Current Exhibitions

Collective Thoughts

Laois Arthouse Collective

5 July – 28 August, 2021

An exhibition documenting each artist's individual perspective which has arisen from living through a global pandemic, painting a picture of the broader interconnected experience that we have been facing as a whole - our “collective thoughts".

The exhibition will be accompanied by a series of Covid-adapted artist talks, workshops and demos, covering a variety of subjects. A catalogue will be published online to accompany the exhibition.

Exhibiting artists include: Aisling Brennan, Catherine Brennan, Rebecca Deegan, Jen Donnery, Aileen Donovan, Angelina Foster, Kate Knowles, Mary Slevin, Kevin McCann, Monica O’Meara, Mike Rafter. Curators: Rebecca Deegan & Catherine Brennan.

Laois Arthouse Collective are a group of creative painters, ceramicists and mixed media artists who came together in 2019, meeting monthly at Laois Arthouse in Stradbally to share their work, organise exhibitions and creative projects together, as well as offer each other support and encouragement. When the pandemic hit, the group continued to weave their web of support, meeting online and creating art alongside each other via Zoom and social media throughout the past year.

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Abbeyleix FETC Annual Art, Craft and Design Exhibition 2021

Dunamaise Arts Centre Virtual Gallery

Students of QQI level 5 & 6 courses present work in a variety of disciplines including ceramics, textiles, drawing, print and painting. Work explores a broad spectrum of themes and concepts, explored by the artists and developed over the course of their studies.

An exciting blend of contemporary art from emerging artists working and living locally.