Launch of the book 'The Source' at OCG on Saturday 30 October 2021

Saturday 30 October

2pm to 6pm

Please note that face masks are mandatory and no drinking will take place at the gallery.

Foreword by Minister for Arts & Culture, Catherine Martin TD and featuring over fifty inspiring artists (and two gallerists) and examples of their work with QR links to 60 hours of full interviews and studio visits. This top quality 120 page hardback book, size 255 x 255mm is designed and printed in Ireland on 170g silk.

'The Source' is a beautifully-produced book that celebrates the extraordinary work of over 50 inspiring arts workers from the first season of Alan Keane’s ‘The Artist's Well’ interviews! It features OCG artists Hugh Cummins, Claire Halpin, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Miriam McConnon, Yanny Petters, as well as AGA member Nickie Hayden, and their gallerist Olivier Cornet! The book also features artists such as Robert Ballagh, Michelle Boyle, Elizabeth Cope, Eamon Colman, Tim Goulding, Pat Harris, Bernadette Kiely, Beatrice O'Connell, Robert Russell and many others.

"THE ARTIST'S WELL: an idea which began during lockdown as a vehicle of curiosity and community on Saturday mornings for artists, art students and enthusiasts, grew into an extraordinary and valuable source of information, inspiration and connection for artists of every level all over the world. Detailed within are over 50 visits with intimate and revealing conversations with painters, ceramicists, sculptors, gallerists, poets, writers, composers, singers, musicians, actors, film makers and photographers who share their stories and insights, their studio set-up and often times reveal their artistic and creative 'secrets'."

The Source can also be purchased here and picked up on the day at the gallery. Alan will have a few additional copies with him, whuch can be purchased on the day.

Visitors will be able to see our current show at the gallery: Yanny Petters, ‘Field of Vision’, an exhibition of verre églomisé paintings. Work by our other artists featuring in the book, namely Hugh Cummins, Claire Halpin, Eoin Mac Lochlainn, Miriam McConnon, as well as AGA member Nickie Hayden, can be seen in our browse area, alongside all the other artists we represent or work with.