National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Graduate Class of 2023 Director's Address
Through NCAD Works 2023 you can explore the full breadth of work by our extraordinary graduates. We are exceptionally proud of the final-year and postgraduate students who are part of the National College of Art and Design, Dublin, Graduate Class of 2023 and in sharing their work with you we would like to pay tribute to them and the ways in which they have individually responded to the immense challenges that the last few years have posed. Their work stands as testament to the dedication, resilience and creativity that has inspired us all through some challenging years, and I know all my colleagues at NCAD are extremely proud of everything that they have achieved.
Our students are fully engaged with the world beyond the NCAD campus and they continue to demonstrate their ambition and commitment to make work that has impact and meaning to us all in many different ways. The big challenges that face society can be traced across our graduates' work as they apply their creativity to bringing new solutions, critical thinking and reflection onto issues including sustainability, gender identity and equality, wellbeing, new technologies and our digital and material futures.
An education at NCAD is the starting point for generations of bold and curious minds that have made an enormous contribution to society in many different ways. Experimentation in the studio, learning through doing, deep understanding of materials and processes, as well as the criticality that is embedded across all pathways, prepare graduates to thrive in and beyond the worlds of art and design. We cannot predict the kind of world our graduates will be working in, but we do know that the imagination, creativity and critical thinking they have gained during their time at NCAD will equip them to make an impact in whatever path they follow. We need thinkers and doers who are not afraid to ask questions, adapt and lead, and this generation of NCAD graduates’ creativity and resilience will benefit us all in years to come.
NCAD Graduate Events Public Programme 2023
FRIDAY 9 JUNE
9 Jun / 3:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Location: Meet in NCAD Harry Clarke House
Creative Natures: An Arts and Ecology tour of the NCAD Field site with artist and NCAD lecturer Seoidín O'Sullivan.
9 Jun / 2:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
'Between Land and Sea' with Master of Fine Art (MFA) graduate Patricia Hennessy.
SATURDAY 10 June
10 Jun / 12:00 PM Duration: 120 minutes Location: Meet in NCAD Harry Clarke House
[Private Tour] A Tour of the NCAD Graduate Show 2023 for the National Gallery of Ireland Gallery Youth Panel with graduate Mandalena Miltiadi.
10 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: NCAD Red Square & Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department
Turn the Compost' with Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Mary Hoy.REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th – Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM (except Wednesday 14th)
10 Jun / 2:00 PM Duration: 90 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
Ro-ro, lo-lo: the design and material culture of Dublin Port with MA DHMC and Grafton Architects.
10 Jun / 3:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: Sculpture Department Studios, NCAD Granary Building Ground Floor
'Monument' — A durational performance by Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Patsy Tyrrell.graduate Patsy Tyrrell.REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th – Friday 16th June 2023, 3PM
SUNDAY 11 JUNE
11 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Location: Harry Clarke House
In Conversation with 'Pav Bhaji' hosted by NCAD Fine Art Media graduate Steph Saidha. [Eventbrite ticketed event - Sold out]
11 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 5 minutes Fine Art Media Department, Bay 3, NCAD Granary Building
'Printing An Email on a Continuous Ream of Paper' — A performance by Fine Art Media graduate Aoife Ní Dhuinn. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Sunday 11th-Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM]
11 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: NCAD Red Square & Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department
Turn the Compost' with Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Mary Hoy.REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th – Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM (except Wednesday 14th)
11 Jun / 2:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Location: Fine Art Paint Department, NCAD Granary Building Top Floor
'Body and Environment' — A curated tour and talk with Fine Art Paint Department graduates.
11 Jun / 3:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
'Colonialism and Tragedy in Ukrainian Art' lecture with Fine Art Paint Department graduate Maryna Lehanovska.
11 Jun / 3:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: Sculpture Department Studios, NCAD Granary Building Ground Floor
'Monument' — A durational performance by Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Patsy Tyrrell. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th-Friday 16th June 2023, 3PM]
MONDAY 12 JUNE
12 Jun / 9:00 AM Duration: All day event Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
[Private Event] Creative Arts Summer School (CASS): The NCAD Access Programme.
12 Jun / 11:00 AM Duration: 60 minutes Location: Fine Art Textiles Art & Artefact Department (TAA), NCAD Harry Clarke Building Top Floor
The Mycelial Network — A workshop with Education and Fine Art Textiles Art & Artefact/Applied Materials Department (TAA) graduate Naomi R. Belotindos.
12 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Location: Gather in Red Square, then walk together to participants' shows
NCAD Cross Department Open Critique — A Walking Tour with graduates Falon Weaver and Aoife Ní Dhuinn.
12 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 5 minutes Location: Fine Art Media Department, Bay 3, NCAD Granary Building
'Printing An Email on a Continuous Ream of Paper' — A performance by Fine Art Media graduate Aoife Ní Dhuinn. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Sunday 11th-Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM]
12 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: NCAD Red Square & Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department
'Turn the Compost' with Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Mary Hoy. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th-Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM (except Wednesday 14th)]
12 Jun / 3:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department
'Monument' — A durational performance by Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Patsy Tyrrell. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th-Friday 16th June 2023, 3PM]
TUESDAY 13 JUNE
13 Jun / 11:00 AM Duration: 60 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
Curator Sara Muti speaks on post college trajectory towards professional practice.
13 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
Stardust '81 — Graphic Design graduate Conor Leech introduces his work on the Stardust '81 tragedy with guest speaker Jimmy Fitzpatrick.
