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SUMMARY:The Prisoners’ Lens
DESCRIPTION:The OPW presents a new exhibition of secret photographs taken by prisoners using cameras smuggled into Kilmainham Gaol in 1921\, during the War of Independence. \nThis exciting new exhibition\, which highlights the everyday life of prisoners in Kilmainham Gaol\, invites us to see the prison anew\, reminding us of the enduring humanity that can be found in the darkest of places. \nThe photographs featured in ‘The Prisoners’ Lens’ record everyday life in Kilmainham Gaol in 1921. Among the activities they depict are boxing matches\, Irish language classes\, religious services and drama productions. Other photos show the men enjoying the sunshine in the south-facing yards\, cooking food in the kitchen and playing with two dogs they seem to have acquired. \n \nAlso featured are letters written by the prisoners\, including some by a prisoner named Vincie Lawler in which he instructs his mother on how to smuggle in film and developing paper into Kilmainham Gaol by hiding them in a tin of sweets. \nThe prisoners were finally released from Kilmainham Gaol on 8 December 1921 following the signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. Their release was filmed by British Pathé News\, making it the earliest known film footage of Kilmainham Gaol. This fascinating newsreel is being shown in the Gaol for the first time as part of this exhibition. \nAdmission to the exhibition is open to the public seven days a week. Admission is free. \nImage Caption: Thomas Wall sits in front of laundry drying in a yard of Kilmainham Gaol. Wall was only 16 when imprisoned in Kilmainham and was killed the following year during the Civil War
URL:https://www.totallydublin.ie/event/the-prisoners-lens/
LOCATION:Kilmainham Gaol Museum\, Inchicore Road\, Kilmainham\, Dublin 8\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:The National Concert Hall’s Perspectives series sees many of the leading lights in contemporary music explore the musical present in a series of unique concert experiences.  \nBoundaries between genres are beautifully blurred in this daringly curated series. Steve Reich’s 90th birthday will be celebrated by the Kronos Quartet in a concert focusing on quartets commissioned by Kronos including the seminal Different Trains.  \n \nAn all-star line-up of contemporary jazz masters including Joe Lovano and Jeff “Tain” Watts will pay homage to the staggering legacy of John Coltrane\, in a programme of modern interpretations of his work plus originals inspired by his spirit and music.  \nThe ever probing and experimental hardanger d’amore-fiddle player Caoimhin O Raghallaigh meets fellow sonic navigators Eiko Ishibashi and Jim O’Rourke for an intimate gig @The Studio.  \nComposer and Guitarist Mary Halvorson will play music from her new album “About Ghosts\, and as if not spoiled for choice already\, American band leader\, drummer\, and beat maker\, Makaya McCraven will be on the main stage playing music from his seminal albums “In the Moment”\, “ In these Times” and his latest release\, “Off the Record”. \nnch.ie
URL:https://www.totallydublin.ie/event/perspectives/
LOCATION:The National Concert Hall\, Earlsfort Terrace\, Dublin 2\, Select a Country:
CATEGORIES:Gig Listings
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SUMMARY:Gemma Browne - Ashes of Roses
DESCRIPTION:‘Ashes of Roses’\, a pinkish grey colour that provided the name for a well-known 20th century perfume and range of cosmetics by Bourjois of Paris\, has a special resonance for Gemma Browne\, acting as a conduit for the memories that are such an important engine for her creative process. Browne remembers the name from Quentin Crisp’s memoir ‘The Naked Civil Servant‘ in which he recounts that in the 1960s while working in advertising he created a poster for Coty’s ‘Ashes of Roses’. Memory is of course nebulous\, and as far as I can find Coty have never had a product with this name. To paraphrase playwright Tennessee Williams’ tragic heroine Blanche Dubois\, magic is more important than realism…. \n…Flowers