Gathering: An evening of high art and high food
with Kai Cafe + Restaurant
7:30 pm Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
The Niland Gallery
Conceived and organised by Jim Ricks and Jess Murphy A unique evening of contemporary visual art and gourmet food. The title draws off of the words double meaning, it is at once the searching and collecting of sustenance and the assembly of people. Gathering will reach to new audiences in new ways in a new venue for a single night banquet and screening at 7:30pm Wednesday, July 6th. The video will remain on display that evening and be open to the public after dinner.
The work The Right Way (1983) by the world renowned Fischli and Weiss, features the artists dressed in rat and bear costumes, scaling Alpine slopes and crossing rivers as they seek the right way. They forage, fight and frolic, but the video is ultimately both philosophical and humourous.
This piece is coupled with a themed banquet in the gallery. The food will be prepared by the Best Chef in Connaught, Jess Murphy of Kai Cafe and Restaurant (kaicaferestaurant.com). The meal will respond to the art work. The tables and seating will be a unique adaptation to the space and film, as the whole event becomes an unforgettable synthesis of art, installation, food and film.
The set meal is €30 per person. Wine will be available. Reservations can be made through thenilandgallery@gmail.com or at Kai Cafe + Restraurant (kaicaferestaurant@gmail.com).
The Niland Gallery is an Engage Art Studios project and is made possible by the generous support of the Niland family and the Arts Council. The Niland Gallery is located on Merchants Road, Galway.
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Vis-à-vis: Artists from Monster Truck Studios (Dublin) and Engage Art Studios (Galway)
7:30 pm Wednesday, July 6th, 2011
The Niland Gallery
Conceived and organised by Jim Ricks and Jess Murphy A unique evening of contemporary visual art and gourmet food. The title draws off of the words double meaning, it is at once the searching and collecting of sustenance and the assembly of people. Gathering will reach to new audiences in new ways in a new venue for a single night banquet and screening at 7:30pm Wednesday, July 6th. The video will remain on display that evening and be open to the public after dinner.
The work The Right Way (1983) by the world renowned Fischli and Weiss, features the artists dressed in rat and bear costumes, scaling Alpine slopes and crossing rivers as they seek the right way. They forage, fight and frolic, but the video is ultimately both philosophical and humourous.
This piece is coupled with a themed banquet in the gallery. The food will be prepared by the Best Chef in Connaught, Jess Murphy of Kai Cafe and Restaurant (kaicaferestaurant.com). The meal will respond to the art work. The tables and seating will be a unique adaptation to the space and film, as the whole event becomes an unforgettable synthesis of art, installation, food and film.
The set meal is €30 per person. Wine will be available. Reservations can be made through thenilandgallery@gmail.com or at Kai Cafe + Restraurant (kaicaferestaurant@gmail.com).
The Niland Gallery is an Engage Art Studios project and is made possible by the generous support of the Niland family and the Arts Council. The Niland Gallery is located on Merchants Road, Galway.
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Engage Art Studios for the Galway Arts Festival presents:
Ella Burke, Ann Maria Healy, Steve McCarthy, Angela O’Brien, Lesley Ann O’Connell, Tadhg O’Cuirín, Noilin O'Kelly and Jim Ricks
The Niland Gallery, Lower Merchants Road
11th - 24th July 2011
Opening reception: Wednesday July 13th 6pm.
The Niland Gallery, Lower Merchants Road
11th - 24th July 2011
Opening reception: Wednesday July 13th 6pm.
An artistic 'face off' between Monster Truck Studios (Dublin) and Engage Art Studios (Galway) at The Niland Gallery, Merchant's Road, Galway. 4 artists from each studio will exhibit side by side.
This pairing of studios includes a diverse range of practices with painting, large scale photographs, digital works, monumental sculptures and drawings.
To include Noilin O'Kelly, Ella Burke, Lesley Ann O’Connell and Steve McCarthy from Monster Truck and Ann Maria Healy, Angela O’Brien, Tadhg O’Cuirrin and Jim Ricks from Engage.
The Niland Gallery is an Engage Art Studios project and is made possible by the generous support of the Niland family and the Arts Council.
Aidan Dunne of The Irish Times writes: "Dublin’s Monster Truck Studios meet Galway’s Engage Studios in Vis-á-Vis at the Niland Gallery and the result is a really good show...". Read the rest here.
