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Art School based in the stunning seaside village of Dunmore East (Ireland), facilitating art courses, art exhibitions, artist residencies and other art experiences in exceptional venues and locations. WHERE IT ALL BEGAN: From 44 The Quay to Artform

For the last three years the historical building at 44 The Quay, Waterford turned for the winter festive season into one of the largest and most beaut

iful exhibition spaces in Ireland. The three floors came alive with artwork by some of Ireland's leading artists, and the opening night became an important Christmas event for artists and art-lovers, welcoming each year over 300 guests. The curators of the event, Clifden and Martina, met to organise the 2017 exhibition, and this first collaboration marked the beginning of Artform School of Art in Dunmore East. Over the past three years, Artform in close collaboration with artist-tutors became a creative space where artists come to meet, teach, learn and show their work. While Artform is the perfect setting for studio-based and plein air art courses in all styles, media and level of skill, 44 The Quay is the annual showcase of the best that Artform artist-tutors and invited artists have to offer.

Good morning from Dunmore East, home of Artform School of Art. We are grateful to all artists who joined us this year at...
07/12/2025

Good morning from Dunmore East, home of Artform School of Art. We are grateful to all artists who joined us this year at Artform, and contributed to making last season dynamic, fun and exceptional. While we look forward to sharing with you new projects and opportunities for next year, our new courses are available (with some still being published) on our web pages, shaping up into another exciting season, full of professional development as well as art holiday opportunities in Artform’s seaside studio in the beautiful Dunmore East. For updates please follow our social media, sign up for our Newsletter on Artform.ie or email [email protected]. Please get in touch if you plan to include Artform courses in your professional development funding application. Christmas Gift Vouchers are also available for all courses. And of course, our three Winter exhibitions can be viewed in Dublin and Waterford at The Dunmore, The Strand Inn and The Riverside Cottage - please see links for online gallery below. Sending heartfelt wishes for the festive season and looking forward to welcoming you to Artform in 2026!

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ARTFORM AT THE RIVERSIDE COTTAGE -‘Paint Waterford’ Winter Exhibition artform.ie/galleryWe are delighted that Artform’s ...
07/12/2025

ARTFORM AT THE RIVERSIDE COTTAGE -
‘Paint Waterford’ Winter Exhibition artform.ie/gallery

We are delighted that Artform’s Waterford-themed exhibition originally selected for Art in the Gardens by artist Dave West is offered a second, smaller iteration in a warm and welcoming Riverside Cottage Waterford, loved and enjoyed especially at Christmas time by many Waterford people. Thanks to Artform’s patron for inviting us to bring art to another of his venues and to the staff of the Riverside Cottage for their help. Thanks to Brian Gordon for the installation. Thank you dear exhibiting artists for trusting us to bring your work to this new Waterford venue! For opening hrs please see www.theriversidecottage.ie. All artwork is available on www.artform.ie/gallery.
Above - detail of artwork by artist Noreen O’Hanlon.
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Dear artists, We are excited to let you know that Artform course program 2026 is now available online with nearly 30 cou...
24/11/2025

Dear artists,
We are excited to let you know that Artform course program 2026 is now available online with nearly 30 courses published and several others to come shortly. Thanks to each artist-tutor who has helped to get the courses ready. We are looking forward to welcoming you and artists who will join you for your courses in Artform studio. Another great creative season in Dunmore East ahead!
Please visit www.Artform.ie for the full selection of courses and do not hesitate to email [email protected] with any queries.

ARTFORM AT THE STRAND INN: Winter Exhibition - NEAL GREIG RUA> Courtesy of the artist, EXHIBITION by Neal Greig RUA has ...
18/09/2025

ARTFORM AT THE STRAND INN:
Winter Exhibition - NEAL GREIG RUA

> Courtesy of the artist, EXHIBITION by Neal Greig RUA has been EXTENDED over the WINTER PERIOD and continues to be available for viewing at The Strand Inn Dunmore East co Waterford, with daily late opening. <

Artform is delighted to present an Exhibition of paintings by Neal Greig RUA, artist and tutor at Artform Dunmore East.
Most of the paintings in the current exhibition were executed by Neal on location, in Port, located just north of Slieve League in Donegal. Neal describes it as a ‘captivating area where the rugged landscape meets the Atlantic’. The dynamics of this western shore, where everything is in a state of flux, is a subject that Neal keeps coming back to.
Speaking about this series of work Neal says: ‘A sense of exploration is employed when setting out to find a place to set up the easel. I look for the elemental relationships where earth, air, water and light engage and overlap. The constantly changing conditions create an energy that informs my painterly practice. I try to have a sense of going with the flow and moulding, and adapting the painting as the tide comes and goes or the weather blows in from the Atlantic. The oils stay malleable and can be pushed around on the surface. I am interested in the relationship between the static elements and the more kinetic aspects of tide and weather’.