are often used as metaphors for young women in poetry and literature. The rapidly fading bloom of a rose and its comparison to the fleeting beauty of youth is contemplated and critiqued by Browne’s paintings. Her pools and patches of pink and brown paint fluidly combine\, like makeup\, to describe the skin of the women\, who in ‘Blossoms’\, ‘Amber’ and ‘True’ stare intensely in close-up. These and the other paintings of young women do not depict individuals\, they are amalgams drawn from found images\, their unsmiling looks atmospherically unsettling alongside the brightly coloured blooms. Browne describes them as portraits of female energy and their nearly-always-direct gaze is unerring. \n– Excerpt from an Accompanying Text written by Cathy Lomax \nTo coincide with Ashes of Roses\, the Gallery is hosting an evening with Gemma Browne and Cathy Lomax: In Conversation on Thursday 27th August at 6.30pm. \nThis event is supported by the Night-Time Economy After Hours at the Museum Scheme and Dublin by Dusk. \nGemma Browne is an Irish artist born in London and based in Dublin. Recent solo exhibitions include Wallflowers at Kevin Kavanagh (2023)\, Lady-Salad Days\, Solo online show of paper works at Kevin Kavanagh\, Dublin (2021)\, The Invisible Sorceress\, The Lab Gallery\, Dublin\, Curated by Sheena Barrett (2020)\, Queen of the Dusk\, Kevin Kavanagh\, Dublin (2020). \nRecent group exhibition include Blusher\, curated by Cathy Lomax at Leicester Gallery\, UK (2025)\, Art Rotterdam with Gemma Browne\, Diana Copperwhite and Margaret Corcoran (2025)\, Mediums with Gemma Browne\, Ricky Bearghostv and Mike Paré\, Curated by Steve Brown\,  Helen’s Costume | Portland\, OR (2024)\, The Pleasure Ground\, Selected by Sinead Ni Mhaonaigh\, Rathfarnham Castle OPW\, Dublin (2022)\, Doorways and Windows\, Curated by Rayne Booth for Wexford Arts Festival (2022)\, Dubliners\, 6th Biennial of Painting\, Zagreb\, Curated by Pallas Projects (2021)\, Speaking of Which…\, film with The Dock arts Centre\, Leitrim and The Lab Gallery\, Dublin (2020)\, Papercuts\, Curated by Kristian Day\, Saatchi Gallery\, London (2018). \nGemma Browne | Ashes of Roses exhibition takes place from August 6th – September 5th 2026 at Kevin Kavanagh\, Dublin \n \nTo coincide with Ashes of Roses\, Kevin Kavanagh is hosting an evening with Gemma Browne and Cathy Lomax: In Conversation Thursday 27th August at 6:30pm. This event is supported by the Night-Time Economy After Hours at the Museum Scheme and Dublin by Dusk.
URL:https://www.totallydublin.ie/event/gemma-browne-ashes-of-roses/
LOCATION:Kevin Kavanagh Gallery\, Chancery Lane\, Dublin 8\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Listings
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SUMMARY:Hidden Light - A Solo Exhibition by Karen McLaughlin
DESCRIPTION:Contemporary Irish artist Karen McLaughlin presents Hidden Light\, a solo exhibition of more than 30 contemporary abstract paintings. \nWorking through abstraction\, McLaughlin’s paintings consider how memory\, emotion and lived experience shape the way we experience the land around us- and how\, in turn\, the landscape quietly reflects and transforms our inner lives. Richly layered with texture\, gesture and light\, the works invite moments of stillness and contemplation\, encouraging viewers to form their own personal connection with each painting. \nCurated by Dino Notaro\, Hidden Light explores landscape not as a destination\, but as a meeting place between the external world and our own inner experience. The exhibition invites visitors to slow down and reflect on the subtle dialogue between place\, memory and self. \nAbout The Artist  \nKaren McLaughlin is a contemporary Irish artist based between Dublin and the Inishowen Peninsula\, County Donegal. Her practice explores the emotional and psychological experience of landscape\, creating paintings that exist between memory\, observation and imagination. \nWorking in both mixed media and acrylic\, McLaughlin develops immersive surfaces where traces of the natural world emerge and recede. Rather than depicting specific places\, her