On the day that Ireland and other European countries officially acknowledge the statehood of Palestine we are delighted to report that we raised €12,332 in sales and donations for our recent Pallas for Palestine Exhibition, proceeds of which will be donated to UNRWA and MSF.

Sincere thanks to all who contributed to the Pallas for Palestine Fundraising exhibition, to all the studio artists who generously offered their works for sale, to our sponsors Galway Bay Brewery and Sheridans Cheesemongers, to the Digital Hub who hosted and provided the event location and the public who came and purchased works and gave donations, and of course UNRWA and MSF for their tireless work in Palestine.

We also want to express our gratitude to Jonathan Fowler, Deputy Director of Communications for UNRWA, for his address during the opening and for kindly answering the audience's questions.

We'd like to especially thank Pallas Studios artists who participated in the exhibition. More information on the artists is available here:

Marian Balfe, Susan Buttner, Robyn Carey, Dominique Crowley, Mark Cullen, Karen Ebbs, Andrej Getman, Léann Herlihy, Garreth Joyce, Steffi Kelly, Barbara Knezevic, Gillian Lawler, Dave Madigan, Alan Magee, Lana May Fleming, Paul McCarthy, Ronan McCrea, Emma Mckeagney, Sean Molloy, Gavin Murphy, Blaine O'Donnell, Irene O'Neill, Jennifer Rylands, Eileen O'Sullivan, Leda Scully, Kym Tracey, Harry Walsh Foreman, Catherine Ward, Eve Woods.

A breakdown of the funds raised is below:

Sales: €11,640

Donations: €692

Total raised: €12,332

25% of sales will be distributed to artists to cover production and framing costs, and transaction fees amounted to €200

About the recipients:

Médecins Sans Frontières, the Nobel Prize winning organisation, was founded in 1971, to speak out, to overcome borders to offer medical aid, and to deliver independent neutral and impartial aid internationally while going ‘where the patients are’. They are currently working around the clock providing life saving vital medical care in Gaza in the face of immense challenges.

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) began operation on 1st May 1950 and is unique in its commitment to one group of refugees and has contributed to the welfare of four generations of Palestinians. Its remit was to prevent conditions of starvation and distress, and encompasses many humanitarian services including primary health care, camp improvement and emergency response.

ID 1,2,4,5: Multiple visitors during the opening of Pallas for Palestine in The bank venue.
ID 3:  Details of the fundrasing exhibition above, image in the centre: Qras Farash/Butterfly Discs traditional embroidery in black, red, green and white colours. Design from Gaza, Tirazain.com.

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Our friends and collaborators at Paper Visual Arts have published Sara Damaris M.’s wonderful text, ‘Maslow’s Hammer’, produced as part of our annual PPS/PVA Visual Art Writing Commission, a collaboration between @pva_journal and @pallas.projects.studios. The text is now online - read here.

This is the third year we have worked together on this award, which aims to encourage, develop, and support new and ambitious critical writing in the context of contemporary visual art in Ireland, and to afford the recipient the opportunity to reflect on and publish work on their specific area of interest.

The commission happens in relation to Pallas Projects’ ongoing curatorial project Periodical Review (2011–ongoing) and together with the selected works is intended to further discourse on the contemporary moment in visual art in Ireland, while also building a record of art practice, projects, and concepts over time.

Sara is the Curatorial Fellow at the Irish Museum of Modern Art and a visiting lecturer in Fine Art at TU Dublin, previously teaching in the department of Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin. Alongside artist Tamsin Snow, Sara co-curates Montpelier House, an experimental domestic exhibition programme. She is also the Curator of Visual Art at Brown Mountain Diamond, an artist-run art residency space in deep rural Ireland.

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Image: Katherine Waugh and Fergus Daly

I See a Darkness, 2023
Film still, from the exhibition at Photo Museum Ireland
Image courtesy of the artists

ID: Film still depicting a desolate rocky landscape on a sunny day with mountains visible in the background. A coyote stands facing the camera in the centre foreground.