13 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 5 minutes Location: Fine Art Media Department, Bay 3, NCAD Granary Building
'Printing An Email on a Continuous Ream of Paper' — A performance by Fine Art Media graduate Aoife Ní Dhuinn. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Sunday 11th-Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM]
13 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: NCAD Red Square & Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department
'Turn the Compost' with Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Mary Hoy. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th-Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM (except Wednesday 14th)]
13 Jun / 3:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
Womanhood, Autism and the Creative World — A Conversation between graduates Anna Beth Walsh and Haley McGuinness.
13 Jun / 3:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: Sculpture Department Studios, NCAD Granary Building.
'Monument' — A durational performance by Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Patsy Tyrrell. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th-Friday 16th June 2023, 3PM]
14 Jun / 11:00 AM Duration: 60 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
Let's Talk about Oil and Climate Workshop with Fine Art Sculpture & Expanded Practice graduate Anne Kenna and Yvette Monaghan, photographer.
WEDNESDAY 14 JUNE
14 Jun / 11:30 AMDuration: 60 inutes Location: NCAD Annex Building, 100-101 James' Street, Dublin 8
A Walk-Through NCAD Masters of Fine Art graduate works' with Cliodhna Shaffrey, Director of Temple Bar Gallery & Studios, Dublin.
14 Jun / 1:00 PMDuration: 60 minutes Location: FIne Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department, Granary Building Ground Floor
A Walk-Through NCAD Sculpture & Expanded Practice Department graduate works' with Sara Greavu, Curator of Visual Arts at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
14 Jun / 1:00 PMDuration: 60 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
[Private Event] BALLYMUN? — A Workshop led by Fine Art Media graduate Aaron Sunderland Carey.
14 Jun / 1:00 PMDuration: 5 minutes Location: Fine Art Media Department, Bay 3, NCAD Granary Building
Printing An Email on a Continuous Ream of Paper' — A performance by Fine Art Media graduate Aoife Ní Dhuinn. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Sunday 11th-Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM]
14 Jun / 3:00 PMDuration: 60 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
What is the Value of an Art Education to Society? with Professor Donal O'Donoghue., NCAD Head of School of Education.
14 Jun / 3:00 PMDuration: 30 minutes Location: Sculpture Department Studios, NCAD Granary Building.
'Monument' — A durational performance by Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Patsy Tyrrell. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th-Friday 16th June 2023, 3PM]
14 Jun / 6:00 PMDuration: 60 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
A Celebration of NCAD’s Dublin 8 Creative Collaborations.
THURSDAY 15 JUNE
15 Jun / 11:00 AM Duration: 60 minutes Location: Meet in NCAD Red Square & Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department.
The Circular Economy, Waste and Composting with Sustainable Consultant Craig Benton.
15 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Location: NCAD Yellow Box, Red Square
“Echtra” Performance with Illustration Design Department graduate Brendan Atkins
15 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 5 minutes Location: Fine Art Media Department, Bay 3, NCAD Granary Building
'Printing An Email on a Continuous Ream of Paper' — A performance by Fine Art Media graduate Aoife Ní Dhuinn. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Sunday 11th-Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM]
15 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: NCAD Red Square & Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department
'Turn the Compost' with Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Mary Hoy. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th-Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM (except Wednesday 14th)]
15 Jun / 2:00 PM Duration: 45 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
How tackling food waste can fight climate change and food insecurity with Angela Ruttledge.
15 Jun / 2:45 PM Duration: 15 minutes Location: NCAD Harry Clarke House
NCAD Trad Society are bringing Trad Fusion to NCAD with a range of instruments, styles and a playful approach.
15 Jun / 4:00 PM Duration: 60 minutes Location: ONLINE LINK to register
ONLINE PANEL EVENT - Crafting Circularity: the Transformational Potential of the Crafts Sector with speaker Gwen Cunningham. [Online Registration Required]
15 Jun / 3:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: Sculpture Department Studios, NCAD Granary Building.
'Monument' — A durational performance by Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Patsy Tyrrell. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th-Friday 16th June 2023, 3PM]
FRIDAY 9 JUNE
16 Jun / 11:00 AM Duration: 60 minutes Location: Meet in Harry Clarke House
A Walk-Through & Discussion of Moving Image works' with Daniel Fitzpatrick from AEMI (Artists Experimental Moving Image).
16 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 5 minutes Location: Fine Art Media Department, Bay 3, NCAD Granary Building
'Printing An Email on a Continuous Ream of Paper' — A performance by Fine Art Media graduate Aoife Ní Dhuinn. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Sunday 11th-Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM]
16 Jun / 1:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: NCAD Red Square & Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department
'Turn the Compost' with Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Mary Hoy. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th-Friday 16th June 2023, 1PM (except Wednesday 14th)]
16 Jun / 3:00 PM Duration: 30 minutes Location: Sculpture Department Studios, NCAD Granary Building.
'Monument' — A durational performance by Fine Art Sculpture and Expanded Practice Department graduate Patsy Tyrrell. [REPEAT DAILY EVENT running Saturday 10th-Friday 16th June 2023, 3PM]
FRIDAY 23 JUNE
23 Jun – 15 Dec / 5:00 PM Location: Temple Bar Medical Centre, Dublin 2
‘This Moment’ — A group exhibition of Fine Art Paint Department graduate works' at the Temple Bar Medical Centre opening on Friday 23rd June, 5PM.
