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Irish Examiner
28-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Art exhibitions and events to visit this summer
Summer art exhibitions abound in Ireland and offer a stimulating alternative activity in the holiday season. If you have not yet seen it, there is still time to catch The Art of Friendship, dedicated to pioneering Irish Modernists Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone, at the National Gallery until August 10. With paintings, stained glass and preparatory drawings, it offers 90 works by these trailblazers who studied in Paris in the 1920s. Evie Hone's 'Composition'. A new series of works created for the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin by contemporary trailblazer Ailbhe Ni Bhriain is a meditation on the spectre of loss entitled The Dream Pool Intervals. Five eloquent, powerful tapestries form the centre of an exhibition by this Cork-based artist who works with film, computer-generated imagery, collage, tapestry, print and installation. With images of destroyed architecture, icons of war and climate disaster, the tapestries seem to define this particular period in human history. We are all now much too familiar with the sort of fractured environments that inspired this show, which continues until September 28. Victoria Russell's portrait of Fiona Shaw from the Crawford Gallery is now on view at Uilinn in Skibbereen. The Crawford Gallery is closed for redevelopment, with parts of its magnificent collection to be found in various locations around Ireland. Uillinn, the West Cork Arts Centre in Skibbereen, has gone one step further with Gra, an exhibition from the collection selected by Salt & Pepper LGBTQI+ Art Collective with the artist Toma McCullim. Grá features key works including The Red Rose by John Lavery, Victoria Russell's Portrait of Fiona Shaw and Patrick Hennessy's Self-Portrait and Cat. It includes works by Paul La Rocque, Sara Baum, Margaret Clark, Tom Climent, Gerard Dillon, Stephen Doyle, Mainie Jellett, Harry Kernoff, Janet Mullarney, Isabel Nolan, John Rainey, Patrick Scott, Edith Sommerville, Niamh Swanton and Mary Swanzy and continues until September 20. 'Richard Harris: Role of a Lifetime' at the Hunt Museum in Limerick. At the Hunt Museum in Limerick, From Dickie to Richard, Richard Harris: Role of a Lifetime celebrates the life, legacy and creative spirit of one of the city's favourite sons. With personal artefacts, memorabilia and audiovisual displays, it focuses on his unique brilliance and impact on the arts. It is available to see until November 16. Applications are now open for the Hunt's inaugural open submission exhibition for emerging and established artists. The deadline is August 31. An Artist's Presence at the National Gallery, until September 14, explores the way artists have consciously and unconsciously placed themselves in their work. It offers drawings and paintings from the permanent collection spanning the 18th to the 21st century. The diverse selection includes William Orpen, James Barry, Flora Mitchell, Sean Keating, Nancy Lee Katz and Moyra Barry. 'Dun Aonghasa Cliffs and Shoreline' by Paul Kelly at Mallow Arts Festival. Art exhibitions are a feature of numerous festivals around Ireland. The Mallow Arts Festival, which runs until August 3, offers retrospectives by Paul Kelly and James O'Halloran (1955-2014) and features work by LS Lowry and Georges Rouault. At Visual in Carlow, Dreamtime Ireland, until August 31, is a research project drawn from contemporary artworks and artefacts by Sean Lynch. It investigates the potential of art to provoke, investigate and critique the shape and purpose of Irish culture.
The Sun
07-07-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
Sarawak adds 17 state seats for 2026 election
KUCHING: Sarawak is set to increase its state constituencies from 82 to 99 following the tabling of a new Bill during a special sitting of the State Legislative Assembly today. State Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah (pic), who tabled the Dewan Undangan Negeri (Composition of Membership) Bill 2025, said the proposed increase is both timely and necessary in light of Sarawak's demographic shifts and rapid urbanisation. 'In view of the growing number of voters and the geographically complex nature of Sarawak, we need more elected representatives to better serve the rakyat. 'The minimum voting age has been lowered from 21 to 18, which will significantly increase the number of voters not only in urban areas but also in rural constituencies. 'This vast state has many large rural areas that require improved representation,' he said when tabling the Bill for its first reading. Abdul Karim said the move aligns with provisions under the Federal Constitution. 'Article 113(2) of the Federal Constitution allows for a review of electoral boundaries in a state every eight years. 'The last redelineation exercise in Sarawak was conducted in 2015, so the time is right for a review,' he said. He added that the Election Commission (EC) will be responsible for determining the new electoral boundaries once the Bill is passed. The redelineation exercise and establishment of the new constituencies are expected to be completed in time for the upcoming Sarawak state election, which is due in June next year.
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
High school senior shocked to learn he was accepted to 7 Ivy League schools
A New Jersey high school student is celebrating after being accepted into not one, but seven Ivy League universities. Angel Ortiz, a senior at Arts High School in Newark, said he was both shocked and grateful when he learned he had been accepted into Princeton University, where he applied early action, as well as Brown University, Columbia University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. "I honestly did not really imagine getting accepted to all of them," the 17-year-old told "Good Morning America." "I never would have imagined it four years ago, so to have this now is incredible," he continued. Why early acceptance is a strategy for some students Angel said he is waiting to decide which school he will attend until April 30, which just so happens to be his 18th birthday. "I will be making my final decision on April 30, mainly because that is my birthday. So I just want that extra bit of luck," he said. Newark Public Schools Superintendent Roger León praised Angel's extraordinary achievements in a statement. "Angel's acceptance to seven Ivy League institutions is a personal triumph and a powerful symbol of what is possible for young people in Newark," León said. "His story inspires us all. We are incredibly proud of Angel, whose remarkable academic journey is a testament to our schools' strength, our educators' dedication, our supportive parents, and our students' resilience." At Arts High School, Angel has thrived. He told "GMA" he has taken seven AP courses, including AP United States Government and Politics and AP English Literature and Composition. Along the way, Angel's teacher Sean Kenny told New York ABC station WABC he developed into a "top-notch" student. Arts High School Principal Regina Sharpe also praised Angel's standout presence and dedication. "Angel embodies the spirit of Arts High School. He's creative, driven, and full of purpose," Sharpe said in a statement. "He has worked very hard and taken full advantage of every opportunity, both in and out of the classroom, and the result is something truly historic. We are beyond proud of him and can't wait to see the incredible impact he will make in the world." Nonprofit aims to increase number of minorities in Ivy League schools Angel said he plans to study political science in college and hopes to focus on American politics or international relations, both fields of study for which the Ivy League schools are known. "I want to be a lawyer or somewhere in government in the future," the graduating senior said. "A lot of the Ivy Leagues, they had those programs that could help me connect with people who were familiar with the field, as well as learn from very good professors … and I know that a lot of well-known alumni have come from those schools, so I just thought maybe I could become one of them one day." As for his advice for fellow students dreaming of getting into an Ivy League school like him, Angel said his suggestion is to stay true to your own passions. "Don't feel pressure to do things simply to impress other people or other institutions," the teen said. "If any high school student can take something from me, it's to basically just be yourself," he added. "Don't be like me. I'm a different person. Just be you and things will come eventually." High school senior shocked to learn he was accepted to 7 Ivy League schools originally appeared on
