Monday, 14 September 2015

Annual Exhibition

The Annual Exhibition of the Water Colour Society of Ireland is nearly upon us again.
This year is the 161th Exhibition!

Venue: Dun Laoghaire County Hall

Handing-in day is on Tuesday 22nd September.
Open to the public from Monday 28th September and closing at 1pm on Sunday 4th October 2016

Here is a sneak peek at the catalogue cover which features a wonderful painting by Barbara Ellison.
On the back cover we have a beautiful painting by Ann O'Clery (Society President) which will be raffled at the exhibition.


Tuesday, 21 October 2014

160th Exhibition 2014

The 160th Exhibition Sept 29th - Oct 5th

This year's Annual Exhibition was a great success.
The exhibition looked very well and sales were up.
Thank you to all who came along.




 
 

Monday, 14 July 2014

IRISH ARTS REVIEW
30th Anniversary Autumn issue
On sale 29 August until 21 November 2014 



Dear Watercolour Society of Ireland Members,
The Irish Arts Review is read by 40,000 people and recognised internationally as the most important showcase for Irish art on the world stage attracting an audience of serious art buyers and influential individuals in the arts in Ireland and around the world. The 30th anniversary Summer issue was launched by the Irish Ambassador at the Embassy of Ireland in London on 11th June, with a great turn out by the Irish corporate and arts community in London and much interest in the magazine.

For the upcoming 160th Exhibition I would like to offer you a special rate to promote your own work to a very well- targeted readership of buyers.
1/4p at e500 plus vat (reduced from e1000) to run from 29 Aug to 21st Nov.  Ad design e20 plus vat if required. Deadline 4th August.
I look forward to talking to about this and other options.

The Autumn issue will feature sculptor Bob Sloan as the main interview, artists Duncan Campbell, Cian McLoughlin, Graham Gingles, Elizabeth Cope, Tom Fitzgerald, the highlights from the Irish Graduate Shows and more. 

Your advertising will be seen for 3 months by:

The largest arts readership reached by any title in Ireland and Northern Ireland
  • Private collectors and business people who invest in art and sculpture
  • Buyers for collectors, corporate collections and institutions
  • Directors and curators of galleries, museums and arts institutions in Ireland and the UK
  • Art critics, writers and art historians, art students, lecturers and academics
  • Auctioneers, picture dealers and art advisers 
  • Senior officials in State Bodies and County Councils relating to the arts
  • Arts professional working in galleries, County Councils, art centres, museums and institutes
  • Architects and interior designers who purchase art for their clients
  • AB consumers who buy art and collectibles for their homes
  • Artists, sculptors, photographers, craftspeople, designers


Plus  a unique AB corporate and international readership
  • All AIB  private banking clients and clients of our other patrons
  • All Ireland-US Business Council members-all CEO level individuals
  • All Dublin Airport Authority Gold Card members  and CEOs of Ireland’s top 100 companies
  • Corporate and high end travellers in Premier Class seats on Aer Lingus transatlantic flights.
  • Passengers in Executive Lounges in Dublin, Cork and Shannon Airports and 7 Aer Lingus Premier Class Lounges worldwide
  • Guests in suites at 5 Star hotels: The Shelbourne, The Westin, Dylan Hotel, The Merrion Hotel, Ashford Castle, Powerscourt Hotel, Doyle Collection Hotels – The Westbury Dublin, Kensington Hotel London.

6,000 loyal postal subscribers receive the magazine immediately it is published and 5,000 retail copies are sold in 600 outlets in Ireland and Northern Ireland.

<    Exposure to up to 40,000 readers over 3 months: industry standards suggest that a quarterly magazine that is around for 3 months reaches an average of 4 readers per copy. It is of course impossible to give you specific figures of readers per copy, but because the Irish Art Review is such a high quality magazine which is kept as a collector’s item and for reference in galleries, museums, libraries, universities and other institutions, our readers per copy may be higher than the industry standard.
Best wishes,

Yvonne Smalley,
Advertising Manager
T. 003531 1 6766711

Winner of Magazine of the Year at the Irish Print Awards 2013

Advertising Rates:  1/8p  €500;  1/4p  €1000;  1/2p  €2000;  1p  €4000 plus vat
Advert design e20 plus vat

Tuesday, 8 April 2014


Water Colour Society of Ireland

AGM

When:
This Saturday 12th April 2014

Time:  
11am

Where:
The United Arts Club
3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street
Dublin 2
 

We would love everyone to try and come and meet other members afterwards for a cup of tea and a chat.

