Crawford Art Gallery October 2023

 

Image courtesy of MTU Cork School of Music Music at Midday Sunday 8 October, 12pm The partnership between Crawford Art Gallery and MTU School of Music returns Sunday 8 Oct for a new programme of Music at Midday! The performance will see Anne-Marie Papin Labazordière playing the harp and Sokol Koka playing the cello, and will include Chants d’arrière saison by Bernard Andrès, Nocturne by Fermo Bellini and Promenade à l’automne by Marcel Tournier. An event not to be missed, it will be free to attend and no booking will be required, to read more visit here. Rita Duffy, Partition (detail), 2023, oil on linen, 65 x 90 cm © Rita Duffy RITA DUFFY: Persistent Illusion Extended until 30 October Don’t miss your last chance to see our exhibition RITA DUFFY: Persistent Illusion, which is extended due to popular demand until Sunday 30 October! For her first solo exhibition at Crawford Art Gallery, artist Rita Duffy presents a trilogy of new, large scale works that address urgent themes of planetary crisis and political chaos. Rita Duffy (b.1959) is one of the major contemporary artists to emerge from Northern Ireland. Encompassing themes and images of Irish identity, history, and politics, her work is often both personal and autobiographical. In her work, she also pays homage to the language of magic realism. To read more, visit here. Image: Michael Waldron CONSERVING HARRY CLARKE: Early Stained Glass Until 26 November Our Harry Clarke Room has reopened following the conservation of its stained-glass panels! The three panels displayed in this exhibition are the earliest known works in stained glass by Harry Clarke (1889-1931). Dating to a highpoint in the Celtic Revival period, they were made while the artist was in his early twenties and still a student at the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. In 1911, Clarke was awarded a highly coveted gold medal for The Consecration of St Mel, Bishop of Longford, by St Patrick (1910), The Godhead Enthroned (1911), and The Meeting of St Brendan with the Unhappy Judas (1911). They were subsequently purchased by Crawford Art Gallery in 1924. Accompanying their redisplay is a short film by Marcella O’Connor which documents conservator Philip Crook’s recent repair and cleaning of these rare panels. To read more about the conservation project, visit here. Image: Provision Cork Culture Night 2023 We had a busy evening this Cork Culture Night as we welcomed a new record of over 4,300 visitors to the Gallery! We hope you enjoyed our range of exhibitions, creative activities, live music performances, screenings, talks, tours, and tasty treats from The Green Room at the Crawford. It was a great pleasure to share an evening of cultural delights with our visitors! A big thank you to all performers who made the night such a success! Public feedback for the night includes: ‘I happened to be in Cork on Culture Night. I arrived early and wandered into Crawford Art Gallery. It was buzzing with creative energy - art workshops, musical performances and free art books in the wonderfully quaint gallery shop. Most importantly I could stare for hours at the Mary Swanzy on the stairs. An underestimated genius IMHO. Thank you to Mary McCarthy and your team for tending to this national treasure. I hope to be back with the family soon.’ ‘Thank you Crawford for a brilliant night, especially the No Name Trio’ Image: Seiko Hayase Found it! The 9th Planet in the Solar System Saturday 7 October, 2pm – 4pm Planet making workshop with artist Seiko Hayase. The Sun has eight planets orbiting it, including the Earth. With your help we think we might find a new planet! What does it look like? What is it made of? What name will you give it? Join us in the Upper Gallery to make your own planet! This event is free to attend, open to all ages and no booking is necessary! To read more, visit here. Image courtesy of the Jazzabelles Jazzabelles Sunday 29 October, 2pm-4pm This Jazz Weekend, join us in the Gallery for a performance by the Jazzabelles in our Long Room! The Jazzabelles are fast making their mark on the Irish live Jazz music scene since their formation in 2021. Offering a fresh, sensitive and collaborative approach so listeners can recognise and relate to the music instantly, the Jazzabelles pride themselves on playing a variety of standards and lesser known repertoire.  