Events

Exhibition continues 15 July - 31 August 2025. "The Golden Hour" exhibition presents a series of oil paintings inspired by the ever-changing light of sunset along the rugged Galway and Connemara coastline. Using rich colour and expressive, impressionistic brushstrokes, these works seek to capture the transient beauty of the seahtml Read more →

Exhibition continues 2 - 16 August 2025. The ever changing light on the water, gentle tides on hot days, boulders older than time become like sleeping figures nestling on the glass turquoise sea, seaweed hair, dream like with rocks for shoes. These observations have informed Rosie McGurran's new suite of works.html Read more →

Exhibition continues 19 July - 16 August 2025. Fragments is a two person show by artists Lorraine Lawlor and Melissa Corish. These artists explore themes of lost stories and memory, preserving fragments of time that hold a poetic and factual resonance. Tuesday to Sunday 10.15am - 5.30pm until August 16th Read more →

Exhibition continues 1 June - 31 August 2025. The "Wild Atlantic Way" exhibition showcases a series of large-scale oil paintings capturing the raw power and shifting moods of the Atlantic Ocean as it crashes against the Galway and Connemara coastline. Inspired by the wild storms of the west, these workshtml Read more →

Ballaghaderreen Arts Festival is now in its third year and this year, to celebrate the reopening of a town landmark and our library building after a six-year hiatus, the Georgian centrepiece of the town, Dillon House will hold an exhibition featuring art college graduates (BA/MFA) from 2022,23 and 24. Curatedhtml Read more →

ART EXHIBITION – TOM BYRNE Title: “ I can buy myself flowers”. 5th August-30th September Tom Byrne, born in Dublin in 1962, is an Irish artist known for his diverse range of work, including portraits, landscapes, and abstract pieces, often exploring themes of Irish history, culture, and spirituality. He studiedhtml Read more →

An exhibition run by Roscommon` artist Conor O’Connell, celebrating one of the richest and most diverse archaeological and ecological sites in the country. Lough Gara boasts archaeological material dating back to the Early Mesolithic (9,000 years ago) and is perhaps best known for its density of crannog (lake dwelling) sites,html Read more →

Clare Arts Office in conjunction with Cultúrlann Sweeney Library Gallery is delighted to present ‘Painting through the lens” an art exhibition by Pauline Dunleavy. Pauline Dunleavy is a prominent Irish artist, art-teacher, and community advocate rooted in the dramatic landscapes of West Clare. Born and based in the Kilrush area, she drawshtml Read more →

Leave No Plastic Trace is a series of talks, poetry and video presentations taking place on Cape Clear Island (Colaiste) on the 6th August, Heir island(The Boat House) on the 8th August and Sherkin Island on the 11th August. Each event will start at 2:00pm and will run for approximatelyhtml Read more →

Kilkenny Celebrates 10 Years of Creative Community at AKA 2025 This August, the streets, galleries, and green spaces of Kilkenny will once again pulse with creativity as the Alternative Kilkenny Arts (AKA) Fringe Festival celebrates ten years of community-led, volunteer-powered artistic expression. Running from 7–17 August, the 2025 programme featureshtml Read more →