The Dublin Painting and Sketching Club (DPSC) marks its 150th anniversary with Shorelines, a gorgeous new exhibition celebrating the history of the club, and the vibrant culture of traditional art practice focusing on maritime subjects in Dublin today. Founded by renowned maritime painters Dr William Booth Pearsall FRCSI and Alexander Williams RHA, the club has a long history of capturing and documenting life along Dublin’s shorelines. Past members of the historic club include Nathaniel Hone, John Butler Yeats and Bram Stoker, and in the late 19th century, members would frequently take to the Iris, a shallow-draft yacht owned by member George Prescott, to sketch, paint and photograph along the Poolbeg Peninsula, in often perilous weather conditions.
In keeping with that tradition, Shorelines chronicles the varied seascapes of Dublin through brand-new work which brings an immediacy to the life of the sea across paintings, etchings and sculpture.
This exhibition is the latest in a dynamic calendar of programming at The Substation, a venue for exhibitions, events, lectures and performances. It follows the success of Solidarity: The Dockers of Dublin Port, an exhibition on the subculture of the dockers curated by The Little Museum of Dublin.
Shorelines runs from March 8th to 20th at The Substation on Alexandra Road, courtesy of the Dublin Painting and Sketching Club and Dublin Port Company (DPC).
It is open to the public from 11am-4pm, Monday-Saturday, and admission is free.
Featured Image: Dave West, High Tide, Balbriggan Harbour
