As Time Goes By Friday 4 December 8:00pm

Sirius Arts Centre presents

As Time Goes By

Songs from the 20's 30's & 40's

With Ryan Morgan, Jim Quinlan & Alan Carmody

Special encore performance Friday 4 December 8:00pm

Tickets €18

contact 021 481 3790 for more information!

Opening Thursday 3 December 7:30pm at Sirius!

LOST SOULS, PIONEERS AND LONG-DISTANCE TRAVELLERS

An Exhibition of Photographs by Mark Carmody
Words by Jim Wilson
In celebration of their new book: "Shorebirds of Ireland"
Published by Collins Press

In the west Gallery
"Irish Shorebirds"
an exhibition by Cobh YMCA PARENTS AND KIDS TOGETHER
artworks taken from workshops with Jim Wilson.

Opening reception Thursday 3 December 7:30pm
Exhibition runs until Sunday 24 January 2010

For more information contact Sirius Arts Centre at (021) 481 3790
or email cobharts@iol.ie

Please note that Sirius will be closed from 21/12/09 to 05/01/10 for Christmas Holidays.

RDS National Crafts Competition Prize Winners Exhibition Comes to Sirius Arts Centre

Sirius Arts Centre
Hosts

THE RDS NATIONAL CRAFTS COMPETITION
Prize Winners Exhibition

Opening Thursday 5 November at 7pm

Since its inception in 1968, the RDS National Crafts Competition encourages and promotes the practice of craft in Ireland and is now considered to be a major event in the Irish crafts industry calendar. The Competition is organised in association with the Crafts Council of Ireland.

With craft categories such as ceramics, glass, furniture and textiles, the Competition is a unique opportunity for craft workers and designers to compete for prestigious awards and prizes.

Sirius Arts Centre is thrilled to be one of the exhibiting venues for the winners competition this year.

Exhibition runs until Sunday 22 November

For more information visit the website for the RDS at: http://www.rds.ie/
Or contact Sirius Arts Centre at: 021 481 3790

OCTOBER BANK HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER WEEKEND - IN AID OF COBH MARITIME SONG FESTIVAL!!

Sirius Arts Centre
Presents
A fundraising music weekend to help support
THE COBH MARITIME SONG FESTIVAL
FRIDAY 23 – MONDAY 26 OCTOBER

Sirius Arts Centre is organising a weekend of music concerts and sessions in Cobh!
Featuring guests from Cobh, Cork and the UK.

FRIDAY 23 October 8pm – In the Sirius Arts Centre
JIMMY MAGEEAN, PAT SHERIDAN,
LOCTUP TOGETHER AND KALAMAZOO
To commemorate our friend and past Maritime Festival Performer, Johnny Collins
Tickets €12/€10 Concession

SATURDAY 24 OCT 9PM –
BELLA VISTA HOTEL
Spy Hill, Cobh Featuring

Garland with Pat Sheridan, Jimmy Mageean, Loctup Together and friends.

SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER FROM 2PM ON -
THE ROARING DONKEY PUB, Top of the Hill, Cobh
Featuring guest performers, local musicians and all comers!

BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 26 OCTOBER FROM 3:30 ON –
HIGH CHAPARRAL BAR, Ballymore Cobh
SUPER SESSION –
featuring guest performers, local musicians of ALL AGES and the Ballymore Set Dancers.
ALL WELCOME!

For more information or to purchase tickets please contact Sirius Arts Centre at 021 481 3790 or via email at cobharts@iol.ie Johnny Collins Commemoration:

