The 140th annual exhibition of the Dublin Painting and Sketching Club opens today at CHQ, Custom House Dock. This return to the city centre is celebrated in a River Liffey theme to this large national group show. For the past 19 years the venue has been in Dun Laoghaire. Around 170 works by 100 artists will offer a broad range of styles to suit both traditional and contemporary taste. Along with the River Liffey them are landscapes, still lifes, portraits, floral studies, animal and life studies. The founders of the club in 1874 included Bram Stoker, Alfred Grey and Alexander Williams. The show continues until April 29.
Margo Banks – Liffey Source, Wicklow
Aidan Hickey – River Spirit
Patrick Cahill – The Luas in Abbey St., evening light.
Darragh Treacy – Winter Light, the Liffey.