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Virtu - Art has been created for the purpose of Promoting the Art + Craft of South West Cork. It has been handbuilt by Karin and Tony Smith. Virtu - Art brings to you a source of information about the arts and crafts of South West Cork in the form of articles, and links pages which can be accessed via the side bars.

Virtu - art has a map of the South West Cork area which we hope to cover. Information gathering will be ongoing. We are a major resource for artists, art students, art shoppers and people who just want to know what's going on here in this very special place.

We are receiving 1500 hits a day on average visitors to the Virtu - Art site access the Directory of Artists which at time offers links to over 300 Artists + Crafters living creating, and working in South West Cork, if you want to check them Alphabetically follow this link Directory of Artist + Crafters South West Cork. If you are an artist and have web presence just send an email Subject Header: Feedback - New Link with URL we will do the rest. Also if you would like to be on our mailing list for New Issues and updates etc just email us Subject Header: Feedback - Mailing List at present we email out to over 600 email addresses every time a new issue becomes available.

Virtu - Art - Glossary of Art Terms

ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE Also called 'aerial perspective', Distance and space are represented in a drawing or painting by the way the artist depicts the air, or atmosphere. As objects recede into the distance the appear paler and less distinct to the viewer because they are seen through a haze of atmospheric particles.

LEVIGATING A method of water-washing pulverized pigments to clear the particles of dissolved salts or organic matter.

REFRACTION The bending of light from one course in one medium to a different course through another medium of different refractive index.

TROMPLE L'OEIL French for "deceive the eye". A painting with extreme naturalistic details, aiming to persuade the viewer that they are looking at an actual object, not a representation.

VIRTU A love of or taste for works of art or curios; a knowledge of or interest in the fine arts as a subject or interest

Virtu - Art offers a Press Release Announcement Service to artists and galleries that are in our region. Email us Subject Header: Feedback - Press Release and we will check it out and do the rest.

Press Release National Campaign for the Arts

National Day of Action Friday 17 September
On Friday 17 September 2010, arts workers in constituencies around the country will be meeting with their local TDs. Amidst a nationwide media campaign, arts workers be discussing with their local representatives to the fundamental importance of the arts to Ireland's economic recovery.

West Cork is getting organized for the National Day of Action. Arts workers in the West Cork region are invited to a meeting to prepare for 17 September. This meeting will take place on Tuesday 7 September at 11.30am at West Cork Development Partnership offices, West Cork Technology Park, Clonakilty.

You can get involved by coming along to this meeting, by spreading the word, by joining the arts workers group where you are registered to vote and by taking part in the meetings and events on the day.

In addition every constituency is putting together a list of people who are registered to vote in that constituency and who work in the arts (even if your work is based in another constituency). This is a powerful tool when meeting TDs and Councilors. Jobs in their constituency matter! Be sure to give the constituency organizer your address so we have an accurate constituency database.

For more information contact And see www.ncfa.ie www.facebook.com/NCFAie. End Press Release

Doswell Gallery Summer Exhibitions, Rosscarbery

Kevin Callaghan - 7 August to 13 September

Opening reception: Saturday 7 August at 7.30pm guest speaker: Cormac Boydell (artist) Kevin has just completed his Honours BA Degree in Ceramic Design at the Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork Institute of Technology. In 2009 he was awarded The Frank Ryan Travel Bursary and this enabled him to take up a residency at the Experimental Sculpture Factory and Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China. This exhibition, Transmigration, deals with East Asian aesthetics and mirrors the spirit of Chinese culture and architecture in a contemporary context.

Paul Ringrose - 14 August to 13 September

Opening reception: Saturday 14 August at 7.30pm guest speaker: Nicholas Fox Weber (Director of Josef & Anni Albers Foundation) Paul returns to the gallery with a new series of ‘woodland interiors’. After his last very successful exhibition here in 2008 Paul was invited by the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation to take up an artist’s residency at the Foundation in Bethany, Connecticut in 2009. Here, the distinctive second-growth forests of Connecticut made clear to him the same relentless force of regrowth in the small forgotten corners of West Cork, the basis for his imagery.

Want to contact Doswell Gallery, West Square, Rosscarbery, Co Cork.
Phone +353 (0)23 8848137, +353 (0)87 7478713 email info@doswellgallery.com www.doswellgallery.com End Press Release

Buying artwork on the internet is becoming the thing to do. You can sit in your home view artwork for as long as you like and when ready just press the Buy Now button. Internet Shopping is hassle free just have your Credit Card handy and the site does the rest. Virtu - Art uses Pay Pal you just enter a few details and your purchase will be arriving in the post.

Please feel free to express yourself via the email option. Virtu-art would welcomes Feedback through your comments and suggestions. We would also welcome any editorial comment from any would be art critic. Email us Subject Header: Feedback - Editorial Comment the only requirement is that any editorial be Art or Craft related and fall within our catchment area, see map.

A page dedicated to Services Offered by Virtu - Art listing the kind of services we are at present able to provide our visitors. Want to know how you can fully participate in Virtu - Art's web presence?

