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Artist Talks

Hear artists talk about their work, the things that inspire them and the development of their solo exhibitions at projects The Douglas Hyde.

Pınar Öğrenci
Film Screening & Artist Talk

Listen back now to our Artist Talk that took place on Tuesday 11 February: a conversation between artist Pınar Öğrenci and Dr Georgina Jackson. Öğrenci’s film Âşit  was presented in the gallery in Episode 1 of our screening programme for the exhibition Land in late 2024. In making this work, Öğrenci returned to her father’s […]

Marianne Keating
In Conversation with Ruairí McCann

Join us from 7pm for a screening of two films by Marianne Keating Meet Fire with Fire (2022, 20 minutes) and A Beautiful Dream (2020 – 22, 8minutes), followed by a conversation between Marianne and Ruairí McCann, film programmer and writer.  

Brendan Ciarán Browne
on Jumana Manna's 'Foragers'

Dr Brendan Ciarán Browne, Assistant Professor of Conflict Resolution & Reconciliation & Fellow of Trinity College Dublin, discusses Jumana Manna’s film ‘Foragers,’ in relation to the themes of surveillance, control and cultural resistance in Palestine. Dr Browne’s research interests are focused on transitional justice, settler colonialism, liberal peacebuilding, and conflict and forced displacement. His previous […]

Yvonne Scott
On Kathy Prendergast

Yvonne Scott, Emeritus Fellow and Associate Professor in Art History, Trinity College, gives a talk on the work on Kathy Prendergast included in our current exhbition Land. Drawing on cartographic methods and aesthetics, Scott looks the included works in the context of Prendergast’s broader practice. Yvonne Scott has explored Kathy Prendergast’s artwork in a number […]

Anna Boghiguian
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

Saturday 13 July, 2024, 12pm The Douglas Hyde is delighted to present an artist talk by renowned artist Anna Boghiguian on the occasion of her first solo exhibition in Ireland titled Period of Change. Widely considered one of the most interesting contemporary artists of our time, Boghiguian is a close observer of the human condition, […]

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Deirdre O'Mahony
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

The Douglas Hyde is delighted to present a walk-through of the exhibition The Quickening where artist Deirdre O’Mahony and our Director, Dr Georgina Jackson, will discuss some of the themes, subject matter, histories and ideas of the work on show. Listen to the talk from the link in this section.

Siobhán Hapaska
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

The Douglas Hyde is delighted to present a walk-through of the exhibition Medici Lion where artist Siobhán Hapaska and our Director, Dr Georgina Jackson, will discuss some of the themes, subject matter, histories and ideas of the work on show. Listen to the recording from the link in this section.

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Tom Burr
Artist Talk

To coincide with Adam Shiu-Yang Shaw’s exhibition, The Douglas Hyde is delighted to present an online Artist Talk with renowned artist, Tom Burr. The conversation will be live cast on our YouTube channel on Monday 18 September from 6.00 pm. No booking is required and everyone is welcome.

Liz Magor
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

The Douglas Hyde is delighted to present a walk-through of the exhibition The Rise and The Fall where artist Liz Magor and our Director, Dr Georgina Jackson, discuss some of the themes, subject matter, histories and ideas of the work on show. Listen to the recording from the link in this section.

Bassam Al-Sabah and Jennifer Mehigan
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

The Douglas Hyde is very pleased to announce an In Conversation event where our Director, Georgina Jackson will talk to Bassam Al-Sabah and Jennifer Mehigan about, amongst other things, their collaboration on the IT’S DANGEROUS TO GO ALONE! TAKE THIS  and Nightbloom Chokehold exhibition projects. The talk will take place on Thursday, 9 February at 7pm, […]

Eric N. Mack
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

We are delighted to announce an In Conversation event where artist Eric N Mack will be joined in conversation by Georgina Jackson, Director at The Douglas Hyde, to discuss the many aspects of his new commission Scampolo!. The conversation took place on Thursday 26 May, 7pm, at The Douglas Hyde. Watch it now from the […]

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David Lunney, Áine McBride and Katie Watchorn
In conversation with Fernando Sánchez-Migallón Cano

We are delighted to announce an In Conversation event where our Learning and Engagement Curator, Fernando Sánchez-Migallón Cano will talk to David Lunney, Áine McBride and Katie Watchorn about the many aspect of the From Here to There exhibition project. The conversation will take on Thursday, 3 February, from 7 pm at The Douglas Hyde. […]

Yuri Pattison
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

Yuri Pattison is considered to be one of the most influential young artists addressing the impact of digital technology on both infrastructure and everyday life. Pattison works across video, sculpture and online platforms to explore the political, material and social consequences of the rapid development of technology. His works move across platforms and materialities, connecting […]

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Elisabeth Subrin
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

To coincide with our latest iteration of our screening series, the Douglas Hyde is very pleased to announce an in-conversation event. Our Director, Dr Georgina Jackson will talk to artist and filmmaker Elisabeth Subrin about the making of ‘Shulie’, as well as giving an insight into Subrin’s forthcoming film and book project about the late […]

Gabriel Kuri
In conversation with Georgina Jackson

Working across sculpture, collage, installation and other media, Mexican-born, Brussels-based artist Gabriel Kuri is fascinated by the logic of everyday objects and resources. Often using repurposed materials – natural, industrial and otherwise – he links questions of form with how we value, circulate and assign function. Playing with the principles of minimalism and the history […]