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NEXT Friday sees the opening of the first exhibition of the year at the Bur- ren College of Art in Ballyvaughan. The exhibition, which is entitled ‘Flicker’, explores the possibilities that emerging technology and exper- imental new-media can have on art and artistic creation.
‘Flicker’ also aims to introduce a selection of Dublin-based artists to the region and allow them to explore how art can function in a more rural context.
It is also hoped that this launch will be the first in an active programme of shows and screenings of lens- based artists at Burren College of Art Gallery.
The exhibition will run from next Friday, January 19, until February 16 at the Gallery of the Burren College of Art in Ballyvaughan.
The five Dubs making their way out west for the show include Mark Cullen, Brian Duggan, Niamh Mc- Cann, Cliona Harmey and Darren Bolger.
Mark Cullen’s recent work explores artificial and natural light instal- lation while Brian Duggan’s work creates on performative based video installations.
These installations aim to question the limits of the physical body and endurance.
Niamh McCann on the other hand uses a variety of new technologies to push the boundaries in drawing and
photography.
Cliona Harmey’s is based in audio- visual pieces in which she uses sound installation, video and printmaking.
The final member of the group, Darren Bolger, is an experimental film-maker.
All the artists have also been ac- tively involved in a number of im- portant Dublin-based new-media art collectives and initiatives, including Pallas Contemporary Projects, Tem- ple Bar Studios and ArtHouse. The show 1s curated by Martina Cleary, a multi-media artist and lecturer at the college.
Burren College of Art is an inter- nationally recognised not-for-profit independent college specialising in undergraduate and graduate fine art
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The exhibition will be opened by the film-maker Vivienne Dick this Friday, January 18, from 6 to 8pm. For more information check out www.burrencollege.ie.
Meanwhile, following the success of the Ennistymon Christmas Ex- hibition which featured works from well-known Clare artists Richard Sharpe, Barbara Roder and Finola Graham, Sarah Fuller has taken up residency in the Courthouse Gallery in Ennistymon.
Sarah will host her puppet show and art exhibition in the gallery until January 26.
For more information on this ex- hibition, contact the gallery on 065 POP a Teele)