When we decided to organize a fundraiser for the Maritime Festival, the first person we contacted to lend support was the great, Johnny Collins. Johnny has performed at almost every edition of the Cobh Maritime Song Festival with his long time singing partner Jimmy Mageean. Johnny, in his never ending generosity immediately agreed to help us and come to Cobh for the weekend.Unfortunately, Johnny Collins passed away a few weeks later in Gdansk Poland where he was performing for their Tall Ships Concert with Jimmy Mageean and Pat Sheridan. It was a great shock to us all and to the thousands of people who have been touched by Johnny’s performances and spirit over the years.We dedicate the Firday Night concert to the memory of our dear friend, Johnny Collins. The evening will feature performances by Jimmy Mageean with Pat Sheridan, Chris Lock and Ian Tupling which make up Loctup together and Cobh’s own musical group KalamazooSpecial thanks to Bella Vista Hotel, The Watersedge Hotel, The Roaring Donkey, The High Chaparral and Ryan’s pub for their support

NO CROWS Saturday 26 8:00pm Tickets €15.00

NO CROWS

Featuring:
Steve Wickham: Fiddle (from the Waterboys)
Anna Houston: Cello, Mandolin
Felip Carbonell: Guitar
Eddie Lee: Double Bass


NoCrows is an eclectic gathering of musicians from different cultures and influences. Steve Wickham, Anna Houston, Eddie Lee and Felip Carbonell met up initially for an informal weekly session in Shoot the Crows pub in Sligo in September 2005, which is still ongoing every Wednesday night.

Coming from very different musical backgrounds, they decided to mix it together and see what would come out. NoCrows repertoire is truly global as their music ranges from Portugal to Moldova, from Brittany to Russia, from Venezuela to Greece and beyond. Always on the lookout for a good tune, the band borrows from the classical oeuvre as it does from jazz, trad, folk and world music.

Mallorcan guitarist Felip Carbonell with his flamenco/manouche style guitar provides the engine for the band’s exciting and stylish music. The quartet’s melodies arrive on the wings of the violin, mandolin and cello. The cello and mandolin are played by Anna Houston. Anna’s Swiss/Celtic roots are apparent in her intricate and soulful playing. Steve Wickham of ‘the Waterboys’ is the violinist and his energetic style and repertoire adds spice to the quartet. Eddie Lee provides the hot grooves on his double bass. Eddie is a well respected musician and well known for his work with the Cafe Orchestra among others.

Tickets €15 – tickets are still available!

For more information or to book contact Sirius at cobharts@iol.ie or at (021) 481 3790!

ANNAPOLIS BLUEGRASS BAND - THURSDAY 24 SEPTEMBER

Sirius Arts Centre presents

the ANNAPOLIS BLUEGRASS BAND FROM AMERICA

Thursday 24 September 8:00pm

Tickets €12

Damien Dempsey Concert SOLD OUT!

Damein Dempsey performs solo for one night only in the Sirius. Sorry to say though that before we could even begin to publicize it we sold it out....

We hope Damien will come back again - for those of you with tickets for the 17 of September - consider yourselves lucky!

Sirius Arts Centre and Art Trail present Soundwave II - Saturday 12 September from 12 - 7pm Admission FREE

Sirius Arts Centre and Cork Art Trail

Present

SOUNDWAVE II

a day in and around sound

Live acts

SAFE

miXile

Anthony Kelly/David Stalling

Tony Langlois

Francis Heery

Danny McCarthy

Kevin Tuohy

Vicky Langan

Talks by Paul Hegarty and Francis Halsall

Spectrosonic Drawing by Mick O'Shea

Screening of rare and archival DVD's on Noise

Electronics, Sound Art and Improvised Music all Day

Admission FREE!

An evening with Liam O Maonlaí Thursday 10 September 8pm

Sirius Arts Centre
presents

An evening with

LIAM O MAONLAÍ

Thursday 10 September 8pn

Tickets €18

Limited Seating Advanced booking suggested!

Past member of the Hot House Flowers, now recognised for his own solo performances. This is his first appearance at Sirius Arts Centre and we expect a sellout so advanced booking required!

