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Search By Live95 News Team Minister Patrick O Donovan says Sheila O Regan would have made a fantastic TD or government minister.
There s shock in West Limerick following the sudden death of the Ardagh woman who was known as a champion of volunteerism.
A well-known Fine Gael campaigner Sheila was involved in the Ardagh voluntary housing organisation and the local voluntary community radio.
She also promoted tourism to the area with her work at the Palatine museum in Rathkeale and she was great supporter of the local arts and literary community and served on the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
Work of two Mayo artists to be added to the National Collection
The work of two Mayo artists is to be added to the National Collection.
Alice Maher and Dermot Seymour have had their work acquired by the Irish Museum of Modern Art, and the Arts Minister Catherine Martin says they are among 70 artists who works will be added to the National Collection.
Last October, the Minister announced €1 million for the Irish Museum of Modern Art and the Crawford Art Gallery to purchase work by artists living or working in Ireland, and 422 artworks from 70 artists across the country have now been selected, in what s described as a significant boost to both collections.
Minister Martin announces the addition of a significant body of artworks to the National Collection
Today, Minister Catherine Martin announces that 422 artworks by 70 artists will be added to the National Collection thanks to the €1m fund provided to the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and the Crawford Art Gallery in October 2020.
The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has been working with the National Cultural Institutions through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to develop meaningful ways to support artists across the country at this challenging time. In October 2020, Minister Martin committed €1m from her department to IMMA and the Crawford Art Gallery to fund the purchase of artworks by artists living and/or working in Ireland. The investment enabled the two institutions charged with collecting contemporary art to work collaboratively to support artists by buying existing artworks, bringing much needed financial resources to the sector.
Minister Martin announces the addition of a body of artworks to the National Collection Image: Alice Maher Mnemosyne Alice Maher, installation image of Mnemosyne as part of Becoming IMMA, Earlsfort Terrace 2012. Photo credit: Colin Hogan
Today, Minister Catherine Martin announces that 422 artworks by 70 artists will be added to the National Collection thanks to the €1m fund provided to the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and the Crawford Art Gallery in October 2020.
The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has been working with the National Cultural Institutions through the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to develop meaningful ways to support artists across the country at this challenging time. In October 2020, Minister Martin committed €1m from her department to IMMA and the Crawford Art Gallery to fund the purchase of artworks by artists living and/or working in Ireland. The investment enabled the two institutions charged with collectin
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