Saturday 24 March 2012, National Gallery Lecture Theatre.
This Study Morning will enable visitors to enter the magical world of Fables and Fairy Tales and see some enchanting images created by artists, poets, storytellers & illustrators in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Guest speakers will explore the art historical and literary backgrounds, together with a focus on the illustrator-creator of some contemporary images of fairies and fantastic creatures. It will conclude with a guided tour of the display Fables and Fairy Tales.
9.50 Welcome with Dr Marie Bourke, National Gallery of Ireland
10.00 Images Associated with Fables and Fairy Tales in Irish Art
Dr Nicola Gordon Bowe, Associate Fellow, National College of Art & Design, Visiting Fellow, University of Ulster
10.30 Folk Tales in Victorian Literature
Dr. Jarlath Killeen, Lecturer in Victorian English, School of English, Trinity College Dublin
11.00 Morning Coffee
11.30
Fantasy versus Reality in Irish Art
Dr. Roisin Kennedy, University College Dublin
12.00 Illustrating the Fantastic in Life and in Art
PJ Lynch, Artist and Children’s Book Illustrator
12.30 Panel Discussion
Chair: Professor Kevin Whelan, Director, Keough Naughton Centre, University of Notre Dame
1.30 Conclusion
Dr Paula Murphy, Lecturer
University College Dublin
3.00 Tour of the display 'Fables & Fairy Tales' - meeting point outside Room 1
Details: Tickets €25 (includes coffee break); Students: €15, in advance from the Gallery Shop.
Tel: +353 1 663 3518 Email: bookshop@ngi.ie
Lunch can be obtained from the Gallery Café.
10% discount in the Gallery Shop on the day (on production of the ticket).
For further information contact the Education Department
Tel: +353 1 663 3504/5 Email: education@ngi.ie
