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CO. ANTRIM
Fenderesky Gallery
105 Royal Avenue Belfast, BT1 1FF. T: 028 (048 from
ROI) 90235245; info@fendereskygallery.com; www.fendereskygallery.com. Fri & Sat: 2-5pm or by appointment. Until Apr 14 The Living Skull John Brown, Peter Burns, David Crone, Charles Cullen, Michael Cullen, Graham Gingles, Patrick Hall, Sharon Kelly, Paddy McCann, Zoe Murdoch, Jack Pakenham, Martin Wedge.

CO. CORK
West Cork Arts Centre
North St, Skibbereen. T: 028 22090; F: 028 23237; info@westcorkartscentre.com; www.westcorkartscentre.com. Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm. Apr 21-May 26 Difference Engine VI A collaboration between artists Mark Cullen, Jessica Foley, Wendy Judge, Gillian Lawler, Paul Green, and Gordon Cheung. The exhibition involves a kind of "jamming" between the artists as they re-articulate their works or risk stasis.

CO. DERRY
CCA Derry-Londonderry
(Formerly the Context Gallery) 5-7 Artillery St, Derry, BT48 6RG, N. Ireland. +0044 (0)28 71373538; info@cca-derry-londonderry.org; www.cca-derry-londonderry.org. Tues-Fri 11am–5pm; Sat 12pm-5pm. Until Apr 20 Palace of The Biscuit Tin Cian Donnelly. Fictional narratives in painting, drawing, sculpture, costume, and original song composition. Opening reception: Mar 23, 6-9pm. Performance: Mar 24, 8pm. Performative artist's talk: Apr 14, 2pm.

CO. DUBLIN
Abbey Theatre
26/27 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1. T: 353 1 8872200; F: 01 8729177; www.abbeytheatre.ie. Until May 12 Alice in Funderland Musical by Thisispopbaby. May 17-19 Trish Brown Dance Company. From May 30 Silent Fishamble and Pat Kinevane.

Douglas Hyde Gallery
Trinity College Dublin 2. T: 353 1 8961116; F: 670 8330; dhgallery@tcd.ie; www.douglashydegallery.com. Mon-Fri: 11am-6pm; Thurs: 11am-7pm; Sat: 11am-4.45pm. Apr 4-May 23 Last Stephen Brandes, Peter Burns, Elaine Byrne, Oliver Comerford, Kevin Cosgrove, Gary Coyle, Paul Doran, Damien Flood, Cliona Harmey, Wendy Judge, Nevan Lahart, Stephen Loughman, Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh, Paul Nugent, Mark O'Kelly, David Sherry, Sonia Shiel, George Warren. Apr 4-May 23 The Paradise [36] Stephen McKenna.

Draíocht
The Blanchardstown Centre, Blanchardstown,
Dublin 15. T: 353 1 8098021; Box office: 8852622;
F: 8243434; marketing@draiocht.ie; www.draiocht.ie. Mon- Sat: 10am-6pm. First Floor Gallery – Ongoing Nocturama Dave West. Works exploring place, atmosphere, and light. West has exhibited at Eigse Arts Festival, the RHA, the RUA, the Royal Society of Marine Artists, and the New English Art Club. His work is in the collections of the OPW, Texaco and BP. Fingal County Council has a series of seven paintings by West on display in the Balbriggan Library. Ground Floor Gallery – Ongoing: Shore Cathy Henderson. Work made over the last two to three years around the Irish coast. Henderson graduated with a Masters of Fine Art from NCAD in 1993. In 2007, she worked as Artist in Residence in Dublin City Council and in 2009 at St James’s Hospital, Dublin. The residencies resulted in two large-scale bodies of work, which documented support personnel. In 2010, she joined the Blackchurch Print Studio and received an Arts Council Artist in the Community award to fund an art project with a group of long-term prisoners. She was recently awarded a commission, jointly with Robert Ballagh, to design a commemorative artwork to celebrate the centenary of the 1913 Lockout and the establishment of the ITGWU. She has exhibited in the UK, Ireland, France, and Canada. Her work is in numerous private and public collections, including the Ulster Museum, ESB, and Queens University Belfast.

Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane
Charlemont House, Parnell Sq. N. T: 353 1 2225550; info.hughlane@dublincity.ie; www.hughlane.ie. Tues-Thurs: 10am-6pm; Fri-Sat: 10am-5pm; Sun: 11am-5pm. Closed Mon. Admission free. Until May 6 Silâns Barry Flanagan. Until May 6 Sleepwalkers: Possibilities and Contingencies Walker and Walker. From May 25 Revolutionary States: Home Rule and Modern Ireland. Ongoing: Francis Bacon’s Studio; Sean Scully Gallery; Stained Glass Room; Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Farmleigh Gallery
Castleknock, Dublin 15. T: 353 1 8155900; www.farmleigh.ie. Tues-Sun and bank hol:10am-5pm. Last admittance to the Farmleigh Estate is 5pm–gates close at 6pm. Free adm. OPW-managed heritage property. Ongoing: Hall of Mirrors Cleary + Connolly. In collaboration with CLARITY: Centre for Sensor Web Technologies and Laboratoire Psychologie de la Perception, Université Paris Descartes & CNRS. Paris-based Irish artists and architecture graduates Anne Cleary and Denis Connolly have been working on this project for over two years with an international team of artists and scientists. The exhibition is an educational and aesthetic experience for those interested in art and science. The project will be exhibited in various Irish venues from Aug 2012 to Jan 2013.

Gate Theatre
Cavendish Row, Parnell Square, Dublin. Box office: 353 1 8744045; boxoffice@gate-theatre.ie; www.gate-theatre.ie. From Apr 18 Daphne du Maurier’s My Cousin Rachel Adapted by Joseph O’Connor.

Irish Museum of Modern Art
Royal Hospital, Military Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. T: 353 1 6129900; F: 6129999; info@imma.ie; www.imma.ie. Tues-Sat: 10am-5.30pm, except Wed 10.30am-5.30pm; Sun/bank holidays: Noon-5.30pm. Closed Mon. Last admission: 5.15pm. Free admission, except for special exhibitions. New Galleries: Until May 20 Conversations: Photography from the Bank of America Collection More than 100 photographs from the Bank of America Collection trace the evolution of photography since the 1850s. The main building at Imma is closed until December 2012. Exhibitions will be shown in the New Galleries during this period. The café, bookshop, and grounds will remain open as normal. Imma will also present exhibitions in an off-site location in 2012.

NCAD Gallery
100 Thomas St, Dublin 8. T: 636 4390; gallery@ncad.ie; http://gallery.ncad.ie. Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm. Admission free. Apr 26-May 26 DOCUMENT! 120 years of visual arts documentation in Ireland from the National Irish Visual Arts Library (NIVAL) at NCAD. The National Irish Visual Arts Library is a public research resource dedicated to the collection of information on 20th century and contemporary Irish visual art and design. DOCUMENT! comprises selected Irish arts documentation from the library collection at NIVAL, from 1890 to the present day. A time-line of examples from each decade represents the physical and intellectual content of the library's collections, including printed ephemera, books and journals, exhibition catalogues, archives, special collections and digital material. NIVAL’s collection policy includes Irish visual art from the whole island as well as Irish art abroad and foreign artists working in Ireland. The exhibition includes contemporary and historic collections such as the Artists and Galleries Files Collections, Illustrated Books, Posters, the Artists Books Collection, the College Student Registers (1877-1970s), the Earley and Company Archives (1852-1974), the Friends of the National Collections (1924-present), the Mainie Jellett Collection, the Irish Exhibition of Living Art (1947-1971), the Rosc ’71 Collection, and the Graphic Studio Dublin Archive (1960-present). A new website, www.nival.ie, has been launched to mark NIVAL's 15th anniversary. A number of programmed public events coincide with DOCUMENT!. NIVAL is a partnership initiative of NCAD and the Arts Council. Supported by the Heritage Council, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Royal Hibernian Academy
Gallagher Gallery, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2. T: 6612558; F: 6610762;E: info@rhagallery.ie; www.royalhibernian
academy.ie. Adm. free. Mon-Sat: 11am-5pm. Gallery 1: Until Apr 29 A Place Between Brendan Earley. RHA Ashford Gallery: Until Apr 29 Remnants Sam Douglas. RHA Atrium: Until Apr 29 Please Adjust Corban Walker. RHA Foyer: Until Apr 29 Stephen McKenna PPRHA. From May 28 182nd Annual Exhibition.

Rua Red
South Dublin Arts Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24. T: 353 1 4515860; boxoffice@ruared.ie; www.ruared.ie; Twitter: @RUARED. Mon-Sat: 10am-6pm. Gallery 1: Until Apr 28 Three Lives Brian Duggan. New site-specific installation with a 40-foot maze, which visitors enter to view the exhibition. This is Duggan's first solo exhibition since his ARP residency at Imma in 2011.

Taylor Galleries
16 Kildare St, Dublin 2. T: 353 1 6766055; F: 6766642; taylorgalleries@gmail.com; www.taylorgalleries.ie; Twitter: @TaylorGalleries. Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm; Sat 11am-3pm. Until Apr 28 Group show of work by gallery artists featuring Colin Harrison, Makiko Nakamura, and Michael Cullen. Preview: May 3, 6-8pm. Until May 26 Riding Pillion with Ballard – New Works in Bronze Tim Morris.

