140th Anniversary Exhibition
The Concourse, County Hall, Dun Laoghaire
The Concourse, County Hall, Dun Laoghaire
31st March to 13th April
Open 10am to 5pm daily
(Closing 4pm 13th April)
Open 10am to 5pm daily
(Closing 4pm 13th April)
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| Expectations by Ursula Klinger |
The
2014
exhibition
will celebrate
the 140th
anniversary of
the
Club's
founding
and will mark
the 130th
anniversary of
the Club's
1884
exhibition, in
which James McNeill Whistler
and John
Singer
Sargent, were
guest
exhibitors.
In this exhibition, Whistler exhibited 25 paintings including his most famous painting 'Arrangement in Grey and Black no 1' or 'Whistler's Mother'. The exhibition proved controversial, with a very critical review of Whistler's work, in the Irish Times but a positive review in the Dublin Daily Express.
In the 2014 exhibition, in celebration of the Club's long history, a number of paintings exhibited will be 'reflective of or in homage to the early illustrious members of the Club'. Among these members were John Butler Yeats, Walter Osborne, Nathaniel Hone, and Sarah Purser and, additionally, later members such as Flora Mitchell and Percy French. To mark the 'famous' 1884 exhibition paintings, 'reflecting the work' of Whistler and Sargent will also be shown.
In this exhibition, Whistler exhibited 25 paintings including his most famous painting 'Arrangement in Grey and Black no 1' or 'Whistler's Mother'. The exhibition proved controversial, with a very critical review of Whistler's work, in the Irish Times but a positive review in the Dublin Daily Express.
In the 2014 exhibition, in celebration of the Club's long history, a number of paintings exhibited will be 'reflective of or in homage to the early illustrious members of the Club'. Among these members were John Butler Yeats, Walter Osborne, Nathaniel Hone, and Sarah Purser and, additionally, later members such as Flora Mitchell and Percy French. To mark the 'famous' 1884 exhibition paintings, 'reflecting the work' of Whistler and Sargent will also be shown.
The
Exhibition
is sponsored
by Whyte's and
supported by
an Arts Grant
from Dun
Laoghaire/
Rathdown Co
Council Arts
Office.
Exhibition Events
A number of Events will be run in conjunction with the Exhibition.
Guided Tours - For the General Public
at 2.30pm each day on
Sunday 6th April and Friday 11th April
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Painting Critique Sessions for Amateur Artists
Friday 4th, Tuesday 8th and Thursday 10th April 2014
from 2pm each day.
For Watercolour/Oil and Acrylic
painters, who will bring three pieces of their current work, for evaluation.
Booking required by phone 01-2880506 or at
Family Art Trail - Saturday 12th April
11am to 1pm
Designed for children accompanied by adults.
Participating children will be presented with a map, with clues of a Trail of the Exhibition, to find pre-selected paintings.
Certificates will be given to those who successfully complete the trail.
Art
Interpretation
Day - Saturday 5th April 2014
This will consist of two parts.
Part One - 11am to 12.30 pm
Three artists will paint in response to a piece of prose, descriptive of landscape and season and will be interpreted by three artists in a live painting session. Each artist will be interpreting the piece in a differing style, from representational to abstract. Participating artists are:
Bridget Flinn
Michael Gemmel
Valerie Syms Martin
Part Two - 2pm to 3.30pm
In the second part two artists wil paint in response to two differing pieces of music; Snowflakes are Dancing by Debussy and Rhapsody in Blue by Gershwin. The music will be interpreted by artists
Aidan Hickey
Joan Kavanagh.
The audience will be invited to participate.
Materials provided.
Whyte's Painting Valuation Day - Saturday 12th April
12 noon to 4pm
Whyte's staff will be present to provide valuations on personal art collections, during the Exhibition
Advice on paintings, from personal collections, will be given by Whyte’s staff
Booking required through Whyte’s at 01 6762888.
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