Local Colour for SIRIUS: Selected Works from the Archives and Collection

SIRIUS is the custodian of the 1850s architectural drawings for the clubhouse of the Royal Cork Yacht Club, the building it occupies, and miscellaneous documents related to its transition from that function into an art centre. In addition, since its foundation in the mid-1990s, it has taken in works through donations by artists who exhibited and/or were in residence, and more recently through inviting artists to respond to Cobh and/or County Cork’s context.

This exhibition features a selection of works and materials from the SIRIUS archives and collection that were uncovered during research and cataloguing undertakings initiated in 2021. The artists presented in this exhibition engage with themes of migration, place, and environment. Highlights include Patrick Ireland, Doug Dubois, Maura Sheehan and Danny McCarthy, who created works inspired by Cobh’s landscape and social context.

This exhibition is curated by Miguel Amado, director, with Sarah Long, programme producer. It is realised with the support of the Regional Museum Exhibitions Scheme (2024), Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.