Hugely popular among the Friends was the wonderfully observational and personal performances of At Sea by artist Gary Coyle RHA, which took place over two nights, in the
Friends Room.

At Sea explores one man's observations of places, obsessive swimming, death and performance art. Expect to see a bloke, sitting on stage behind a desk, projecting his photographs of the sea, telling stories, some funny and some sad.

"His style of prose is fully in tune with the imagery, each complementing the other with effortless synergy"
The Irish Times



RHA Studios Friends Tour
30 March 2010

The continually popular open studio evening also took place when the Friends got to peek into the upstairs RHA studios giving them the opportunity to meet the studio artists Anita Groener, Peter Fitzgerald, Sahoko Blake and Joe Coveney and chat to them about their
art, their studio experiences and their work in progress..


Kerry Trip: Tour of exhibition Pauline Bewick RHA, 7 Ages,
8 May 2010

This year we have a special Irish cultural trip planned for the Friends of the RHA. We will be visiting one of Ireland's best known artists, Pauline Bewick RHA, who has kindly invited the Friends on a guided tour of her 7 Ages exhibition in the Kerry County Council offices in Killorglin. This exhibition traces her life's work and contains over 240 paintings generously donated by Pauline back in 2007 for the Killorglin Town Centre on its opening. The work is valued at over €1.3m and is on permanent display in the Area Services Centre. Following the tour Pauline has invited the Friends back to her studio and house in Glenbeigh to show them her work in progress and talk about her practice.


Oliver Comerford in conversation
with RHA Director Patrick T Murphy
7 April 2010

Artist Oliver Comerford will give a talk and tour of his painting exhibition in Galleries II and III and discuss his work with Patrick T Murphy. This will give an interesting insight into the art, ideas and techniques of the artist. Places are limited please contact Michelle on friends@rhagallery.ie or tel: 01 661 2558 to reserve your place.