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New Set Design for WGBH A Christmas Celtic Sojourn
In 2019, Vincent created a new scenic backdrop for the WGBH production of A Christmas Celtic Sojourn. This painting was designed specifically with Vincent’s method of using fluorescent paint and ultraviolet lighting, to create a scene than can range from daytime through nighttime moods. View more of Vincent’s set designs.
2017 Pleinair Salon Competition Winner
Vincent’s painting “Esker Park, Weymouth,” won First Place Overall in the PleinAir Salon, April/May 2017 competition. The competition is hosted by PleinAir Magazine. In the spirit of the French Salon created by the Academie des Beaux-Arts in Paris, this annual competition hosts six bi-monthly cycles leading to annual Salon Grand Prize and a chance to be featured on the cover of PleinAir Magazine. Vincent’s painting was exhibited in his 2017 “Winter Light” show in Hyde Park, Massachusetts.
2015 Silver Key Award
On October 14, 2015, Vincent and his wife Kieran Jordan received the Charitable Irish Society’s Silver Key Award for their outstanding contributions to the Irish community in Boston. Established in 1737, the Charitable Irish Society is the oldest Irish society in North America. With the motto of “With Good Will Doing Service,” the Society’s annual Silver Key Award recognizes individuals who continue the traditions of fostering Irish culture and hospitality in Boston.
Kieran was honored for her teaching and her wide-reaching Irish dance programs which promote and share Irish culture and history to communities throughout Greater Boston. Vincent was honored for his teaching and his generous contributions of paintings to the Irish Pastoral Center, Irish International Immigration Center and many other organizations that auction his work to raise funds for their programs. The award presentations were made by Sandra L. Moody, Keeper of the Silver Key, at the Fairmount Copley Plaza Hotel in Boston.
Vincent Completes Large-Scale Mural
July 2014 — Vincent Crotty and Milton artist Susan Hoy recently completed a large-scale mural on the side of Abby Park Restaurant in East Milton, Massachusetts. Read more about it on the Milton Times website and check out the time lapse video below..
Painting Commission for the President of Ireland
Vincent presented this painting of “Boston by Night” to the former President of Ireland Mary McAleese on Saturday, November 16, 2013. Dr. McAleese was the Guest of Honor at the Annual Banquet Celebration for the Irish Pastoral Centre, an organization that offers spiritual, social, legal and educational support to Irish immigrants in the greater Boston area.
Quick Draw Winner In Ireland
Vincent won first place in the Quick Draw competition — a 2-hour on-site painting event — held at Art in the Open, Ireland’s 6th International Plein Air Painting Festival. The festival attracted over 200 artists who painted outdoors all over County Wexford from July 29th – August 6th, 2013. Vincent is pictured here with his award-winning painting called “Enniscorthy, Summer Afternoon”.
Vincent Selected To Exhibit In Brussels
Vincent has been selected to exhibit his work in an international Art and Photographic Exhibition in Brussels, Belgium. Represented by the Gallery Kinsale, Vincent’s paintings will be on display in the heart of Brussels’ cultural district during Ireland’s EU Presidency. The Gallery Kinsale has invested substantially in the project and is showcasing approximately €200,000 worth of contemporary Irish fine art during this event, including work by other artists such as Ken Browne, Philip Gray and Bill Griffin. The exhibition is presented by the IEAI (Irish in Europe Association International) and will run from March 8th through April 28th, 2013 at Les Halles Saint Géry, Brussels.
Set Designs For Atlantic Steps Tour
Vincent’s paintings were commissioned as theatrical set designs for the touring Irish dance show Atlantic Steps. Atlantic Steps tells the story of sean-nós — one of Ireland’s oldest dance traditions — through music, song, dance, and scenery inspired by Ireland’s Connemara region. Vincent created over 20 original paintings for the production. The show toured in 2013 and 2014, to performing arts centers throughout the US, including the Berklee Performance Center in Boston.
Duxbury Art Association “Best in Show”
Vincent Crotty’s painting “Kanturk Town, Spring” has been named “Best in Show” in the 2008 Winter Juried Show at the Duxbury Art Association. This annual competition receives entries from over 500 artists. An award ceremony took place on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at the Art Complex Museum in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The winning painting depicts a man walking on a sun-drenched street in Kanturk, County Cork, Vincent’s home town.
Irish Connections Festival
Vincent Crotty was selected as the 2007 recipient of the Eddie Barron Memorial Commission – a grant sponsored by the Irish Cultural Centre of New England. This grant commissions a New England artist (in any discipline) to create a new work that reflects contemporary Irish and Irish-American culture. Vincent’s commissioned painting, called “Side Couples Swing,” is a 10-foot long canvas depicting a céilí dance hall setting, with figures inspired by performers in today’s Irish music and dance scene. The painting was unveiled on Saturday, August 11, 2007 at the annual Irish Connections “ICONS” Festival, a weekend celebration of Irish music, dance, art, and culture. It will remain in the permanent collection of the Irish Cultural Centre of New England in Canton, Massachusetts.