Friends of the Crawford

As an independent support group for the Crawford Art Gallery, the Friends ́ aim is to promote awareness of the Gallery, its collections and exhibitions and to foster an interest in all aspects of art, culture and heritage.

The Crawford Art Gallery is assisted in its fundraising by the Friends of the Crawford who as an independent support organisation were established in May 1989 under Mrs. R. O'Brien, comprising over four hundred art lovers whose financial support is invaluable. These generous art patrons are dedicated to assisting the Gallery and to building public awareness of the superb collection, which contributes so much to the visual arts of Ireland.

Join the Friends of the Crawford Art Gallery membership program: it’s a fun, social, creative and educational way to engage with exhibitions and events at the Gallery! Members are invited to participate in a program of events including lectures, exhibition previews, and private tours.

• Through your membership and participation in the Friends ́ events we provide support to the Gallery for future acquisitions of art and for exhibitions. Most importantly, you will also have the satisfaction of knowing that your annual subscription is directed to the Gallery's Acquisition Fund.

• Members of the Friends of the Crawford Art Gallery receive notification of, and invitations to, the opening of all Gallery exhibitions.

• Members of the Friends of the Crawford Art Gallery have the opportunity to attend our spring and autumn series of lunchtime lectures on art history, contemporary art and our local heritage of art and architecture.

• Throughout the year the Friends of the Crawford Art Gallery also host short visits and guided day tours to galleries, museums, great houses and gardens of Ireland.

• Members have the opportunity to attend short talks by art historians on specific works in the Gallery ́s permanent collection followed by tea/coffee.

• Each year we organise a tour abroad for our members to places of cultural interest throughout Europe. Recent tours have been to Istanbul, Sicily, Malta and Madrid.
  

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Membership

Membership/Subscription
Membership options for 2019/2020 are as follows:

Membership runs from date subscription payment is received and can be renewed annually.

Types of Membership

• Individual: €60 with Email only correspondence

• Individual: €65 with email and Postal correspondence

• Couples: €90 with Email only correspondence

• Couples: €95 with email and Postal correspondence

• Life membership: Annual x 10

A subscription to the Friends can also be given as a gift and is popular for birthdays, Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, and retirement.

You can Download membership /renewal forms here or obtain a form at the gallery.

Become a Member

Subscription Details (PDF)

Friend's Brochure (PDF)

Standing Order Form (PDF)

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Administrators are present in the gallery on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday between 10.00 am and 14.00 pm.
Please request a meeting with a Friends administrator at
the gift shop upon arrival.

Hon Administrators: 
Michelle Whelan & Sinéad Dineen

Postal Address:
Friends’ Office, Crawford Art Gallery, Emmet Place, Cork, 
Ireland, T12 TNE6

Tel: +353 (0) 21 490 7864

Email: friends@crawfordartgallery.ie