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Event:

The Artist in conversation with Pádraic E. Moore (Ormston House)

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Saturday, 4th May 5pm

Pádraic E. Moore is a writer, curator and art historian. Recent projects include Communal Enthusiasm; a major exhibition marking 75 years of the Jan van Eyck Academie in Maastricht and I’ll Be Your Mirror, an event programme that accompanied this Warhol show at Hugh Lane.  In 2022 Moore became the inaugural mentor of Catalyst Commissions at De Appel, Amsterdam. From 2019 to 2021 he was guest curator at Garage Rotterdam and led several new commissions in this role. Moore is artistic director of Ormston House, Limerick.

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You can read more about this exhibition using this link to our Projects page.

Image: Lee Welch

It’s an interesting question, 2024

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ID: Painting of a person on a rocking chair, body turn to one arm and resting their head in one hand. Muted sandy colours, their dress in colourful stripes.

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Time: Saturday, 13th April 2pm

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Architecture of ritual and loss walking/moving tour will explore the area around PP/S in Dublin 8. Socio-political and personal narratives of ritual and loss will be woven together along the tour as we examine the ways in which ritual becomes embedded in the ever changing landscape. Participants are encouraged to share their own stories.

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Biography

Emily Waszak is a Donegal-based visual artist. With a background in industrial weaving, her textile, sculpture and installation work has been exhibited in Ireland and internationally, including most recently at IMMA as part of the RDS Visual Art Awards. Recent solo exhibitions include: Grief Weaving, Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny; Shadow and Fold, Arts Itoya, Japan; To Guide Shadows, Old Church Grangegorman, Dublin. Waszak is the recipient of the Arts Council's Visual Arts Bursary in 2020, 2022, 2023 and the Donegal County Council's Artist Bursary in 2022 and 2023. In 2022 Waszak was Artist in Residence at DCU. She was awarded the Artist in the Community Award in 2016 and 2021 from the Arts Council and Create. Waszak also received the Arts Council's Agility Award in 2021. She is a member of Praxis artist union.

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Lar Hynes is a lifelong resident of the Liberties. He is involved in many community groups in the area and a passionate mental health advocate. Lar is coach and coordinator of G Force Street Force, a running and fitness club based in the local area.

@larhynes96

ID: Nestled in a typical Dublin brick building in a wooden display case there is a shrine of the Virgin Mary wearing a white and blue robe/mantel.

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Pallas Projects/Studios are seeking a candidate to join their team as part of the Community Employment (CE) Scheme*.

Role description
The Community Employee will gain practical experience in how Pallas Projects/Studios, which is an Artist-Run Organisation in The Liberties, is run. This will involve first hand interactions with artists, and the curator/directors in preparing exhibitions as part of the newly funded Artist Initiated Programme.

The role will involve the Community Employee in all aspects of organising content for the various Pallas Projects media channels, including its website and other social media outlets. This will include documenting exhibitions and exhibition openings, events, workshops and talks, and preparing content for dissemination to internal and to all our external media channels.

Please download our full Job Description/Guidelines below before applying.

How to Apply:
Please note this scheme is being provided by The Mercy Family Centre and as such applicants should send a LETTER OF INTEREST as a PDF attachment explaining why they are suitable for this position with a CV/biog emailed to: cescheme@mercyfamilycentre.com and cc-ed to info@pallasprojects.org with PALLAS CE SCHEME APPLICATION - COMMUNICATIONS in the subject line. Please be informed about Pallas Projects/Studios and what artist-run spaces are before applying. www.pallasprojects.org

Deadline: Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis

Interviews: End of February 2024

* Please contact your local DSP Employment Services/Intreo Office to check your eligibility and to apply for this vacancy. Vacancy Reference Number will be required.  Eligibility to participate on CE is generally linked to those who are 21 years or over and applicants must also be in receipt of a qualifying Irish social welfare payment for 1 year or more. This is a developmental opportunity, no experience necessary. Accredited training will be provided to support your career.

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