MenuFinally, a newsworthy article appeared in The Irish Times announcing our original idea of a small friendly neighbourhood art gallery that shows quality work in a wide range of styles and prices — an open window — no lock, no bell. Bravo, the small, independent art gallery. Here are excerpts from the article Read More…
The Open Window Gallery is pleased to exhibit the ceramic sculpture of Martha Cashman, recently appointed Chairperson of the non-profit organisation, Society of Cork Potters. Tireless in supporting and organising ceramic artists in the wider Cork area, Martha wants “to make a platform for all of us to share” experiences and techniques with each other. Read More…
At the opening to The Art of Summer at The Open Window Gallery, a large, elegantly painted nude by Rocco Tullio hung on a feature wall. It galvanised the room and captured everyone’s eye, especially the quick eye of a business man and diamond dealer, who saw it as the gem it is. In fact, Read More…
Hyacinths in The Window Days, months roll by in the gallery, and then one day a surprise walks in. Two lovely women found The Open Window, loved the artwork, bought three pieces and then came back with three blooming hyacinths in a bowl as a thank-you. Imagine our delight and the lift to our spirits. Thank you Masha and Masha for Read More…
The exhibition of work by ceramic artists in the book Irish Ceramics by John Goode runs through the 8th of April. Terrific values to be found in this stunning body of work. Also enjoy the special exhibit offer: buy the 2nd edition of Irish Ceramics for €25 and get a copy of the 1st edition for Read More…
If anyone is giving ceramic sculpture the name of Art, it’s Patrick Conner. He sculpts with skill and portrays with character. His animals all wear an expression to bemuse – enquiring, pleading, confronting. Throughout his work, you can see him integrating his medium and message, and that message often has plenty of intrigue, you might Read More…
Our official opening night was a brilliant success on a sweltering Dublin evening. Two hundred people attended, giving the gallery a great buzz, which spilled into the street . Cllr Mary Freehill, our wonderful guest speaker, perfectly captured the gallery’s importance to the neighbourhood and gave us a firm footing in the art world. We are most grateful Read More…
A woman who’s a member of an art-collecting group recently visited The Open Window and expressed her excitement about our new gallery and the variety of artwork in it. She explained. “I’m in a group of 10 collectors, and every month we each put €50 into a fund. From that fund every 2 months, one Read More…
We discovered Paul Abell — engineer-architectural draftsman-artist — painting in the neighbourhood of The Open Window. Actually, he found us. We asked him if he had paintings of places in Rathmines for our clients who now or did live here and are looking for images of the neighbourhood. Intrigued by the idea, he not only Read More…
The Open Window Gallery proudly displays two stunning works by Francis Tansey: Petal Red, and Linear Translucence No.2. The Open Window is, at the moment, the only gallery in Dublin showing the work of Francis Tansey, who in 1988 was the youngest artist ever to have exhibited in the ROSC exhibition. His Read More…