An abstract, oil on canvas painting of two musicians; one is playing a fiddle while the other is playing pipes, likely uilleann pipes. The colours are mostly muted, but become brighter and more concentrated and centered around the instruments themselves, suggesting the colour is coming out from the music.

For our next #MusicMarch post, we’re sharing John B. Vallely’s ‘Piper and Fiddler’! Musicians are a frequent subject of Vallely’s work.

You can visit this work in person at Hillsborough Castle, with 13 others from our collection currently on loan!

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Constellations: Artist Highlight with Amanda Coogan Next up on our Constellations Artist Highlights is Amanda Coogan with her work 'Molly Blooms'! 'Molly Blooms' is a photograph taken during a bold (in the Irish sense) and slightly naughty live performance undertaken by Coogan that addresses themes of the rule of law and occupation. The idea came together while Coogan was reading James Joyce's 'Ulysses' while also considering the Statue of Justice installed by British authorities in Dublin Castle 1751, who stands with her backside to the city.

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Next up is Amanda Coogan's work 'Molly Blooms', a slightly naughty reconstitution of Dublin’s Scales of Justice statue, touching on occupation & rule of law.

Now at #FEMcwilliam in Banbridge until 2 May!

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Happy International Women’s Day!

To celebrate, we spoke with #Constellations exhibiting artists Amanda Coogan and Jennifer Trouton about their work, their experiences as female artists, and what #InternationalWomensDay means to them.
youtu.be/fxcKz_UYm3c

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ARTIST HIGHLIGHT 🖼️

With #Constellations at #FEMcwilliam now in full swing, we will be highlighting some of the works from the exhibition. First up is A Living Colour Index by Michael Hannah!

Constellations is in Banbridge until 2 May.

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Constellations at @femcwilliam is officially open! Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening event.

The exhibition will be running until 2 May! Click the link below for more information.

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You’re invited! 🎉

Join us at F.E. McWilliam Gallery on 14 February and fall in love with contemporary art at the opening of Constellations: Selected Work from Crawford Art Gallery!

This free event will be held from 3pm-4:30pm.

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