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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 15h

Curated by Benjamin Stafford in cooperation with KCAT Studio. This exhibition was first shown at KCAT Art Centre, Callan, Co. Kilkenny as part of the Kilkenny Arts Festival, 2025.

KCAT - The Known and Unknown World
Dr. Tony Ryan Gallery
Until 26 October

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KCAT, The Known and Unknown World - RHA Gallery

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 15h

KCAT is a multi-disciplinary arts centre in Callan, Co. Kilkenny, dedicated to the fostering and nurturing of creative ambition & professional development in the arts.

Featuring works from KCAT artists past and present, ‘The Known and Unknown World’ celebrates the 25th anniversary of KCAT Studio.

Declan Byrne, Tree, mixed media, 39 x 32 x 30cm, 2018

Brianna Hurley, The Happy Crying Waterfall, acrylic and posca marker on canvas, 150 x 100cm, 2025

Andrew Pike, Ned Kelly in an Irish Landscape, triptych, detail, acrylic on canvas, 92 x 236 cm, 2006.

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 15h

Let us welcome you to the RHA this Saturday ⤵️

This free tour may be of particular interest to first time visitors but is, of course, open to anybody and to all ages.

First Day at the RHA - Saturday, 11 October, 12 – 1pm.

More info: rhagallery.ie/events/publi...

First-time visitor? Let us welcome you to the RHA this Saturday!

This tour may be of particular interest to first time visitors but is, of course, open to anybody and to all ages.

First Day at the RHA - Saturday, 11 October, 12 – 1pm.

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 5d

KCAT, The Known and Unknown World, Dr Tony Ryan Gallery, to 26 Oct

Open 11am – 5pm Saturday, 12 – 5pm Sunday.

#RHA #RHAGallery #ArchipelagoShow #KCAT #Kilkenny #TheKnownAndUnknownWorld
#LauraMcMorrow #TheGardenerDigs #MarianneKeating #ToWhatDoWeAlign
#ArtsCouncilSupported #ArtsIreland

RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 5d

This weekend at the RHA ⤵️

A R C H I P E L A G O | Island Photographers, Gallagher Gallery, to 21 Dec

Marianne Keating, Cad Leis a Bhfuilimíd Ailínithe / To What Do We Align, O’hUiginn Gallery & Petronella Brown Gallery, to 26 Oct

Laura McMorrow, The Gardener Digs, RHA Ashford Gallery, to 12 Oct

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Conor Horgan @conorhorgan.bsky.social · 7d

A R C H I P E L A G O with @islandphotogroup.bsky.social at @rha-arts.bsky.social

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 7d

The RHA School has three upcoming two day masterclasses this autumn with James Hanley RHA, Manar Mervat Al Shouha, and William O’Neill.

James Hanley RHA – 25 / 26 October
Manar Mervat Al Shouha – 1 / 2 November
William O’Neill – 8 / 9 November

Apply now: linktr.ee/rhagallery

#RHA #RHASchool

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The RHA is Ireland's powerhouse of the Arts.

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 Application deadline - TOMORROW, 30th September

The RHA is seeking a visionary director to lead one of Ireland’s leading visual arts institutions.

🔗 Apply now: rhagallery.ie/news/rha-is-seeking-a-visionary-director

Image: Ros Kavanagh Photography.

The RHA is seeking a visionary director to lead one of Ireland’s leading visual arts institutions.

🔗 Apply now: rhagallery.ie/news/rha-is-seeking-a-visionary-director

Image of the RHA Foyer during the 195th RHA Annual Exhibition. : Ros Kavanagh Photography.

RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 12d

Join RHA Curator Davey Moor, Pádraig Spillane and Kate Nolan TOMORROW for the first in a series of panel discussions taking place throughout the run of A R C H I P E L A G O.

Process & Practice - Panel Discussion
Sat 27 Sept
1 – 2.30pm

Free, booking required: bit.ly/42dWHv5

Process and Practice - a panel discussion

As part of the current RHA exhibition ARCHIPELAGO a series of panel discussions will be taking place throughout the show

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 13d

RADE (Recovery Through Art, Drama and Education), Facing Me, Facing You
RHA Friends Room
Until 28 September

Video - Amelia Caulfield.

#RHA #RHAGallery #recoveryispossible #communityarts #irishartists #rade #DublinCulture #selfexpressions #CreativityUnleashed #cultureireland #artexhibition

RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 13d

Facilitation and guidance for this exhibition was provided by Dorothy Smith ARHA and Ciara Harrison, RHA Learning and Public Engagement Curator.

This project was made possible with funding by a Dublin City Council Community Development Grant.

