National Photography Collection Launch
Building Artists’ Legacies for the Future - Discussion Event
Wednesday 19th JANUARY at 4PM
Selection of images from the National Photography Collection, featuring work by Ciarán Óg Arnold, Anthony Haughey, Moira McIver, Markéta Luskačová, Yvette Monahan, Kenneth O'Halloran, Kate Nolan, George Voronov, Patrick Hogan, Shia Conlon and Mark Curran. Images copyright the artists.
Building Artists’ Legacies for the Future public event on Wednesday 19th January 2022 at the Conference Space, Printworks, Dublin Castle explored ways to support artists to preserve and archive their work. It concluded with the live performance and premiere of HAVING REGARD by Kate Nolan and Irene Buckley, a new Gallery of Photography Artists Commission supported by the Arts Council.
Discussion event 19th january 2022
- building artists’ legacies for the future
4.00 - 4.10pm
Introduction to the new National Photography Collection
The National Photography Collection has been established as a key element in GPI’s strategic plan to develop into a museum of contemporary photography. It builds on the Gallery’s sustained commitment to supporting artists in the development and promotion of their work. Through collaboration, we hope to grow the collection as an archive repository offering an overview of photographic practice in Ireland.
4.10 - 4.25pm
How artists manage the legacy of their work
Artists panel discussion on safeguarding their archives.
4.25- 4.45pm
Artist case study and research findings:
Digitising artists’ archives: Artist case study
Results from Gallery of Photography artists survey
4.55 - 5.25pm
NFT’s: creation, curation, and collection: Nascent Technology and its impact on the arts.
Paul Geraghty, curator, will outline findings from the Galleries Without Walls Artists NFT programme - followed by a Q&A
5.30 - 5.50pm
Premiere of HAVING REGARD Artists Collaborative Commission
Introduction by artist Kate Nolan followed by a presentation of new works with a live performance by Irene Buckley.
Performance Duration: 10 min
Medium: Single-channel video with sound
Composer: Irene Buckley
Voiceover Artist: Annabelle Leddy - Warrenpoint, Co. Down.
HAVING REGARD
'Looking out towards the sea border at this time of unrest in the wake of Brexit, visual artist Kate Nolan and composer Irene Buckley collaborated on video works. Filmed in the contested space of Carlingford Lough, which is nestled between the Cooley and Mourne Mountains, it features local children from this undefined, invisible border space. There is the consistent hum of the ferry, crossing from North to South and back again, within the blue of sea and sky. Spoken by the voice of one of the children is a list of contextualising statements and commitments of the Preamble to the 2020 Northern Ireland Protocol.'
HAVING REGARD was commissioned by the Gallery of Photography Ireland to mark the Centenary of Partition in 2021. It is funded by the Arts Council Commission Award and Gallery of Photography Ireland. It marks the culmination of support for Kate Nolan's LACUNA project which included touring exhibitions, talks and events, curated as part of our 5-year Reframing the Border project.
It is presented as part of Gallery of Photography, Ireland’s year-long programme, ‘In Our Own Image – Photography & Ireland 1839 to the Present’. This premiere is curated to mark the inauguration of the National Photography Collection at Gallery of Photography Ireland which includes the first edition of HAVING REGARD.
National Photography Collection Inaugural Exhibition at Gallery of Photography Ireland
Gallery of Photography Ireland is delighted to present this exhibition introducing the National Photography Collection. Featuring a selection of specially commissioned prints by established and emerging Irish artists, it provides a context for an open discussion on the development of the Collection over the coming years. We plan to work with artists to support them in archiving their artistic practice across the span of their careers, preserving their creative legacies for the future. Our vision for the Collection is to define the scope of modern and contemporary Irish photography, honouring past generations and recognising the achievements of contemporary Irish photographic artists.