For more information contact Sirius at (021) 481 3790

Opening Thursday 3 Setpember POST an exhibition by Stuart Coughlan and Declan Rooney

POST
CORK•NEW YORK•BERLIN•COBH

An exhibition by
Stuart Coughlan and Declan Rooney
Opening reception
Thursday 3 September 7pm

Running until Sunday 27 September

POST is an exhibition based on the long running visual dialogue between two artists, Berlin based Declan Rooney and cork Based Stuart Coughlan.
This dialogue, conducted through the traditional postal system reflects both artists interest in mark making, collecting ephemera, ritual, repetition and personal mythologies. With the widespread use of electronic media, communication has become more immediate and sanitized. The artists reflect on the comparative slowness of the traditional mail system and the tactile qualities of paper, card and tape as it passes through hands, modes of transportation and crosses land and sea.

Gallery Hours
Wednesday – Friday 11AM – 5pm/Saturday & Sunday 2pm – 5pm/Monday & Tuesday CLOSED

Saturday 29 August 8pm - an evening with Jimmy Crowley!

An evening with
Jimmy Crowley!
One of Cork's Finest Singer Songwriters.

Tickets €16

This is Jimmy's last appearance before returning to America for the winter!

Afternoon Concert and Talk to celebrate Austalia Day in Cobh!

Sunday 23 August 2pm
In Celebration of Australia Day in Cobh
Sirius presents an afternoon concert
Featuring Welsh Tenor

Ryan Morgan
accompanied by Bebhinn Ni Mheara

Songs of the Sea
Concert will be preceded by a short talk on Spike Island’s connections to Australia
By Local Historian

Michael Martin

Tickets€12 tickets available at Sirius Arts Centre

Tír na nÓg at Sirius 21 & 22 August 8pm!

Sirius Arts Centre Presents

Friday 21 & Saturday 22 August
Tir na nOg
Featuring Sonny Condell and Leo O’Kelly

Tickets €18 per night – tickets still available!
Both concerts will be recorded live for future release!

Formed in Dublin in 1969, Tír na nÓg featuring Leo O’Kelly and Sonny Condell are often considered one of the first progressive folk bands with other artist like Nick Drake and Pentangle. Their music is made up of their own compositions based on strong Celitc roots and features intricate acoustic guitar playing and close harmony singing. From 1971 to 1973 Tír na nÓg made three critically acclaimed studio albums and toured internationally.

The band broke up in 1974 and pursued solo careers in Ireland. Condell recorded his own material and went on to form Scullion, O’Kelly pursued a career as a producer and has also released solo projects. The duo reformed in 1985 and have toured around since then. This is a great opportunity to see two masterful musicians together again and be a part of this important live recording.

For more information contact Sirius at 021 481 3790

IN RESIDENCE: American Photographer Doug Dubois

Sirius Arts Centre is pleased to have in residence for the month of July American Photographer, Doug Dubois.

Doug received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; and Parco Gallery, Tokyo, among other venues, and can be found in the collections of major institutions, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In 2006, he received the John Gutman Photography Fellowship. Doug teaches photography at Syracuse University in New York State.

Doug Dubois arrives in Cobh directly after seeing his first monograph published through Aperture Foundation in the United States. Titled, "All the Days and Nights" the book is an amazing collection of imagery Doug has made of his family for over 20 years, beginning in 1984, prior to his father’s near-fatal fall from a commuter train and his mother’s subsequent breakdown and hospitalizations. The book is filled with beautiful and haunting portraits that give a hint to a narative comprising the lives of his immediate family.

While in Cobh, Doug is running photographic workshops with young adults. This project has been sponsored by Cork County Council. The workshops began just a 2 weeks ago, but already the group are working on the goal of creating their own books by using an online publishing tool. The members of the groups have been drawn from the Cobh YMCA and Feabhas Cobh Diversion Project.

Additionally Doug is making his own images while in the area. To learn more about Doug Dubois please visit his website at www.dougdubois.com

North Cregg at Sirius Friday 24 July 8pm

Sirius Arts Centre presents an evening with
NORTH CREGG

FRIDAY 24 JULY 8PM
Tickets €15

MAEVE HIGGINS FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY AT SIRIUS - FUNDRAISER FOR EMERGENCY BUILDING WORKS

FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY
COBH'S OWN MAEVE HIGGINS

PERFORMS IN THE SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE

Friday 17 July 8pm
Tickets €25

Includes wine and canapés

Reception starts at 7pm - comedy begins at 8pm

Thanks to The Waters Edge Hotel, Frank Hedderman and Peter Kidney.

ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT EMERGENCY BUILDING WORKS ON THE SIRIUS ARTS CENTRE HISTORICAL BUILDING!

Since launching her stand up comedy career, Cobh native Maeve Higgins, has been performing to sold out shows at comedy festivals worldwide, as well as appearing on the RTÉ hit TV series Naked Camera! Maeve returns to her home town of Cobh for one night only to perform in support of Sirius Arts Centre.


For tickets contact Sirius at 021 481 3790 or via email at cobharts@iol.ie

DECLAN SINNOTT & SMALL TOWN TALK AT SIRIUS ON tHURSDAY 2 JULY 8PM

For One Night Only!
Declan Sinnott with his band Small Town Talk
perform in the Sirius Arts Centre at 8pm - Tickets are €16

"Small Town Talk" Features:
Guitarist Declan Sinnott,
Singer-songwriter Hank Wedel,
Drummer Martin Leahy, and,
Bassist Eleanor Healy.

Declan Sinott is well known throughout Ireland, and beyond, as a superb guitarist, musical arranger and record producer having worked with a stellar cast of Irish talent since the '70s, including Christy Moore, Mary Black and Moving Hearts.

Hank Wedel is best known for his work with Cork City rock bands "Princes Street" and "Open Kitchen."

Martin Leahy is held in high regard as a drummer in both trad/folk and rock circles, having played with Hank in "Open Kitchen," but also the sensational trad. outfit "North Cregg."

Eleanor Healy spent the early part of the '90s singing and playing bass with Cork's "The Five Joyful Mysteries," before a move to The USA to study Jazz performance.

"Small Town Talk" are best described a band of seasoned and experienced musicians performing originals and choice covers in an acoustic rock band format

DOG & STRING TO PERFORM "THE WISHING TREE" AT THE COBH COMMUNITY CENTRE - A FAMILY FUN EVENT! SATURDAY 20 JUNE 2 & 4PM

Dog and Sting are a touring theatre founded in 1995. The company is based in County Clare and has toured in Ireland, The UK, Greece,Spain and France performing in Art Centres, Theatres, Festivals, Community Halls, schools and on the street.

The group was founded by professional visual artists who felt there was an opportunity to bring visually stimulating work to younger audiences who did not have easy access to art galleries or theatres. In the spirit of multidisciplinary art work Dog and String has brought together musicians who act, sculptors who write, artists who are puppeteers, trolls that dance and actors who teach.

Dog and String will perform their latest work "The Wishing Tree" at the New Cobh Community Centre on Saturday 20th June at 2pm & 4pm.

Long before the fairy Godmother came on the scene Cinderella's wishes were granted by a magic tree, the Wishing Tree. There is a saying, 'Be careful of what you wish for because it might come true.'

These stories investigate the way in which our inner vision creates the world around us. Azal wishes for friends, Cinderella wants to go to the ball and the Old Woman wants to live in a big house. The fairy Godmother is the spirit of The Wishing Tree and her generosity knows no bounds unless you get greedy. This production explores a broad range of puppetry from life size puppets to animated objects and shadow puppetry.

Admission to this event is €5 each and tickets can be purchased in advance at Sirius Arts Centre!

SIRIUS SPRING GARDEN TRAIL CONTINUES SUNDAY 28 JUNE AT BALLYMALOE COOKERY SCHOOL!

The last of our three open garden fundraisers takes place at Ballymaloe Cookery School on Sunday 28 June from 11am - 5pm. All proceeds raised will go to support emergency building repairs on the historic Old Yacht Club Building

Special events on the day include :

Guided tours of the garden at 12, 2 & 3:30pm led by the staff of Ballymaloe

A talk with Tim Rowe "Bees & Beekeeping - their lives and the role of beekeeping.

