New exhibition at Gallery FRIDA. A solo exhibition of paintings entitled “Belly of the Whale” by artist Barbara O’Meara will feature at Gallery Frida, South Main Street,Youghal. Opening Tuesday 17th January 2012. Further information and openings hours contact: Lars Moeslund, Manager, Gallery Frida, 38 South Main Street, Youghal, Co. Cork.

Gallery FRIDA
38 South Main Street
Youghal
phone: 085-8866424 or 085-2389452
website: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gallery-Frida/290109044352787?sk=wall

Gallery FRIDA would like to thank all who has helped us making Gallery FRIDA a new place for art in Youghal and we would like to thank all who has come by and visited the Gallery. There has been a very good response to the 20 artists from all over Ireland who exhibited there work at “Summer in December”.
The raffle went very well and we are happy to be able to send around €250 to the orphanage project TORO BABIES in Uganda.

The winner of the raffle was picked by Sheila Loughnane and the lucky winner of the painting “Setanta” by Lora Murphy is John Roche. Gallery FRIDA wishes all a happy new year and Welcome back for new exhibition in 2012.

Gallery Frida are running a raffle for one of artist Lora Murphy’s painting entitled ‘Setanta’. You may purchase a ticket to be in the draw for this wonderful painting at Gallery Frida, South Main Street, Youghal. 5 numbers for 5 euro and all money goes to the orphanage project in Uganda. The draw will take place at the Gallery on Christmas Eve.

 

Frida Gallery is named in honour of Frida Kahlo, an iconic early to mid-19th century Mexican artist renowned particularly for her surrealist self-portraits, depicting “pain and passion”, through intense, vibrant colours. Her work is highly celebrated in Mexico as emblematic of national and indigenous tradition, and by feminists for its uncompromising depiction of the female experience and form. “She was and remains a hugely inspiring figure.

Gallery Frida thank you -A message of thanks from Lars and Lora.

” I just wanted to thank you so very much for all the trouble and time you took to help us with the launch of Gallery Frida! We are delighted with the coverage you have given us.There was such a great turn out despite the rain .  Thanks to all the brave souls who came to support this new venture, your presence was greatly appreciated and we very much hope that you enjoyed your evening as much as we did  and of course, a thousand thanks to all the wonderful talented artists who are exhibiting with us , we are very grateful for your trust and wish you all every success! We also are very grateful to Barbara o Meara and John Rushe for their invaluable help over the last few weeks, and of course Eithne and Anthony Watson. Thank you both. Nor will we forget Sir Michael Beecher, who did great work for us too !! Thanks Mick!!

Thanks to Sergyv who has been there from the beginning and did excellent work !and finally , a thousand thanks to the town and people of Youghal ! What a wonderful community to be a part of , we are proud to be here! “We would also like to thank the Mayor Eoin Coyne very much for taking time to come and open our Gallery officially. We appreciate this support very much.”
Lora and Lars”

Summer arrives in December to re-enchant as new art gallery opens. – By Christy Parker

YOUGHAL has acquired a new art centre with the opening of Frida Gallery at 38 South Main Street last Wednesday (November 30th). Youghal Mayor Eoin Coyne cut the tape on the new business, which is owned by Offaly-born Lora Murphy, now in her fourth year of residency in the town.

The three-storey building, owned by Lora, formerly housed a tattoo parlour on its first two floors with a painting studio in the upper reaches. The two lower floors will now accommodate exhibition spaces, where artists from throughout Ireland are expected to display their work. “I hope in the long term to provide a focal point where young and emerging artists can be encouraged and can display their work,” says Lora.

A graduate from UCC, free-spiriting Lora arrived in Youghal having resided for over 20 years in Montana and Alaska. She was poised to settle in Abbeyside, Dungarvan –indeed had paid a deposit on a house- when a day trip to Youghal turned her head. “I couldn’t believe how beautiful the town was and immediately opted to live here instead!,” she recalls. She purchased a home in the strand the work base in South Main Street.

