Summer ‘12 A ‘WHAT’S ON’ SUMMER SPECIAL Vol8 Iss 4

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‘Traces’ is a group mixed media exhibition by four artists interested in integrating their varied

practices and backgrounds towards the exploration of a shared theme. Each artist has

approached the theme from an individual starting point, reflecting physical or historic realities

and personal or shared interests in the imaging of evidence.

Mary Brady’s work is based on the traces of people left behind in worn clothing and old faded

photographs and the memories and feelings they evoke. Pauline Crothers uses textiles to

reflect the timeless art of Newgrange. For Lynne Foster Fitzgerald ‘Traces’ represents an

indication of existence or occurrence of something. Biddy Scott draws on insignificant ‘Traces’

of past presence. ‘Traces’ runs from 14 -26 August 2012 at Signal Arts Centre, Bray.

www.signalartscentre.ie

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Editorial

Hi all,

Welcome to our Summer Special Ezine

issue of the Space Inside Arts.

The Space Inside Live Nights and

Magazine are on their summer holidays,

but we are keeping in touch with you

through this pint-sized virtual issue.

Did you know we email an E-newsletter

each month listing Live Night performers?

If you would like to receive this reminder,

please send an email to

spaceinside@hotmail.com with the word

‘Newsletter’ as the subject.

We will be back with our regular issue in

September.

See you at our Live Night on Tuesday 2nd

October 2012.

Carol Boland

he idea of a Metropolitan Arts Centre for

Belfast was first discussed in the late

nineties. Back then, it was to be an

ambitious coalition of various arts and

educational organisations housed in one

building. After years of negotiation,

appraisal, planning and re-planning, the

£18.4m MAC has emerged.

The MAC takes us into a whole new realm of

city centre arts space. With its quirky design,

by local architects Hackett & Hall, and

situated on the north side of St Anne’s

Square, this ‘world-class venue in Belfast’s

Cathedral Quarter will be home to all kinds

of exhibitions, blockbuster performances,

experimental works and endless goings-on.’

The opening of the MAC marks the continual

development of the arts infrastructure in

Belfast, and shows the level of support from

Government towards arts and culture.

Check out their diverse programme at

http://themaclive.com

Our Friends List is now open for 2012/13.

Just email or Facebook us or, better still,

send us a cheque for €40 to Space Inside

Grove Mill, Hollyfort, Gorey, Co. Wexford.

Also get a free Space Inside

keyring.

Email:

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Winners of €100 in Friends of the Space Inside Draws:

George Whittaker

Bridge Street Books

Avril Young

Helen Duffy

John Graham

Jane Clarke

Phil Lynch

Liam Walsh

Shirley McClure

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Bewley’s @ Lunchtime

The

Candidate

A sexy, funny satirical

take on the holiday

romance.

3 – 21 July 2012

Doors open 12.50pm

Mon €8/Sat €12

Tues/Thurs €10

Grafton Street, Dublin

http://bewleyscafetheatre.cm

Russborough

House

Blessington,

For art lovers to historians to the curious

passer-by, there are so many things to admire

at Russborough House: from the beauty of the

Lafranchini ceilings to a wonderful collection of

world class art and furnishings.

April to September

10am – 6pm

€10 House Tour http://russboroughhouse.ie

The Gorey Festival

features the Gorey

International Craft

and Design

Showcase and the

Made in Wexford

2012 exhibition.

The streets will be

filled with markets, food events, street concerts

and children’s activities throughout the festival.

3rd - 5th of August 2012

LOVERS: Winners & Losers

Brian Friel’s two short plays from show the

fallible hopes and disenchantments love can

bring.

Winners is the story of a young couple

preparing for their final school exams and an

imminent pregnancy. In Losers, the lovers

may be older, but their passion is no less real

- a passion which Hanna's bedridden

tyrannical mother is determined to frustrate.

Director: Stephen Acton

Tuesdays and Thursdays during August

8.30pm

€10 www.goreytheatre.com

Gretchen Peters

Her latest album has

been described as one

of 'rare insight' that

'tackles tumultuous

emotional conflicts

head-on'. Audiences

can expect to be moved, not just by her words,

but also by her expressive and warm voice.

Wed 25 July

8pm

€16/14

www.mermaidartscentre.ie

Some Things Are Free! Spoke is a

new open mic

night at the

Irish Writers Centre, taking place on the third Friday of

every month.

Writers, spoken word artists and musicians are

all welcome and, if you'd like to perform, you

need to sign in on the night. Please note, you

can't sign up by email, you've got to be there.

Every Spoke will feature a guest performer.

Next open mic 20 July. Doors open at 7.30pm.

Free admission

Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane Sleepwalkers: Jesse Jones: The Trilogy of

Dust

The work of Jesse Jones takes the form of short films which renegotiate the material and

ideological structures of cinema. The Trilogy of Dust is a collection of three films: Mahogany

2009, The Predicament of Man 2010 and

Against the Realm of the Absolute 2011.

5 July – 7 October 2012

Free admission http://www.hughlane.ie

Sheep back

in Tinahely

The curious Art Sheep Flock has multiplied in

the village of Tinahely. The sheep are created

by the members of TAG (Tinahely Arts Group).

Each artist has worked through the winter to

create their own individual take on Wicklow’s

familiar woolly friends. The results are diverse

and quirky. Worth a look!

Paddy Campbell

Solo 70 Exhibition Gormleys 25 South Frederick

St

Dublin 2

To 31 July

Sculptor Paddy Campbell celebrates his 70th

year with a host of solo exhibitions. Beginning

with Gormleys Fine Art Gallery in Dublin.

Free admission www.gormleys.ie

Poet’s Corner

John Saunders’ first collection ‘After the Accident’ was published

in 2010.

John is also one of three featured

emerging poets in ‘Measuring’

published by Dedalus Press.

The History of Shaving

What hirsute could compete in this cut throat world

where close shaves are a daily event?

The mirror tells me what has changed,

a temporary reprieve from the rough,

skin soft as lips, opened to the sharp.

A cut without resistance is all that is required,

the honing stone readied,

the blade moves again, hearts beat, time passes.

I see her tears running down the glass,

rivulets of rejection.

Her eyes do not look at me

and I realize what I can no longer face.

Water scalds where cuts are deep,

the bleed takes a long time to stop.

Paul Sharkey