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 Free Community Event Here is an excerpt from a publication in The Irish Times re our  Zines Fair in August 2011, from an interview done with Sarah Bracken , our artistic director. ...."Zines are self-produced publications. Most often, they were made by hand and duplicated using a photocopier. Print runs were short and the aesthetic was a DIY one: cut-and-paste typography, own photos, and a general disregard for publishing etiquette. Zines have been ubiquitous here since the 1970s, peaking in the late 1980s/early 1990s, but there is still a dedicated scene today. This weekend the first annual Dublin Zine Fair, organised by Sarah Bracken, takes placeat the Ranelagh Arts Centre. “I have been going to the London Zine Symposium for the past few years and felt that we really needed one here,” says Bracken. “Having a fair in London has made the scene grow and has inspired so many people to make, or seek out, independently produced publications, so we hope that happens wit

I found this very interesting website today..on a new annual paperart exhibition in Sofia , Bulgaria. www.amateras.eu

..almost every two weeks, the walls in the centre get a fresh makeover ..with fresh art. Mostly these shows have been of emerging artists, and I  have so enjoyed being involved , even if only in a small way, in these. The following ones come to mind.  Here is one of my best phone photos of Francoise O Sullivans very first solo show, - " Les Arbres",  being opened by well known Irish artist Robert Ballagh. He spoke well of her very vibrant, lively, acrylic paintings of trees , and her unique visual language.I felt  her work was very uplifting and inspiring, especially as she had only started to paint earlier this year, while recovering from an illness. She simply started painting fro a photo she took of trees outside her hospital window , and this vision grew into a very impressive show of up to 40 paintings. and another exhibition..of local artists. This was a very varied and eclectic show, with a high standard of work , featuring Jean Doyles colour

So much exciting arty stuff happening ...a shame to not record some of it... a blog seemed to be one way to attempt  to record it. Arty stuff in Ranelagh, other arty stuff, and lots of events related stuff in Ranelagh Arts Centre. As regards the centre- This is our logo The centre which really only came into being, earlier this year, is going from strength to strength, and it is almost impossible to keep up with all the events and people , which have been passing through the increasingly  forward moving place . Its also looking super cool these days , thanks to the great efforts of two Sara(h)s, Sarah Bracken, artistic director and Sara Murphy, artistic administrator. The centre has a bang up to date facebook and twitter page       ranalaghartsfestival     which makes for a really interesting peruse with a cuppa. Mostly all events are of local and creative interest !! Now , we would love a bang up to date, state of the art website...but as we have