Whyte's
Fine Art & Collectibles Auctioneers & Valuers, 38 Molesworth St, Dublin 2. T: 00 353 1 676 2888; F: 00 3531 676 2880; sg@whytes.ie; www.whytes.ie; www.whytes.com; www.whytes.eu; www.whytes.net. Sat, Apr 21 History Literature & Collectibles auction in Whyte’s Galleries, Molesworth Street, Dublin. An eclectic collection, which includes, on the centenary of its sinking, memorabilia of the Titanic, rare James Joyce first editions, medieval statues, 1970s Ulster paramilitary archive, historic and literary manuscripts, documents, rare books, maps, prints, photographs, flags, medals, militaria, sporting and entertainment memorabilia, stamps, coins and banknotes, as well as a range of collecting interests for collectors and historians. (Viewing Apr 18-20, 10am-6pm.) Mon, May 21, 6pm Important Irish Art Auction in the RDS, (Anglesea Road entrance) Ballsbridge, Dublin. Part II of the late James O’Driscoll SC Irish contemporary art collection. An astute collector with an eye for quality, his collection has become one of the most desirable in recent years since it was first offered in May 2010. Superior works by William Crozier, Tony O’Malley, and John Shinnors, also, a stunning collection of dramatic Táin tapestries by Louis le Brocquy, and exceptional examples by the earlier masters Jack B. Yeats, Paul Henry, Daniel O’Neill, and William Conor. (Viewing May 19-21, 10am-6pm.) Catalogues: www.whytes.ie or by post on request

CO. FERMANAGH
Higher Bridges Gallery
Clinton Centre, Belmore St, Enniskillen. Contact: Arts
Office, Fermanagh District Council; T: +0044 (0)28 66325050; diane.henshaw@fermanagh.gov.uk. Mon-Fri: 9am-4pm. Apr 5-May 7 Easter Expo Features works by artists from Ireland: Margaret Deignan, Jo Tinney, Genevieve Murphy, Amy McGovern, Helen Blake, Susan Hughes, Orlagh Murphy, Talie Mau, Grainne Bird, Peter Wieltschnig, Alan Follas, John Cullen, Alison Lowry, Maggie Mageean, Paul Stinson, Alex Lindsay, Cathy Reynolds, Margaret Scott, Valerie Parker, Kathy O'Leary, Jill Mulligan, Robbie Trotter, Thomas G Flynn, Shane Meehan, Doreen Brown, Avril Moore, Jim Fee, Caroline Dilworth, Amanda May, Paul Speight, Ken Ramsey, Ann Bresnahan, Sarah Pearl Kazi, Elena Murphy, Ann Cassidy, Samantha Jones, Helen McNulty, Adele Stanley, Sheila McCarron, Pat Deering, Ronan McGrade, Ruth Jones, Claire Cathcart, Maureen O'Leary, Kevin McHugh, Jane Fallis, Patricia Neill, Jan Swain, Sadbh Gibson, Rachel Likely, Fionola Neary Russell, Amanda Jane Graham, Cezary Bielicki, Hugh Gormley, Rikki van den Berg, Jackie Ball, Valerie Parker, Mary Martin, Pamela Byrne, Alan Milligan, Margaret Madden. May 11-19 SW College Annual Foundation Art Course Student Show. From May 25 Photographs by Paul Tierney.

CO. KILKENNY
National Craft Gallery
Castle Yard, Kilkenny. 056 7796147. ncg@ccoi.ie; www.nationalcraftgallery.ie. Tues-Sat: 10am-5.30pm; Sun: 11am-5.30pm.; Mon: Closed (except bank holidays – open 11am-5:30pm). Free admission. Until May 16 Block Party Contemporary craft inspired by the art of the tailor. A British Crafts Council touring exhibition (see image on page 6). Apr 19, 10am-5pm: Wardrobe Upcycling Workshop with Deirdre Harte and Rosie O’Reilly of Re-dress. A co-production with Kilkenny County Council Arts Office. (Booking essential: niamh.finn@kilkennycoco.ie). Apr 27, 6.30pm: Late Date – informal tour of Block Party exhibition. May 4, 6.30pm: Kilkenny Roots Festival special free performance by Amanda Shires of Thrift Store Cowboys.

CO. LIMERICK
eva International
May 19-Aug 12 eva International – After the Future Curated by Annie Fletcher. Various locations across Limerick City. See www.eva.ie for full programme and opening times. This year’s eva International (formerly ev+a) examines how certain artistic practices provide an active invocation of the present and speculates how we arrived here in the first place. Selected from over 2000 proposals from 76 countries, After the Future features a central exhibition curated by Annie Fletcher, Curator of Exhibitions at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; this exhibition is in Limerick City Gallery of Art and empty commercial properties in the city centre. Alongside this core exhibition are a series of collaborations with local, national, and international partners. Complementary programmes from a range of independent arts organisations in Limerick extend across the city and beyond. eva International is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland, Limerick City Council, and Limerick City Gallery of Art. For further information, please see www.eva.ie or contact info@eva.ie.

