Experiences

Video interviews with artists, commissioners and others offer experiences of public art commissions.

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    HELEN CAREY

    Publicart.ie interview independent curator, Helen Carey, about her project developing the centenary exhibition to commemorate the 1913/ 2013 Lockout.

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    SIOBHAN GEOGHEGAN

    Publicart.ie interview Siobhan Geoghegan, Director of Artistic Programme at Common Ground, an arts development organisation based in Inchicore, Dublin.

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    GAYNOR SEVILLE

    Publicart.ie interview Gaynor Seville, Public Art Co-ordinator for Mayo County Council about public art in the county and her thoughts on the future of public art in Ireland.

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    PETER HYNES

    Publicart.ie interview Peter Hynes, Mayo County Council's County Manager about public art within a Local Authority context. 

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    CONNOLLY & CLEARY

    Artists Denis Connolly & Anne Cleary speak to Publicart.ie about their collaborative practice and experiences of working on public art commissions

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    ANNA MACLEOD

    Artist Anna MacLeod speaks to Publicart.ie about her practice

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    EILEEN MACDONAGH

    Tallaght Cross
    Artist Eilleen MacDonagh speaks to Publicart.ie about her large scale sculpture for Tallaght Cross.

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    ALICE LYONS

    Alice Lyons
    Poet and visual artist Alice Lyons speaks to Publicart.ie about her experiences of working on public art projects

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    PHILIP DELAMERE

    Philip Delamere
    Publicart.ie interviews Philip Delamere, Roscommon County Council Arts Officer

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    JOHN BYRNE

    John Byrne speaks about working on his project, Misneach, commissioned by Breaking Ground

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    AISLING PRIOR PART 1

    Aisling Prior talks about her curatorial practice and approach to curating Public Art (Part 1)

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    AISLING PRIOR PART 2

    Aisling Prior talks about her curatorial practice and approach to curating Public Art (Part 2)

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    RONAN MCCREA

    School Play

    Artist Ronan McCrea speaks about his experiences of his work School Play, commissioned by Castleknock Educate Together National School

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    MARIAN FLANAGAN

    School Play

    Marian Flanagan, parent from Castleknock Educate Together National School talks about her experiences of commissioning School Play by Ronan McCrea

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    RUTH LESLIE AND LIZ FLEMING

    School Play

    Ruth Leslie and Liz Fleming, teachers from Castleknock Educate Together National School speak about their experiences of Ronan McCrea's artwork School Play.

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    Sean Taylor

    100 Paces

    Artist Sean Taylor relates his experiences of working on 100 Paces, commissioned by the OPW

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    DEIRDRE O'MAHONY

    X-PO

    Deirdre O'Mahony talks us through X-PO, initiated by the artist in Kilnaboy, Co. Clare

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    MICHELLE BROWNE

    Out of Site

    Michelle Browne, artist and curator of Out of Site relates her experiences of the project

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    PATRICIA MCKENNA

    The Curious Sound Garden
    Patricia McKenna relates her experiences of working on her project for Cavan ReImagined

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'Harbouring'

Commissioned in 2008, Harbouring by composer Ian Wilson, was the fifth Per Cent for Art music commission undertaken by Wexford County Council since its inaugural project in 2004.

Wilson's Harbouring is a choral work based on nine poems by both Irish and international writers.

The performances were conducted by Fergus Sheil and featured the Irish Chamber Orchestra, accordian player Dermot Dunne, choristers from Wexford Festival SingersGorey Choral GroupEnniscorthy Choral Society and sean nós singers from the traditional singing group, Whisht! 

Read more about this project in the Public Art Directory section of this website.

 

 

 

 

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