paintings evoke the shifting qualities of light\, weather and atmosphere\, inviting viewers into landscapes that feel both deeply familiar and impossible to fully define. \nThe landscapes of north-west Ireland provide a continual point of departure\, but the work is less concerned with representation than with the experience of being in a place. The horizon becomes a recurring motif not as a destination\, but as a space of possibility\, reflection and quiet transformation. \nThrough an intuitive process of building\, obscuring and revealing\, McLaughlin creates contemplative works that encourage stillness and personal interpretation. Her paintings ask us to look beyond the visible landscape and towards the subtle\, often unseen connections between ourselves\, nature and the passage of time. \nKaren studied Fine Art at the National College of Art and Design (NCAD)\, Dublin\, and exhibits throughout Ireland and the UK. \nOpening Reception: Thursday\, 6 August 2026 | 6–8pm \nThe exhibition runs at Ranelagh Arts\, Dublin from August 6th to September 5th 2026 \nKarenAnneFineArt.com \n@karenanne_mclaughlin
URL:https://www.totallydublin.ie/event/hidden-light-a-solo-exhibition-by-karen-mclaughlin/
LOCATION:Ranelagh Arts Centre\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Listings
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SUMMARY:No Mirrors Left in Gaza - Miriam McConnon
DESCRIPTION:Miriam McConnon’s new series of work has been informed by her correspondence with families in Gaza over the last two years. \nThe work is focused on locating the soft space within domestic life in a time of war. A space that is resilient and counteracts the hardness of the conflict beyond its fabric walls. The artist examines the dichotic co-existence of these two opposing realities in her paintings. In her paintings she depicts temporary shelters that strive to remain a home.  She elevates the last remaining domestic objects that these families in Gaza possess\, to priceless commodities. Each domestic scene is adorned in patterns from the families’ personal possessions allowing their presence to be felt in the work. \nTwo garments of children’s clothing hang in the sash windows of the gallery. The small jackets are made from medical gauze\, a fabric which originated in Gaza\, hence its name. This fragile fabric gains its strength as a medical bandage for the wounded. These ‘Baby Armours’ are a homage to the tens of thousands of children who have been killed in the genocide in Gaza. \nMiriam also references the archeological documentation of war in her series of ancient pots which carry images of displaced Palestinian families. History is more often narrated through a series of battles\, won and lost. Miriam McConnon’s work aims to document and to archive for future generations\, the overlooked side of this war\, the survival of the domestic living space and its function as a gate keeper of everyday security. \nThis exhibition recognizes the unassuming power of the domestic space to facilitate security and dignity in a time of famine and genocide. \n \n2026 is a milestone year for the artist who\, back in March\, had a solo show at the Europa Gallery\, Dublin\, to mark the Cypriot Presidency of the European Council. We had the pleasure of coordinating the exhibition\, titled Common Fractures\, by invitation of and in collaboration with the European Parliament Liaison Office in Ireland. We should also congratulate the artist for featuring on the website of the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and in Irish art in Cyprus: Meet Miriam McConnon\, a wonderful film about her practice and work in Cyprus. \nThe official opening takes place at 3pm on Sunday August 30th 2026\, at Olivier Cornet Gallery\, 3 Great Denmark Street\, Dublin 1. The Guest speaker is Alaa Alqaisi\, a Palestinian translator\, writer\, and researcher from Gaza. She holds an MA in Translation Studies and is a PhD candidate at Trinity College Dublin. \nA special musical event will also take place on Culture Night 2026\, September 18th 2026. \nThe exhibition runs until September 27th 2026.
