2024 RDS Visual Art Awards Exhibitors

We would like to congratulate the ten artists who have been selected to show their work at the 2024 RDS Visual Art Awards exhibition. They are:

• Ava Lowry, from Limerick School of Art & Design
• Cahal O’Connell / Miss Mary Jane, from Belfast School of Art
• Claire Ritchie, from Belfast School of Art
• Fionn Timmins, from MTU Crawford
• Heather Hughes, from National College of Art and Design
• Keara Simonsen, from Belfast School of Art
• Kyle Fairbanks, from Fine Art at Atlantic Technological University Sligo
• Mary Madeleine McCarroll, from National College of Art and Design
• Sorcha Browning, from TU Dublin (Uillinn, West Cork & Sherkin Island)

We are pleased to continue our support of this important platform for artists, through our sponsorship of the RDS Mason Hayes & Curran Centre Culturel Irlandais Residency Award. Our award provides the winner with full-time access to accommodation and studio space for three months in the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris, along with a cash prize.

The exhibition, curated this year by artist Colin Martin, will take place at the RHA Gallery from 22 November 2024 to 18 January 2025.

Supporting emerging artists is a core pillar of our CSR strategy. Read more about our support of visual arts or find out more about the RDS Visual Art Awards.