The final exhibition of the West Cork Art Centre's Summer season is now at the midway point. Entitled The Plinian Sponge, maybe?, the Royal Hibernian Academy's Ashford Gallery co-ordinator Mark St. John Ellis has curated an exciting exhibition of contemporary painting featuring the work of sixteen artists.

The exhibition is said to reflect the eclecticism of contemporary painting in Ireland. The exhibiting artists show an artistic knowledge and attitude that is in step with international practice. The artists contributing include Anne Hendrick, Ann Quinn, Cara Thorpe, Claire Kerr, Colin Martin, Eoin O'Connor, Graham Chorlton, Graham Crowley, John Beattie, Jonathan Hunter, Kate Warner, Laura Brennan, Leda Scully, Phillipa Sutherland, Ross McDonnell and Thomas Brezing.

Mark St John Ellis explores the old Academic perception of painting as an arduous and lengthy process versus the spontaneity of the modern painting movement. This exhibition illustrates that today's painters use techniques that reference the whole history of painting. Also included in the exhibition are two DVD and one slide projection works by John Beattie exploring the process of painting. The exhibition continues until Saturday, August 30.

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