Visual Artists Ireland

VAN Nov/Dec 2026 issue channels a retrospective impulse to look back across several decades. In columns, Matt Packer examines the expansion of Ireland’s visual art infrastructure during the Celtic Tiger era, and we reprint a report from the SSI/VAN archive, first published in 1987, outlining a symposium in Limerick, organised by the Sculptors’ Society of Ireland (SSI)....

Every day across Northern Ireland, artists and arts organisations create the experiences that bring us together.

A night at the theatre.
A first visit to a gallery.
A festival that fills a town.
A child discove...

St Canice’s Cathedral is seeking an enthusiastic, organised and experienced Learning & Engagement Officer to develop and deliver an engaging programme of educational and learning experiences for schools, adult learners, families and community groups.

Papier mache workshop by Tom Campbell.

Join this full-day papier-mâché workshop led by Tom, who brings over 20 years of experience. Create an animal or any object you like.
Learn to make an armature using wire, tape and newspaper. Finishing the workshop with a sculpture.

Limited Space available €80 per day ( €120 for both days)

For inf...

‘Painting the Human Figure from Life’
A five-day intensive painting workshop in Conor Walton’s studio in Arklow, Co. Wicklow, painting the figure from a live model, with daily demonstrations and evening lectures on technique, colour theory and art history.