The LAB
Providing opportunities to artists to further their practices at crucial stages of their careers.
Established by Dublin City Council in 2006, the LAB aims to provide opportunities to artists to further their practices at crucial stages of their careers. In particular, the organisation is committed to supporting emerging artists with first solo shows, while also working with more established artists investigating new and diverse practices. The LAB engages in dialogue with a range of curators, artists and audiences through talks, seminars and publications, expanding enquiry and developing new audiences for the visual arts. Previous exhibitions include a solo show by Seamus Nolan; The Irish Artist-led Archive, curated by Megs Morley and Trapezium; and an exhibition of new work by artists' collective Jeco Sword. A new book, edited by Gemma Tipton and with essays by Mick Wilson and Joseph Wolin, features the 40 exhibitions to date.
Dublin City Council
Arts Office
Foley Street
Dublin 1
www.dublincity.ie
sheena.barrett@dublincity.ie
T: 353 1 2227850
Essays
Not about institutions, but why we are so unsure of them, by J.J. Charlesworth.
Why an institution of contemporary art(s) like this, and not any other?
Gazetteer
Artist-run spaces and organisations (England, not London)
Artist-led organisations that support networks of emerging art in England outside London.
Coverage
Nought to Sixty in pictures
Photos of the projects, artists and audiences taking part in Nought to Sixty.
Coverage
Salon Discussions
Nought to Sixty includes a series of monthly discussions that address the networks that form and contribute to an emerging scene.