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Whats New in Cork Art

See below for a list of cultural events in Cork City and County, in the area of visual and performing arts. Bookmark this page, as it changes regularly.

• For contact details, see Booking Information.
• For more information about festival events, see Cork Festivals.
• For a summary of 2005, see Cork: European Capital of Culture.
• For a list of local art venues, see Cork Galleries.
• For more about the city's culture, see Cork Art.
• For a list of Cork painters and sculptors, see Cork Artists.
• For information about the best local art-group, see Maclise Art Society.

 

News & Events

APRIL

17 April
Cork Opera House: Madame Butterfly, Opera by Puccini. Includes spectacular set and costumes including a Japanese garden and antique kimonos. Tickets: €30, €40, €50 plus €2.50 booking fee. (Tel: 021-427-0022)

National Sculpture Factory: Open Day. Meet and talk to artists who work at the factory on Albert Road. Open 11am-4pm. (Tel: 021-431-4353)

18 April
Cork Opera House: La Traviata, Opera by Verdi. Boasts sumptuous sets and costumes. Tickets: €30, €40, €50 plus booking fee. (Tel: 021-427-0022)

25 April - 27 April
LadyFest Cork: Exhibition at the ESB Building on Caroline Street and workshops. Check the website ladyfestcork.org for more details.

30 April - 4 May
Cork International Choral Festival: Gala concerts at the Cork Opera House, St Finbarrs Catherdal and City Hall. Tickets through Cork Opera House (Tel: 021-427-0022). Queries to the Festival Office (Tel: 021-421-5125)

April - June 22
Lewis Glucksman Gallery: 'The Eternal Now' Andy Warhol Exhibition. Warhol and the Factory '63-'68. Entry free. (Tel: 021-490-1844)

April 4 - 31 April
Fenton Gallery: Exhibition by painter John Doherty. Series of new paintings based on marine objects - lighthouses, boats, buoys. (Tel: 021-431-5294)

April 23 - 26 April
Cork World Book Festival: Takes to the streets, Grand Parade and Bishop Lucey Park. See corkcitylibraries.ie for further details.

April and ongoing
Crawford Art Gallery: The Cooper Penrose 18th century art collection on display. Opening hours: Mon-Sat, 10am to 5pm. (Tel: 021-490-7855)

MAY

13 May - 17 May
Cork Opera House: 'The Last Days of the Celtic Tiger', Play by Paul Howard. Award winning show which broke box office records when it premiered at the Olympia last November. Tickets: Tue €25, €32.50, €35; Wed/Thu €30, €37.50, €40; Fri/Sat €32.50, €42.50, €45; Sat Matinee 3pm all tickets €25. (Tel: 021-427-0022)

JUNE

15 June - 5 July
Cork Midsummer Festival: Booking office open in May. (Tel: 021-427-4077)

18 June - 19 June
Shayne Ward: Live at the Marquee. Book online at worldticketshop.com or at ticketmaster.ie

20 June
Eric Clapton: Live at the Marquee. Book online at worldticketshop.com or at ticketmaster.ie

21 June
Dolly Parton: Live at the Marquee. Book online at worldticketshop.com or at ticketmaster.ie

29 June
Meatloaf: Live at the Marquee. Book online at worldticketshop.com or at ticketmaster.ie

30 June
Neil Young: Live at the Marquee. Book online at worldticketshop.com or at ticketmaster.ie

JULY

1 July
Massive Attack: Live at the Marquee. Book online at worldticketshop.com or at ticketmaster.ie

12 July - 20 July
Kinsale Art Week: Exhibitions, fireworks, music and food. (Tel: 021-470-0010)

14 July - 22 July
Youghal Visual Arts Festival. Exhibitions, seminars and workshops. (Tel: 087-412-6213)

25 July - 4 October
Crawford Art Gallery: 'There, Not There' Exhibition. Features 5 contemporary Irish painters, Felicity Clear, Elizabeth Magill, Mark McGreevy, Paul Nugent & Orla Whelan. Opening hours: Mon-Sat, 10am to 5pm. (Tel: 021-490-7855)

SEPTEMBER

26 September - 28 September
Cork Art Fair, City Hall: Friday preview evening from 5pm to 9pm. Tickets cost €20 at the door in aid of the Chernobyl Children's Project. Open Sat and Sun 11am to 7pm. Admission costs €10 for adults and €5 for OAPs and students. Children under 12 free.

