El Lissitzky at the IMMA till 18th Oct 2015

In collaboration with the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven NL, IMMA are showing the first ever exhibition in Ireland of works by El Lissitzky entitled 'El Lissitzky: The Artist and the State'.

The works are exhibited alongside 'archival material related to Alice Milligan and Maud Gonne’s theatrical tableaux, and newly commissioned and recent works by Rossella Biscotti, Núria Güell, Sarah Pierce and Hito Steyerl'. For more information on the artists and events relating to the exhibition check the IMMA website.

"Exploring Paintings from Russia" at the National Gallery

The National Gallery of Ireland has announced a new lecture series entitled Art from Diverse Cultures, which aims to explore art from various countries and to appeal to the many different cultural groups present in Ireland. 

The first talk is provided by art historian Wanda Ryan Smolin and will be "Exploring Paintings from Russia".

Time and date: Sunday 5^th October at 3:00pm

Location: the Gallery Lecture theatre

The event is free and booking is not necessary. For further information please contact the Education Department at the National Gallery of Ireland. 

Tel: + 353 1 6633505  Email:  education@ngi.ie

Introduction to Polish Culture

This course invites participants to discover modern Poland from many perspectives: from historical experience to cultural tradition and artistic innovation. Topics covered include the complex memories of the Second World War, the communist period and the migratory experience, the Jewish and Turkic influences that enrich Poland's culture, the country's folk traditions and its cutting-edge experimental art. Along the way, it examines the work of a wide variety of internationally renowned Polish artists, from the theatrical revolutionaries Grotowski and Kantor to the Oscar-winning filmmakers Wajda and Polański.

The course is intended for a wide audience with a general interest in the countries of Eastern Europe and Poland in particular. The sessions are delivered in English by staff of Trinity College and special guest lecturers.

More information:

http://www.tcd.ie/Russian/evening-courses/Introduction%20to%20Polish%20Culture%202014.pdf

The Art of the Divine

An exhibition of Romanian icons on glass by artist Teodora Roşca at Christ Church Cathedral Dublin, Tuesday 26 March until 7 April 2013

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The Story of the Icon on Glass
In the last three centuries the icon on glass painted in Romania, in the region of Transylvania, has been visible in the European cultural landscape for the beauty of the genuine folklore themes that it depicts. Its story begins in Nicula village, where in 1699 a wooden icon of the Virgin Mary, freshly painted by a priest from the bordering village, wept. Since then the miracle-working icon of Virgin Mary, now carefully preserved in the orthodox monastery raised there, draws great annual pilgrimages during the religious feast called "Sântămăria" ["Saint Mary"]. The first pilgrims were anxious to obtain an image of the miraculous Madonna to take home. In this way the great spread of the painting of icons on glass in Transylvania began. These icons on glass reflect a particular thinking of the Transylvanian Romanian peasant, living in an intercultural space. They are also an expression of the interference of Eastern religious thought with Western folk iconography, as the icon on glass, at that time (eighteenth century), was already a tradition in Central Europe. Hence, from Nicula village, gradually, the road to the South of the Transylvanian icon – to the centers of Şcheii Braşov, Sebeş Valley, Maierii of Alba Iulia, Mărginimea Sibiului or the region of Făgăraş Mountains – encounters its Eastern mysticism and dogma. In this respect, the fragile glass material is adopted for large iconographic achievements, such as Doomsday (one version coming even from the Saint Mount of Athos) or compositions with multiple scenes.

Dublin City Festival of Russian Culture 2013

This year's Maslenitsa festival start this coming Saturday 9th March and runs to Thursday 14th March. Sunday 10th March sees the traditional family day in Temple Bar (photos from last year), and there is a great line-up of events - cultural, literary, musical and more - throughout the Festival.

Event highlights co-organised by the Department:
Sat, 9th March, 12.00-13.00, Cultural Talk at the National Gallery, Justin Doherty, "The Exotic in Russian Art and Music"
Sat, 9th March, 18.00-19.30, Literary Evening with Dmitry Bykov at the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Wed, 13th March, 19.00-20.30, Cultural Evening, "Poetry of the Russian Silver Age", Atrium, Trinity College Dublin
Thur, 14th March, 19:00-20:30, Public Lecture by Conor O'Clery, "Russia's brief love affair with America", Davis theatre (Rm. 2043), Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin

Festival brochure
Festival site (Note that the the online programme is not yet fully up-to-date.)
Follow the Festival on Facebook.

Photo exhibition

AMAZING CROATIA - PHOTOGRAPHIC EXHIBITION

From Tuesday 27 November to Friday 14 December the European Commission Representation in Ireland, in cooperation with the Embassy of Croatia, will host the Amazing Croatia photographic exhibition. Amazing Croatia is one of the two exhibitions by the renowned Croatian author Marko Vrdoljak, comprising photographs of nature and architecture from all over Croatia.

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VENUE: European Union House, 18 Dawson Street, Dublin 2