On the eve of the opening of the Kilkenny Arts Festival 2024 and the AKA Festival our gallery be celebrating one year open.
In one year, we have put on display 3 solo exhibitions by Darren Francis Caffrey, by P.J O'Connell, Irish Bog Project Stage 2 by Mary Doyle Burke.
6 group shows: Making Ground curated by Shannon Maria Carroll, Winter Exhibition curated by Mary Doyle Burke, Kilkenny Portrait Show curated by Blaise Smith, Expanded Visions by Mary Doyle Burke, Kilkenny Sustainable Art Show 24 curated by Mary Doyle Burke with artists Jennie Castle, Marco Di Sante, Mairead Holohan, Mary Doyle Burke, Lines of the Land curated by Eamon Colman and Mary Doyle Burke.
We have facilitated workshops Marco Di Sante, Mairead Holohan, Jennie Castle and children's art classes, a night of Stories and Spoken Word by Poet Paddy Doyle and offered the space fora Charity Concert fundraiser for Make A Wish Foundation.
We could not do all this without the work of our amazing team that runs the gallery, giving endless hours of dedication. It also takes a lot of expenses to run the gallery so on our upcoming anniversary we would be grateful if you would be in a position to make a donation on our Gallery Go Fund Me Page on the link above or you can become a sponsor/Friend of the gallery by donating and signing up on our website and your name will be added to our Friends if the gallery wall which will be in display on opening night 9th Aug.
Our Open Call Is still running for the Exhibition Is there Order in Chaos? which will open on Aug 9th. Entries close tomorrow at midnight. Selected artists will be announced next Wednesday.
Also, An Chéad Tine Studio artists will run a Group Exhibition at No.10, Del La Salle House The Parade, Kilkenny and the opening date and time for this is 2.30pm on Sunday 11th Aug.
Our artist Niamh Curry will give a Portrait Demonstration in the gallery during Kilkenny Arts Week and we will also hold a poetry evening and an evening of a display of Digital Art/Film by local Kilkenny artists.
We look forward to seeing you all on Aug 9th to enjoy the celebrations!