Workshop | STONE LITHOGRAPHY with Michael Timmins at Graphic Studio Dublin An introduction to traditional stone lithography. Learn how to draw directly on limestone, prepare the stone, and prin https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-stone-lithography-with-michael-timmins-at-graphic-studio-dublin-5

Workshop | WOODBLOCK with Oona Hyland at Graphic Studio Dublin Learn traditional woodblock printmaking using hand tools and water-based inks. Explore carving, inking, and registration techniques to create https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-woodblock-with-oona-hyland-at-graphic-studio-dublin-2

Workshop | Mokuhanga with Kate MacDonagh at Graphic Studio Dublin Expand your mokuhanga skills with intermediate Japanese woodblock techniques. Learn advanced carving, registration, and hand-printing meth https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-mokuhanga-with-kate-macdonagh-at-graphic-studio-dublin

Workshop | SCREENPRINTING with Maria Atanacković at Graphic Studio Dublin A comprehensive five-day course in screenprinting. Cover all stages from screen preparation to registration, colour mixi https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-screenprinting-with-maria-atanackovic-at-graphic-studio-dublin-6

Workshop | PLATE LITHOGRAPHY with Michael Timmins at Graphic Studio Dublin Learn the fundamentals of plate lithography. This one-day workshop introduces drawing on metal plates, processing, and https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-plate-lithography-with-michael-timmins-at-graphic-studio-dublin-3

Workshop | AQUATINT with Ailbhe Barrett or Niamh Flanagan at Graphic Studio Dublin A one-day introduction to aquatint etching. Learn how to create tonal depth and subtle shading on a si https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-aquatint-with-ailbhe-barrett-or-niamh-flanagan-at-graphic-studio-dublin-2

Workshop | BOOKBINDING with Eilis Murphy at Graphic Studio Dublin Explore creative bookbinding through sculptural bindings. Learn to design and construct three-dimensional books using traditional and ex https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-bookbinding-with-eilis-murphy-at-graphic-studio-dublin-7

Workshop | Japanese Black Ink Painting with Karen Colbert at Brú Ború Cultural Centre In this Introductory Workshop, beginners will be introduced to the Art of Japanese Black Ink Paint https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-japanese-black-ink-painting-with-karen-colbert-at-bru-boru-cultural-centre

Workshop | Japanese Black Ink Painting Follow-on with Karen Colbert at Brú Ború Cultural Centre In this Follow-on One-Day Workshop, participants who have previously taken our https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-japanese-black-ink-painting-follow-on-with-karen-colbert-at-bru-boru-cultural-centre

Workshop | Portraiture with Gareth Reid at the Schoolhouse for ArtWe’re delighted to welcome Gareth back to the Schoolhouse for Art this summer for an intensive and inspiring portrait drawing workshop. https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-portraiture-with-gareth-reid-at-the-schoolhouse-for-art

Workshop | Street Scenes in Watercolour with Kasper Zier at the Schoolhouse for ArtThis workshop focuses on painting street scenes and urban settings. Guided by Kasper, you’ll learn ho https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-street-scenes-in-watercolour-with-kasper-zier-at-the-schoolhouse-for-art-3

Workshop | Plein Air with Dave West at Powerscourt EstateSpend four inspiring days painting in the stunning gardens of Powerscourt Estate with guidance from Dave. https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-plein-air-with-dave-west-at-powerscourt-estate

Event | Slow Drawing at Woodburn Urban ParkTake a mindful moment at the Slow Drawing session with artist Cara Donaghey. https://visualartists.ie/events/event-slow-drawing-at-woodburn-urban-park

Event | A Spontaneous Cairn at Ormston HouseOn Saturday, 23 May from 2-5pm Ormston House will host 'A Spontaneous Cairn' at the Record Room, Limerick. Join us for an informal afternoon event of moving image artworks and perfo https://visualartists.ie/events/event-a-spontaneous-cairn-at-ormston-house

Event | W(o)ar at Loughshinny BoathouseW(o)ar is an open studio event by artist Maria McSweeney, recipient of this year’s Fingal County Council Loughshinny Boathouse Studio Award. https://visualartists.ie/events/event-woar-at-loughshinny-boathouse

Event | Word Sparks at South Tipperary Arts CentreThrough Word Sparks poet and writer Jenny Cox invites writers to step in and engage with the 5 diverse exhibitions that will be running in STAC throughout their 30th ann https://visualartists.ie/events/event-word-sparks-at-south-tipperary-arts-centre

Meantime | David Stephenson at Butler GalleryButler Gallery is pleased to present 'Meantime', a mixed media exhibition combining photography and film by David Stephenson with a selection of poetry by Mark Granier. https://visualartists.ie/events/meantime-david-stephenson-at-butler-gallery

