The Arts House

Aoibheann Carey Philpott has one hell of a voice, and it's one everyone in Cork should get to know!! She's spent so long training and supporting other people and it's finally time to shine herself. This is the first song from a forthcoming EP and if this is only the beginning, then great things are in store ahead. She chatted to Elmarie about the new single "Overcome" Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...

Elmarie met teacher Joe Hanafin and 6th Class pupils Jack Harte and Madison McGee to hear about the school which has fundriased for Cork charities for the last 10 years by releasing an annuakl cd. Unable to sell this year's release, they are asking the people of Cork to watch their video with Mick Flannery and donate instead. So many charities are losing out on their annual fundraisers, so let's g...

Conor Tallon spoke to the Crawford Art Gallery's Michael Waldron about this week's Work of the Week by Alice Maher entitled Familiar III from 1994 featuring acrylic on canvas and a flax sculpture .... and their intriguing relationship! Familiar III (1994) by Alice Maher is composed of two distinct, yet related parts: an acrylic painting and a sculpture made of flax. The painted element shows a min...

Emma Langford is making waves...and spoke to Elmarie Mawe about her album Sowing Acorns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cork Cine Club: Bringing the Best of Independent World Cinema to Cork Audiences for Ten Years 2010 – 2020 WWW.CORKCINECLUB.COM   Breaking news is that we’ve added a second screening of THE PERSONAL HISTORY OF DAVID COPPERFIELD . Now at 6:30pm and 6:45pm. The show will go on! Due to Covid 19 restrictions at our regular venue, we will present four films this autumn in the Gate Cinema on No...

Elmarie was personally delighted to be able to meet up with Naomi Daly in the auditorium of the Everyman as it gets ready to reopen after it's longest shutdown it the theatre's history...and just being in the theatre was in itself a source of excitement! The Everyman Announces Programme of Live Events The Everyman, MacCurtain Street, Cork www.everymancork.com   The Everyman is delighted to an...

Conor Tallon met up with William Hammond in a socially distant 'Backyard' interview..to discuss how this year's festival has been reimagined... Behind closed doors ..well..mostly! There are some live gigs going! The 41st Cork Folk Festival runs from 30 September - 4 October with key anchor events taking place behind closed doors. As part of a re-imagined festival, over 20...

Elmarie Mawe had the opportunity to have a heart to heart with the legend that is Phil Coulter who will be LIVE STREAMING a new show called ‘UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH PHIL COULTER’, featuring special guests George Hutton and Geraldine Branagan.    This concert is going to be really special, one for the history books.    Where and When:  VENUE THEATRE, RATOATH on...

A TORSO HAS BEEN DISCOVERED IN THE CRAWFORD ART GALLERY...! This is a case for Art Detective Sam Spud...aided and abetted by his trusty side kicks Arts House presenter Conor Tallon and curator Michael Waldron! We’re going right back to the beginning with this WORK OF THE WEEK! “This trunk is supposed to be part of a statue that represented Hercules become immortal,” announces the first exhibition...

Featuring interviews with Phil Coulter on his latest innovative enterprise, Naomi Daly from the Everyman Theatre as it Plays it by Ear, William Hammond from the Cork Folk Festival which has been completely Re-Imagined, also covering the next Cork Cineclub Season, The Work of the Week which introduces a new Art Detective... all in one neat package...summing up this weeks two hour long programme! Ho...

This week Conor Tallon is all at sea...caught in the eye of a storm...with The Crawford's Assistant Curator Michael Waldron offering advice on how to find a safe harbour! Hughie O’Donoghue,  Medusa , 2005-06, oil and mixed media on canvas, 250 x 184 cm. Presented, 2011. © the artist. This eye-catching WORK OF THE WEEK draws on (art) history to tell a serious tale… Medusa  (2005-06) is a...

Social Distance. The term is almost a contradiction. When we're social, we break DOWN distance! But this is our "New Normal." Back in Lockdown, when it was all an alien experience, photographer Lorna MacDonald Dunlop visited her neighbours, and staying 2m apart, got them to tell their stories for the camera in a collaboration which will be shared for the first time on Culture Night. She told Elmar...