Featured artists:
Ciarán Óg Arnold; Noel Bowler; Ala Buisir; Simon Burch; Dorje de Burgh; Krass Clement; Shia Conlon; Martin Cregg; Mark Curran; Ciaran Dunbar; John Duncan; Tessy Ehiguese; David Farrell; Paul Gaffney; Clare Gallagher; Emer Gillespie; Karl Grimes; Anthony Haughey; Seán Hillen; Patrick Hogan; Tobi Isaac-Irein; Dragana Jurišić; Jamin Keogh; Jialin Long; Markéta Luskačová; Shane Lynam; Alen MacWeeney; Dara McGrath; Moira McIver; Yvette Monahan; Tony Murray; Brian Newman; Kate Nolan; Miriam O'Connor; Kenneth O'Halloran; Mandy O'Neill; Tony O'Shea; Pete Smyth; Harry Thuillier Jr; George Voronov and Róisín White.
National Photography Collection - valuing and sustaining Artists Practices
The National Photography Collection is a new initiative by Gallery of Photography Ireland to support artists to create high-quality archival records that support the dissemination of their work and preserve their practice for the future. It builds on the Gallery’s long-term commitment to supporting and sustaining artists working in Ireland in the development, dissemination and promotion of their work. Through an extensive process of collaboration and consultation with artists, we hope to grow the collection as an archive repository offering an overview of photographic practice in Ireland. In line with our Artist’s Payment Policy artists have been paid for their work funded exclusively by philanthropic donations. Our collection policy has been devised in consultation with a panel of expert Irish and international advisors.
In Our Own Image year-long history of photography in Ireland programme
This introductory National Photography Collection exhibition is presented as part of our year-long In Our Own Image programme charting the history of Irish photography. It cuts across photographic styles and periods to foster a dialogue between the wide range of approaches that make up Irish photography. We want to create a space where the work of different artists can form a dialogue across time and connect with new audiences. This is particularly significant as we approach the centenary of the state, providing an opportunity to reflect on how photographers have grappled with our shared histories and how diverse Irish cultural identities have been represented. As an essential critical and historical resource, the National Photography Collection is an exciting initiative for the Gallery and for the future of Irish photography. We are deeply honoured that the President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins has agreed to be Patron of the Collection.
On show at Gallery of Photography Ireland
Meeting House Square, Temple Bar
19th January - 26th March 2022
Gallery information
opening hours
Monday by appointment
Tuesday - Saturday 11am - 5:00 pm
Closed for bank holidays and public holidays
Admission is free
find us
Gallery of Photography Ireland
Meeting House Square,
Temple Bar,
Dublin D02 X406, Ireland
In Our Own Image programme is supported by Dublin City Council Commemorative Committee, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Heritage Council of Ireland, the Office of Public Works, Dublin Castle, RTÉ Supporting the Arts and Nerve Centre/Creative Centenaries NI. Presented by Gallery of Photography Ireland and the Office of Public Works, Dublin Castle, in partnership with the National Library of Ireland, the National Museum of Ireland, National Museums NI, the National Archives, PRONI, RTÉ Archives, UCD Archives, Irish Folklore Commission, University College Cork, Creative Ireland and the Arts Council of Ireland.
In Our Own Image: Photography in Ireland, 1839 to the Present has been made possible by contributions from: the Estate of Fergus Bourke; Irish Jesuit Archive/Fr. Francis Browne SJ Collection; Clare County Library; Davison and Associates; the estate of Dennis Dineen; the estate of Bill Doyle; ESB Archives; Arthur Fields: Man on Bridge; J. Paul Getty Museum; the Estate of Helen Hooker O’Malley; John Hinde Collection; Alen MacWeeney; Magnum Photos; New York Public Library; Parsons Family, Birr Castle; Photo Album of the Irish; Queen’s University, Belfast; Royal Collection Trust, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland; Sean Sexton Collection; the Estate of Jane W. Shackleton; Tipperary Museum of Hidden History; Trinity College, Dublin; Waterford City and County Archives.
Curated by Gallery of Photography Ireland with the Office of Public Works, Dublin Castle.
Gallery of Photography Ireland would like to thank Dr Myles Campbell, Research and Interpretation Officer (Curator) for the Office of Public Works at Dublin Castle and Mary Heffernan, General Manager at the Office of Public Works, National Historic Properties.
