don’t forget to check out the Galway Cartoon Festival which continues in the Black Gate Cultural Centre and the Town Hall Theatre until the 30th October!
Character sculpting workshops. Photo by Simon Boyle featuring work by Jennifer Mc Ginn. Character Sculpting Workshops This is the work that came out of a 5 day character sculpting workshop hosted in Macnas, Fisheries Field here in Galway recently. It’s absolutely jaw-dropping. This sort of sculpting is still used extensively in film design, even in … Read more
I’ve started listening to Meet Your Maker podcast, produced and presented by media polyglot Liam Geraghty. If you’ve kids you’ve probably seen Liam’s work as a puppeteer on the show Brain Freeze but he’s also a RTE business correspondent. He co-presented the late, and much loved, Comic Cast podcast. Meet Your Maker Podcast Meet Your … Read more
France-based Irish artist Emmy Knight is launching an exciting illustrated book on Andy Warhol. This Andy Warhol Cartoon book will aid art history teaching, and help parents nurture an interest in art for their children. The illustrations I’ve seen so far are gorgeous. Pip Knight’s Andy Pip Knight’s Andy is an idea that has been … Read more