‘And & and’ | Group Exhibition at CCFET Douglas Street CampusThis year’s Douglas Street Campus end of year exhibition opens on Friday May 22nd between 6:30pm and 9pm. https://visualartists.ie/events/and-and-group-exhibition-at-ccfet-douglas-street-campus

Talk | Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Bursary 2026 with Patryk Gizicki at Photo Museum IrelandJoin us for a special artist-in-conversation event with Patryk Gizicki, recipient of the https://visualartists.ie/events/talk-taylor-wessing-irish-photo-bursary-2026-with-patryk-gizicki-at-photo-museum-ireland

Talk |Irish Focus - The Swimming Diaries + Q&A at The Irish Film InstituteThe Swimming Diaries originated as a book, a memoir about swimming and grieving, written by Susan Thomson during the month wh https://visualartists.ie/events/talk-irish-focus-the-swimming-diaries-qa-at-the-irish-film-institute

Talk | Vernal Thaw: A Novel of Love at a Slant with Franky Cannon at The Library ProjectJoin us for the launch of Vernal Thaw by Franky Cannon! Vernal Thaw traces the entangling and https://visualartists.ie/events/talk-vernal-thaw-a-novel-of-love-at-a-slant-with-franky-cannon-at-the-library-project

Talk | Alternative Forms in Queer Literature with The Library Project at ILFDExplore alternative forms in queer literature through Vernal Thaw: A Novel of Love at a Slant by Franky Cannon in c https://visualartists.ie/events/talk-alternative-forms-in-queer-literature-with-the-library-project-at-ilfd

Within and Beyond | Ita Freeney & Cathy Dorman at Lavit GalleryLavit Gallery presents a two-person exhibition by painters Ita Freeney and Cathy Dorman. https://visualartists.ie/events/within-and-beyond-ita-freeney-cathy-dorman-at-lavit-gallery

Up the Banner | Group Exhibition at Súil GalleryRooted in the local context of Clare as the ‘Banner County’, banners, flags, and textile works also have wider associations. They connect the local and the global, the histo https://visualartists.ie/events/up-the-banner-group-exhibition-at-suil-gallery

Event | Financing Creativity - Models for Arts & Culture with Arts & Business NIFinancing Creativity: Models for Arts & Culture brings together cultural leaders and innovators to explore the dive https://visualartists.ie/events/event-financing-creativity-models-for-arts-culture-with-arts-business-ni

Event | Bealtaine Twilight Tour at Roscommon Arts CentreArtist Andy Parsons and curator Laura Mahon invite you to join a gentle, paced tour of Parsons’ exhibition Watching a Sunset, 8:50pm at Roscommon Arts Centre https://visualartists.ie/events/event-bealtaine-twilight-tour-at-roscommon-arts-centre

Talk | What is an Artbook? Publishing as an artistic practice with PhotoIreland at ILFDPhotoIreland presents a talk on artbooks and photobooks as objects of artistic output and cultur https://visualartists.ie/events/talk-what-is-an-artbook-publishing-as-an-artistic-practice-with-photoireland-at-ilfd

Echoes Across an Island | Group Exhibition at Europa GalleryEchoes Across an Island brings together emerging artists from SETU Waterford and Belfast School of Art at Ulster University in a shared process of li https://visualartists.ie/events/echoes-across-an-island-group-exhibition-at-europa-gallery

Red Storm | Hina Khan at Sirius Arts CentreExhibition continues from 16/05/2026. Hina Khan's Red Storm, a new exhibition at SIRIUS, opens Saturday, 16 May, at 2pm, with a conversation between the artist and me. https://visualartists.ie/events/red-storm-hina-khan-at-sirius-arts-centre

Events | ‘UnWorlding’ Gallery Lates at Galway Arts CentreEvery Thursday evening we host free events in our galleries as part of ‘Gallery Lates’, part of Galway City Council’s Night-Time Economy Action Plan. https://visualartists.ie/events/events-unworlding-gallery-lates-at-galway-arts-centre

From Clare to Here | Patricia Kavanagh at the Hall of the Red EarlExhibition continues from 15/05/2026 'From Clare to Here' is a collection of paintings inspired by the Atlantic coastline of Counties Cl https://visualartists.ie/events/from-clare-to-here-patricia-kavanagh-at-the-hall-of-the-red-earl

In the Fold of the Earth | Lisa O’Sullivan & Leslie Allen Spillane at Cork Printmakers Studio GalleryExhibition continues from 14/05/2026. This exhibition explores poetic https://visualartists.ie/events/in-the-fold-of-the-earth-lisa-osullivan-leslie-allen-spillane-at-cork-printmakers-studio-gallery

Workshop | Short Vines - Experimental Writing with Astrid Newman and Francesca Hawker at Mermaid Arts CentreAstrid Newman and Francesca Hawker lead this workshop, https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-short-vines-experimental-writing-with-astrid-newman-and-francesca-hawker-at-mermaid-arts-centre

