From Daingean, with love…
June 25, 2009
We would like to celebrate this fantastic Summer we are having in the Good Hatchery by inviting artists to come and spend a weekend in the newly whitewashed hayloft while getting to know the beautiful surroundings. Over the weekend visitors can take in the unique environment of the sprawling black beaches and scramble around on the rare grasses of the herbaceous dunes, if you are lucky you may even catch a glimpse of the much fabled ‘Bog Dolphins’!.
Other outdoor activites include leisurely strolls along the nearby Grand Canal and hikes up the lofty Croghan Hill.
The first of these weekends entitled ‘From Daingean, with Love…’ will take place from the 3rd- 5th July. During the weekend the visitors will be asked to design a postcard in response to the local area. Over the summer months the postcards will be printed and made available in the local Daingean post office. Visitors will be asked for a small donation towards the cost of printing.
Interested artists may email Ruth Lyons at thegoodhatchery@gmail.com
Whitewash
June 25, 2009
white wash
black cat
Iridescence A @ Monster Truck Gallery
May 13, 2009
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Iridescence A is the latest collaborative work by The Good Hatchery artists Carl Giffney and Ruth Lyons. With this new work they are continuing to develop distinct, cooperative art activity that involves both of their individual art practices. This time dealing with the industrial constructions that support our information age, Iridescence A is concerned with illumination, globalisation and the ultra-ordinary.
The exhibition will be opened on Friday 22nd May and will run for two weeks at Monster Truck Gallery, 73 Francis St. Dublin 8.
A wine reception will take place at 7pm on Friday 22nd May. We hope to see you there.
Please find a full press release below:
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For more information please see:
Residency Spring at The Good Hatchery
April 30, 2009
Residents for the experimental art program Springeri 09 are currently at the Good Hatchery.
Gearoid Muldowney, Shane Gannon, Carrol Anne Connolly and Augustine O’Donoghue are working on an eclectic array of projects that include elements of album production, map printing, video and public performance among other things. Outcomes of their developments in the area will be presented on this site next month.
The Good Hatchery is open to unsolicited proposals and requests for residencies.
Ruth Lyons’ new website
April 11, 2009
ruth.ie a website documenting some of Ruth Lyons’ recent work.
The Good Hatchery at IMOCA
March 24, 2009
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An exhibition of new work by ten artist – led collectives at The Irish Museum of Contemporary Art Curated by Paul Murnaghan and Sally Timmons.
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The exhibition entitled THIS MUST BE THE PLACE will be launched at 6.30pm Friday 27th March and and runs for four weeks,
12.00 – 18.00 hrs Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Ruth Lyons and Carl Giffney have been invited as The Good Hatchery to formulate a collaborative work that responds to the question ‘How do WE think?’. The following images document the construction and research process’ involved in the creation their sculptural work entitled The Solution.
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See documentation of The Solution at IMOCA here.
and also here.
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Springeri 09
February 21, 2009
SPRING RESIDENCY CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Good Hatchery is currently inviting applications for its spring time residency programmes. As part of its ethos, The Good Hatchery will be providing ambitious emerging artists with free accommodation and studio space. Selected artists will be asked to cover their household bills and share in the ongoing upkeep of this artist run space. This will include wood chopping and participation in ongoing maintenance projects. Applicants must be aware that many facilities at the Hatchery are basic and involve elements of sustainable living.
Residencies will be offered of various durations ranging from 2 weeks to 7 weeks and are available to art practioners from all backgrounds. Applicants with manual skills and their own transport are preferred but ultimately applications will be assessed on their artistic merit. Joint applications are also welcome.
To submit an application please email the following to The Good Hatchery by contacting carlgiffney@yahoo.co.uk or ruth.e.lyons@gmail.com
- An up to date CV
- A short statement detailing what dates you would like to spend at The Good Hatchery, what you would hope to achieve and whether you can arrange your own transport.
- Four images of recent work (jpeg, tiff, giff attachments no bigger than 150KB each)
- Description of yourself and your practice in the style of a personal ad for a dating agency i.e. 5ft3 head strong female, likes the work of Anish Kapour and seaside derives. (Approx.75words)
All applications must be received before the 20th March 09 if they are to be considered for Springeri 09
Carl Giffney launches new website
February 21, 2009
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(Unbermensch A, film still, 2009)
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Cyan Flyby, a website that documents some recents projects undertaken by Carl Giffney, can be found at:
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Sapphire Night-Catalogue launch at The Lab
February 21, 2009
The launch of The Sapphire Highway was a great success, thank you to all those who came and supported the event and the The Lab for kindly hosting it. For anyone who did not receive and would like a catalogue we are currently figuring out how to make a PDF available for download from this site, so keep an eye out… Otherwise if you cannot wait that long you can email one of us your address and we will post you out a copy.
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The Good Hatchery at The Lab, Dublin.
January 7, 2009
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The Good Hatchery presents Sapphire Highway at The Lab
The Good Hatchery is proud to present documentation of Sapphire Highway, an artist-lead residency program that took place in the Autumn 2008. The project attempted to investigate the potential role of contextual art practice in isolated rural surroundings, specifically the terrain surrounding The Good Hatchery in East Offaly. Featured artists include Ronan Coughlan, Sinead Breathnach Cashell and Patrick Corcoran. The event will launch a publication documenting the artist’s work and the aims of the residency, it will also feature a slide show and discussion describing the outcomes of the project. All are welcome to attend the event at 6pm, Wednesday 14th January, in the Lab, Foley street. Refreshments will be served and catalogues will be available.
