In Sotheby’s in London, on November 21, a sale of Irish art from the collection of Brian P. Burns – one of the most significant collections of its kind in private hands – brought a total of $4,204,562, the highest total for a private collection of Irish art sold at auction. The transaction brought Sotheby’s overall total for Irish art sales this season to $7.7 million.
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Silent Testimony
Hear my Voice, a cinematic tribute to those who suffered loss as a result of the Northern Irish conflict known as The Troubles, (1968–1998), was screened at the Core Club in New York on November 26. The film is based on artist Colin Davidson’s exhibition of portrait paintings, Silent Testimony, exploring the common humanity of the survivors of conflict as their stories unfold … [Read more...] about Silent Testimony
New York’s Annual CraicFest Music and Film Festival Turns 20
This year marks the 20th year of New York City’s celebrated CraicFest, a music and film festival that takes place each March throughout the city to highlight Irish culture and inspire new generations of Irish and non-Irish Americans to explore the rich history of Ireland. Founded in 1999 by Terence Mulligan, a second-generation Irish American from County Mayo, the festival … [Read more...] about New York’s Annual CraicFest Music and Film Festival Turns 20
Irish Multimedia Experience Goes Off-Broadway
In late 1980s Ireland, commercial digital scanning was newly available, and when Dublin artist Patrick Dunning decided to scan a piece of his art – a large but simple cosmic landscape – into a one million pixel format, he came to understand his painting not just as color on canvas, but as digital code with a message all its own. Patrick became committed to translating every … [Read more...] about Irish Multimedia Experience Goes Off-Broadway
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Upcoming Events in Irish America
By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
January 12, 2018
January 12, 2018
This January and February, a number of exciting events are happening in New York City, from a 20th anniversary revival of Edna Walsh's groundbreaking "Disco Pigs" at the Irish Repertory Theater to a pop extravaganza presented by the Irish Arts Center, and more.
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“Disco Pigs”
January 5 – February 18
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