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Latest Laois Event: Laois Arthouse kicks off 10th Anniversary Celebrations
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Latest Laois Event: Laois Arthouse kicks off 10th Anniversary Celebrations

Programme of events to mark 10th Anniversary of Laois Arthouse began at weekend

On Saturday December 4th, Laois Arthouse began its 10th anniversary celebrations with a new exhibition In Trust. In Gratitude. In Hope. inspired by a specially commissioned poem, The Window Seat, by one of Ireland’s leading poets and Portlaoise native Pat Boran. 

Muireann Ni Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer; Artist Kevin McCann; Artist Martin Gale; Artist Lisa Fingleton; Cllr Conor Bergin, Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council and Sinead O’Reilly, Arts Council at the opening of ÔIn Trust. In Hope. In Gratitude.Õ an exhibition celebrating 10 years at The Laois Arthouse. Supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council. Picture: Alf Harvey.

Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council, Cllr. Conor Bergin; Arts Officer and Creative Ireland Coordinator, Muireann Ni Chonaill; Poet, Pat Boran; Curator Monica, Flynn; Arts Council Officer, Sinead O’ Reilly; Laois Assistant Arts Officer, Bridie Keenan; Creative Ireland Laois project manager, Ann Lawlor;  and three representative artists; Lisa Fingleton, Kevin Mc Cann (Laois Arthouse Collective) and Martin Gale attended the exhibition that was formally opened by Kevin Kavanagh of Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin.

From left: Artist LIsa Fingleton, Artist Kevin McCann, Leonie Canavan, Cllr Conor Bergin, Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council; Muireann Ni Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer; Poet Pat Boran; Kevin Kavanagh, Kevin Kavanagh Gallery; Monica Flynn, Curator and Sinead O’Reilly, Arts Council at the opening of ÔIn Trust. In Hope. In Gratitude.Õ an exhibition celebrating 10 years at The Laois Arthouse. Supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council. Picture: Alf Harvey.
From left: Artist Kevin McCann, Muireann Ni Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer; Poet Pat Boran, Artist Martin Gale, Cllr Conor Bergin, Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council; Monica Flynn, Curator; Artist Lisa Fingleton and Ann Lawlor, Creative Ireland Laois at the opening of ÔIn Trust. In Hope. In Gratitude.Õ an exhibition celebrating 10 years at The Laois Arthouse. Supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council. Picture: Alf Harvey.
Artist Kevin McCann with his painting Twas Tragic at the opening of ÔIn Trust. In Hope. In Gratitude.Õ an exhibition celebrating 10 years at The Laois Arthouse. Supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council. Picture: Alf Harvey.
Muireann Ni Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer; Poet Pat Boran and Curator Monica Flynn with Artist Kevin McCann and his painting Twas Tragic at the opening of ÔIn Trust. In Hope. In Gratitude.Õ an exhibition celebrating 10 years at The Laois Arthouse. Supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council. Picture: Alf Harvey.
Curator Monica Flynn; Artist Martin Gale with his painting Tea at the Window and Muireann Ni Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer at the opening of ÔIn Trust. In Hope. In Gratitude.Õ an exhibition celebrating 10 years at The Laois Arthouse. Supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council. Picture: Alf Harvey.
Poet Pat Boran; Artist Martin Gale with his painting Tea at the Window and Muireann Ni Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer at the opening of ÔIn Trust. In Hope. In Gratitude.Õ an exhibition celebrating 10 years at The Laois Arthouse. Supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council. Picture: Alf Harvey.
Leonie Canavan and Cllr Conor Bergin, Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council at the opening of ÔIn Trust. In Hope. In Gratitude.Õ an exhibition celebrating 10 years at The Laois Arthouse. Supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council. Picture: Alf Harvey.

The exhibition features the work of over 60 artists who have been part of the Laois Arthouse programme since its establishment in 2011 by Laois County Council Arts Service.Curator and Clonaslee native, Monica Flynn said “This 10th Anniversary exhibition is a unique opportunity for the artists and Laois County Council to celebrate the achievement of 10 years of exhibition making, artist hosting and creative place making with the surrounding community of Stradbally, County Laois and beyond.” 

Running from Tuesday 7 December 2021 until Friday 25 March 2022, the exhibition will be open to the public to visit individually and in small, single-household groups from Tuesday-Friday 1pm to 4pm. Admission is free. For more information about the exhibition and upcoming events, visit www.arthouse.ieIn Trust. In Gratitude. In Hope. has been supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council.

Artist Lisa Fingleton with her work; Muireann Ni Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer; Poet Pat Boran and Curator Monica Flynn at the opening of ÔIn Trust. In Hope. In Gratitude.Õ an exhibition celebrating 10 years at The Laois Arthouse. Supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council. Picture: Alf Harvey.
Artist Lisa Fingleton with her work; Muireann Ni Chonaill, Laois Arts Officer; Cathaoirleach of Laois County Council Conor Bergin; Poet Pat Boran; Sinead O’Reilly, Arts Council and Curator Monica Flynn at the opening of ÔIn Trust. In Hope. In Gratitude.Õ an exhibition celebrating 10 years at The Laois Arthouse. Supported by Creative Ireland Laois as part of the Creative Ireland Programme in partnership with Laois County Council and the Arts Council. Picture: Alf Harvey.