We Thank You Glenna Goodacre…Artist Sculptor of the Irish Memorial

By Bob Gessler President, Board of Directors, Irish Memorial The members of the Irish Memorial Board and I are saddened by Glenna’s passing. The Irish Memorial had an incredible team of artists; the evocative landscape by Pauline Hurley-Kurtz, the beautiful… Continue Reading

Artist on the move…Talent runs in the family

By Sabina Clarke When I met fine artist Catherine Mulligan at her Northern Liberties studio, I was astonished by how strikingly pretty she is—something unexpected based on her mesmeric and unsettling self-portrait featured in the current Women and Biography exhibit at… Continue Reading

James “Jim” Coyne: The Father of the Irish Memorial

[photo above] James Coyne is central to the massive bronze sculpture in memory of The Great Hunger. By Marita Krivda Poxon   A splendid afternoon and evening occurred on Saturday, October 26th, 2013 when the Board of Directors of the… Continue Reading

Artist Brian Whelan Captures His Dream As The Quiet Men Come Alive

By Sabina Clarke Strolling  through  the   spectacular exhibition  The Quiet Men, now at Villanova University through October 6th, with  artist Brian  Whelan,  the exhibition’s   co-curator and driving force,  who, for years, toyed  with   the concept  of  a major contemporary London… Continue Reading