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Where art and ideas meet across the centuries We’re transforming our Gallery | Reopening 2028 Visit https://crawfordartgallery.ie/redevelopment-main-page/ to find out more. Charity No.: CHY 18818 | Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20072926

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Crawford Art Gallery@crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · 2d ago

UPCOMING FREE CHILDREN'S EVENT! 🎈 Join us for a fun, hands-on adventure across Europe with two workshops for young adventurers! Children are invited to explore our collection and books from the library, imagine exciting journeys, and create their own illustrated ‘Adventure in Europe’ scene! More 👇️

A coloured lithograph in dark tones of primarily bold black, red, and blue, showing a busy street scene in France. trolley rolls by under a line of trees on the far left, while next to it in the main portion of the art is a long, ornate building with multiple floors; there are large windows on the first floor, each with a figure standing at the balcony looking down at the street below, while on the ground floor is a busy café or restaurant, with lots of patrons at the bistro tables, waiters walking around serving drinks, a newspaper stand nearby and people milling about an talking. An advertisement for a can-can show is taking up a section of the building's facade behind the newspaper stand.
Crawford Art Gallery@crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · last wk.

Happy #InternationalLaceDay! 🧵 We’re delighted to launch ep. 1 of Preserving the Past: The Lace Project, a new video series filmed last year that explores the 400+ beautiful, intricate lace patterns held in the collection. Be sure to follow us to see the full series! youtu.be/17mKshtfP30

Preserving the Past: The Lace Project, Episode 1

Crawford Art Gallery has over 400 stunning lace patterns in its collection. Last year during the Decant of the Collection, the gallery undertook a wonderful project in collaboration with the…

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Crawford Art Gallery@crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our next themed work for this month delves in the fascinating and vast realm of Irish folklore. ‘Stray Sod’ (2019-20) is a screenprint by Debbie Godsell that draws on past customs that have contemporary resonance. ‘Irish folklore,’ the artist explains, “is underpinned by the understanding that the

A haunting, black and white screen print showing a person wearing a backwards dress with a bag over their head, standing in a field or meadow with dense trees visible behind them. The colouring is faded and warped in places, giving it a ghostly, historic, and battered feel.
Crawford Art Gallery@crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · 3w ago

CULTURE NIGHT EVENT: Projection Playspace! 🗓️ Friday 18 September, 4:30pm–6pm 📍 Civic Trust House, 50 Pope's Quay, Shandon, Cork, T23 R6XC 🎟️ Free | Open to all | No booking necessary We are delighted to partner with the Civic Trust House to host a projection playspace this #CultureNight ! More ⬇️

Two children are in a dark room, smiling at the camera, their faces illuminated by a projection machine beneath their faces that has the colourful, kaleidoscope Culture Night logo lit up on the surface.
Crawford Art Gallery@crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · 4w ago

It’s a new month, which means it’s time for a new theme! For September, we’re diving into mythology and folklore in the collection, starting with this beautiful oil painting by Jennifer Trouton. 'Ariadne’s Thread' (2013) gets its title from the Ancient Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur,

An oil on linen painting showing a spool of thread set on the floor in the foreground, in a patch of light. Behind the spool of thread is a wall with a patterned wallpaper, showing repeating images of a loom, cotton factory, and abandoned house. Hanging on the wall is a frame, the sides visible, but whatever is held in the frame is covered by a long cloth that drapes to the floor, ending just next to the spool of thread. The cool tones of the long cloth contrast with the warmer tones of the rest of the work, with the white thread in stark contrast to the wall, floor, and cloth.A zoomed-in look at the spool of thread the bottom of the cloth and all of its folds, and the patterned wall paper showing the tiny, intricate details of all of the elements of the painting.
Crawford Art Gallery@crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · last mo.

It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the passing of the incomparable Elmarie Mawe. Elmarie was a stalwart supporter of the arts. Through her radio work on The Arts House with her husband, Conor Tallon, she platformed and profiled artists, musicians, writers,

Elmarie Mawe smiling and gesturing as she stands in front of Victoria Russel's portrait of Fiona Shaw.
Crawford Art Gallery@crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · last mo.

UPCOMING EVENT! 📣 Join us on the last day of Artists Film International 2026 for a special In Conversation event with selected artist Thaís Muniz and Dr Eve Olney, discussing Muniz’s film The Kite Ballet! 📍 Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin St 🕐 Thursday 27 August, 13:00 🎟 Free, no booking required

Artists Film International In Conversation: artist Thaís Muniz and Dr Eve Olney 27 August at 1pm, Triskel Arts Centre, Free entry, no booking required Hosted by Crawford Art Gallery in partnership with Triskel Arts CentreA portrait photo of artist Thaís Muniz, looking directly and intently at the camera with a slight smile on her face.
Crawford Art Gallery@crawfordartgallery.bsky.social · last mo.

Week 3 of this year’s Artists Film International will begin Tues at @TriskelArtsCentre with this week’s films! And on Thursday at 13:00, join us for a special In Conversation event with artist Thaís Muniz and Dr Eve Olney, discussing Muniz’s film The Kite Ballet.