When the sun comes out what best way to spend the day than locking people in a cubicle with only nails and hammers to have fun with? No, this is not the beginning of a Horror movie and it is not our idea of fun but it is actually how the young creatives of this country spend their last days of their academic year; becoming one with their exhibition space, mounting boards and nailing their art pieces to walls.
Young creative minds, if your day is made of empty pizza boxes and your make up has been replaced by an all-nighter face don’t you worry because it means you are doing it right; hang in there, summer is getting close and the final year graduation shows will be over before you know it, so take your time to enjoy them!
The annual student exhibitions are a great way to showcase some of the best young talents that this country has to offer and there is no better way than attending the graduation shows to see who could be a potential speaker at a future OFFSET.
Below you can find a list of some of the upcoming Graduate Shows in Ireland:
DUBLIN
Griffith College – Design Show opens to the public 26 of May – 2nd of June.
IADT Graduation Show Opens the 3rd of June – 10th of June.
DIT launches its Art and Design show, Uncover, on the 2nd of June, on until the 11th of June; while the DIT Photography Grad Show will take place in the Gallery of Photography and National Archives from the 4th of June.
2nd Year @NCAD_VisComm students have been busy preparing for this evening’s exhibition @NCAD_Dublin Join us at 6pm pic.twitter.com/rWPAtVxZ6M
— NIVAL (@NIVAL_NCAD) May 4, 2016
NCAD Grad Show the 17th of June with the first year of the Masters in Fine Art students are launching their show at 6pm on May 12 until May 14.
AROUND IRELAND
Limerick School of Art and Design Grad Show begins 11th of June – 19th of June.
Waterford Institute of Technology Art and Design Grad Show opens to the public on May 27th – June 3rd.
University of Ulster, Belfast School of Art Grad Show opens on the 3rd of June until the 11th .
Cork Institute of Technology Art and Design Grad Show, Cooked, showcases from June 9 to the 15.
Screen printing sketchbooks for @BelfastSchArt degree show.. #print #handmade #design #art pic.twitter.com/A1NM5XqpAV
— Anna Louise Duffy (@AnnaDuffy_) May 7, 2016
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