Conal Creedon is Culture Night Ambassador for Cork 2020, and is a man with the deepest of grá for Cork and all it has to offer. Elmarie met him on the Terrace of The Montenotte Hotel, and even on a breezy morning, the city shone beneath as they chatted about how Culture Night 2020 is still a celebration with a difference. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What could be more sublime than to sit back in your own home on Culture Night and have the internationally renowned pianist David Syme play for you on his famous grand piano?! The same piano and musician that used to hold Maureen O Hara in thrall. David has chosen a beautiful selecrtion for the evening, in one of the last opportunities to hear him play on this particular Steinway, from his own hom...

This WORK OF THE WEEK might be a little offside! Sometimes even the most memorable images can take the shortest time to make. A case in point is  Portrait of Roy Keane  (2002) by Murdo MacLeod, which was shot in a Manchester hotel foyer soon after its subject had infamously departed the Irish soccer team in Saipan. “Having only a few minutes to take the photographs,” MacLeod remembers, “...

In terms of the Arts, the National Campaign for the Arts in Ireland was never more relevant or more critical. Consistently underfunded as a sector -and markedly so when compared to our European neighbours - Ireland has however always enjoyed the benefits of being able to use the creative output of our incredible artists for marketing purposes and to enhance our international standing. During the h...

Let's face it, going to the cinema is a real treat these days and you can rely on Triskel Arts Centre to screen an ecclectic mix of classics,recent releases, arthouse and shorts. September 2020 doesn't disappoint, and Chris O Neill has the lowdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An investment piece, or a focal point for the garden, a stunning sculpture for your home or a one-off gift........there are many reasons why you'd be tempted by the works in The Sculpture Garden of the Montenotte Hotel, in an exhibition in association with The Kildare Gallery. Ray Kelleher of the Montenotte Hotel sat on The Terrace with Elmarie to explain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy fo...

In the fascinating continuing series, Conor Tallon explores the latest Work of the Week at the Crawford Gallery in Cork. Art lovers can view the pieces online, or of course visit the gallery in person. This week's work is an abstract, which gets to the heart - or indeed the nucleus -of the matter........a painting on two canvases! The startling Diptych by Patrick Scott likely dates to the mid-1960...

Conor Tallon spoke to Curator Michael Waldron about a very unusual and hard to describe work this week! It’s a tale of heraldry, family, and decorative arts with this curious carved object that depicts the family crest of a noted family once prominent in Cork and Waterford. The Penrose family crest consists of an escutcheon or shield emblazoned with three bends (diagonal bars) that signify protect...

Conor Tallon and Micheal Waldron headed out to Cork’s historic harbour with this WORK OF THE WEEK! View of Haulbowline and Spike Island from Cove  (1819) by Sarah Grace Carr transports us back more than two centuries to a time when tall ships and fortifications defined Cork Harbour. Close inspection of this pencil drawing reveals the artist’s keen eye for detail and economy of line, as she ob...

Conor Tallon spoke to Michael Waldron from the Crawford Art Gallery outside in their garden café about this weeks offering.... It’s time for a ‘Guinness’ with this WORK OF THE WEEK! May Guinness, that is. Not only does  Portrait Study  (c.1930) reveal May Guinness’ artistic influences but it also suggests her later collecting habits. Slightly downcast in a brown felt hat, the subject of...

As soon as Triskel Arts Centre announced the return of live gigs - and who was playing - they sold out within a few hours. Jack O Rourke plays for a live audience on August 14th and joined Elmarie in the garden to chat about that, and about music he's been enjoying over the last few months. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Supporting the Arts is what we do, and celebrating our extraordinary craftspeople all over Cork is always a joy each August. Maeve Murphy from Cork Craft and Design joined Elmarie to look at some highlights of Week Two. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every year people have the opportunity to explore the buildings around us and discover their history on Cork Heritage Open Day. Niamh Twomey is Heritage Officer with Cork City Council and spoke to Elmarie Mawe for the arts show about the 2020 event and its virtual form. This section began with one of Elmarie's favourite Irish airs, Sí Beag Sí Mór, featuring Bandon's Máire Ní Chathasaigh on harp. H...