Dublin Gallery Weekend, 2023.

9th November 2024 @ 11:00am – Talk

CONFERENCE: Realising the Potential of the Irish Visual Arts Sector

Taking place on Saturday 9 November, the Dublin Gallery Weekend Conference entitled Realising the Potential of the Irish Visual Arts Sector, will bring together leading voices from the Irish and international art worlds, including the Directors of top museums and institutions and instrumental figures behind world-class public, private, and corporate collections. Hosted by Sean Rainbird (Curator and former Director of the National Gallery of Ireland), this event will take place at the main auditorium of IPUT Real Estate’s new Georges Dock location and will be an opportunity to learn and network with leading figures in the Irish and international art world.

Scroll down for more info and full schedule. To book your place please email cagadublin@gmail.com

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10.30am – 11am

Registration and morning coffee 

11am

Welcome and Introduction: Opening remarks by Sean Rainbird, conference chair

 

11.15am – 12.15pm

Panel: The Irish Visual Arts Ecosystem – Where are we now? Comparisons

Discussion on the current state of the Irish visual arts ecosystem in relation to other countries, and the potential for growth

Moderator: Sean Rainbird

Panellists:

Corban Walker (Artist)

Dr Clare McAndrew (Internationally renowned art economist)

Dr Caoimhín Mac Giolla Léith (London-based critic, writer, curator)

Emma Goltz, (UK-based collector of Irish & International art)

Tara Murphy (Solomon Gallery, CAGA)

 

12.15 pm – 1.15pm

Panel: The role of the commercial gallery sector in the Irish Visual Arts ecosystem

Moderator: Sean Rainbird

Panellists:

Adrian O’Carroll (Collector, Independent non-executive to the arts, Artist)

Dr Declan Long (National College of Art & Design)

Niall Gaffney (Collector, Chief Executive IPUT)

Isabel Nolan (Artist)

John Daly (Hillsboro Fine Art; Chair, CAGA)

 

1.15pm Lunch

 

2.15pm – 3pm

Keynote: Inspiration and models for change in the Irish Visual Arts Sector with Mary McCarthy (Director, Crawford Art Gallery)

 

3pm Coffee break

 

3.20pm – 4.20pm

Panel: Ways of moving the Irish Visual Arts sector forward – ideas, support, inspiration

Moderator: Sean Rainbird

Panelists:

Barbara Dawson (Director, Hugh Lane Gallery)

Bryan Meehan (Collector, philanthropist, entrepreneur)

Cristín Leach (Critic and writer)

Darragh Hogan (Kerlin Gallery, CAGA)

Delphine Munro (Head of Arts & Culture, European Investment Bank)

Orla Whelan (Artist)