CO. LOUTH
Droichead Arts Gallery
Stockwell St., Drogheda T: 041 9833946; info@droichead.com; www.droichead.com. Ongoing Lost for Words – The Art of Gee Vaucher Works by Gee Vaucher, artist and former member of the legendary punk band Crass. In association with the Droichead Arts Centre and Create Louth.

CO. MAYO
Custom House Studios
The Quay, Westport, Co. Mayo. T: 098 28735; customhouse@eircom.net; www.customhousestudios.ie. Until Apr 29 Gary Robinson Recent landscape paintings. May 3-27 Islands Pierre Bourgault, Mike Byrne, Mels Dees, David Lilburn, Marielle van den Bergh. Joint artistic project on the subject of islands by international group of artists. Works in various media based on the sea and coastline in the artists’ respective countries. May 3-27 Atlantic Trees Emma Barone. Site-specific tree paintings based on the windblown shapes of trees sculpted by the Atlantic Ocean and the elements off the Irish west coast.

CO. SLIGO
Hamilton Gallery
4 Castle Street, Sligo. T: 353 71 91 43686; F: +353 7191 0365; info@hamiltongallery.ie; www.hamiltongallery.ie. Twitter: @HamiltonSligo; Facebook: Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm. Apr 5-28 Miscellany Diarmuid Delargy. Shark Series based on the theme of "Art and Extinction", with the shark motif as homage to the European natura morta tradition and the Pieta. The genesis of these paintings is in Delargy's long experience in printmaking, particularly in etching and lithography., which he used to develop this accumulated knowledge of the etching surface into muted tonal painting. "Delargy's oils ... display the same raw beauty as his prints." Critic Robert O'Byrne. This exhibition will travel to Zacetacus, Mexico, later this year. From May 3 Fovea Vivienne Roche. Over the last 30 years, Roche has worked in large-scale bronze, glass, steel, sailcloth, stuccodore plaster, & reconfigured landscape. Drawing, watercolour and photography have also been central to her work. Her artistic themes derive from site-specific dialogues between architecture and sculpture; the emotional resonances of the coastal landscape in which she lives; relationships between male and female; archaeology sites and their artefacts; music and the visual.

CO. WATERFORD
Garter Lane Arts Centre
5 O'Connell Street, Waterford. T: 051 877153; gallery@garterlane.ie; www.garterlane.ie; Facebook. Tues-Sat: 11am-5.30pm. Admission free. Closed Mon. Until May 1 Hinterland The Glen Paintings Patricia Burns. Series of 12 large-scale paintings based on The Glen area of Cork City. Built by the local authority in the 1970s, the houses in this area have a fragile, temporary quality about them. The paintings convey memories of the longing and loss for ordinary homes in an urban/rural landscape. Free artist talk and afternoon tea on Wed, Apr 25 at 3pm, as part of the Waterford Festival of Architecture. Free admission. Publication available to accompany exhibition. May 5-31 What kind of old do you want to be? Group exhibition featuring artists of all ages and backgrounds. Part of Bealtaine 2012 celebrations and the EU Year of Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations. People of all ages, backgrounds, and artistic abilities are invited to respond to the question: "What kind of old do you want to be?" Closing date for entries: Thurs, Apr 19, 5pm. See www.garterlane.ie (visual arts) for submission guidelines. A variety of events will run in Garter Lane Arts Centre as part of the Bealtaine 2012 festivities.

CO. WEXFORD
Wexford Arts Centre
Cornmarket, Wexford. T: 053 9123764; F: 053 9121765; E: catherine@wexfordartscentre.ie; www.wexfordartscentre.ie. Tues-Sat: 10am-5.30pm. Apr 13-May 12 Mosaic Mark Swords. AIB Prizewinner 2010. Opening: Thurs, Apr 12, 7pm Works exploring the tension between the handmade in craft, both in materials, form, and colour, and the ambitions of historic/scientific subject matter. Painting, sculpture, and installations. Born in Dublin in 1978, Swords graduated with an MA from the NCAD in 2003. Exhibitions include two solo shows in the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin; Futures 2009, RHA, Dublin, and Look Again: Recent Art from Ireland, Purdy Hicks, London. From May 21 More Diverse than Universal Wexford Campus School of Art and Design (IT Carlow), B.A Fine Art 2012 exhibition. Opening: Thurs, May 24, 6pm. Final-year work in various media by students investigating the practice and theory of their chosen subjects.