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will include works from painters such as Paul Henry, Gerard Dillon, Jack B Yeats, Mainie Jellet, Mary Swanzy and No- rah McGuinness.
Curated by Fiona Woods of the Clare Arts Office, the works repre- sent a broad spectrum of Irish paint- ing and rates as one of the most high profile art exhibitions ever held in Clare. Many of the paintings have been sourced from the Arts Council and Limerick City Gallery of Art’s permanent collection.
To coincide with the exhibition, the Clare Arts Office is organising a se- ries of guided gallery tours, public
talks and workshops for artists.
Catherine Marshall, Chief Cura- tor with The Irish Museum of Mod- ern Art, currently on secondment as Visual Arts touring and Collections Advisor with the Arts Council, will provide the opening talk on Irish Painting.
On Saturday, September 15, Ennis- born artist Mick O’Dea RHA will give a talk about his work, followed by a closed workshop for artists.
The former National College of Art and Design tutor has won numerous awards including four Arnotts Na- tional Portrait Awards, the KMPG award at the 1992 and 1998 Oire- achtas exhibitions and a major Arts Council Bursary in 1986.
On September 22, leading contem- porary artist Micky Donnelly will give a talk about his work, followed by a closed workshop for artists.
Every Wednesday, Marie Con- nole MFA will give tours for school eroups, complete with educational material at 1.30pm. A guided tour for the public will be available at 3pm each Wednesday, or at another time by appointment.
The Fine Art Graduate of The Bur- ren College of Art received the Spire- sart Outstanding Student in Art, an accommodation and studio residency award in 2005 and tuition fees bur- sary in 2006/07 from The Clare Arts Office, and recently The Burren Col- lege of Arts Presidents Award.
She has worked at NCAD and IMMA and was a teaching assistant for life drawing and multimedia at the Burren College of Art. She has co- curated a number of shows and was one of the principles in the 2006 Tulca Fringe Festival in Galway. She exhib- its regularly in Ireland and Europe.
The exhibition will run until Sep- tember 23.