Public art directory
This directory is an archive of selected public art projects which have been commissioned throughout Ireland, predominantly since the late 1990s, with the inclusion of some notable more historic 20th century works and of works made by Irish artists abroad. The directory currently contains over 250 public art projects, many of which are funded under the Per Cent for Art Scheme. Featured projects aim to highlight the interrelationship between the artist and the artwork, the context and the public, through the presentation of diverse commissioning practices.
The Balloon Tree
- Róisín de Buitléar
The Balloon Tree artworks playfully welcome children, young people and families to two facilities located at Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown and Tallaght Hospital. The signature artworks, by artist Róisín de Buitléar, were commissioned for integration into the main entrance spaces i...
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What Does He Need?
- Fiona Whelan and Brokentalkers
A long-term collaborative project exploring how men and boys are shaped by and influence the world they live in.
To date, the What Does He Need? project has grown through partnerships with: The Children and Youth Action Group of the North West Inner City Network; Philosopher Dr. Rob Grant;...
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Waterford Residential Care Centre
- Conall Cary & Peter McMorris
Six laser-cut and etched brass artworks inspired by the local landscape and contributions from service users and staff of a residential care centre in Waterford.
The Rose Window artwork was created in response to the protected and unique space in the main foyer of WRCC. It is a contem...
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Word-Tree and Our Place
- Cathal McCarthy
A sculpture and LED photographic installation commissioned by Sancta Maria Secondary School in Louisburgh, County Mayo. The artwork explores ideas about community, place, being and the natural world via poetry, drone photography and sculpture.
The project consists of two parts; an outdoor, perma...
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Public Feeling
- Sarah Browne
An artwork about health and austerity shaped by fitness choreography. It explores the health impacts of austerity on the individual and social body, the politics of resilience, and considers the gym or leisure centre as a space where these bodies are trained, transformed and cared for. Early rese...
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The Central Field
- Rhona Byrne & Yvonne McGuinness
A temporary live land artwork. This site-specific project took place in Adamstown, a suburban new town in South Dublin County which has been in development since 2005. The artists identified this greenfield site which was due to become the 'commercial or district town centre’ of Adamstown but ...
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An Meitheal Mór - Global Citizens Together
- Sarah Murphy, Feargus Murphy, Cheylene Murphy & Seamus Devenny
A collection of five new pieces of music created by the students of Scoil San Phroinsias NS with Wall2Wall Music, presented in five music videos. Each piece explores global citizenship from the perspective of the school community.
The Board of Management of Scoil San Phroinsias National School ...
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Core Principles 1–4
- Mark Ryan and Maree Hensey
A large-scale external permanent drawing in metal, located in Midleton Educate Together National School in Cork.
The sculptures promote active participation while creating wonder and stimulating creativity and discovery. The abstract, dynamic sculpture invites the school community to actively ...
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Reflectors
- David Beattie
A series of four individually engineered and cast terrazzo sculptures situated on a newly completed walkway adjacent to the River Dargle in Bray, County Wicklow. The sculptures or reflectors are sonic works that focus on the amplification of the existing ambient soundscapes of the river along the...
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One Hour Archive
- Louis Haugh
A digital guided walking tour of Stoneybatter, using abstracts of the recorded conversations of local residents gathered over a period of twelve months
One Hour Archive (OHA) is a public art work by Louis Haugh in collaboration wit.h Alice Fitzharris and The Tuesday Club. OHA asked the senior re...
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