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 13d

RADE – Recovery Through Art, Drama & Education – in collaboration with the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts, showcases drawing, portraiture, textiles, and mixed media, as participants reflect on identity, creativity, and the power of the artistic process. 🧵

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 13d

Davey gave presenter Rick O'Shea an exclusive at the end of the interview - announcing that A R C H I P E L A G O has been extended until the 21st December.

#RHA #RHAGallery #ArchipelagoShow #IrishPhotography #ArtsCouncilSupported @conorhorgan.bsky.social @islandphotogroup.bsky.social

RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 13d

Listen back to yesterday's RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena, where RHA Curator Davey Moor and Conor Horgan, photographer, filmmaker and member of the Island Photographers Group, discussed A R C H I P E L A G O, a major new exhibition of Irish photography at the RHA.

📻: rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22546972

A R C H I P E L A G O : Through an Irish lens

RHA curator Davey Moore and photographer Conor Horgan on A R C H I P E L A G O: Through an Irish Lens, a new photography exhibition at the RHA.

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 14d

To tie in with A R C H I P E L A G O, our new exhibition of Irish photography featuring seventeen artists, one of those exhibiting, Ruby Wallis, is hosting a Walking Tour and Workshop on the 3/4 Oct.

Walking Tour: www.eventbrite.ie/e/re-imagini...

Workshop: www.eventbrite.ie/e/urban-lume...

RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 14d

Tonight on RTÉ Radio 1’s Arena, RHA Curator Davey Moor and @conorhorgan.bsky.social, photographer, filmmaker and member of @islandphotogroup.bsky.social, will discuss ARCHIPELAGO, a major new exhibition at the RHA of Irish photography.

Tune in from 7pm on @rteradio1.bsky.social

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 15d

Join us THIS Thursday morning for an energising yoga session led by RADE at the RHA Gallery- get ready to stretch and breathe in the calming gallery atmosphere.

Free, limited places, booking required.

BOOK HERE: bit.ly/46lejry

Yoga by RADE

Join us for an energising yoga session led by RADE at the RHA Gallery- get ready to stretch and breathe in the calming gallery atmosphere

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 18d

KCAT, The Known and Unknown World, Dr Tony Ryan Gallery, to 26 October

RADE (Recovery Through Art, Drama and Education), Facing Me, Facing You, RHA Friends' Room, to 28 September

#RHA #RHAGallery #NewExhibitions #ArtsIreland #ArtsCouncilSupported

RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 18d

Marianne Keating, Cad Leis a Bhfuilimíd Ailínithe / To What Do We Align, O’hUiginn Gallery & Petronella Brown Gallery, to 26 October

Laura McMorrow, The Gardener Digs, RHA Ashford Gallery, to 12 October

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 18d

Why not make the RHA part of your weekend in Dublin? We’re open until 5pm today and from 12–5pm Sunday.

Now showing:

A R C H I P E L A G O | Island Photographers, Gallagher Gallery, to 26 October 🧵

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 19d

This project was made possible with funding by a Dublin City Council Community Development Grant.

RADE (Recovery Through Art, Drama and Education), Facing Me, Facing You
RHA Friends Room
Until 28 September

Embroidered RADE artwork on the wall of the RHA Friends’ Room. Photo, Paul Sherwood.

Stephen James Smith, Poet and Spoken Word Artist. Photo, Paul Sherwood.

Anca Danila and Roxana Manouchehri from the Hugh Lane Gallery. Photo, Paul Sherwood.

Stephen James Smith, Gill McCaw RADE Director, Ciara Harrison, RHA Learning and Public Engagement Curator. Photo, Paul Sherwood.

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 19d

We had a wonderful opening for the new RADE – Recovery Through Art, Drama & Education – exhibition here at the RHA yesterday.

Facilitation and guidance was provided by Dorothy Smith ARHA and Ciara Harrison, RHA Learning and Public Engagement Curator. 🧵

RADE staff and participants. Photo, Paul Sherwood.

Gill McCaw, Director RADE. Photo, Paul Sherwood.

Sheldon, RADE participant with his embroidery work. Photo, Paul Sherwood.

Patrick T. Murphy, RHA Director. Photo, Paul Sherwood.

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 19d

Image: Ros Kavanagh Photography.

#RHA #ArtsJobs #DirectorRole #Hiring #IrishArt #ContemporaryArt #ArtsLeadership #VisualArts #DublinJobs #CultureCareers

RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 19d

We are looking for:

A passion for contemporary art
Strong curatorial skills
5+ years of senior leadership experience in arts sector
Strong management & fundraising skills
Drive and commitment

🔗 Apply now: please email [email protected] for full details.

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RHA Gallery @rha-arts.bsky.social · 19d

We’re Hiring: Director of the RHA
📍 Dublin, Ireland | Full-time | €90,000
📅 Apply by: 30th September 2025

The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA) is seeking a visionary director to lead one of Ireland’s leading visual arts institutions. 🧵

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