The Royal Academy Summer exhibition has run uninterrupted since it was started 252 years ago. Due to Covid 19 it has delayed it’s opening till the 6th October turning it’s Summer Exhibition to a Winter Exhibition. We are delighted that we have 3 pieces being displayed this year. Drawings of 2 of our current pavilion projects and a print from our Drawing Together with 300 participants Over Zoom created during lockdown.
Niall has been elected as one of six new members of Aosdána.
Founded in 1981, Aosdána was established by the Arts Council to honour artists for their contributions to Irish society and to support them in their artistic endeavours. Membership is capped at 250 living artists from a range of creative disciplines. All members are elected by their peers.
Visual artist Aideen Barry; film and video artist Clare Langan; Man Booker prize winner Anna Burns; writer Doireann Ní Gríofa; and painter and printmaker Margaret Irwin West were also elected.