Inspiring

Frida Gallery is named in honour of Frida Kahlo, an iconic early to mid-19th century Mexican artist renowned particularly for her surrealist self-portraits, depicting “pain and passion”, through intense, vibrant colours. Her work is highly celebrated in Mexico as emblematic of national and indigenous tradition, and by feminists for its uncompromising depiction of the female experience and form. “She was and remains a hugely inspiring figure,” says the inspiring Lora, simply.

Last week two new exhibitions were launched at ‘the Frida.’ On Floor 2, Re-enchantment currently features abstract paintings by Greystones painter Barbara O’Meara. The inaugural ground floor exhibition carries the wishful title of Summer in December’ a theme carried by over 20 established artists, local and national, in ‘Plein Air’ mode as the easel world terms it -that is to say, the paintings are outdoor creations. They traverse oils to acrylic to watercolours and all points in between, with representations varying from Killarney’s luscious landscapes to a Kerry rave scene by way of a County Cork rail station!

Orphanage support

The gallery will donate 25% of its income to an orphanage project in Uganda called Toro Babies Home. Championed by Lora’s partner Lars Moeslund and run by Norwegian volunteers, the orphanage houses over 50 children, whose parents have died or are dying of AIDS.  “It provides a ‘substitute  mother and family’ and enables them to have some normality through attending school etc,” says Lars. “The plan is to make the orphanage as self-sufficient with its own food production over the coming years.” The gallery will continue to support the orphanage project into the future.

Summer in December and Re-enchantment run until Christmas Eve from noon to 6 pm. Enquiries: 085-8866424; e-mail: mornag@usa.net; fb: look up Gallery Frida

Please click on image to see more photos of the opening night of Gallery Frida – Pics by YOL

A NEW ART GALLERY will open its doors for the first time on Wednesday, 30th of November.The official opening of  Gallery Frida will be performed by the Mayor of Youghal, Eoin Coyne. The first exhibition will support an Orphanage Project in Uganda (Toro Babies Home) run by Norwegian volunteers. The gallery is run by Danish man Lars Moeslund and artist Lora Murphy and the public are welcome to the opening. The gallery has its name from the mexican painter Frida Kahlo, who by her life has inspired Lora. Gallery Frida is situated at 38 South Main Street, Youghal.

The gallery will open with an exhibition called “Summer in December”, Plein Air, to bring in light and warmth in this dark and cold season. There will be represented around 20 established painters from all over Ireland. The plein Air part of the exhibition will be at the ground level and at the first floor Lora will exhibit some of her own paintings together with another female painter Barbara O’Meara from Greystones.

The exhibition will be opened on the 30th of November from 5-8 pm and the Mayor of Youghal, Eoin Coyne, will officially open the exhibition at 5.30 pm.

Part of the commission from selling the paintings will be used to support an Orphanage Project in Uganda (Toro Babies Home)run by Norwegian volunteers.

Dan Aage Mortensen from Norway is part of the volunteer group that raises money for the project in Norway. All money for this project is given by donors (private persons and companies).

This exhibition will become part of the project by donating 25% of the commission directly to the project in Uganda.

Gallery Frida will continue to donate money to the project in Uganda after this exhibition is over.

The Orphanage houses 50-60 children, who have no parents or their parents are dying of AIDS. The children live at the Orphanage with a “substitute mother” and have a life as normal as possible going to school and having a family. Almost all money from donation goes directly to the Orphanage. The plan is to make the Orphanage self sufficient with its own food (vegetables, milk, egg and honey) in the years to come. That will cost a good deal of money and therefore the money from this exhibition will be welcomed very much.
The exhibition will run from 30.th of November to 24th of December 2011 (12-6 pm every day).

