Saturday 18 August 2018
10am, 12 noon and 2pm
Print Making workshops
Crawford Art Gallery and Cork Printmakers are collaborating to offer three fine art print workshops taking inspiration from the exhibition Heroes and Villains.
HEROES & VILLAINS explores the archetypes of good and bad characters, and the middle ground between them. Participants will make a print based on the theme and will take their work home with them. Visual aids will also be provided. 3 sessions at 10am, 12 noon and 2pm. Each session lasts 2 hours. Booking essential. No prior experience needed. Children under 12 have to be accompanied by an adult. Not suitable for under 6’s.
NB: Free but ticketed. For booking: contact Anne or Emma at 021 4907857 / 021 4907862.
2 pm
Tour of the exhibition Naked Truth: The Nude in Irish Art
Free guided tour of the exhibition at 2 pm. No booking necessary
This major exhibition surveys the nude and the naked body as depicted by Irish artists, focusing on interconnecting themes of political allegory, domestic intimacy, gender politics, artistic training, censorship, sexuality and display. The exhibition features work ranging from historic Sheela na-gigs, to artists including Francis Bacon, James Barry, Dorothy Cross, Robert Fagan, Amanda Coogan, Mainie Jellett and Brian Maguire.
Not suitable for Children under 12
WEDNESDAY 22 AUGUST
10.30 am - 12.30
Creative Connections
Join us in the gallery, meet community makers and try some textile techniques.
This is a free event, no booking is required and all ages are welcome.
In 2017, the Crawford Art Gallery supported by a Creative Communities Award from Cork County Council, initiated a project with women living in the East Cork Area, some of whom are living in Ashbourne House Hotel Direct Provision Centre. Meeting once a week in Glounthaune Parish Centre with Artist Facilitator Inge Van Doorslaer, this exploratory project has invited participants to meet with others, learn and share textile techniques, and to try something new. We invite you to see some of their ongoing collaborative work during this drop-in session. Initiated by the Crawford Art Gallery and supported by Cork County Council, Wallaroo Childcare; Child and Family Health Project and Glounthaune Parish Centre.
THURSDAY 23 AUGUST 6 – 7 pm
Sile Na Gig RINGASKIDDY © Courtesy Cork Public Museum
Sheela-na-Gig 3D
Orla Peach Power will lead a public talk about the Sheela-na-Gig 3D project.
Sheela-na-Gigs are medieval stone carvings of naked women exposing their genitals. The carvings appear in both religious and secular buildings across Ireland. The Sheela-Na-Gig 3D Project is creating a detailed digital record of the current state of the stones, providing a useful tool for current and future researchers and local communities. For the full public talks programme re. Naked Truth: The Nude in Irish Art, see our website: wwwcrawfordartgallery.ie
FRIDAY 24 AUGUST, 1 pm
Laocoon and His Sons c. 1816 Greek School
Greeks bearing Gifts: celebrating Canova in Cork
Join assistant curator Dr Michael Waldron for our special Heritage Week talk on the history of the Canova Casts. Ahead of our 200th Anniversary, come and explore this collection of sculptures that started it all in 1819. Celebrate the European Year of Cultural Heritage with this free event which will have a particular focus on Laocoön and His Sons – a source for the proverb ‘Beware of Greeks bearing gifts.’ – a whistle-blower ahead of his time.
All welcome!
This Project has been funded by The Heritage Council.
SATURDAY 25 AUGUST 2 pm
Free guided tour of the exhibition Naked Truth: The Nude in Irish Art at 2 pm.
No booking necessary. Not suitable for Children under 12
SUNDAY 26 AUGUST 2 pm
Free, Family-Friendly Tour
Meet your guide at 2pm Sunday in our ground floor Sculpture Gallery for this FREE family-friendly tour.
Duration: approx. 35-45 minutes.
No booking required / Free entry / All welcome!
Contact:
For any further information and bookings contact Anne or Emma 021 4907857
anneboddaert@crawfordartgallery.ie emmaklemencic@crawfordartgallery.ie