Looking for Art Books? Cant be bothered to sort through 100's titles before you get what you want? Virtu Art has it all sorted into easy categories Just go to Virtu Art Books Index Page Click and Go Enjoy ;-)~~ Below is an example of what you could be perusing.

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We are a major resource for artists, art students, art shoppers and people who just want to know what's going on here in this very special place. We are receiving 1500 hits a day on average visitors to the Virtu - Art site access the Directory of Artists which at time offers links to over 300 Artists + Crafters living creating, and working in South West Cork, if you want to check them Alphabetically follow this link Directory of Artist + Crafters South West Cork. If you are an artist and have web presence just send an email Subject Header: Feedback - New Link with URL we will do the rest. Also if you would like to be on our mailing list for New Issues and updates etc just email us Subject Header: Feedback - Mailing List at present we email out to over 600 email addresses every time a new issue becomes available. Virtu - Art - Glossary of Art Terms ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE Also called 'aerial perspective', Distance and space are represented in a drawing or painting by the way the artist depicts the air, or atmosphere. As objects recede into the distance the appear paler and less distinct to the viewer because they are seen through a haze of atmospheric particles. LEVIGATING A method of water-washing pulverized pigments to clear the particles of dissolved salts or organic matter. REFRACTION The bending of light from one course in one medium to a different course through another medium of different refractive index. TROMPLE L'OEIL French for "deceive the eye". A painting with extreme naturalistic details, aiming to persuade the viewer that they are looking at an actual object, not a representation. VIRTU A love of or taste for works of art or curios; a knowledge of or interest in the fine arts as a subject or interest Virtu - Art offers a Press Release Announcement Service to artists and galleries that are in our region. Email us Subject Header: Feedback - Press Release and we will check it out and do the rest. Press Release National Campaign for the Arts National Day of Action Friday 17 September On Friday 17 September 2010, arts workers in constituencies around the country will be meeting with their local TDs. Amidst a nationwide media campaign, arts workers be discussing with their local representatives to the fundamental importance of the arts to Ireland's economic recovery. West Cork is getting organized for the National Day of Action. Arts workers in the West Cork region are invited to a meeting to prepare for 17 September. This meeting will take place on Tuesday 7 September at 11.30am at West Cork Development Partnership offices, West Cork Technology Park, Clonakilty. You can get involved by coming along to this meeting, by spreading the word, by joining the arts workers group where you are registered to vote and by taking part in the meetings and events on the day. In addition every constituency is putting together a list of people who are registered to vote in that constituency and who work in the arts (even if your work is based in another constituency). This is a powerful tool when meeting TDs and Councilors. Jobs in their constituency matter! Be sure to give the constituency organizer your address so we have an accurate constituency database. For more information contact And see www.ncfa.ie www.facebook.com/NCFAie. End Press Release Doswell Gallery Summer Exhibitions, Rosscarbery Kevin Callaghan - 7 August to 13 September Opening reception: Saturday 7 August at 7.30pm guest speaker: Cormac Boydell (artist) Kevin has just completed his Honours BA Degree in Ceramic Design at the Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork Institute of Technology. In 2009 he was awarded The Frank Ryan Travel Bursary and this enabled him to take up a residency at the Experimental Sculpture Factory and Pottery Workshop in Jingdezhen, China. This exhibition, Transmigration, deals with East Asian aesthetics and mirrors the spirit of Chinese culture and architecture in a contemporary context. Paul Ringrose - 14 August to 13 September Opening reception: Saturday 14 August at 7.30pm guest speaker: Nicholas Fox Weber (Director of Josef & Anni Albers Foundation) Paul returns to the gallery with a new series of ‘woodland interiors’. After his last very successful exhibition here in 2008 Paul was invited by the Josef & Anni Albers Foundation to take up an artist’s residency at the Foundation in Bethany, Connecticut in 2009. Here, the distinctive second-growth forests of Connecticut made clear to him the same relentless force of regrowth in the small forgotten corners of West Cork, the basis for his imagery. Want to contact Doswell Gallery, West Square, Rosscarbery, Co Cork. Phone +353 (0)23 8848137, +353 (0)87 7478713 email info@doswellgallery.com www.doswellgallery.com End Press Release Buying artwork on the internet is becoming the thing to do. You can sit in your home view artwork for as long as you like and when ready just press the Buy Now button. Internet Shopping is hassle free just have your Credit Card handy and the site does the rest. Virtu - Art uses Pay Pal you just enter a few details and your purchase will be arriving in the post. Please feel free to express yourself via the email option. Virtu-art would welcomes Feedback through your comments and suggestions. We would also welcome any editorial comment from any would be art critic. Email us Subject Header: Feedback - Editorial Comment the only requirement is that any editorial be Art or Craft related and fall within our catchment area, see map. A page dedicated to Services Offered by Virtu - Art listing the kind of services we are at present able to provide our visitors. Want to know how you can fully participate in Virtu - Art's web presence? Looking for Art Books? Cant be bothered to sort through 100's titles before you get what you want? Virtu Art has it all sorted into easy categories Just go to Virtu Art Books Index Page Click and Go Enjoy ;-)~~ Below is an example of what you could be perusing. Back to Top
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