THE Taoiseach, Mr Bruton, visits Paris today for talks with President Jacques Chirac but will also attend the inauguration of the Graphic Studio Dublin's Visiting Artists show at Sources d'Europe at the base of the Grande Archede la Defense. The work on show which has already been seen in various venues in Ireland is the result of an invitation to artists with no previous experience of print to come to the Graphic Studio workshop and collaborate with printers. Exhibitors include Brian Bourke, Louis le Brocquy, Anne Madden, Alice Hanratty and Brian Maguire ... Rembrandt His Pupils and Followers is the title of a seminar, which will discuss the authenticity of Rembrandt's paintings, to be held at the National Gallery on Saturday from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. The seminar complements a special exhibition of the same name, currently on show in the newly refurbished Dutch rooms.

Admission is £7 ... A concert with Finbar Wright, Suzanne Murphy, Micheal O Suilleabhain and the Irish Chamber Orchestra takes place on the Rock of Cashel on Saturday at 8 p.m. The President, Mrs Robinson, will attend. The concert is part of the Cashel Cultural Festival, which starts today ... The Great Hunger Commemoration Committee in Liverpool invites Irish sculptors to submit design ideas for a memorial to the Great Irish Hunger in a public space in Liverpool. Send a CV with an SAE before next Wednesday to Mr G. Quiery, 30 Heydale Road, Liverpool, Ll85JQ ... The 14th Ennis IMRO Composition Summer School starts next Monday at Colaiste Muire, Ennis. Co Clare. There will be lectures and tutorials on all aspects of contemporary composition. Tel 01-4942880 ... British artist John Newling will give a talk on public art in Temple Bar Gallery and Studios tomorrow at 7.30 p.m. The talk will be followed by "The Mad Hatter", an installation/intervention by John Newling which will begin at the corner of Merchant's Arch, the site of the old Mad Hatter's hat shop.