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WHAT IS ... a new programme of talks continues in 2010. The purpose of these talks is to introduce key concepts and themes in contemporary art to the general public. The talks are supported by a series of booklets and resource material available to download on this page.
Saturday 19 June 2010 12:00noon
What is Installation Art?
Niamh Ann Kelly, lecturer, Dublin Institute of Technology
Saturday 13 November 2010 12:00noon
What is Public Art?
Clíodhna Shaffrey, curator and writer
Previous talks in the series and booklets to download
To download the booklets from the talks series please click on the following links:
What is Modern Art and What is Contemporary Art? November 2009
Francis Halsall and Declan Long, Department of Visual Culture, National College of Art and Design.
What is Modern and Contemporary Art? (Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 pdf - 455KB)
Please note new booklet will be available to download next week.
What is Conceptual Art? November 2009
Mick Wilson, Dean of the Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media (GradCAM)
What is Conceptual Art? (Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 pdf - 483KB)
What is (New) Media Art? January 2010
Maeve Connolly, Department of Film and Media, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology.
What is (New) Media Art? (Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 pdf - 440KB)
What is Participatory and Relational Art? April 2010
Brian Hand, artist, writer and lecturer
What is Participatory and Relational Art? (Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0 pdf - 525KB)
For further information please contact:
Lisa Moran, Curator: Education and Community Programmes, Tel: 01-612 9912, Email: lisa.moran@imma.ie or Sophie Byrne, Assistant Curator: Talks and Lectures Programme, Tel: 01-612 9914, Email: sophie.byrne@imma.ie
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