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Waterford artist Seamus Kelly bog art reflects on 13,000 years of Irish history (IrishCentral)

Tue, 14 May 2013 05:49:55 PDT

By: MICHELLE K SMITH

Waterford artist Seamus Kelly makes art out of thousands of years old submerged wood and ancient animal specimens that he finds in wetlands. Taking his inspiration from the Irish bogs, his iconic art gives a modern twist to Irish history.

Irish artist Roy Lyndsay's Art Exhibition comes to US for first time (IrishCentral)

Tue, 07 May 2013 02:18:39 PDT

Lobster Fishermen of SkelligsFor the first time ever in the United States, Irish artist Roy Lyndsay will be exhibiting his work at the Skinners Fine Art Auctioneers in Boston As part of the “American and European Works of Art” show, local art enthusiasts have a chance to view the breathtaking work of one of Ireland’s leading artistsRoy Lyndsay was born in Castlederg, Co Tyrone, Ireland in 1945 READ MORE

Irish rap artist reveals how he staged his own funeral in attempt to cope with depression (IrishCentral)

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 04:54:51 PDT

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

An Irish rapper has told a television documentary how he staged his own funeral in a bid to beat depression.

Irish gardener gathers finest craftsmen and green-fingers to create Celtic Garden Artists (IrishCentral)

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:34:38 PDT

By: Irish Voice Reporters

The noted Irish landscaper Eugene Higgins was in Philadelphia last weekend at a garden show to present Celtic Garden Artists, a group of Irish craftsmen and women who can build Irish gardens designed specifically for Irish Americans.

Jim Carrey and 26-year-old Tipperary make-up artist Cathriona White split up (IrishCentral)

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 05:17:26 PDT

Jim Carrey and his ex Cathriona WhiteFunnyman Jim Carrey (51) has confirmed his split from his girlfriend, Irish makeup artist Cathriona WhiteThe couple met before Christmas when they were in Los Angeles, where White is based White, originally from Cappawhite, Co Tipperary, is in California to break Hollywood READ MORE

“Riverdance’s” Michael Flatley launches career as an artist with Famine painting (IrishCentral)

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:00:19 PST

By: AMANDA DRISCOLL

Dance show creator, Michael Flatley, has presented Taoiseach Enda Kenny with an abstract painting of the victims of the famine entitled ‘The Walking Dead.' The painting is 8ft by 4ft in size and was framed in London using wood from trees grown on Flatley’s Castlehyde estate near Fermoy, Co. Cork.

Police to investigate death defying artist’s graffiti at the Cliffs of Moher (IrishCentral)

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 05:00:52 PST

By: KERRY O’SHEA

Graffiti discovered in a remote area along the Cliffs of Moher in Co Clare is attracting police attention.

One Direction looks back on 2012, named MTV’s ‘Artist of the Year’ (IrishCentral)

Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:58:37 PST

By: BUZZ BRADY

It’s no doubt that 2012 was the year of the boyband, with Irish-British production One Direction coming out on top.

Joanie Madden wins USA Fellowship grant - first Irish traditional musical artist to ever win (IrishCentral)

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 04:47:01 PST

Joanie MaddenAnyone who has spent any amount of time around Joanie Madden knows she is a force of nature, and a very creative one at that Her creativity in the Irish music business and artistic success has long been recognized in the Irish American community over her more than three decades as a professional performing artist Accolades like inductions in both the American Irish Musicians and Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann halls of fame as one of their younger honorees, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and even a street named after her in her native Bronx near Yankee Stadium were all deserving awards to come her wayAs the second oldest child of Irish immigrants (father Joe was from Portumna, Co READ MORE

Artist ‘honored’ to hang Gerry Adams painting in top London gallery (IrishCentral)

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 04:32:09 PST

By: DARA KELLY

A portrait of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has been purchased by London's National Portrait Gallery.

Artists lend their helping hands for Sandy victims at the Irish Rep Theater (IrishCentral)

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 05:01:20 PST

Irish Repertory TheatreFor those who spend time with musicians, you know that they are usually the first responders when it comes to donating their time and talents for any kind of a benefit It’s no surprise that many are willing to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy and other causesComing up on Monday night at the Irish Repertory Theatre in Chelsea is a major benefit organized on behalf of the Mercy Centre (mercycentreorg) in Bangkok founded by Father Joe Maier who rescues innocent children from the street culture and sex trade neighborhoods and provides safe homes and education for them READ MORE

County Derry Artist Adrian Margey’s artwork offers a slice of home (IrishCentral)

Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:25:06 PDT

By: JAME WALSH

The stunning work of young County Derry Artist Adrian Margey has been taking the competitive Irish art market by storm in recent years. Hailed by the Belfast Telegraph as “one of the rising stars of a new generation of Ulster artists”, his innovative depictions of Ireland’s landscape, iconic landmarks, and musical traditions have been captivating art lovers throughout Ireland and beyond.

