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Pallas Projects/Studios are proud to present this innovative
partnership with Whyte's that aims to fuel the development of
the Irish contemporary art market with a non-profit gala auction
night. While ubiquitous in London and New York as a means of
supporting non-profit endeavor, the event is one of the first of its
kind in Ireland in recent years.
Known for the studio and exhibition opportunities they bring to
a younger generation of Irish artists, Pallas Projects/Studios hopes
that the gala auction night will both serve to support their work and
stimulate among auction goers, whether novice or connoisseurs,
the acquisition of art by Living Irish Artists.
Pallas Projects/Studios
is an artist-run, non-profit organisation
dedicated to the facilitation of artistic production through the
provision of affordable studios in the city centre and curated projects.
pp/s collaborate with artists, curators and writers to engage and
develop current Irish contemporary art.
Pallas addresses the necessity of providing space for artistic
production and exhibition, and foregrounds the role of the project
as a constant agent of discourse and transformation. Indeed, Pallas
Projects is an umbrella label for a variety of spaces, exchanges, off-site
projects, exhibitions, talks, resource programmes and publications
conceived of and put into practice over a seventeen-year period.
We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to the artists who
have donated their compelling works of art. Without their show
of reciprocal support, this event could not take place.
The Gala Auction Night is supported by the
Irish Georgian
Society
, which has generously donated the use of its hugely apt
City Assembly House for the event, a stunning space that was
the
first purpose built public art gallery
in Britain and Ireland at the
time of its completion in 1771.
In addition, we extend a special thanks to the business
community, which has provided generously to make this occasion
memorable: Mitchell & Son, Teeling Whiskey, Galway Bay Brewery,
and Medley by Andrew Rudd.
Pallas thanks you for attending and warmly welcomes you to
an evening of hospitality and an opportunity to acquire one of the
fine works of art presented here tonight.