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The C.I.A.S. is an important force in contemporary
visual arts culture in Ireland. As well as the purchase of artworks, it runs a regular programme of visits to public and private
galleries, artists’ studios and private collections. The society also advises on the collection and display of Irish
art, leading to a greater appreciation and understanding of the country’s dynamic contemporary visual arts movement.
CIAS Outings in 2010
Here are our upcoming events for the Summer and Autumn.
Saturday July 31st, Waterford City
2.00 p.m. Visit
to SOMA (new contemporary art gallery in Waterford)
"Everyone is an Audience"—exhibition and
talk by the curator.
The SOMA contemporary Art Box is on 6 Lombard Street. Just off the corner,
on the 1st left turn after the Tower Hotel. The closest public car parks are at Railway Square, Manor Street and on Bolton
Street
3.00 p.m. Visit to Waterford Healing Arts Trust.
Tour of
the facility by Arts Director Mary Grehan. Presentation of a recent acquisition by the CIAS to the Water-ford Healing Arts
Trust. Refreshments provided.
Saturday August 7th, Kilkenny:
1.00 p.m. Visit to Ballyreddin Arts Studio, Bennetsbridge.
Tour of the Studio by Francis Tansey. Refreshments provided.
3.00 p.m. The Blackbird Gallery, Kilkenny.
Invitation to the opening of the
Gallery exhibition for the Kilkenny Arts Festival.
September (date to be confirmed):
Trinity College
Dublin
George Dawson, Fifty Years of Collecting
Monday October 11th:
7.00 p.m. United Arts Club Dublin.
Lecture by Edward Murphy of the National Irish Visual Arts Library
Saturday,
November 27th, Kildare:
2.00 p.m. Leinster Printmakers,
Clane.
Demonstration of Printmaking.
4.00 p.m. Visit to d by a visit to the Kilcock Art Gallery.
Invitation to view Group Show.
Saturday, December 4th, Dublin:
Annual Gallery Trawl.
Line
up of Galleries for this year’s trawl to be announced.
5.00 p.m. The
Arts Club, CIAS Christmas Party.
We would like to invite you once again to join
us for mulled wine and mince pies at the Arts Club to thank you for your continued support and to celebrate a wonderful day
of contemporary art in Dublin.
Please
download the booking form below and fill it out befoe returning it to us (details on form). In the interest of assisting members
in need of transport we would kindly ask you to please tick the relevant box if you are in a position to offer lifts to out
of town events.
Please also book as soon as possible for the out of town events so that we can confirm numbers
for the venues concerned. if
you can't download the form and would like to join any of these events, you can also contact Mary Tuohy at 086 8153031 or
email marytuohy50@gmail.com or write to Mary Tuohy 79 Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
There
is a charge of €10.00 (€5.00 concessions) per person and per visit to cover administration costs.
| The Contemporary Irish Art Society was founded in 1962 by such progressive figures as Gordon
Lambert, Cecil King, Stanley Mosse, James White and Michael Scott, with Sir Basil Goulding as Chairman. The purpose of the
society was to encourage a greater level of patronage of living Irish artists which, at the time, was extremely low. This
was mainly achieved by raising funds to purchase artworks by living artists, which were then donated to public collections.
The first purchase in 1962 was an important painting by Pat Scott, donated to the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art,
and funded by nine generous patrons who each put £10 in a hat, following a private view at the Dawson Gallery. Over
the following 12 years the society purchased 37 works for the Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery, until in 1974, Dublin Corporation
started to provide an annual purchasing fund for the gallery. The enthusiasm and vision of these founding members of the society
was the catalyst which led to the development of many important art collections in Ireland. In 1980 the society assembled
a collection of Works on Paper which was shown at the Sense of Ireland Festival and was subsequently presented to University
College Dublin. The society has continued to support Irish artists through the purchase and donation of artworks to institutions
throughout Ireland. Some 40 public institutions have received works by contemporary Irish artists, amongst them, the Crawford
Gallery, Limerick Municipal Gallery, The Butler Gallery, Kilkenny, IMMA, as well as hospitals, and other official bodies.
JOINING THE CIAS
If you would
like to join the Contemporary Irish Art Society please send your details (name, postal address, phone number and email) to
Adrienne Symes, Honorary Treasurer, The Contemporary Irish Art Society, Avondale, The King's
Hospital, Palmerstown, Dublin 20 with your subscription. Young Members (under 30) €15 ; Individual €40; Couple €55, Corporate €250 Enquiries on subscriptions to: adriennesymes@gmail.com You can also click on the link below to download a membership
form. Fill it out, print it and send it to the above address with your subscription. Click here to download the form | | | | | |
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