This performance will be free to attend with no booking necessary. Don’t forget, we are open until the later time of 5pm on the Sunday and Monday of the Jazz weekend this year! To read more, visit here. Image: Provision Free Gallery Tours   Sunday & Bank Holiday Tours, 2pm Check out Crawford Art Gallery’s expert, friendly tours. Take a journey through the historic building with surprising stories of your national collection and delve into the dynamic programme of temporary exhibitions. Sunday & Bank Holiday tours take place each week at 2pm. Our next Bank Holiday Tour will be this Jazz Weekend on Monday 30 October!   Thursday Tours, 6:30pm Heading home from work or out for the night? We also provide free evening tours every Thursday at 6:30pm! You can even bring a date! The meeting point for our free tours is in the Sculpture Galleries. Tours vary weekly and last approximately 45 – 60 minutes. This project is in support of the Night-Time Economy and funded by The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.    Public tours are free and no booking is required! Visit here for more information! Friends of Crawford Art Gallery Friends Autumn Lectures 2023 John Hogan: Virtuoso al Pantheon with Dr Michael Waldron Friday 13 October 2023,12:30pm In autumn 1823, John Hogan (1800-1858) exhibited his sculptural work at the Royal Irish Institution, Dublin, just a few months before setting out on what would become a transformative 25-year sojourn in Rome. Join Dr Michael Waldron for this talk about the Tallow-born sculptor who would go on to be one of the celebrated Virtuosi al Pantheon. Imago Pietatis: Michelangelo’s Pietà and the Art of Reform with Matthew Whyte Friday 20 October 2023, 12:30pm In Rome in 1499, Michelangelo completed the masterpiece that would ensure his lifelong fame. Known simply as the Pietà, the monumental marble shows the Virgin Mary cradling the dead Christ in her lap. The sculptor was just twenty-four years old, but had secured his position as the world’s most skilful carver. This talk will focus on the subject of the Pietà in Michelangelo’s art, questioning the conditions which defined his outlook on the subject and the sources which informed his renditions of the theme. Crawford Art Gallery: Site of Change with Dr Tom Spalding & the IEI Friday 27 October 2023, 12:30pm As the Friends of the Crawford will remember, the Gallery is partly-situated in a former Customs house whose construction commenced in 1723, 300 years ago. The building has seen many changes and challenges since. In a former talk Tom described some of the historical events and personalities involved in these events, but in this lecture Tom shall describe the physical changes to the building, the roads not travelled and how we got the building we are so fond of today. This talk in collaboration with the IEI will set the scene for the proposed alterations and construction of the new Crawford Art Gallery building. Cork’s Jewish Culture Past and Present with Ruti Lachs Friday 3 November 2023, 12:30pm Ruti Lachs will talk about her research into the historic Cork Jewish Community and Jewish traditions, focussing on stories from members of the Cork Jewish diaspora and her own upbringing in Liverpool. The talk will be illuminated with artefacts from the culture and with traditional and original song and klezmer music. This series will run for 4 consecutive weeks from Friday 13 October to Friday 3 November inclusive. Although places are limited, booking is not required for the talks with the exception of the IEI and Friends collaborative talk on Friday 27 October. To register for this talk please contact the Friends Office on: friends@crawfordartgallery.ie or 021-4907864. All talks will take place in ourLecture Hall from 12.30-1.30pm. Entry fee for Friends is €5, 'soon to be Friends" is €8 and students go free with a valid I.D.  Image: The Green Room at the Crawford The Green Room at the Crawford Whether you need a mid-week pick-me-up or a lazy Sunday treat, The Green Room is here for you! The Green Room has also expanded their menu to include delicious breakfast options. Start your day off right with a hearty breakfast sandwich or a tasty treat! For those looking for an evening out, The Green Room is open late on Fridays and Saturdays for dinner. We can't wait to see you soon at the café, now open every day with breakfast options and extended hours on weekends. The best of local Cork & Irish produce, treated with a light hand by chefs committed to simplicity and flavour. For reservations email reservationsatthegreenroom@gmail.com or call 021-2410929.  Opening Hours – Open 7 Days a week Breakfast Monday – Saturday:  9am –11am Lunch  Monday – Saturday: 12noon – 4pm Last Orders 3pm Sunday 11am to 4pm Last orders 3pm Dinner Friday & Saturday: From 5pm