Skyarts Portrait Artist of the Year

Hello there,



I’m contacting you again from Portrait Artist of the Year as I wanted to let you know that are just four weeks left to apply for the competition at sky.com/portrait



I’d appreciate it if you could forward this email on to your art contacts to give as many people as possible the opportunity to get involved.



If you use social media it would also be brilliant if you could post the flyer on facebook and tweet the following – “Got what it takes to be @skyarts Portrait Artist Of The Year 2014? Apply at sky.com/portrait - Please RT!”



This year our series winner will receive a £10,000 commission to form part of the permanent collection of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.



Many thanks in advance!



The Portrait Artist of the Year team

Saturday, 22 February 2014

BOTANICAL & FLORAL ART AT BLOOM



Following on the success of last year’s inaugural Botanical Art in Bloom Exhibition we are pleased to announce details of the 2nd open submission exhibition of botanical art that will take place in conjunction with Bloom in 2014. The exhibition will run from Thursday the 29th of May to Monday the 2nd of June at the Visitor’s Centre in the Phoenix Park. Rebecca Dunwoody
entries@bloominthepark.com

http://www.bloominthepark.com

Tuesday, 18 February 2014

Art Course with JOHN HOAR

ART COURSE with water-colourist JOHN HOAR
at Huntington Castle.
27th, 28th and 29th May.

For further details:
Contact- info@huntingtoncastle.com or 0539377160

Tuesday, 11 February 2014

ART COMPETITION


 The 29th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition opens tomorrow, February 11th, and we'd love your help in spreading the word about this fantastic opportunity for artists from all over the world.
Find out more at http://www.agora-gallery.com/competition/

Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Irish Arts Review Subscription offer

Dear Member
To mark the publication of the Winter 2013 edition of the Irish Arts Review we would like to extend an invitation to you to subscribe to or give a Christmas gift of the Irish Arts Review at the special discounted rate of €35.00/£30.00 (one-year subscription inc. p&p within Ireland/Northern Ireland).
Subscribers will receive:
- Four editions of the Irish Arts Reviews (Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn)
- Unlimited Access to the Irish Arts Review online Archive of Irish Art and Heritage  a unique searchable online archive of more than 1,600 beautifully illustrated and scholarly articles on Irish art, heritage, and architecture that have been published in the Irish Arts Review over the past 29 years. Included in this Archive are the complete early quarterly Irish Arts Reviews from 1984-87.
- The IAR Annual Price Guide to Irish Art
- The IAR Priviledge Card - click link for full benefits http://www.irishartsreview.com/contact-us/subscribe
- Personalised Gift Card posted on your behalf
- Gift CD

The Irish Arts Review is a not-for-profit publication dedicated to the promotion of the work of Irish artists. In these challenging times, it is vital for us – and for the artists that we cover – to continue to expand our audience. 

This issue will feature John Behan, T.P Flanagan, Jennifer Trouton, Cristina Bunello, Patrick Michael Fitzgerald, Mary Swanzy, 100 graphic artists at the Botanic Gardens and more.

To subscribe at this €35.00 discounted rate, simply contact the Irish Arts Review and quote Watercolour Society Offer. A subscription to the Irish Arts Review is the perfect Christmas Gift. 
You may subscribe:
Online: www.irishartsreview.com  
T: +353 1 676 6711     
E: subscriptions@irishartsreview.com 
Post: Irish Arts Review, 15 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland



Wednesday, 24 July 2013

WCSI Exhibition 2013

 
 
Well, members........that time of year is fast approaching.........our Annual Exhibition
Everyone has been sent the submission form and information sheets, BY EMAIL, so please look out for them.
Also PLEASE take note of all the dates.
More up-dates as we get closer to the time......HAPPY PAINTING!