Flower Arranging by Angela Heffern DIP AOIFA of the Cobh Flower Club

Myrtle Allen will give a cooking demonstration "Cooking with Garden Vegetables"

And music with Ryan Morgan.

For more information contact Sirius - Admission Adults €6/Child €3 and Family tickets €15

Eithne Twomey's FROM THE WATER on exhibition in the Sirius Galleries until Sunday 12 July

Cobh native, Eithne Twomey, presents a group of paintings created from photographs of Cork Harbour and Cobh.

“These paintings reflect a journey through paint of images of a landscape I grew up in and still have a hankering for”.

Eithne paints directly from photos or collages made up of photographic imagery and other found materials. Pattern, colour, light and shadow all play an important role in the development of these collages which become the basis for the paintings. The process of assembling the collage is driven by a particular sense of light, place and mood.

“My aim is to create an intricate, shadowy space which can be read simultaneously as both highly descriptive and abstract.”

Eithne Twomey grew up in Cobh and went to the Crawford School of Art, Cork where she studied Fine Art and Ceramics. She moved to London in the eighties and has been painting for the last five years.

For more information contact Sirius at (021) 481 3790


Gallery Hours: Wed – Fri 11Am – 5PM/Sat & Sun 2pm – 5pm/Closed Mon & Tues.

FREDDIE WHITE to play at Sirius on THURSDAY 11 JUNE AT 8PM

We are happy to welcome back Cobh's own Freddie White to the Sirius Arts Centre on Thursday 11 June at 8pm - Tickets are €20 and there are still a few available. Contact Sirius for more information!

Upcoming Music Events at Sirius Arts Centre -- FREDDIE WHITE/KIRAN GOSS/DECLAN SINNOTT!!

Please note that the concert with the Unwanted Trio scheduled for Thursday 30 April has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control – tickets can be refunded by contacting Sirius at 021 481 3790

May 2009 Music events at Sirius Arts Centre
Thursday 14 May 8pm
An evening with
Kieran Goss
Tickets €22.50

Friday 29 May 8pm
An evening of Spanish Classical Guitar with
Agustin Maruri
Tickets €15

June 2009
Thursday 11 June 8pm
An evening with
Freddie White
Tickets €20

July 2009
Thursday 2nd July 8pm
An evening with Small Town Talk and Declan Sinnott
Tickets €16

August 2009
Friday 21 & Saturday 22 August
Tír Na nÓg - Leo O'Kelly & Sonny Condell
Tickets €18
Recorded LIVE for future release!

Tickets can be purchased in the Gallery during operating hours or via telephone at 021 481 3790 Sirius now has a credit card and laser purchasing facility (service charge €3.00 for credit card & €1.50 for laser purchases per transaction, not per ticket).

For all concerts – doors open at 7:45 and seating is unreserved
– ALL TICKET SALES ARE FINAL!-

For more information visit our website at: http://www.siriusartscentre.ie/

Sirius Arts Centre receives Culture Ireland Grant to attend 8th International Festival of Photography in Lodz Poland.

Sirius Arts Centre Centre has been awarded a grant from Culture Ireland enabling Artistic Director, Peggy Sue Amison to send five photographic artists from Ireland with their works to the 8th International Festival of Photography in Łodz, Poland from the 7 – 10 May, 2009.

As part of an invited team of six curators from different countries, Sirius’ Artistic Director, Peggy Sue Amison has created a special programme featuring 5 Irish photographers as part of this year’s 8th International Festival of Photography in Łodz, Poland . Each invited curator was asked to make a presentation of artists that reflects contemporary photography from their country.Since 2001

In her position as Artistic Director of Sirius Arts Centre, Peggy has curated numerous photographic exhibitiosn at Sirius, working with Irish and international artists. Peggy also facilitates the development of new works through the international artist-in-residency programme at Sirius, often partnering artists and organisations together.

A photographic artist herself, Peggy has also written critical essays and reviews for numerous photographic publications internationally and serves as a reviewer at meeting places for photographers at different photographic festivals. An important part of her work at Sirius is focused on raising the level of discourse about photography in Ireland through all of the above.

