30 November 2007–8 February 2008

Crawford Open 2007 is a biennial juried exhibition of contemporary art at the Crawford Art Gallery. This exhibition, the sixth Crawford Open, has as its theme 'The Sleep of Reason'. Each selected artist (to be announced on September 11, 2007) will received €500 with a prize of €5000 being awarded to one artist selected by the Jury at the opening of the exhibition.

Selected artists:
Yvanna Greene (U.K), David Theobald (U.K), Andrew Vickery (Ireland), Michael Gurhy (Ireland), Michelle Deignan (Ireland), Mai Yamashita and Naoto Kobayashi (Germany), Sam Plagerson (U.K.), Paul McAree (Ireland), Martin Healy (Ireland), Lorraine Walsh (Ireland), Amanda Dunsmore (Ireland), Fumiko Kobayashi (Japan), Maggie Madden (Ireland), Abigail O'Brien (Ireland), Tom Molloy (Ireland)

Jury Selectors:
Frances Morris, Head of Collections (International Art), Tate Modern, Enrique Juncosa, Director, Irish Museum of Modern Art.