Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is delighted to present the 2023 dlr Open Exhibition of visual art by artists who have studied in, are originally from, or are living or working in the County. This work was selected by Ann Mulrooney (Cartoon Saloon) through an open-submission process. Artists were invited to submit work on the theme of Chaos/Order.

“The world is often a chaotic place. As humans we are built to be sensory receivers, retrospectively filtering the chaos to create meaning. But artists do it a little differently — maybe they spend longer in the space between order and chaos, or maybe their filters are broader and more open to the unexpected… to quote Nietzsche, ‘one must face chaos to give birth to a star’.

Maybe chaos is where art comes from. The artists selected for this open exhibition responded to the theme of Chaos/Order, and their work gives us glimpses into how they see the world, the relationship between humans and nature, and the many ways in which the artistic process helps to make sense of the messy business of life.”

– Ann Mulrooney

The Gallery Learning Programme offers many opportunities for people of all ages to interact with the gallery in different ways, learning about and trying out different art-making techniques.