Opening Reception Tuesday 30 April at 6:30pm

This is an exhibition of contemporary artworks from the twenty-seven Member States of the European Union, selected with the purpose of bringing European visual art, created in recent decades, to an Irish audience and to provide these artists with a platform during Ireland’s EU Presidency.

The motto of the European Union ‘united in diversity’ is the only conceptual premise that informed the theme of the exhibition. Each Member State was invited to select one artist or one work for inclusion in the exhibition.

The works reflect current art practice of contemporary artists of many European nationalities, across a variety of media – video, drawing, sculpture, print and painting. The unique vision of each artist reflects the diversity of new work being created throughout Europe.

This exhibition has been organised by the Office of Public Works and the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht in collaboration with the EU Member State Embassies and cultural organisations. It is funded through Culture Connects, the National Culture Programme that marks Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union