The exhibition was originally presented for:
CULTURE NIGHT OF GREAT FOOD & ART BY THE SEA
For this year’s Culture Night, Friday 19th September, Artform School of Art invites you to an art exhibition by Artform tutor, artist Neal Greig RUA. Enjoy your Friday night meal surrounded by Neal’s vibrant, semi-abstract oil landscape paintings set in the relaxed and welcoming ambience of The Strand Inn Dunmore East. Join creatives and art lovers all over Ireland this Friday and make your night out in Dunmore East a Culture Night with great food and art in a beautiful seaside setting.

Artwork detail pictured: by artist Neal Greig.







ART IN THE GARDENS 14-15 June 2025Exhibitions | Paint-out | Masterclasses-Eventbrite tickets AVAILABLE from www.Artform....
27/05/2025

ART IN THE GARDENS 14-15 June 2025
Exhibitions | Paint-out | Masterclasses
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Eventbrite tickets AVAILABLE from www.Artform.ie.

We are delighted to announce the second edition of our celebration of visual art in Mount Congreve Gardens Co. Waterford () to take place on June 14th and 15th 2025.

The program includes a number of events:

1. EXHIBITION ‘Paint Waterford’ opening event
Sat June 14th from 5pm to 6.30pm
Gallery at
Open Call Exhibition with Invited Artists curated by .art & guest-selector .
All welcome. The exhibition will continue over the summer months. Image 6 - artwork in show.
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2. PAINT-OUT WITH DEMOS & ‘POP-UP ON EASELS’
Sat June 14th from 10am to 5pm
Guest-artists: , , , , ; Model: .designs
(tickets: www.eventbrite.ie/e/1353969201329?aff=oddtdtcreator).
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3. MASTERCLASSES IN THE GARDENS
Sun June 15th from 10am to 4.30pm
Artist-mentors: , , , and (tickets: https://artform.convertflowpages.com/art-in-the-gardens-masterclasses
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4. EXHIBITION ‘In the Gardens’ with Eamon Colman opening event
Sun June 15th from 1pm to 2.30pm
‘Peach House’ (Walled Garden)
will present a new body of work, produced in the context of his year long research residency in the Mount Congreve.
To attend this event entry fee to the gardens apply (masterclasses’ participants enjoy complimentary access).
The exhibition will run for three weeks. Last image E. Colman.

For full info on all events & for Eventbrite tickets please visit Artform.ie or see Links in IG bio. (info & tickets: www.artform.ie/art-in-the-gardens-mount-congreve-2025/.)

Enquiries to [email protected].

With this ‘Art in the Gardens’ event, we look forward to welcoming the visual art community back to the beautiful Mount Congreve Gardens.

Looking forward to welcoming you in the gardens!

Beautiful morning outside Artform studio, waiting for artist PJ Lynch, artists and sitters to gather for portrait painti...
18/04/2025

Beautiful morning outside Artform studio, waiting for artist PJ Lynch, artists and sitters to gather for portrait painting course ‘From Life!’.
To find out more about this and further Artform artist-led Courses, please visit www.Artform.ie. There you will also find information about our current Open Call (submissions by 6 May), and information about our Online Gallery (www.gallery.artform.ie), currently hosting group exhibition ‘Artform at The Dunmore’ in the outstanding space of The Dunmor, Dublin 6. All links above can also be found on Artform IG profile.
Wishing you all Happy Easter and looking forward to welcoming you at Artform!

'Paint Waterford' OPEN CALL EXHIBITIONArtform is delighted to announce our first Open Call exhibition in collaboration w...
15/03/2025

'Paint Waterford' OPEN CALL EXHIBITION

Artform is delighted to announce our first Open Call exhibition in collaboration with Mount Congreve dedicated to the landscape, places of interest and landmarks of County Waterford.

https://artform.convertflowpages.com/paint-waterford

The exhibition, which will be hosted in Mount Congreve Gardens, will bring together artworks featuring different locations in County Waterford, combining work by invited artists, with artwork selected from the open call competition submissions.

A number of prizes will be awarded to artists in selected categories. Dates for drop-off of selected work, opening event and other in-exhibition events to be announced later.

