Small galleries, big art

A host of small, independent galleries are helping new Irish artists showcase their work and bringing culture to their communities

Rubio Alvarez of the Hang Tough gallery: ‘It made sense to create a platform to showcase our clients’ artworks’
A Hannah Clegg exhibition at the Goose Lane Gallery

Hang Tough

Hang Tough did what some might have considered impossible. Back in September they opened a new commercial gallery. In Dublin’s Portobello neighbourhood, owner and curator Rubio Alvarez had been running a successful framing business since 2011, but he says: “We wanted to do more. It made sense to create a platform to showcase our clients’ artworks to fellow clients, and to curate shows promoting ...