Ranelagh Arts Festival 2023: Art, Theatre, Film, Music & Comedy / by PIGSY

Ranelagh Arts Festival 2023 - opens Friday 12th of May

Ranelagh Arts Festival runs from 12th of May until the 20th of May and is offering a funfilled festival with events of all kinds to suit the whole family, in various locations in Ranelagh. From special film screenings, to comedy shows and musical events by top bands, the festival opens with an Art Exhibition on Friday 12th of May.

The Ranelagh Arts exhibition is a group show of selected artists reflecting the contemporary world. Open from Friday May 12th – Friday 9th June 2022. From 12.30 - 5.30pm daily except Mondays, in the Ranelagh Arts Centre which is located on Ranelagh Main Street across from the Luas Station.

I am pleased to announce that I am one of the selected artists featured in this exhibition and will be showing my art work “I like toast”.

Other exhibiting artists include Esther O’Kelly, Caitriona Shaffrey, David Herlihy, Iulian Bocancea, Sarah Beegan, Paul Harrison and Monika Crowley along with many more that makes up a line up of 44 artists and their works of art.

To see the full line up of events and locations (including comedy shows with Joe Rooney & Killian Sunderman and a performance by “Kila” to close out the festival), see the festival programme on the Ranelagh Arts Website.

Note that events are taking place in various locations in the Ranelagh village area including in the festival “Big Tent” in the local park, Stella Theatre in The Devlin Hotel, and also in the Arts Centre Gallery space.

Free admission to some events, with tickets available for paid events through Eventbrite.

“I like toast”

100cm H x 160cm W

I like toast! Well who doesn’t!

The image above is of my selected artwork “I like toast” which will be featured in the Ranelagh Arts Festival Exhibition. IT’s been beautifully framed by FrameXperts with a bespoke custom frame, designed by me, specifically for this piece. There is also something extra special about this piece - I have embedded augmented reality in to the art. If you want to see it, you just need to download the Artivive App and then hold your phone up to the “I like toast” image above. You can then watch the artwork come alive!!

Or you can visit the painting in the flesh at the exhibtion and use the app on the real life painting to experience the augmented reality. The opening hours are below - hope to see you there!

Ranelagh Arts Festival Exhibtion

  • Ranelagh Arts Centre (across from the Luas Station)

  • Open from Friday May 12th – Friday 9th June 2022.

    From 12.30 - 5.30pm daily except Mondays.

Guest Invigilators

There will be guest invigilators (from the selected artists) in the gallery space, for each of the days of the exhibition. I’m guest invigilating on Saturday 13th of May from 12.30pm, so pop in for a chat!