Adult Open Art Studio

Friday 25 July, 11am-1pm

No Session in August

Friday 26 September, 11am-1pm

Join our Adult Open Art Studio, it doesn't matter if you are new to this sort of thing or a practicing artist, come along. Artist Kim Jenkinson will be on hand to help, materials freely
available.
No booking required, just drop in.

Project Room, Level 3, beside the Gallery
dlr Lexicon, Dún Laoghaire, A96 H283

Please check here closer to the session date as dates may change.

Join dlr Arts Office for Coastival 2025!

Events are free, no need to book. If busy we may need to form a queue. We will have a quiet room on Level 3 if anyone needs time and space to self-regulate. 

Questions? Contact us by email: arts@dlrcoco.ie or telephone (01) 236 2759

All Coastival events can be found here:

https://webcloudone.com/coastival

Crazy Colourful Kingdom: An Immersive Play Environment

Artists Joanna and Bethan Parkes invite all 2 to 4 year olds to enter a world of colour and fun. What can you discover in the bright and cheerful kingdom with multi-coloured animals, a yellow castle, pink mountains, and a rainbow volcano. Colourful sand, rice and coconut to touch and feel, jelly lit up inside to squish and squeeze…

When: Saturday 12 July: 11am, 12pm, 2pm and 3pm
            Sunday 13 July: 12pm, 1pm and 2pm
            Each session lasts 40 minutes
Where: Project Room, Level 3, dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire

Eco Printmaking Family Drop-in sessions

Create prints with artists Siobhán Cox and Éabha Cleary using Tetra Pak cartons. Learn how to prepare a recycled print plate, techniques for inking up and how to use our printing press.
If you have a Tetra Paks at home (the silver lined ones work best) please bring them along.
Wear something you don’t mind getting inky or bring an apron!

When: Saturday 12 July: 11am-1pm and 2-4pm
Where: The Lab, Level 3, dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire

Family Gallery Tours of ‘Returning/Heritage’

Join artist Julie Merriman for these family friendly tours of Maeve McCarthys exhibition now on show in the Gallery. Explore the artworks together, chat with Julie about them, with time to do some simple artworks of your own to take home in response to what you see.

When: Saturday 12 July: 11.30am, 12.45pm, 2pm and 3.30pm (each
tour will last about 45 minutes)
Where: Gallery, Level 3, dlr LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire

Brain Health Gallery Tours

Enjoy a seated, informal tour of upcoming exhibitions in the dlr LexIcon Municipal Gallery. These tours are designed for anyone who is interested in promoting their brain health, anyone who notices changes in their memory and anyone living with dementia. Julie
Merriman, Claire Halpin and Órla Goodwin are trained to support people living with dementia.
They will facilitate these sessions to ensure an inclusive experience.
As part of the experience enjoy a cup of tea and a chance to chat and meet new people.

Municipal Gallery, dlr LexIcon, Level 3,
Dún Laoghaire, A96 H283

Returning / Heritage by artist Maeve McCarthy RHA
The exhibition features new paintings, charcoal drawings, objects and a film exploring the Artists’ mother’s family story, from their roots in County Down to her grandparents’ move from
Kilmainham to Sandycove in the 1930s.

Tuesday, 15 July: 11am-12.30pm
Saturday, 26 July: 11am-12.30pm

The Audacity of Hope: An Outer Reflection of an Inner Reality by Karen Ebbs

Saturday, 27 September: 11am-12.30pm
Tuesday, 14 October: 11am-12.30pm

Free: Please book your space Email arts@dlrcoco.ie or Call (01) 236 2759 and ask for Pia or Máire

Celebrating 30 Year of Arts in Primary Schools

We are delighted to celebrate 30 years of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council’s Arts in Primary Schools Programme. To mark this big birthday, a worksheet for children by celebrated illustrator Chris Judge has been sent to all the Primary Schools in the County, highlighting the many ways of being creative.

If you would like additional worksheets please download the worksheet here.

More information here

Nature and Place

Nature and Place is a series of temporary works, taking inspiration from the forests of Ticknock, Tibradden, Barnaslingan, Carrickgollogan, Kilmashogue and Ballyedmonduff.

Opportunity for Artists: We're inviting applications from professional artists for the 2025 project. This opportunity is for temporary work to take place between September and November 2025.  The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 12 June at 17.00 (5pm). Find out how to apply here

Download and listen to the artworks from our website:  More information

Keeping in touch

You can follow Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office on Instagram and Facebook

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram for updates.

Sign up for our E-bulletin to get up to date notice on events and opportunities.

You can sign up here: E-Bulletin     

Get notifications the moment an event is published by following us on Eventbrite:

Eventbrite.ie