“Ireland - the Show” bring Irish music and dance to the stage - celebration of heritage, artistic expression and culture (IrishCentral)

Fri, 19 Oct 2012 08:59:35 PDT

By: JANE WALSH

“Ireland - the Show” is an innovative and exciting new Celtic production celebrating the best of Irish heritage, artistic expression, and culture, and it’s on its way to Patchogue, New York. An amalgam of uplifting and exhilarating Irish entertainment pulses with a raw and energetic beat.

Jim Carrey’s Irish lass - Funnyman’s dating Irish makeup artist Cathriona White (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 05:30:43 PDT

Jim Carrey and Irish girlfriend Cathriona WhiteJim Carrey has gone and gotten himself a lithe Irish girlfriend just about half his age Canadian granddad Carrey, 50, is currently spending quality time with Irish make-up artist Cathriona White, a Cappawhite, Co Tipperary native who’s hoping to make it big in Hollywood – and they don’t come much bigger than Jimbo!Radar Online says that Carrey is taken in by his new flame, who he’s been seeing for over a month She comes from a small Tipperary village and came to America in 2009 with a beauty school certificate READ MORE

Irish woman gives her life savings away to two female con artists in the Bronx - AUDIO (IrishCentral)

Wed, 17 Oct 2012 05:07:50 PDT

By: ANTOINETTE KELLY

A 74-year-old Irish woman has been scammed out of $23,500 by two female con artists in the Bronx.

Look at books - Irish artists, fiction and history (IrishCentral)

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 06:32:36 PDT

Prodigals And GeniusesBy Brendan LynchThe Irish love a good pub within walking reach and Ireland’s most gifted artists and thinkers have been no exception As Paris has it’s Left Bank and New York has its Upper West Side, for decades Dublin’s bohemian quarter has been centered around Baggot Street and Leeson Street, fringed by the Grand Canal Among it’s familiars were four winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature and nearly every major Irish writer of the 19 century, including Oscar Wilde, WB READ MORE

Irish American Writer and Artists sponsor monthly salon (IrishCentral)

Sat, 22 Sep 2012 06:32:35 PDT

Irish American Writers and ArtistsThe Irish American Writers and Artists are partnering with the Irish American Cultural institute in Morristown, New Jersey to sponsor a monthly writers and artists salon beginning Thursday, September 27 from 7-9 pmWriters eager to work out new material and/or practice reading in front of groups, Irish or Irish American singers looking to find an audience, poets looking to work out lines of their prose, playwrights eager to put parts of their plays through the paces, and non-writers and artists looking to get a peek into the cutting edge of talent from our culture are all welcome to join us It’s a great networking opportunity for artists! Each performer is limited to five-seven minutes and spaces are expected to fill up quickly READ MORE

"Hunger Games" High for Irish American Artist (IrishCentral)

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:30:17 PDT

You see the work of illustrator Tim O'Brien on the covers of TIME, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Harper's, in advertising and on book jacketsThanks to one series of book jackets, an expanding universe of people are enjoying his art, especially starting today, opening day for the film, "The Hunger Games"Tim wrote: "The artwork for the Suzanne Collins novel, "The Hunger Games" was an illustration done in 2008 Since then I did all three covers for the series and now my artwork/design is featured on the movie poster and as a pin IN the movie "The Hunger Games," opening nationwide 3/23/12 READ MORE

Social media fuels Irish artist’s cycling odyssey (IrishCentral)

Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:53:29 PDT

So quaint--itinerant artist pedaling through the Irish countryside, paying for a night’s lodging with a deftly done painting—all so very analog But it’s digital that drives this clockwise, one-man, two-to-three month, slo-mo, 32-county, social media cycling and painting tour of Ireland Irish artist Eolaí, ak READ MORE

Patti Smith, Ireland and the Catholic Church (IrishCentral)

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:00:31 PST

Patti Smith is a rocker, poet and memoirist and, having read her memoir "Just Kids," I can also tell you she is Irish -- in ancestry at least She grew up in Germantown, Pennsylvania, and her family was poor; she tells how as a child she would play games with her siblings, taking the roles of Catholic against Protestant"We fought the wars of our Irish grandfathers, the orange and the green We wore the orange yet knew nothing of its meaning READ MORE