To take part in the Open Call competition, please follow the steps below:

* Get inspired and plan your trip to County Waterford:
https://www.discoverireland.ie/waterford
* Visit County Waterford, between now and the submission deadline of 06 May, and get painting
* Take and post images of your progress on social media with hashtag
* We also accept paintings/drawings you have done before, as long as they fit the theme
* Artwork may be created on location or in the studio from reference images
* All works must feature a recognisable landmark, location or place of interest in County Waterford
* Follow the instructions below to submit your artwork painted in County Waterford to our Open Call competition
* Come along to view he Exhibition of selected and invited artworks at The Stables Gallery in Mount Congreve from late May to August (exact dates TBC).

FOR FULL INFO AND TO SUBMIT FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW:
https://artform.convertflowpages.com/paint-waterford

Image by Artform - artist Tony Robinson painting Ladies Cove, Dunmore East

Dear artists, dear , after a period of technical difficulties we are delighted to be back on Facebook, with nearly forty...
15/03/2025

Dear artists, dear , after a period of technical difficulties we are delighted to be back on Facebook, with nearly forty new courses and masterclasses 2025 available on our web pages www.Artform.ie, with more courses still in making.
Heartfelt thanks to each artist-tutor who has been teaching at Artform and/or has prepared a new course for 2025: Brian Smyth, Ciara Roche, Michael Wann, Sinéad Lucey, Alan Clarke, Mary O’Connor, Neal Greig, Elizabeth Cope, Melissa O’Donnell, Gabhann Dunne, John Short, Eamon Colman, PJ Lynch, Dave West, Sebastian Thommen, Julie Cusack, Steve Browning, Tony Robinson, Aidan Crotty, David Hedderman, Yuka Tanaka, Serena Caulfield, Zsolt Basti, Salvatore of Lucan, Keiko Tanabe, Roisin Cure, Nicki Heenan, Dave Duffy, Maurice Quillinan, Anne Ryan, Manar Mervat, Nicola Morrin, Frances Ryan, Ida Mitrani and Ciara O'Connor.
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Artform seaside studio!
Thanks to the visiting artists - some excellent work went on in Artform studio again last year!
To learn more about 2025 artist-tutors at Artform/mentors at - and their courses and online programs (with gift vouchers available for both) please visit Artform.ie. You are also welcome to sign up to our Newsletter or email [email protected].

and visiting artists at Artform for three days of Exploring Contemporary Painting! Artwork in image 2-5 by Melissa. Art...
25/07/2024

and visiting artists at Artform for three days of Exploring Contemporary Painting! Artwork in image 2-5 by Melissa. Artform.ie

Thank you dear and Geoffrey, to visiting artists and to our excellent beautiful model Cat for three days of hard work, ...
25/07/2024

Thank you dear and Geoffrey, to visiting artists and to our excellent beautiful model Cat for three days of hard work, great energy, warmth, fun and learning! Looking very much forward to the next time! Artform.ie

BIG LOOK GUEST ARTISTS - PAUL HALLAHAN - webinar on Wednesday July 24 @ 4pmDear artists, Artform is delighted to let yo...
14/07/2024

BIG LOOK GUEST ARTISTS - PAUL HALLAHAN - webinar on Wednesday July 24 @ 4pm

Dear artists, Artform is delighted to let you know about the next episode in a series of free hour-long artist talks hosted by Big Look Art. In this session, Big Look will be joined by for an insightful webinar on the topic of his work practice, followed by an informal Q&A.

Paul Hallahan is an Irish artist living and working at Fire Station Studio’s Dublin whose work is primarily based in painting, but also looks to sculpture and video. Interests within his work expand into many areas but commonly focus on how we as a species relate and interact with nature, taking art as a form or by-product of nature and our civilisation. Using various methods and techniques his paintings are built up of thin layers, this allows the works to be shaped and guided over a long period of time, it also allows light move between the layers and when used on raw canvas allows light move through the works. This has always been of interest to Hallahan as he wanted the works to be active to the viewer and transcend the composition and initial image of the work.
Hallahan co-founded and ran Soma Contemporary with Waterford City Council from 2009 to 2012, collaborating with various institutions and artists. He has exhibited widely over the past decade, winning the Golden Fleece Award in 2018. Recent exhibitions include Hang Tough Contemporary, The Complex, Royal Hibernian Academy, The Lab, Berlin Opticians Gallery, and Roscommon Arts Centre. In 2019, he participated in a two-person exhibition at the Lexicon Gallery, Garter Lane Gallery, Sternview Gallery, and Platform Arts. His work is held in collections such as The Arts Council, DLR County Council, IDA Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, The Office of Public Works, Waterford City Collection, and numerous private collections.

Places are limited to 25, so be sure to reserve your spot. To book find Eventbrite link https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/945468751487?aff=oddtdtcreator in bio.

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