Links
Useful links about Parnell Square, the Dublin art scene, networks, resources & visual art organisations in Ireland
On the Olivier Cornet Irish Art Gallery and its owner:
Decades of memory at the Eponymous Gallery, Trinity News arts writer Maisie Greener reviews the OCG's recent 10-year anniversary group show, highlighting the ethos and the collaborative approach of the gallery, 15 March 2023
'Meet the Gallerist: Olivier Cornet', Business Post Ros Drinkwater speaks to Olivier about his career, 26 September 2021
Showcasing Contemporary Art from Behind Closed Doors - Just like Olivier Cornet’s exhibition ‘On Paper’, Dublin’s contemporary art scene has shown its resilience in times of vulnerability
by Louisa Celine Klatt, Radius, The University Times, 5 January 2021
Careers in the Arts: Contemporary Gallerist Olivier Cornet ahead of his time, French-born contemporary curator and gallerist on his introduction into the arts by Elena McCrory, Arts and Culture, Trinity News, 12 November 2020
Gallerist Olivier Cornet on The Artist's Well
(Zoom video chat/interview published on YouTube), 15 August 2020
The French new wave
(Summer 2016 edition of the Irish Arts Review Magazine) - Gerry Walker welcomes an alternative to the conventions of gallery management in the work of Olivier Cornet
Read about the Olivier Cornet Gallery on Wikipedia
About a certain John Toler aka The Lord Norbury (also known as the Hanging Judge), who lived at 3 Great Denmark Street...
and next to another one:
About the Parnell Square Cultural Quarter:
"Local View. This area is a cultural hub", a Sunday Times's interview featuring the gallery, Property Price Guide 2024, 14 January 2024.
Around Parnell Square (Originally called Rutland Square):
Belvedere College
and the O'Reilly Theatre
Hotels on our street:
Castle Hotel, a very elegant hotel, only a few meters away from us (at the start of our street which begins as 'Gardiner Row' before changing to 'Great Denmark Street)
Chapter one, one of the best restaurants in Dublin
Day N Night, great Korean food
Our Cultural Neighbours:
The best promoters of visual art (Dublin & Ireland):
Subscribe to the news bulletins of both organisations below (free) and find out about upcoming art exhibitions, which ones are closing, continuing etc. We love the reminder feature of Dnote.
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is also a member of the Contemporary Art Gallery Association
(CAGA) of Ireland
Top-class museums & public art galleries in Dublin
Chester Beatty Library
(which won the European Museum Award of the Year in 2002 and many other awards)
Irish Museum of Modern Art
(IMMA)
National Gallery of Ireland
(one of Europe's finest smaller art museums)
Royal Hibernian Academy
(RHA)
The Little Museum of Dublin
(who have received charity status)
Culture Near You. The Culture Near You map is based on the Dublin City Council cultural database. This useful online tool has been developed to let people know what cultural spaces, venues and people are in their Dublin neighbourhood. We are on it!
There are three major art colleges in Dublin:
Dublin School of Creative Arts, Technological University (TU) Dublin
The cities of Cork, Galway and Limerick also boast great art colleges and schools
Resources
Arts Management Ireland
IVARO
(the Irish Visual Artists Rights Organisation)
National Irish Visual Arts Library
(NIVAL), NCAD
The Contemporary Irish Art Society: The Contemporary Irish Art Society (CIAS) is an important force in contemporary visual arts culture in Ireland. As well as the purchase of artworks, it runs a regular programme of visits to public and private galleries, artists’ studios and private collections.
The Olivier Cornet Gallery on Kunstmatrix, the crowd that powers our online art exhibitions in a 3D Virtual Space
Visual Artists Ireland: The best support and information service available to visual artists in Ireland today.
Other links of interest
OPW Art Management: About the Irish State Art Collection and the Art Management Office at the OPW (Office of Public Works)
Dublin Decoded: A magical mix of history, art, art history, art and architecture, anecdote, detail, culture and social history. Discover or rediscover Dublin with a great tour guide, art historian and writer. Arran Henderson is a cultural collaborator we enjoy working with and learning from!
Here is what Arran Henderson says about the Olivier Cornet Gallery.
Artists and Curators, an interesting article by Noel Kelly, renowned curator and Director of Visual Artists Ireland (VAI)
Scéalta Ealaíne: one of the best Irish art blogs in our mind. We definitely recommend gallery artist Eoin Mac Lochlainn's weekly musings.
TaggingTheTags on Twitter: An interesting take on artists' mark making, past & present, on the streets of Dublin.
Printmaking: Britannica article about various techniques
Modern Art vs. Contemporary Art, what is the difference?
The Olivier Cornet Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery but we appreciate antiques too! Have a look at the website of the Irish Antique Dealers Association and visit their members.
One antique dealer we would recommend: 'Monte Cristo' in Powerscourt Townhouse Centre. Run by the lovely Martin and Linda.
For our Swedish visitors: Reseguide till Dublin
For our overseas visitors in general, get more ideas on what to do on the Dublin Travel Guide
Last but not least, check out The Best in Ireland
website. We are delighted to rank amongst their 5 favourite art galleries in Dublin!
Portrait d’Olivier Cornet, Galeriste français à Dublin
(Clichés magazine)
Do not hesitate to contact us
when looking for information about contemporary art in Dublin or in Ireland in general, we'll do our best to try and help.
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Alfred Hitchcock
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Saturday & Sunday: 12 noon-5pm
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