PhotoIreland Festival 2013
 

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Official festival launch

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PhotoIreland Festival launches this week in Limerick, Dublin and Cork. Join us for a very special week of celebrations:

Limerick – 3rd July – 7pm
Ormston House »

Dublin – 4th July – 6pm
National Photographic Archive »

Cork – 5th of July – 6pm
TACTIC »

 

New Irish Works

New Irish Works brings together a selection of 25 Irish and Irish based photographers, underlining the diversity of practices that constitute contemporary photography in Ireland. The exhibition states and celebrates the emergence of a new wave of artists, and will be accompanied by a dedicated publication. Planned as a multi-city experience, it will be hosted at seven locations in Dublin, Limerick, and Cork.

The presented artists are: Barry W. Hughes, Cait Fahey, Caroline Mc Nally, Claudi Nir, David Smith, Dorje De Burgh, Dragana Jurisic, Ethna O’Regan, Grainne Quinlan, Ieva Baltaduonyte, Kevin Griffin, Linda Brownlee, Mandy O Neill, Martin Cregg, Maurice Gunning, Miriam O’ Connor, Muireann Brady, Patrick Hogan, Paul Gaffney, Robert Ellis, Roseanne Lynch, Shane Lynam, Shannon Guerrico, Stefania Sapio, and Yvette Monahan.

The exhibition has been curated by Karen McQuaid (Curator, The Photographers Gallery), Michele Horrigan (Artist and Curator), Ronan McCall (Photographer and Curator), Pádraig Spillane and Pamela Condell (Stag & Deer), Moritz Neumüller and Angel Luis Gonzalez (PhotoIreland Festival).

With the kind support of
In Dublin: National Photographic ArchiveGoethe InstitutIstituti Italiano di CulturaInstituto Cervantes, and Alliance Française.
In Limerick: Occupy Space and Ormston House.
In Cork: Tactic and Stag & Deer.
Print partners: FIRE Fine Art Printers.

PhotoIrelad Festival is grant aided by the Arts Council of Ireland, Dublin City Council, Limerick City Council, and Cork City Council.

 

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Key events in PhotoIreland Festival 2013:

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Hours extended for Paul Gaffney’s exhibition at the Instituto Cervantes

Paul Gaffney, from the series 'We Make the Path by Walking', 2012

We are happy to announce that the Instituto Cervantes has extended its gallery opening hours Monday to Thursday from 2-7pm to 12-7pm to accommodate visitors during the early afternoon. The final opening hours are now:

Mon-Thu 12-7pm / Fri 10am-2pm / Closed Sat-Sun

The Instituto Cervantes will host selected works by Paul Gaffney, that are exhibited as part of New Irish Works. You can find out more about Paul’s exhibition here.

New Irish Works brings together a selection of 25 Irish and Irish based photographers, underlining the diversity of practices that constitute contemporary Photography in Ireland. The exhibition states and celebrates the emergence of a new wave of artists, and it is accompanied by a dedicated publication. Planned as a multi-city experience, it is hosted at various locations in Dublin, Limerick, and Cork. Read about it, and see what is programmed.

 

Book your workshop with Cristina De Middel

Cristina de Middel

Don’t miss the chance to participate in this 3 days workshop: ‘On Photographic Narratives’.
Imparted by Cristina De Middel, the workshop focus on concepts and key strategies in constructing photographic narratives. Drawing from existing bodies of work and selected image archives, the participants will be challenged to develop stories around proposed themes, with special attention given to pre-production and editing techniques. The process is driven by an experimental approach that seeks to inform and widen the future creative practice of the participants.

Moxie StudiosPlace: Moxie Studios, Pembroke Row, Lad Lane, Dublin 2
Dates: 11-13 Jul
Timetable
Thursday 11 July – 10am-1pm 2pm-6pm
Friday 12 July – 10am-1pm 2pm-6pm
Saturday 13 July – 10am-1pm
The timetable for the workshop allows for an hours lunch break on Thursday and Friday.

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Need further details? Call PhotoIreland Festival on 087 6856169.

 

New Irish Works
Book your place for Cristina De Middel’s 3 days workshop On Photographic Narratives.
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