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I am a big fan of typography, and also a big fan of street art. In addition, I also like Damien Dempsey a lot. Therefore I was delighted to find out that Damo and Dublin’s very own Maser have joined forces to do something good. Their project is called They are Us:

“They are Us” is the name of a series of outdoor public art works inspired by Dublin City. It is a tribute to the city: northside and southside, the visible and the secret, the good and the bad. The aim of the project is to raise money for the homeless of Dublin.
The images were painted by graffiti artist Maser and feature words by musician Damien Dempsey. A number of limited edition screen prints of works from “They are Us” will be available in our online shop in the near future. All proceeds from the project will be donated to the Simon Community.

And the results look nothing except brilliant. I had seen the blue and yellow-one outside the Project Arts Center before, but you’ll find more of the artworks throughout the city if you keep your eyes open, or on the project’s website if you are lazy.

Being snowed in can have it’s advantages. After doing the laundry and cleaning the living room, I will no try to summarise the year 2009 on the Dublin Community Blog.

Gloomy January showed us that the recession is in full swing, as Dublin indie institution Road Records was forced to close its doors (which thankfully re-opened later due to massive support from many a successfull Irish musician) and Dublin Bus announced massive cutbacks, laying off 200 staff. Add some snow causing massive disruptions to traffic and you had a very bleak start into the new year.

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The Back Loft is an ‘artist playground’ located in St. Augustine st, just off Thomas St in the Liberties. The bright former factory hall sees a constant stream of exhibitions and other art-related events, such as live art performances, video art, music, theatre, salons and much more interesting stuff.
I have been to a few of their events and it is refreshing to see how a place like this can really provide for a stage for new artists. It’s a true hidden gem!
Have a look at their website on http://thebackloft.blogspot.com for more info on future events.