URL:https://www.totallydublin.ie/event/no-mirrors-left-in-gaza-miriam-mcconnon/
LOCATION:Olivier Cornet Gallery\, 3 Great Denmark Street\, Dublin 1\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Listings
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SUMMARY:National Print Museum: The BIG Type Festival
DESCRIPTION:The National Print Museum will celebrate its 30th anniversary this September with The BIG Type Festival\, a three-day celebration of print\, typography\, design and creativity. \nTaking place from 4–6 September\, the festival features a packed programme of talks\, workshops\, demonstrations\, music and family-friendly events\, bringing together artists\, designers\, writers and printmakers to celebrate the enduring power of print in all its forms. \nThe BIG Type Festival – Anthony Burrill – Pic Mark Henderson \nHighlights include talks and workshops with Maser\, Anthony Burrill\, Annie Atkins and others\, an evening Print Party\, and a free Community Day with live printing demonstrations\, calligraphy\, papermaking and hands-on activities for all ages. \nThe BIG Type Festival takes place at the National Print Museum from September 4th –6th 2026. Full programme details and ticket information are available at nationalprintmuseum.ie \nImages: Mark Henderson
URL:https://www.totallydublin.ie/event/national-print-museum-the-big-type-festival-4-6-september-2026/
LOCATION:National Print Museum\, Haddington Road\, D4\, Dublin\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Exhibition Listings
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SUMMARY:Satellite Salon
DESCRIPTION:Black Church Print Studio presents Satellite Salon\, a group exhibition curated by Colin Martin at The Library Project\, Temple Bar. The exhibition brings together two primary conceptual ideas: the print studio as a dynamic site of collective artistic production\, and the salon as a forum for inclusive presentation. \nThe print studio as a site of artistic production is one that facilitates and supports modes of production in printmaking. Print studios are factorial communal spaces that are both inclusive and accessible. They are sustaining spaces that are hands-on and haptic and filled with specialist materials and technical knowledge. Printmakers and artists orbit these spaces supported by their gravitational pull and benefit from the mutual support and opportunity that arises. \n\n\nThe term Salone derives from the French term for a reception space. These spaces contradictorily create an elite space for specialism\, while simultaneously creating a bounded inclusivity within that envelope. The salon typically created a formal device to create commonality between disparate elements. Inevitably hierarchies between genres developed\, the humility of still lives were skyed while history paintings were hung on the privileged eye level. On balance the salon space is an egalitarian one that corresponds to the social nature of spaces such as the Black Church Print Studio. The leveling nature of the print studio is both an intergenerational workspace that accommodates artists working at various levels of experience in a specialist field. \nSatellite Salon is conceived as the inaugural pilot in a series of biennials focused exclusively on printmaking\, this exhibition highlights the essential medium and core discipline underpinning the Black Church Print Studio members’ diverse artistic practices. \n\nSatellite Salon\, curated by Colin Martin\, commissioned by Black Church Print Studio is at The Library Project\, 4 Temple Bar\, Dublin from September 4th–26th 2026.  Opening takes place on Thursday\, September 3rd. Opening Hours: Mon–Fri 11am–6pm; Sat 12pm–6pm
URL:https://www.totallydublin.ie/event/satellite-salon/
LOCATION:The Library Project\,  2 Temple Bar\, Dublin 2\,  D02 YK53\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:MNÁ: Two Women\, One Big Question – Who Are We Supposed To Be?
DESCRIPTION:Fresh from a strong reception at the Edinburgh Fringe\, Irish theatre duo Francesca Garry and Jodie Sweeney bring MNÁ to Dublin this September. \nMeaning ‘women’ in Irish\, MNÁ follows two women in their late twenties navigating life after returning from New York – and discovering that finding yourself can be considerably more complicated than the Instagram version suggests. \nExpect humour\, spoken word and plenty of painfully recognisable questions about getting older\, figuring out what you actually want and trying to make it as a young artist in 2026. \nCreated by Suaimhneas Theatre\, the play comes to the Pearse Centre on Sunday 6 September at 6pm. Edinburgh audiences and critics have already taken notice\, with the show earning a recommendation from FringeReview. \nTickets are going fast – consider this your warning. \nTickets here.
URL:https://www.totallydublin.ie/event/mna-two-women-one-big-question-who-are-we-supposed-to-be/
LOCATION:The Pearse Centre\, 27 Pearse Street\, Dublin\, 2\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Theatre Listings
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