Open Art Studio Display: Jellett and Hone

The Education Studio is open for creative exploration from 10.30am-4.30pm, inspired by our exhibition, Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone. The Art of Friendship.

From 6 August to 9 August our Education Studio will be open to the public as a display of works created over the course of the Open Art Studio. This work has been created by visitors of all ages, abilities, and nationalities as they explored the unique perspectives and practices of abstract art.

Researched and developed by artist Eimear Murphy, the studio programme will offer hands on activities inspired by the artistic techniques and creative ideas of these foundational Irish Modernist artists. Gallery facilitators will provide support throughout the programme making the studio a dynamic environment, encouraging visitors to engage, experiment and make, while also providing space to reflect and connect with the themes of the exhibition.  

Research Artist: Eimear Murphy 
Studio Coordinator: Emeir Stanley 
Studio Facilitators: Eimear Murphy, Aoife Convery, Sophie McCormack, Pierce Woodall and Amelia Caulfield 

About the Research artist: Eimear Murphy’s art practice comes from a desire to learn from how other people experience the world, centreing inclusive education, care and reciprocity (giving and taking) as powerful tools for creating artwork and engagements. She holds a distinction in both MA Arts & Learning Goldsmiths, London (2022) and Fine Art & History of Art NCAD, Dublin (2015). In 2018 Eimear received the Arts Council's prestigious Next Generation Bursary, and her education work has been supported by the Young People, Children and Education Bursary in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Eimear is the project coordinator of primary school outreach programme Zooom@ Hugh Lane Gallery since 2023. See more of Eimear's work on her website here. 

Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone. The Art of Friendship is kindly supported by The Klesch Collection, Lead Sponsor; Friends of the National Gallery of Ireland, and the Art of Friendship Giving Circle. 

The Gallery would like to thank the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media for their ongoing support.