Archive for the ‘Current Exhibition’ Category
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Soma Contemporary is closed
We have learned that a new art venture is to open in the building we were located in Waterford City, under a very similar name. We understood that the building we were located in might reopen in the future, after health and safety issues were solved by the city council, but we hoped that it would be a new venture in every respect, including the name. This has not happened and we would like it known that this new venture is not in any way connected to us, or connected to the work we have done in the past. There is ...
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Soma Contemporary to close
We post this with some regret, but also a hope for the future. We will be closing our doors on June 2nd after three exciting years. We have many thanks, firstly the many artists and guest curators we have worked with, without them Soma would have never been able to do what we did, or have a reason to be what we were. We would also like to thank the Arts Council, and any past sponsor that has helped us out and especially Waterford city council for working with us over the past three years, with a special thanks to Conor Nolan and ...
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Covered; an exhibition of new work by Jill Bouchier
Covered Jill Bouchier May 10 – June 2, 2012 SOMA Contemporary announces Covered; a solo exhibition by Jill Bouchier. Opening reception will be held on Thursday May 10, 2012 at 7:00pm. Jill Bouchier is a Waterford based artist who studied painting at Chelsea School of Art. Her forthcoming exhibition will include geometric paintings and textile pieces. Jill’s work incorporates fabrics and found materials such as envelopes, blankets, buttons and textile samples. These everyday materials are transformed to create collages and sewn pieces that explore pattern and the associative power of fabrics that are reminiscent of traditional quilts. Her paintings fascinate through ...
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Dogs
Curated by Rachael Corcoran as a SOMA Contemporary Project Ormston House, Limerick City, Ireland May 3 – 26, 2012 Adrian McGrath/ Ben Reilly/ Bridget O’Gorman/ Cassie Kirby/ Christian Jankowski/ Isabel Nolan/ Magnhild Opdøl/ Michael Beirne/ Michael Durand/ Rachael Corcoran/ TINKEBELL/ Vanessa Donoso-Lopez SOMA Contemporary presents Dogs, a group exhibition in Ormston House. On view from May 3 through to 26, this exhibition brings together twelve artists, influenced, inspired and intrigued by the canine animal. Opening reception will be held on Thursday, May 3 at 6-8 pm. Curated by Rachael Corcoran. Dogs takes as its point of departure the common domestic dog, a theme that openly attests to ...
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Out from under the bed
Out from under the bed Michael Durand Feb 24 – March 17, 2012. Out from under the bed; a solo exhibition by Michael Durand opens in SOMA on February 24. Reception will be held at 7:00pm. Out from under the bed is an exhibition of work by photographic artist Michael Durand; the first solo show in his hometown of Waterford since 1998. Since then Michael’s work has been exhibited in national and international spaces. He has been commissioned by private and state institutions including, The Department of Art, Sports and Tourism, MCHD and the European Central Bank, his work is ...
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Being Honeyed
Being Honeyed Yann Novak (usa)| Lars Lundehave Hansen (Denmark)| Salome Voegelin (Swiss/UK)| Richard Carr (Ireland) and a project curated by Wolfgang Peter Menzel (Germany) in association with net label Modisti; Out of Silence: Reflections on Samuel Beckett’s Work. January 19 - February 11 2012 SOMA Contemporary warmly invites you to Being Honeyed – An exhibition of Sound(in)Art, which opens in SOMA on Thursday January 19. Reception will be held at 7:00pm. Curated by studentsZINE. “This is the case with the quality of being-honeyed. Honey is a slow-moving liquid; while it undoubtedly has a certain consistency and allows itself to be grasped, it ...
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Difference Engine; Manifestation V
Mark Cullen | Wendy Judge | Gillian Lawler | Jessica Foley | Gordon Cheung ‘Jamming is a form of error detection’, Charles Babbage October 28 – December 3 2011 Difference Engine is an evolving touring exhibition, a model of autonomous artist curation, by artists Mark Cullen, Wendy Judge Gillian Lawler & Jessica Foley, and featuring Gordon Cheung. The intention of this project is to elaborate upon the dual meaning of the term jamming – in one sense ‘jamming’ signifies stasis, shock, or rupture, and in another, opposite sense, it signifies a kind of fluid and changing improvisation between players. With this in ...