Outside The Box Art Auction

The ‘Outside The Box’ art auction in aid of the Scoop Foundation takes place at the RHA Gallery in Dublin on Tuesday March 28th.

Outside The Box is SCOOP’s latest art-driven fundraiser which will feature a live art auction in person and online featuring artworks from 120 of Ireland’s top street and contemporary artists.

Moving on from the pilot in November 2022 which featured 30 craft pizza box canvases, this year we’re adding a whole new range of quirky pieces. From painted skateboards, Sketcher sneakers, chairs, a vase, a tablecloth, photography, a tapestry and mirrors, there’s something for everyone.

Funds raised from Outside The Box will support the development and delivery of SCOOP’s specialised programmes that empower displaced and marginalised young people to fulfil their potential in Ireland and abroad, these include SCOOP Art, SCOOP Ed, SCOOP Kitchen, SCOOP Recruit and SCOOP’s emergency relief services. 

To buy tickets to the event, please click here.
To view the lots and to register as an online bidder, visit Invaluable.com.

17 Ways To A Better You - [Exhibition]

Opening at 3pm on Saturday 26th November at the Droichead Arts Centre, 17 WAYS TO A BETTER YOU, the new exhibition from Adrian+Shane can be seen until 4th March 2023.

"17 Ways To A Better You" explores the impact of self-help books, click bait quick fix articles, being bombarded with advertisements and unattainable images particularly on social media promising a better life if we obey their message. The work is largely compiled of imagery from adverts from the 1950's to the present day, in a freshly fucked-up, pop art and contemporary style.

For years we have had a fascination with self-help books, gurus, enlightenment and more recently podcasts and what they promise. An obsession with trying to find happiness, build a better life and be the best us we can be. So “17 Ways" is a look into a world of promises and relief from life and yourself.

We explore this through the imagery of advertisement and social media because there is a connection with people's perceived and aspirational happiness in the 1950s before the onset of mass advertisement.

What we are being sold as something that will make you happier is actually making people more unsatisfied with their lives. We now have an abundance of self-help and quick fix lists to help you out of it.

"17 Ways To A Better You" is the first Adrian+Shane exhibition in Ireland in over a decade.

Droichead Arts Centre,
Stockwell Street,
Drogheda, Louth,
Ireland.

Opening hours:
Tuesday - Saturday
11am - 4pm
https://www.droichead.com