Open Call | AIB Portrait Prize at the National Gallery of IrelandThe annual AIB Portrait Prize returns in 2026, once again celebrating contemporary portraiture by Irish artists from Ireland and abroad. https://visualartists.ie/advert/open-call-aib-portrait-prize-at-the-national-gallery-of-ireland

Open Call | Bursary Award Round 2 from the Arts CouncilApplications open on 19/05/2026. The Bursary Award supports individual artists to develop their artistic practice. https://visualartists.ie/advert/open-call-bursary-award-round-2-from-the-arts-council

Open Call | Proposals for Artist’s Trail at the Mary From Dungloe International Festival (Unpaid)The Mary From Dungloe International Festival (Co Donegal) invites artists to s https://visualartists.ie/advert/open-call-proposals-for-artists-trail-at-the-mary-from-dungloe-international-festival-unpaid

Open Call | Magnetic 5 Residency at Fluxus Arts ProjectMagnetic offers 2 months tailor-made residency in discussion with the institution’s curatorial teams, £2,100 / 2,500 € threshold monthly fee, accommodation and https://visualartists.ie/advert/open-call-magnetic-5-residency-at-fluxus-arts-project

Job Vacancy | Artistic Director / General Manager at The GAFFThe GAFF is seeking to appoint an Artistic Director / General Manager to develop a community arts programme from a newly refurbished building. For m https://visualartists.ie/advert/job-vacancy-artistic-director-general-manager-at-the-gaff

Workshop | Tarot and Collage with Róisín's Tarot at SegotiaJoin in person for a creative deep dive into the four elements as they appear in the Tarot’s Minor Arcana: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water. https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-tarot-and-collage-with-roisins-tarot-at-segotia

Workshop | Exploring Contemporary Painting with Melissa O'Donnell at ArtformThe course offers the opportunity to experiment with oil paints & create your own contemporary art works on paper/canv https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-exploring-contemporary-painting-with-melissa-odonnell-at-artform

Workshop | Art Courses by the Sea at the Artform School of ArtFULL PROGRAM OF COURSES 2026 IS AVAILABLE ON ARTFORM.IE. Artform School of Art offers residential artist-led seaside art courses in the beautiful https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-art-courses-by-the-sea-at-the-artform-school-of-art

Workshop | Sculpting Portrait in Clay with Alan Clarke at ArtformOver three days participants will learn to sculpt a life size portrait from a live model. https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-sculpting-portrait-in-clay-with-alan-clarke-at-artform

Workshop | Japanese Black Ink Painting Follow-on Workshop with Karen Colbert at Brú Ború Cultural CentreIn this Follow-on One-Day Workshop, participants who have p https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-japanese-black-ink-painting-follow-on-workshop-with-karen-colbert-at-bru-boru-cultural-centre-5

Online Workshop | Half-Day Introduction to Japanese Black Ink Painting with Karen ColbertIn this live online Introductory Workshop, beginners will be introduced to the Art of Ja https://visualartists.ie/advert/online-workshop-half-day-introduction-to-japanese-black-ink-painting-with-karen-colbert-10

Open Call | Proposals for Artist’s Trail at the Mary From Dungloe International Festival (Unpaid)The Mary From Dungloe International Festival (Co Donegal) invites artists to s https://visualartists.ie/advert/open-call-proposals-for-artists-trail-at-the-mary-from-dungloe-international-festival-unpaid

Workshop | Life Drawing at the United Arts ClubJoin us for an evening of drawing the nude model in a series of timed poses. A lovely way to spend a Friday and wind down after a long week. Improves focus, observation and https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-life-drawing-at-the-united-arts-club-6

Workshop | Stone Lithography with Michael Timmins at Graphic Studio DublinAn introduction to traditional stone lithography. Learn how to draw directly on limestone, prepare the stone, and print https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-stone-lithography-with-michael-timmins-at-graphic-studio-dublin-4

Workshop | Mokuhanga Intermediate with Kate MacDonagh at Graphic Studio DublinExpand your mokuhanga skills with intermediate Japanese woodblock techniques. Learn advanced carving, registrat https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-mokuhanga-intermediate-with-kate-macdonagh-at-graphic-studio-dublin-2

Workshop | Carborundum with Elke Thönnes at Graphic Studio DublinDiscover painterly intaglio using carborundum. Learn to texture plates, apply ink, and print rich, tonal images. Suitable for beginners and https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-carborundum-with-elke-thonnes-at-graphic-studio-dublin

Workshop | Screenprinting Intensive with Maria Atanacković at Graphic Studio DublinA comprehensive five-day course in screenprinting. Cover all stages from screen preparation to registra https://visualartists.ie/advert/workshop-screenprinting-intensive-with-maria-atanackovic-at-graphic-studio-dublin