Friday, 26 April 2013

SKy Arts Portrait Artist of the Year Competition



SKY ARTS PORTRAIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Entry details and requirements can be found at www.sky.com/portrait
Sky Arts are searching across the UK and Ireland for an inspiring and talented artist who can be crowned Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year.

The winner will join a select group of distinguished artists who may be considered for a future project by the Gallery, and will be awarded a £10,000 commission to paint double-Booker and Costa Award-winning author Hilary Mantel for The British Library.  The painting of Mantel will be displayed at The British Library and become part of its permanent art collection. They will also receive a years’ supply of art materials courtesy of leading fine art supplier Cass Art.   
Four heats will take place at free art festivals in London, Dublin, Glasgow and Cardiff over the summer 2013. At these festivals, participants will be challenged to produce a portrait of one of three sitters, and will receive help and advice from a panel of expert judges. At the end of each heat the judges will choose the artist they believe to be the most talented to go through to the final. The Judges will be Kathleen Soriano, Director of Exhibitions of the Royal Academy of Arts, renowned portrait artist Tai Shan Schierenberg and Kate Bryan, Head of Contemporary at The Fine Art Society. There will be a number of leading artists acting as mentors throughout the series including Jonathan Yeo.
Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year is a competition open to professional and amateur artists. Participants will be able to seek advice from some of the top names in the art world and the series finalists will see their work displayed in the National Portrait Gallery.
Entry to the competition is free, and we are hoping to spread the word to as many potential competitors as possible. We would be delighted if you would pass the information about the competition on to your members or any artists who might be interested.
For details in how to participate in Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year please visit Sky.com/Portrait

The closing date for submissions is midday on Thursday 2nd May.




Saturday, 6 April 2013

AGM Reminder for Members

 
 
 
The Water Colour Society of Ireland AGM
 
 
Date: Wednesday 10th April 2013
 
Time: 7.30 pm
 
Place: The United Arts Club, 3 Upper Fitzwilliam Street, Dublin 2.
 
 Stay and have a chat over refreshments afterwards


Wednesday, 27 March 2013

Submission Call-Out to Older Artists

Submission Call-Out to Older Artists

“Grow Happy”

Group Exhibition Exhibition by Older Artists in conjunction with Bealtaine
...

at THE MILL THEATRE GALLERY
Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin 16

The Mill Theatre Gallery will hold a group exhibition by artists aged 55+ living in the South County Dublin Area during May-June 2013.

Run in conjunction with this year’s Bealtaine Festival.
Bealtaine is co-ordinated by Age & Opportunity, the Irish national organisation working to promote greater participation by older people in society. May belongs to the Bealtaine festival, celebrating creativity as we age! Over 120,000 people now take part in Bealtaine. From dance to cinema, painting to theatre, Bealtaine showcases the talents and creativity of both first-time and professional older artists. The theme for the 2013 festival is ‘Grow Happy’ - a call to celebrate growth, spring and positivity for ourselves and our communities.

Please contact Aoife for submission information - aoife@milltheatre.ie / 012969340
Or download a form from the website.
www.milltheatre.ie
See more

Thursday, 28 February 2013

Competition.

Members of the WCSI are invited to enter the 2013 Patchings Open Art Competition.

Details can be found on their website at:

www.painters-online.co.uk.

All entries have to be in by 28th March 2013.

Tuesday, 26 February 2013

WCSI Exhibition 2012


Our President, Pauline Doyle, and committee member Rosita Manahan at the Annual Exhibition in Dun Laoghaire in October.
The Exhibition was a great success and received many compliments, especiallly in regard to the wonderfully high quality of the work on show.
A big thank you to all those who worked so hard to bring it to fruition.

Monday, 4 February 2013

Chelsea International Fine Art Competition.

Dear  Watercolour Society of Ireland,

One of the great opportunities of the year begins on February, 12th 2013.
Sponsored by Chelsea’s Agora Gallery, the 28th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition is a perfect way for artists to gain increased physical and virtual exposure for their works. A complete press release is pasted below.

For more information, please visit the competition website: http://www.agora-gallery.com/competition/ or email: Carolina Carilo, Competition Coordinator competition@agora-gallery.com   

Best regards,

Olga Kubli
Gallery Assistant / Agora Galleryhttp://www.Agora-Gallery.com
olga@agora-gallery.com 


Press Release:

The 28th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition – Begins on February 12, 2013!

