Triskel looks ahead to autumn

Well lads, summer is almost over but we all know that autumn can be a pretty magical time of year here on Leeside, and one place to keep an eye on as the leaves begin to turn orange is Triskel Arts Centre.

It’s all happening at the Triskel over the coming weeks and months, with a line-up of stand-out events already stirring up excitement.

But forget autumn for a minute. This Sunday, the centre will host a Video Game and Electric World Showcase, a free afternoon event showcasing the digital worlds and stories of indie video games and other electric realities created by local artists and developers.

Led by Daniel Murray, an Irish net-artist best known for his sprawling pan-media web projects such as melonking.net, the event will incorporate indie games, digital arts, and projects that exist in the void between both. People can drop in, play with the worlds on display, and talk to the artists and developers in person about their creations. The event is appropriate for people of all ages and knowledge levels with an interest in video games and digital arts.

The showcase runs from 1-5pm this Sunday at Triskel Arts Centre and is free to attend. No booking required.

Moving into September (and out of summer) the Triskel has just announced its autumn series of concerts including four performances in the Spotlight Chamber Music Series, and four string quartets from the National String Quartet Foundation. The fun begins on 6 September with the first of the Spotlight concerts featuring New York-based Cork native Kevin Jansson who will present a beautiful programme of three solo piano works. The following weekend, the Gealán Quartet will kick off the Autumn String Quartet Series on 13 September with Mozart’s B flat major quartet, Michael Doherty’s ‘Troubadours’, and Edvard Grieg's ‘String Quartet No. 1 in G minor’.

For a tickets and a full programme of both the Spotlight Chamber Music Series and the National String Quartet Foundation performances, visit triskelartscentre.ie.

Turning to art, Cork artist Áine Andrews’ popular series on ‘Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories’ returns to Triskel in October. But for those needing some art history before then, art historian Dr Matthew Whyte from Cork’s Sample-Studios will run his latest series, ‘Art History Reframed’, from 16 September.

The first lecture of the series begins with the Pre-Raphaelites & the Birth of Modernism with subsequent lectures on Impressionism & Modern Life; Post-Impressionism, Expressionism & Surrealism; and Futurism to Pop Art, before ending with Cubism to Abstract Art.

Áine Andrews’ ‘Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories’ series will run from Tuesday 28 October until 9 December, looking at paintings such as ‘The Birth of Venus’ by Botticelli, ‘The Weeping Woman’ by Pablo Picasso, and ‘Nativity Window’ by Evie Hone.

Both series run for six weeks each with lectures on Tuesdays from 11am to 1pm at Triskel Arts Centre.