Following on the success of his SOLD OUT exhibition in aid of South Abbey School in the Methodist Hall 3 years ago retired photographer Bob Rock is working on a new venture. This show comprising over 60 prints will open in Youghal Credit Union in early September.The work, all shot locally will depict the beauty of Youghal as never seen before. All of the images are printed on acid free paper using Canon’s  Chromalife 100 inks (100 years life behind glass)  and mounted ready for framing.Prints will be selling at almost half usual price and all profits go to Trocaire’s East Africa famine relief appeal.

Those prints make a unique gift for giving or keeping.They can be easily removed from the mount and posted to relatives abroad in tubes.So don’t forget to drop into the Credit Union (dates to be announced) for a visual treat and who knows you might buy a print and save a life.

 

The minute you hear the name Bob Rock, you automatically think of Weddings, Events and Youghal. His name and work is synonymous with photography. Now after 10 years since he retired from his well know photographic studio at 126 North Main St.(now Eamonn O’Brien’s Gallery 126) he has decided to launch his own website http://bobrock.zenfolio.com to showcase his wonderful work. The website has several different galleries, Wildlife, On the shore, Lakes, Fells & Islands and even one gallery dedicated to Youghal Landscapes.

Bob says on the website showcasing his diverse work “Photography has been a large part of most of my life and provided me with a living for thirty years. Now retired, digital is my new thing,it provides me with a degree of control never obtainable with film. My images are intended to be easy on the eye. My criteria when assessing an image, is simply,would I like it on my wall?”
Bob has the eye of the professional photographer and with all the ‘buttons and things’ on the modern digital camera has his own complete digital darkroom! Retirement has given Bob Rock more time to pursue and showcase his particular love of landscape and nature photography. Side by side with his art Bob enjoys spending quality time with his wife Teresa, daughters and grandchildren.
The retired photographer had a very successful exhibition of his work a few years ago at the Methodist Church Hall as a fundraiser for the South Abbey National School, Youghal, where all his prints sold.

If you are interested in one of his limited edition why not take a look at the fabulous images on the website where they would make wonderful gift. The prints come without a frame so you can chose your own colours to suit your own needs but Bob highly recommends the framemaking service at the St. Raphael Centre, Youghal. The prints come in a range of different sizes on high quality photographic paper and are very reasonably priced.
All images on screen are low resolution. If you would like to purchase a full resolution archival quality print up tp 19″ X 13″ I will be happy to oblige, just send an email or phone your requirements.

Best regards, Bob Rock.
Contact Bob at this Address
3 Harbour View West
Youghal, Co.Cork
Ireland
Daytime phone    (024) 91728

McGoldrick Art & Photography raffle winner of  Will McGoldrick’s  photographs entitled ‘The Aisling’ was Maura Davis from Knockaverry, Youghal.

Anne Riordan from the Irish Heart Foundation and Will and Eileen. McGoldrick was delighted to present the beautifully framed photography to Maura. Anne Riordan said she was delighted with the sucessful fundraiser along with the recent fast organised by the foundation as every penny goes toward saving lives. All proceeds  from the raffle went towards the Irish Heart Foundation charity. The draw took place last Friday 25th march 2011.

If you haven’t yet visited the gallery, please come along and see what we have. Maybe you need a portrait, or a piece of Fine Art, or a simple, but quality image of Youghal. Come and see our inaugural exhibition. A display of images by Eileen & Will McGoldrick entitled “Between a Rock and a good place”, a mixed media Dream Sequence display, and a unique & vibrant view of rock formations in the East Cork / West Waterford area.

McGoldrick Art & Photography will also host art lessons weekly, on Mondays. Two sessions, managed by Eileen, will cater separately for children and adults. Classes are open to all levels from total novices to budding Van Gogh’s! “It will be tailored totally towards the nurturing and developing the abilities of each individual,” says Eileen.