11 September - 14 September
Cork Festival, Folk Feile Traidisunta Chorcai: Traditional music festival. Details of this year’s line up not available yet. Contact corkfolkfestival@oceanfree.net

OCTOBER

12 October - 19 October
Cork Film Festival: Films, documentaries, short films, animations and experimental art from local and international directors. Program not available yet. (Tel: 021-427-2263)

24 October - 27 October
Cork Jazz Festival: Tickets available online at corkjazzfestival.com from September 1. (Tel: 01-637-5221)

25 October - 14 February
Crawford Art Gallery: 'Romancing the Past', Exhibition of Daniel Maclise (1806-1870) Paintings. Opening hours: Mon-Sat, 10am to 5pm. (Tel: 021-490-7855)

Date to be confirmed
Cork Art Trail: A 4-day event, organisers put together a program of visual art exhibitions, open galleries, performances, workshops, discussions and seminars in and around Cork City. (Tel: 086-810-3372)

NOVEMBER

4 November
Cork Opera House: Tosca, Opera by Puccini. True love, torture and treachery set against the backdrop of the Coliseum in Rome. Tickets not available yet. (Tel: 021-427-0022)

5 November
Cork Opera House: La Boheme, Opera by Puccini. Tragic Opera set in the back streets of bohemian Paris. Tickets not available yet. (Tel: 021-427-0022)

6 November
Cork Opera House: Carmen, Opera by Bizet set in the famous Seville bullrings. Tickets not available yet. (Tel: 021-427-0022)

Cork Arts Fest. One week of cultural events across the city including exhibitions, installations and concerts. Program not available yet.

 

Contact & Booking Details

Art Trail
c/o BAG
Wandesford Quay Studios
Crosses Green
Cork
Website: arttrail.ie
Tel: Julie Forrester on 086-810-3372
Email: info@arttrail.ie and arttrail.cork@gmail.com

Cork Art Fair
20, Cube 2
Beacon South Quarter
Sandyford
Dublin 18
Website: corkartfair.com
Tel: 01-291-3010
Email: maria@eriva.com

Cork Film Festival
56 Patrick Street (top of Market Lane)
Cork
Website: corkfilmfest.org
Tel: 021-427-2263

Cork International Choral Festival
Civic Trust House
50 Pope's Quay
Cork
Website: corkchoral.ie
Tel: 021-421-5125
Email: info@corkchoral.ie

Cork Midsummer Festival
Civic Trust House
50 Pope's Quay
Cork
Website: corkfestival.com
Tel: 021-421-5131
Email: info@corkfestival.com
Tel Bookings: 021-427-4077
Online Booking: festivalbooking.net

Cork Opera House
Emmet Place
Cork City
Website: corkoperahouse.ie
Tel: 021-427-0022

Cork Jazz Festival
80 Haddington Road
Ballsbridge
Dublin
Website: corkjazzfestival.com
Tel: 01-637-5221
Email: deirdre@questcom.iol.ie

Kinsale Art Week
Friars Lodge,
Kinsale
Co Cork
Website: kinsaleartsweek.com
Tel: 021-470-0010
Email: info@kinsaleartsweek.com

Ladies Fest Cork
Website: ladyfestcork.org
Email: ladyfestcork@gmail.com

St Patrick’s Day Festival
Website: corkstpatricksfestival.ie
Tel: 021-492-4780
Email: stpatricksfestival@corkcity.ie

Youghal Visual Arts Festival
White Gables Art Studio
11 Strand Street
Youghal
Co Cork
Website: youghalvisualartsFestival.net
Tel: 087-412-6213
Email: youghalvisualartsfestival@yahoo.co.uk

For news stories and short articles about developments in fine art from Ireland and around the world, see: Irish Art News.

• For more information about painting and sculpture in Munster, see: Visual Arts Cork: Guide to Irish Art.

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