DAS Annual Exhibition 2024
Our Annual Exhibition took place on the weekend of Friday 18th October 2024 at Dalkey Town Hall. Our show was opened by acclaimed Irish artist, Mary Burke.
There were over 200 paintings at the exhibition, representing 60 of our artists, and arranged according to theme by curator Tony Strickland. Over 900 art lovers came to see our work over the course of the weekend.
Our raffle painting, donated generously by Paul Kavanagh, raised a whopping €1600 for the Laura Lynn Children’s Hospice* and was won by art lover, Francesca Devany Thank you Paul!
Our member’s painting competition “dust to dawn” was sponsored by Appleton Framing of Stillorgan. Judged by Mary Burke and won by artist Annie Shaw. Second place went to Theresa Wordingham.
It was lovely to see so many people connect over their love of art.
photos by Gerry Kelly
Artwork by Margaret Toomey
Flowers by Sylvia Kavanagh
Thank you to all who made this event possible!
Dublin Art Society (DAS) was formed in 1961 and our annual art exhibition showcases the immense talent of our members. The day-to-day running of our society, events, and the organisation of our annual exhibition is all achieved through our members generously volunteering their time, energy, and skills, and we are so grateful.
Many thanks to everybody who helped make this exhibition a success:
Paul Kavanagh for the beautiful painting to raffle in aid of Laura Lynn Children’s Hospice
Appleton Framers of Stillorgan for two generous vouchers for our competition prizes
Margaret Toomey for allowing use of her painting in our marketing material
All the team at Dalkey Castle and Heritage Centre
All the people who helped with decoration
Tony Strickland for curating our show
Sylvia Kavanagh for fabulous flowers
Andrew from Leonard Lighting for lighting us up
Kilternan Adult Education for the loan of the stands
O’Brien’s Wines for wine and Hire-all for glasses to drink it from
And to you all for coming and admiring the work
Thank you!