Details:  (024) 90494; 087-22865921; 087-4116483. Web: www.mcgoldrickart.com;  email: mcgoldrickart@gmail.com

 

The credibility of Youghal’s main street as a commercial centre has been further reinforced with the opening of new photography and art gallery in a prime location. Consumers and fellow retailers alike on the beleaguered thoroughfare will welcome the advent of McGoldrick’s Art & Photography at 89 North Main Street. The site, adjacent to the Clock Gate, had been idle for mere weeks following the closure of the previous fashion accessories outlet.

Proprietor Eileen McGoldrick and her husband Will Nick have lived in Youghal for about eight years and reside in Strand Street. The Belfast-born couple have previously lived in Oxford and over past decades have developed an impressive reputation in the arts world, hosting acclaimed exhibitions in Oxford and London as well as Cork and Dungarvan on this side of the pond.

With a target market of locals and tourists, the location obviously is of prime relevance. However the “quality of natural light”, that flows through the front and side windows was a major factor in choosing location. Alongside selected manufactured illumination, the combination brings a focus of perfection to the works on display.

Variety

The inaugural exhibition stretches across photography, oils and acrylic, though the display will alternate monthly. Within the compact space, the visitor can browse, for example, on the astounding depictions of Helvic Head cliff faces and beach rocks, their shapes and pastel hues rendered unique and enchanting through the magic of Will’s photography. “One visitor said she admired ‘the aerial view of the Caribbean island,” smiles Will. “In fact it was a view of a rock from Ballycotton!”

Eileen’s inventive cross-media pieces offer the colourful surrealism begat from subjecting acrylic, cloth netting and scanning technology to an unfettered imagination. The results reflect ‘dream sequences’ but are subject to individual interpretation.

Elsewhere a photo of derelict fishing boat’s revealed layers of colours bear witness to its lives, competing for attention with the acrylic depiction of a woman in a black dress hanging white washing against a background of industrial rust. A rainbow finds the Ferry Point, Muckross Abbey stands sultry, Moby Dick’s pink perkiness is viewed from the Pier Head past the blue hue of a boat.

Other creativities are manifested book form, themed to unravel by the enamoured page. From envelope-sized originals of €8 cost to 30 inch square masterpieces of seventy times that value, the walls and shelves do their new home proud.

If the works are beautiful, they are complimented by their creators’ belief. “I have great confidence in selling art, if art can be sold, on Youghal’s main street,” says Eileen. Yet she equally yearns to create an oasis perhaps “where visitors can browse, with no pressure to buy” and where they can view art for art’s sake –evocatively reminding them of what derives from their own lives.

Classes

McGoldrick Art & Photography will also host art lessons weekly, on Mondays. Two sessions, managed by Eileen, will cater separately for children and adults. Classes are open to all levels from total novices to budding Van Gogh’s! “It will be tailored totally towards the nurturing and developing the abilities of each individual,” says Eileen.

Details:  (024) 90494; 087-22865921; 087-4116483. Web: www.mcgoldrickart.com;  email: mcgoldrickart@gmail.com

A big thank you to all those that came along to the opening of the McGoldrick Art & Photography Gallery on Friday (11th March), and showed their support. With a good steady stream of people throughout the day, it was good to take bookings for portraits, Art Classes (Adults & Children), and commissions; just the sort of opening day I had hoped for. I would also like to thank all those that sent cards wishing me every success, and especially to Susan & Barry at “Absolute Flowers” for their kindness and generosity. Also to the good people at ‘www.Youghalonline’, ‘Youghal News’, CRY, Mick Hussey, Christy Parker, and Ger Flanagan.

If you haven’t yet visited the gallery, please come along and see what we have. Maybe you need a portrait, or a piece of Fine Art, or a simple, but quality image of Youghal. Come and see our inaugural exhibition. A display of images by Eileen & Will McGoldrick entitled “Between a Rock and a good place”, a mixed media Dream Sequence display, and a unique & vibrant view of rock formations in the East Cork / West Waterford area.

Eileen & Will McGoldrick

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