For VAN Sept/Oct issue, Joanne Laws reflects on ‘Longest Way Round, Shortest Way Home’ – offsite exhibitions by Yuri Pattison and Liliane Puthod, being presented by Temple Bar Gallery + Studios in Dublin Port.
Among other Exhibition Profiles, Denis Farrell discusses his recent show at Le Corbusier’s Le Couvent de la Tourette in Lyon, while Susan Connolly outlines themes and approaches for her forthcoming solo exhibition at F.E McWilliam Gallery.
In Columns for this issue, Cathy Fitzgerald considers the importance of bringing ecoliteracy to the creative sector, while Lian Bell reflects on walking as a practice of ritual and intention. For his latest Plein Air Column, ‘The Composers in the Garden’, Cornelius Browne traces the tender intersections of art, nature, music, and love.
Organisation Profiles were commissioned for this issue to mark the 40th anniversaries of Queen Street Studios in Belfast and Garter Lane Arts Centre in Waterford, with each chronicling their evolution over four decades.
In Focus: Postgraduate includes profiles by current art students on MA courses nationwide, who each outline their experiences and aspirations. As ever, the Sept/Oct issue includes the latest news, developments, and opportunities in the arts sector, as well as details of VAI’s forthcoming Lifelong Learning programme.
On The Cover
Yuri Pattison, dream sequence (working title for a work in progress), 2023-ongoing, generative and mutable game engine motion picture/play and score affected by local atmospheric conditions, duration variable, dimensions variable, looping; photograph by Ros Kavanagh, courtesy of the artist and Temple Bar Gallery + Studios.
First Pages
- Roundup. Exhibitions and events from the past two months.
- News. The latest developments in the arts sector.
Columns
- The Composers in the Garden. Cornelius Browne traces the tender intersections of art, nature, music, and love.
The Beauty of Castalia. Benjamin Stafford considers the work of KCAT Studio artist Brianna Hurley.
- More Power to You. Logan Sisley chronicles the life and legacy of Irish artist Sarah Purser.
Salmagundi. Jijo Sebastian outlines his collaborative film project co-commissioned by the Hugh Lane Gallery and Create.
- Ecological Imperative for Creatives. Dr Cathy Fitzgerald reflects on the importance of bringing ecoliteracy to the creative sector.
Functional Magic. Lian Bell reflects on walking as a practice of ritual and intention.
Exhibition Profile
- Longest Way Round. Joanne Laws reviews the TBG+S offsite exhibitions in Dublin Port.
- Androcles’ Key. Joanne Laws interviews Denis Farrell about his recent exhibition at Le Corbusier’s Le Couvent de la Tourette in Lyon.
- GROUND (100+one). Susan Connolly outlines her themes and approaches for a new body of painting.
In Focus: Postgraduate
- Making Kin. Eden Munroe, MA in Fine Art at TUD
Necessary Polarities. John Graham, MA ACW at NCAD
- Experience of Engagement. James McLoughlin, MFA in Fine Art at LSAD
Reimagining Materials. Maia Hay, MA Art & Ecology at BCA
- Dwelling Dystopia. Clara McSweeney, MA ARC at IADT
Afterwards. Tracey McCoey, MFA in Fine Art at Belfast School of Art
Critique
- Richard Malone, Semantic Sketches, 2022-23, installation view, VISUAL.
- Sinéad Smyth at Echo Echo Dance Theatre
- ‘Sanctuary’ at Mermaid Arts Centre
- Eimear King at South Tipperary Arts Centre
- ‘Now You See It’ at Crawford Art Gallery
- ‘Behind the Curtain’ at VISUAL
Organisation Profile
- Creative Momentum. Sile Penkert outlines the evolution of Garter Lane Arts Centre as it celebrates 40 years in operation.
- QSS at 40. Irene Fitzgerald chronicles the evolution of Belfast’s Queen Street Studios over four decades.
Ecologies
- When We Cease to Understand the World. Mary Flanagan reviews the group exhibition at Interface for Galway International Arts Festival.
Career Development
- Let Them Paint Flowers. Jennifer Trouton and Sian Costello discuss their approaches to painting.
- In Transit. Michael Hill interviews Ella Bertilsson about the pressures of maintaining an art practice.
Member Profile
- Retrofuturism. Hazel O’Sullivan outlines the trajectory of her emerging art practice.
- Peace Work. Marielle MacLeman outlines recent and forthcoming projects.
Last Pages
- VAI News. Recent VAI award winners report on their activities.
- VAI Lifelong Learning. Upcoming VAI helpdesks, cafés, and webinars.