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REALISATIONS The RDS Visual Art Awards is the mos
t important platform for visual art graduates in Ireland. It provides a curated exhibition opportunity and a prize fund of €30,000, as well as vital exposure for visual artists at an early stage of their career. We are proud to offer our readers a first glimpse of some of the works which will go on show in the RDS this month. A staple on the arts scene for supporting emerging Irish artists, the RDS Visual Art Awards will showcase an exciting selection of work from visual art graduates in the RDS Concert Hall, Ballsbridge, as part of an exhibition curated by Irish artist Aideen Barry. The 13 exhibiting artists are some of the best BA & MA visual art graduates from all over Ireland, who have gone through a highly competitive two-stage process to get their work into this coveted show. The 2022 exhibition runs from 21 to 29 October. This page, clockwise from top left: 2022 RDS Visual Art Awards exhibitors with Aideen Barry Aisling Phelan Dual Reality National College of Art & Design aislingphelan.cargo.site Szymon Minias Collateral Play SETU Wexford School of Art & Design @syzmon.minias Kat Lalor Molasses Mourning TU Dublin School of Creative Arts @katlalor.va Sinead McCormick Adrift TU Dublin School of Creative Arts, West Cork Islands sineadmccormick.com Emily Unsworth Body of Folds SETU Waterford @emilyunsworthvisualartist Eden Munroe Plasma and Ore TU Dublin School of Creative Arts @edenmunroe.va 46