Here’s what several of the 2012 selected competition artists raved about:

As a New Yorker I was impressed by the truly international nature of the show, and by the quality of the art.” ~ Meredith Rose

"To see my work displayed on the walls of your gallery was validating on so many levels. I have been doing art for more than 40 years and I couldn't help but feel a strong sense of satisfaction, joy, accomplishment, and personal honor. Thank you for that opportunity… Winning the competition has fueled my passion and inspired me to work harder. It has also provided me with distinction as a professional fine artist." ~ Doug DePice

THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES to you all. The kindness and warm hellos, the great care in handling my delicate boxes and setting up all the artworks for the show was truly done with love and lots of professional care. I'm looking forward to entering again in a competition and highly recommend other artists to do the same.” ~ Giovanni Gelardi

The juror of the 2013 competition is well-known writer, reporter and art critic Anthony Haden-Guest http://www.agora-gallery.com/competition/art_contest_how_to_enter.aspx.

The awards are carefully designed to aid the selected artists in promoting themselves and their work, increasing their exposure and presence in the art world. The prizes include: inclusion in an exhibition in the heart of Chelsea, New York’s famous art district; internet promotion on ART-mine.com, cash prizes, a review to be published in the contemporary fine art magazine ARTisSpectrum.

The competition details for 2013 are as follows:
February 12, 2013 - Competition opens
March 19, 2013 - Submission deadline
April 10, 2013 - Results announced
August 16th through September 5th - Exhibition for the selected artists 

All visual artists worldwide who are 18 and older are invited to enter the competition. The competition is open to all media except video art, film, performance art, jewelry and crafts.

Entries are processed using an online entry system; please use high quality images to give the juror the best and most accurate impression of your work. There is a $35 entry fee for up to 5 images; $5 for each additional image.

Agora Gallery is proud to support the Children’s Heart Foundation, which contributes to research into diagnosing, treating and preventing congential heart defects, the number one birth defect in the United States, as well as providing information to families with children affected. As part of our commitment to helping art make the world a better place, Agora Gallery will donate 15% of its proceeds from the sale of artwork from the art competition exhibition to the CHF.

For further information, please visit the competition website: http://www.agora-gallery.com/competition/ or email: competition@agora-gallery.com.

Sunday, 11 September 2011

SPECIAL EVENTS

ART ACTIVITY DAY - 15th October 2011

VENUE: The 157th Annual Exhibition of the Water Colour Society of Ireland in the County Hall, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

TIME: 11am to 1pm for the Studio Morning Demonstrations.  
             2pm to 4pm "Come and Draw".



Demonstrations in Watercolour will be given by 
between 11am and 1pm.  ADMISSION IS FREE 


COME AND DRAW


In the afternoon between 2pm and 4pm the WCSI invite you to come and draw with members of the Water Colour Society.
Pencil Portrait by Oisin Roche


MONO PRINT DEMONSTRATION 20TH OCTOBER 2011 2-4PM

Angela Shivnan will do a demonstration of a mono print on 20th October from 2pm to 4pm.   Angela will be available to answer questions and will show you the tools needed to do this exciting technique.  More details to follow...

The Water Colour Society 157th Exhibition

Friday, 2 September 2011

WCSI Outing to the Ulster Museum 13 August 2011

This years outing took members to the Ulster Museum and the  F.E. Williams Gallery where they met Neil Shawcross.   

The following photos taken by Vincent Lambe show members on the trip.

Tom Ryan and Neil Shawcross at Neil's Exhibition

The Water Colour Society Committee with Neil Shawcross.

In the Sculpture Garden at the F. E. Williams Gallery and Studio.

Neil Shawcross talks about his work at the show.

Members of the Water Colour Society

President of the Water Colour Society, Pauline Doyle with Neil Shawcross.

Group shot of all who went on the trip.

Sculpture at the F.E Williams Studio.

Monday, 29 August 2011

Work in Progress

Dear Members,

As you can see the WCSI Blog is still in progress...   To help us get a start please can you send me photos of the outing to the Ulster Museum.   Thank you.

Kate Bedell