PRAXIS Artist Union of Ireland

PRAXIS Artists’ Union of Ireland is a trade union for artists of all disciplines across Ireland, committed to advocating for…

Venice Biennale 2024

ACW Alumni Shortlisted for 2024 Venice Biennale

Huge congratulations to all the Art in the Contemporary World course alumni on the curatorial teams shortlisted to represent Ireland at…

States of Alteration

This Wednesday 18th of January sees this year’s MA ACW class launch their publication ‘States of Alteration’ in the foyer…

New Book by ACW Alumnus Adrian Duncan

The book launch of Little Republics: The Story of Bungalow Bliss by Adrian Duncan:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/book-launchlittle-republics-the-story-of-bungalow-bliss-by-adrian-duncan-tickets-433513158527 This project began as his ACW thesis.

Sub/Plot. SO Fine Editions. Opens April 30th. Featuring new works by artists ACW student Ria Czerniak-LeBov alongside Richard Lawlor and…

The Zone By Maria Del Buey

Dates: from 16/09/2021 to 23/10/2021 Free, digital and open-air event. Venue: Instituto Cervantes (Dublín) – Auditórium  Located in the digital…

Nadia J. Armstrong Award.

Nadia J. Armstrong is an Irish artist and writer who is currently studying on the ACW MFA programme at NCAD.…

Set the Darkness Echoing

Laragh Conroy, Gráinne Murphy, Rónán Ó Raghallaigh Return GalleryGoethe-Institut Irland 37 Merrion Square East Dublin 2 18 May–11 June 2021…

Performing Acculturation

‘Foreignments’, an interactive webapp commissioned in partnership with The Lab Gallery, DCC, deals intimately with the process of acculturation. The…

Midfield Dynamo

Great article in the Irish Times by Michael Cronin about Adrian Duncan’s latest book Midfield Dynamo. Cronin Praises Adrian’s work…

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Leila Anglade, Alison Lowry, Alex Pentek, Belinda Quirke As part of RE/MAINS OF THE DAZE: an exhibition in three courses…

After The Century

Simon Bhuiyan, Brian Cooney, Kristen Olson, Aisling-Ór Ní Aodha After the Century focuses on research conducted around The Short Century…

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m u d r o o m

m u d r o o m is an experimental ambient audio installation, transformed into a one-hour virtual livestream featuring…

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Open Call: SYSTEMS, Science Gallery Dublin

|| Open Call || This exhibition will explore the many different systems that form our contemporary networked society. The Science Gallery Dublin and curatorial team welcome proposals that highlight, investigate and test these systems, or offer alternative ones for an uncertain future.

Calling artists, designers, technologists, activists, journalists (citizen, alternative and mainstream), hackers and pranksters, academics and engineers to propose exhibits, workshops, interventions or projects that will help us untangle the many complex systems, both visible and invisible, that surround us.

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NASCHAUS: The Uncertain School

Join ACW for the Open Day of Naschaus: The Uncertain School. Inspired by the Bauhaus, this transgenerational school is founded on three educational pillars: Creativity, Criticality, Compassion. It is a space to cultivate resilience, adaptability, ambivalence, and absurdity. Our Open Day will feature a drop-in programme of engaging workshops, activities and tours, open to all ages, instilling values of critical thought and creative expression.

Floating Structures

Feargal Ward and Adrian Duncan’s film Floating Structures follows a researcher travelling across Europe, exploring an array of buildings and…