Arts
# arts - Friday 15 March, 2013
400 events promoting Irish arts organised across Europe for Ireland’s EU Presidency
Hundreds of events are taking place across all Member States of the European Union to help promote Irish culture during the country’s EU Presidency.
# arts - Saturday 9 March, 2013
Science, business and agriculture courses increase in CAO popularity
However teaching, medicine and arts have all dropped.
# arts - Friday 8 March, 2013
24 breathtaking photos taken by Irish camera club members
Irish Photographic Federation competition shows off some of the best photos taken by Irish enthusiasts this past year.
# arts - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Sky Arts Ignition to invest €230,000 in an Irish arts organisation
Sky Arts has announced it will invest €230,000 in an Irish arts organisation in the next Sky Arts Ignition application round.
# arts - Sunday 6 January, 2013
€150k fund to support artists with disabilities or mental health problems
The fund, which is being run by the Rehab Group, will help people to pursue careers in the arts over the next five years.
# arts - Friday 4 January, 2013
Irish Film Institute highlights Roman Polanski films
Controversial director under the spotlight in January schedule of films as two of his major movies are re-released.
# arts - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
In pics: Ellis Island and its ‘huddled masses’
Archive photographs show “the tired, the poor” – and the occasional imposter Russian prince – who made up the millions passing through US immigration terminal from 1892.
# arts - Thursday 27 December, 2012
19 absolutely stunning Sony World Photography contenders
There is just one week left for entries in prestigious global contest – and the competition is fierce.
# arts - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Every Hitchcock film ever to play in Irish Film Institute
Well, every one of his 52 surviving films. Which is rather a lot.
# arts - Thursday 29 November, 2012
New arts programme for people with intellectual disabilities to be launched
Organisers will offer classes in drama, dance and art for those with intellectual disabilities – saying that such activities help people to develop ‘better and faster’.
# arts - Saturday 17 November, 2012
The week in photos: Stellar
This is the week that was, in photos…
# arts - Sunday 11 November, 2012
How art and social media helps us understand what it’s like to be ill
International symposium in Cork to hear how experience of illness expressed through music, dialogue, fiction, film and other arts – as well as through social media.
# arts - Saturday 3 November, 2012
Host of famous Irish artists’ work to go under hammer
Paintings from Paul Henry, Jack B Yeats, Harry Clarke and Louis le Brocquy to be sold in London this month.
# arts - Thursday 25 October, 2012
Amy Winehouse play to open in Denmark
Danish Royal Theatre in Copenhagen to focus on life of late singer
# arts - Thursday 18 October, 2012
Ai Weiwei, Pussy Riot make art world power list
Art Review magazine’s annual Power 100 list includes the Chinese and Russian dissidents in its top 100 influential figures in the art world.
# arts - Sunday 14 October, 2012
€5k up for grabs for Irish language short film
Dingle Film Festival is launching its third scheme to support a fresh new short idea… as Gaeilge.
# arts - Thursday 11 October, 2012
Charlie Haughey drama trilogy gets major chunk of €4.5m BAI funding
Trilogy charting Ireland through Charlie Haughey for RTÉ gets €1m funding and TG4 crime drama Corp + Anam lands €775k of the pot.
# arts - Tuesday 9 October, 2012
Internationally renowned Wexford Festival Opera attracts ‘heartening endorsement’
The 61st Wexford Festival Opera is close to selling out with more than a fortnight to go before opening.
# arts - Monday 8 October, 2012
Irish TV series gets third season on BBC…
…and animation company behind it hopes to create 60 new jobs.
Arts provide significant direct and indirect employment to economy – report
The arts sector is a ‘major’ employer in Ireland – with Arts Council supported jobs generating an annual turnover of €184 million, according to a new report.
VIDEO: RTÉ’s one-take promo for Big Week is impressive…
…but we also like a similar idea performed by a school in Lisburn earlier this year.
# arts - Sunday 7 October, 2012
iPhoneography: An experiment in pictures
Fan of Instagram? Wait until you see what this photographer has done with his smartphone and some of the latest picture apps out there…
# arts - Friday 5 October, 2012
In pics: 10 years of Hard Working Class Heroes
Music festival celebrates a decade of promoting and helps new Irish talent.
Vanishing phoneboxes doc represents Ireland in China fest
Bye Bye Now, which shows how phoneboxes acted as a hub for love and life, picked to represent the nation in EU Film Festival across four Chinese cities.
# arts - Sunday 30 September, 2012
The FBI’s 10 most sought-after pieces of stolen art
A Renoir, a Picasso and a very pricey violin count among the lost masterpieces.
# arts - Wednesday 26 September, 2012
Abbey Theatre can rebuild on current site after buying adjoining land
The theatre – which had been considered for moves elsewhere in recent years – will now stay at its current location.
# arts - Monday 24 September, 2012
Winners of Absolut Fringe Awards revealed
Dogs, Farm and Death of the Tradesmen were the big winners last night.
# arts - Sunday 23 September, 2012
Nutshell Review: Funk
Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.
# arts - Saturday 22 September, 2012
WIN: Tickets to an ABSOLUT Fringe show tomorrow
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# arts - Friday 21 September, 2012
Nutshell review: DISCOnnected
Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.
Nutshell review: Codes
Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.
It’s Culture Night around Ireland – so what’s on?
A record 34 towns, cities and counties will tonight offer cultural discovery for all ages. Check out what museums, galleries, studios and events you can explore free of charge.
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# arts - Thursday 20 September, 2012
Nutshell review: Chemistry
Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.
Nutshell review: Foil, Arms and Hog… Cymbology
Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.
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Video: How to build a festival stage in jig time
Timelapse video shows ABSOLUT Fringe show popping up in Temple Bar.
# arts - Wednesday 19 September, 2012
Nutshell review: Souvenir
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Nutshell review: Singlehood
Every day, TheJournal.ie brings you reader-generated reviews of the hottest tickets at the ABSOLUT Fringe Festival 2012.
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