The photographers from Ireland who will be exhibited as part of the 8th International Festival of Photography in Łodz, Poland are: David Farrell, Jackie Nickerson, Mark Curran, Eoin O Conaill and Seán Hillen.The Irish photographers will also have the opportunity to participate in the festival’s porfolio review sessions, providing them a rare opportuntity to show their works in one on one meetings to curators, publishers and other photographic professionals throughout Europe.

Other curators invited to participate and invite artists from their country include: Martin Brindl - Curator/FLUSS, Austria and Co-Curator of the International Photographic Triennial Backlight, Finland, Jim Casper - Editor and Director/LensCulture International On Line Magazine, Paris, France, Nina Kassianou - Curator/Thessaloniki, Museum of Photography, Greece, Alessandra Capodacqua - Curator/Fondazione Studio MarangoniCenter of Contemporary Photography in Florence, Italy, Tomasz Ferenc - Photo Editor & Researcher/Dept of Sociology of Culture, University of Lodz, Poland.

This programme is one part of the 8th International Photography Festival in Łodz, Poland which will run from 7 – 31 May. The festival’s main exhibition is an EU funded project curated by photography institutions from Austria, Italy, Finland and Poland. Titled ‘Tickle Attack’ the exhibition is a collection of images presenting humour, absurdity and irony.

For more information on the Lodz International Photography festival visit their website at : http://www.fotofestiwal.com/2009

For more information contact Sirius Arts Centre at 021 481 3790 (http://www.siriusartscentre.ie/)
Sirius Arts Centre would like to thank Culture Ireland for their support in helping to facilitate this opportunity to showcase photography in Ireland internationally.

Sirius Begins is Spring Garden Trail Fundraisers TOMORROW SUNDAY 26 April in Glanmire

Tomorrow Sunday 26 April from 12 - 6pm Sirius Arts Centre in collaboration with Mrs. Punch will host an Open Garden Event. Come and visit this important private garden in Glanmire. Admission is €5 per person. Dunsland Garden Centre will be present on the day selling a variety of garden plants and tools.

For more information and directions visit our website at www.siriusartscentre.ie.
This is the first of three such open garden days happening on the last Sunday of April May and June - the next event will be on Sunday May 28 in Mrs. Wanda Ronan's garden in Cuskinny, Cobh!

Sirius Arts Centre presents an evening with The UNWANTED TRIO

Featuring: Cathy Jordon & Seamie O'Dowd from Dervish

CANCELLED - DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR CONTROLL

Sirius Arts Centre apologizes for any inconvenience.

Stereopsis a 3D Projection Installation by Athina Chroni Opening Thursday 9 April (regular gallery hours)

Sirius Arts Centre presents the first Irish exhibition by Greek photographic artist Athina Chroni. “Stereopsis” a collection of three dimensional black and white projections featuring stunning black and white portraits.

“If you look with both eyes, the two different impressions on the retina are united in one single image in the brain. Although the eyes actually record two images, we have the sensation of viewing the scene from one spot, as if we had only one eye in the centre of the forehead. The process is called stereopsis, and we talk of the stereoscopic or cyclopean image.”

The images were acquired for this exhibition through the portfolio review at the Photo Biennale in Thessaloniki, Greece last year. Athina’s photographs combine the antique process of viewing a static image through special glasses which translate the final viewed experience into a three-d image.

“My pictures which are simply set, present several people in their space or out of it, directly facing the lens, always in conditions of available light and, often, in very long exposures. I chose to present the portraits of this specific unity in a 3D projection so that the spectator, being in total darkness, may feel isolated from the environment and literally slip in the picture, being aware of the space, depth, distances among the elements which compose it. My intention is the achievement of the mostly possible discreet 3D result, so that the picture attracts not, maybe, because it impresses but because it causes emotion.” Athina Chroni

For more information please contact Peggy Sue Amison at Sirius Arts Centre 021 481 3790 or via email at:cobharts@iol.ie

A Tale Of Two Cities exhibition to end soon!

