Irish Artists Groups & Collectives
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Note: For details of governmental and other official bodies involved in the promotion and administration of visual arts in Ireland, please see: Irish Art Organizations.

Artspace
Artspace is a collective of Irish artists based in Galway, sharing studio space and exhibiting together.
A: Unit 7 and 8, Addley Park, Liosban Industrial Est, Tuam Rd, Galway.
E: artspacegalway@eircom.net
www.artspacegalway.com

Arts Projects Network
Noel Kelly & Alan Phelan.
A: 174 Charlotte Dock Quay, Ringsend Road, Dublin 4.
E: art.info@artprojectsnetwork.net
www.artprojectsnetwork.net

Attic Artists
A: 48 Dwyers Villas, Thomondgate, Limerick.
E: bobryan3@eircom.net
www.welcome.to/attic

Backwater Artists Group
Established in 1990 by graduates from Crawford College of Art and Design. Mainly Irish painting and mixed media, but some sculpture.
A: Wandesford Quay,Cork.
admin@backwaterartists.ie
www.backwaterartists.ie

Catalyst Arts
Catalyst Arts is Belfast's primary not-for-profit artist led organisation.
A: 2nd floor, 5 College court, Belfast, BT1 6BS.
E: info@catalystarts.org.uk
www.catalystarts.org.uk

Cork Artists Collective
Mick O’Shea, Irene Murphy, Margeret Fitzgibbon, Billy Foley, Colette Lewis, Una Quigley, Niamh Lawlor, Colette Nolan, David O’Brien, Andrew Johnson.
Library House, Dean St, Cork.
www.thecollective.ie

Cork Printmakers
Founded in 1991 by a number of fine art printmakers in Cork.
Wandesford Quay, Crosses Green, Cork.
Phone: 021-4322422
Website: corkprinters.ie

Data - Dublin Art and Technology Association
informal forum for Dublin artists, technologists, musicians, and academia to promote, explore, discuss, and exhibit art and technology.
www.data.ie

The Defastenists
Gary Farrelly, Liam Ryan, Oisin Byrne, Ben Mullin, Padraic E. Moore. Alex Reilly, Sophie Iremonger, Christoph Kronke, David Walter MacDermott and Dillon Joyce.
A: The Granary Building, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8.
E: boybright1982@yahoo.com
www.defastenism.4t.com

Factotum
Stephen Hackett and Richard West. Belfast based publishers of free newspaper The Vacuum.
A: 112-114 Donegal Street, Belfast BT1 2GX.
E: info@factotum.org.uk
www.factotum.org.uk
www.thevacuum.org.uk

FAF Artists Group
Ian-John Coughlan, Suzanne Mooney , Linda O Keeffe, and Barbara Vasic.
E: info@fafartists.com
www.fafartists.com

IrishArtHouse.ie
Online art gallery and collective for emerging Irish artists.
Specializes in painting, prints, stained glass art.
Phone: 086 348 8038
www.irisharthouse.ie

Kube Artists Group
Ruth Lockhart, Megan O'Beirne, Iseult O'Flynn and Chris Atkins.
E: kube4@artkube.com
www.artkube.com

Limerick Art Society
One of the longest established art societies.
29 High Meadows, Gouldavoher, Limerick.
E: info@limerickartsociety.com
www.limerickartsociety.com

Maclise Art Society
Cork's longest established and most prominent art society, honouring the Irish historical painter Daniel Maclise.
Email: macliseartsociety@hotmail.com

Mongrel Foundation
Dublin based visual art collective with five core members collaborating with other artists, graphic designers and musicians. Karl Burke, Rhona Byrne, Mark Garry, Gillian Kane, Gavin Murphy.
E: bark@mongrelfoundation.com
www.mongrelfoundation.com

Moxie Art Collective
All members of Moxie studied Fine Art in Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology and graduated in 2006. Eimear Aherne, David Bailey, Gillian Carroll, Jonathan Curran, Anita Delaney, Sheena Dempsey, Hannah Doyle, Rory Draper, Ross Mackay, Keith McCann, Aoife Merrigan, Michael Murphy, Fiona O'Connor, Kelly O'Connor, and Kathryn Ryan.
E: moxiedublin@yahoo.ie
www.moxiedublin.blogspot.com

National Sculpture Factory
Founded in Cork City in 1989, in response to a need among exponents of Irish sculpture for affordable studio space and ancilliary services.
Albert Road, Cork City.
Phone: 021-431-4353
Website: nationalsculpturefactory.com

Octave 8
Bernadette Beecher, Liam Campbell, Anne Cradden, Roisin Cunningham, Adrian Gallagher, Thea Murtagh, Adrian Reilly, Joan Ryan..
E: octavegroup@gmail.com
www.octave.ie

Projector
Projector is a collective of artists established in late 2006. Formed by core members John Carter, Anthony Kelly and Jay Roche it aims to create an arena for creative activity in the visual arts. By providing support and funding it hopes to allow its artists to bring projects to completion. It encourages collaboration and an open attitude to authorship.
www.myspace.com/projectorcollective

SEED
SEED is a Dublin based group devoted to developing creative projects connecting Irish art and science, including informal salons, exhibitions, workshops and performances.
www.seedartscience.blogspot.com

Via Artists
Susan Gogan, Sarah O¹Toole and Sally Timmons.
A: 56 Synge Street, Dublin 8
E: info@via.ie
www.via.ie

Westmeath Artists Movement
WAM is a collective of Westmeath artists working in a variety of media: including visual artists, sculptors, film makers, actors, writers and musicians, but all with the common goal of developing the arts in Westmeath.
www.wam.ie

• For facts about famous artists in Ireland, see: Guide to Irish Art.
• For a personal view of the top 20 contemporary painters, see: Best Irish Artists.

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