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Exhibitions
EXHIBITIONS AT THE ICON FACTORY The Icon Factory is an artist co-operative. Hold your own exhibition in our great location in Dublin’s Temple Bar for FREE. We charge no commission or no floor fee. All we ask is that you supply us with the artwork of an Irish Icon in your style that we [...]
The Icon Factory
The Icon Factory Behind The Hard Rock Cafe/Morgan Hotel just off Fleet St. The Icon Factory is a non-profit, locally based artist’s co-operative and gallery. Based in Temple Bar the Icon Factory is at the apex of Dublin’s Cultural and Tourist centre. We produce artworks and products that celebrate our Irish heritage, culture and [...]
PHILO – Icon Of The Year 2011
Without a doubt The Icon Factory nominate Philo as the Icon of the year for 2011. Images of Philo (New and Old) were everywhere in Dublin, from our own images on the Icon Walk to the multitude of images associated with the brilliant Phil Lynott Exhibition in the Stephen’s Green Centre to the many [...]
UNESCO City Of Literature approval for Icon Walk.
UNESCO City Of Literature Award for The Icon Walk We are very pleased to accept UNESCO City of Literature approval for The Icon Walk (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization). This is a unique honour and we are deeply grateful! We would like to use this opportunity to expand the foot print of [...]
THE ICON WALK – Poets & Novelists
IRISH POETS & NOVELISTS CAN YOU NAME ALL POET & NOVELIST ICONS? (see below for answers!) IRISH POETS AND NOVELISTS In dividing our writers into categories of playwrights, poets and novelists, many of them are done a disservice as almost all o them wrote in more than one medium. Beckett is almost as well known for his [...]
THE ICON WALK – The Playwrights
THE IRISH PLAYWRIGHTS CAN YOU NAME ALL IRISH PLAYWRIGHTS ICONS? (see below for answers!) THE PLAY WRITERS The Pen Versus The Sword Around 1610, Shakespeare wrote the “The Tempest” and retired to Stratford on Avon where he died in 1613. Queen Elizabeth I having completed the conquest of Ireland was dead. The last of the great [...]
THE ICON WALK – Oddballs, Crackpots & Assorted Genius
IRISH ODDBALLS, CRACKPOTS & ASSORTED GENIUS CAN YOU NAME ALL ODDBALLS, CRACKPOTS & ASSORTED GENIUS ICONS? (see below for answers!) ODDBALLS, CRACKPOTS & ASSORTED GENIUS We Irish, we love our oddball characters, Dublin used to be full of them. There was Hairy Lemon; a large red haired and red bearded homeless man, Johnny Forty Coats; who wore [...]
THE ICON WALK – Great Moments In Irish Sport
GREAT MOMENTS IN IRISH SPORT CAN YOU NAME ALL THE IRISH SPORTS ICONS? (see below for answers!) “Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.” (Albert Einstein) The one thing, we Irish have to admit is, that when it comes to sport we all have an extreme case of measles. We identify strongly [...]
THE ICON WALK – Great Moments In Irish Rock
GREAT MOMENTS IN IRISH ROCK CAN YOU NAME ALL IRISH ROCK ICONS? (see below for answers!) IRISH ROCK ICONS: 1. SINEAD O’CONNOR Artwork By: Aga Szot (Contact: aguszot@gmail.com) Sinead O’Connor (December 8th 1966– ) Sinead O’Connor Albums: The Lion and the Cobra (1987) I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got (1990) Am I Not Your Girl? (1992) Universal Mother (1994) Faith [...]
THE ICON WALK – Irish Folk & Traditional Music
IRISH FOLK & TRADITIONAL MUSIC CAN YOU NAME ALL IRISH FOLK & TRAD ICONS? (see below for answers!) IRISH FOLK AND TRADITIONAL FOLK REVIVAL ICONS: 1. CHRISTY MOORE Artwork By: Kevin Bohan (Contact: info@kevinbohan.ie) Christy Moore (May 7th 1945 -) Christy Moore Albums: Paddy on the Road (1969) Prosperous (1972) Whatever Tickles Your Fancy (1975) Christy Moore (1976) The [...]
THE ICON WALK – Irish Fashion Since The 1920′s
IRISH FASHION SINCE THE NINETEEN-TWENTIES FASHIONABLE & FEMININE IRISH ICONS CAN YOU NAME ALL FASHIONABLE & FEMININE IRISH ICONS? (see below for answers!) IRISH FASHION SINCE THE 1920′s Wall 2 of the Icon Walk samples the progression of outerwear from the twenties with the intention of honouring the quality of Irish materials. We produced great linen, tweed, [...]
THE ICON WALK: Irish Actors & Actresses
FAMOUS, INFAMOUS AND SOME NOT SO (INTERNATIONALLY) FAMOUS IRISH ACTORS & ACTRESSES CAN YOU NAME ALL THE IRISH ACTORS & ACTRESSES? (see below for answers!) FAMOUS IRISH ACTORS & ACTRESSES The history of Irish literature is dominated by our poets and playwrights. Most people assume that it was our novelists that earned us this [...]
NINETEENSEVENTYFOUR
***NINETEEN SEVENTY FOUR ***
By Colm McCarthy - FROM: 2nd until 30th Nov.
We’re happy and excited to have with us all the way from the U.S. Dublin-born artist Colm McCarthy for his first solo show in Ireland! Dublin-born Colm McCarthy is a self-taught lifelong photographer who began printmaking and painting in 2008. His work tends to have strong socio-political undertones and, though he has been based in the U.S. since 1991, is heavily influenced by his memories of growing up in Ireland.
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***NEW On-Line Shop OPEN***
The Icon Factory is pleased to announce the opening of its on-line business. Thanks in large part due to the efforts of Paul (www.cedarwoodweb.ie) who has created our on line commercial space.
Check out our expanding range of products based on Irish Icons and know that the proceeds go to maintaining the Icon Project; both Factory and Walk.
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***DCC AWARD***
A BIG THANKS to Claudine and Temple Bar Traders for entering The Icon Factory into the South East Area City Neighbourhood Competition. The Icon Factory won a SPECIAL MERIT in the SHOP FRONT CATEGORY.We are giving our best down this end of Temple Bar with the cleaning, painting and brightening up of the area and of course it is always welcomed when effort is recognised.
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