This is the last weekend to see the exhibition "A Tale of Two Cities" By Malcolm McClay and Harry Moore in our galleries. The exhibition ends on Sunday 5th of April.

The exhibition is a documentary project focusing on New Orleans and Cork. The images explore two cities that have experienced unprecedented change over the last few years and includes the moody black and white pin hole images of bridges in Cork by Harry Moore and the colour pictures of homes being rebuilt in the 9th ward of New Orleans which was devistated during hurricane Katrina photographed Malcom McClay. McClay's images include written narratives by the owners of the homes.

The aritists would like to specially thank Culture Ireland for their assisting in the support of this exhibition when it was shown in New Orleans earlier this year.

Gallery Hours: Saturday and Sunday 2pm - 5pm

IN RESIDENCE: David Eisenlord American Photographer

David J. Eisenlord is in Residence this month at Sirius Arts Centre

"Growing up taking family camping vacations to the shores of Lake Michigan and Huron, and later as an engineering student in Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, the power and beauty of the Great Lakes made a profound impression on me. The Great Lakes are my Big Sky country, a place for solitude and contemplation of ones smallness. I'm drawn in particular to the landscapes of the northern shore of Lake Superior and similar areas such Iceland and the coast of Maine. " David Eisenlord

American Photographer, David J. Eisenlord is in residence at Sirius Arts Centre until the end of February. During his time here David hopes to create photographs of the landscape of Cork County . Based in Minnesota, David (known as Ike) has exhibited his stunning platinum palladium prints throughout America, his work in the collections of the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas and private organisations.

During his stay here Ike will give workshops on Platinum Palladium printing to students at Cork Institute of Technology. You can learn more about this interesting antique process on his website at www.davideisenlord.com

We welcome Ike and his wife to Cobh on this his first trip to Ireland, and hope to exhibit the works that result from his residency at a future date in the Sirius Arts Centre.

Sirius Arts Centre opening receiption for Open House 2 Saturday 31 January 2pm

OPEN HOUSE 2
A unique group exhibition
featuring artists living and working in Cork City and County

Opening Saturday 31 January 2pm – all welcome

Running until 1 March 2009

Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Friday 11am – 5pm/Saturday & Sunday 2pm – 5pm/Monday & Tuesday Closed

Sirius Arts Centre presents for the 2nd year "Open House" celebrating a wide range of artists who live and work in the Cork Area. We began Open House last year based on a presentation made in Łodz, Poland of the Homeless Gallery (Galeria Bezdomna http://www.galeriabezdomna.art.pl/), which was a spontaneously created photographic exhibition begun in 2002. The idea of the Homeless Gallery is to make an exhibition space available to everyone.

The initial Homeless Gallery was organised in the Former Merchants Guild House in Warszawa in May 2002, followed by the second Homeless Gallery in the Gdansk shipyards. Since then there have been 55 Homeless Galleries successfully organised in a wide range of areas such as: Wrocław, Kielce and Kraków in Poland, as well as in South America, Australia and Algeria.

Unlike these Homeless Galleries – Sirius Arts Centre doesn’t have the vastness of space for a completely free for all exhibition, so we had to change the format a bit to suit our organization. In December we made a public call out to artists living and working in the Cork Area. We opened the submissions to any 2D visual art piece that was ready to hang on the wall and not bigger than 75cm squared. Artists had the opportunity to pre-book their space in the exhibition – Reservations had to be taken due to our limited space, allowing only those artists who took the time to arrange an appointment for dropping off their work to participate.

The response has been astounding! The slots were completely filled in a matter of a few weeks. This illustrates to us the huge need for more exhibition space in the Cork region. The presentation of this exhibition is very casual, our Open House exhibitions are not “formal” in the traditional sense of the word. Instead, it is evidence of the huge energy, variety and talents existing in the area and the creativity that abounds in our community.

For more information contact Sirius Arts Centre at: 021 481 3790 or via email at: cobharts@iol.ie