No Grants Gallery artists donate to Achieving Arts Exhibition in aid of Saplings School for Autistic Children
Friday 17th July sees the return for the third year of the hugely successful ACHIEVING ART – a charity art exhibition for ‘Saplings’, a special needs school for children with autism.
The exhibition will feature work from more than 40 Irish and International Illustrators, Street/Graffiti and Contemporary Artists including MASER, ASBESTOS, DANLEO, SNUB23, SUMS + many more….
Achieving Art was conceived in 2007 by a parent concerned with the chronic under funding of autism services in Ireland. Upon enlisting the skills of good friend working in the street art scene, together they organized the inaugural Achieving Art exhibition in July 2007 which ran for 2 months, also at the Bernhard Shaw. This was the first exhibit of its kind in Ireland showcasing a variety of street & graffiti art alongside contemporary artists & designers. Due to the overwhelming success of the previous 2 years, the exhibition returns for its 3rd outing.
Saplings is a school in Rathfarnam which caters for 24 children in varying degrees of the autistic spectrum disorder. In order for the children to achieve their maximum potential it is necessary to raise funds for speech & language therapy, & occupational therapy. All funds raised during the art exhibition will go towards the provision of these essential services.
Two of our No Grants Gallery artists including curator Carol Eakins will support this exhibition and have kindly donated their work. Carol has been the curator at the No Grants Gallery, Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre for 8 months now and to date has welcomed more than 50 artists to exhibit at the Gallery.
Carol’s art is a direct reflection of herself and how she interprets life and the different stages of her life. You can see Carol draws a direct influence from her relationships, situations in life, her own sexuality, youth and Japan in her paintings.
Eavan O’Sullivan will also donate a piece of work to the Achieving Arts Exhibition. Eavan’s work
is consumed by bizarre creatures and characters striding boldly through the context of the everyday; they are assembled from the machines, tools, limbs and waste that once made the world operate. They sneak around when we are not looking, pulling faces and telling bad jokes. They are urban clowns drawing humour from their industry.
Achieving Art Exhibition Launch Party
featuring
Scribble DJs
The Bernard Shaw, 11-12 south Richmond street, Portobello, Dublin 2
Opening night Thursday 17th July to August 12th 2009
Doors 7.00pm
Silent Auction
Complimentary drinks
