04 Jun 2019
arts

Four artists embark on an exciting public art project bringing art and science together along Ireland’s East Coast

Fingal County Council’s Arts Office, gathered with colleagues in Dublin City, Wexford and The Arts Council on the Burrow Beach, Portrane beach last week to announce the four artists chosen for a unique public art project. 

These artists will, for the next few months, collaborate with biodiversity specialists along Ireland’s east coast, creating an artistic response to the influences of climate change and its effects on the biodiversity.

15 Apr 2019
arts

Exhibition by Catherina Hearne

These works utilise painting techniques and approaches that required a huge amount of research and experimentation over quite a few years. Processes such as encaustic with its use of oil, wax, pigment and dammar varnish are time consuming, temperamental and difficult materials to control.