The Arthouse and Library would like to thank Vera McEvoy for presenting her exhibition “Shine” and for giving valuable insight into an artists life to the students of Abbeyleix FEC’s Portfolio Classes (fetac level 5 and 6) and St. Colmans National School. We hope you all had a great time and learned a lot! Thanks for coming and see you all again soon.

The Laois Arthouse Gallery, Stradbally is hosting a solo exhibition by Kildare artist Vera McEvoy. This exhibition was opened on Jan 16th by Ann Mulrooney, CEO of Visual Carlow.
The opening was an enormous success with a very large turn out from the local community as well as nationally.

Shine is Vera McEvoy’s first solo exhibition and consists of a series of prints and an audio visual installation. The work documents the transient movement of light and shadow within a public building and the ephemeral silhouetted presence of people as they impact and alter that space.  McEvoy was the recipient of the inaugural Arthouse NCAD Graduate Award and Bursary in 2011 -2012. She has exhibited extensively nationally and internationally since 2007. The work is supported by both Laois and Roscommon County Council Arts Offices.

This wonderful exhibition runs until Feb 13th and can be viewed Mon to Fri from 10am until 4pm or by appointment by contacting Muireann Ni Chonaill on 05786 64033.

All works are available for purchase

Artists Contact Information:
Vera McEvoy
00353 86 2584367
veramcevoy@gmail.com

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Selection of Prints

Selection of Prints

Still from Audio Visual Installation

Still from Audio Visual Installation

Still from Audio Visual Installation

Muireann Ni Chonaill, Michelle de Forge and Ann Mulrooney

Ann Mulrooney – CEO, Visual Carlow

Caitriona Maher, Vera McEvoy, Muireann Ni Chonaill and Ann Mulrooney

Vera McEvoy, Muireann Ni Chonaill and Ann Mulrooney

Cultúrbug: Vera Donohue, Eilish Dillon, Vera McEvoy, Dorrie Moran, Ette Kennedy,  Elizabeth Fenlon and Mary Ahearne

Counciller James Daly and Rose Longmore

Vera Donohue, Vera McEvoy and Ette Kennedy

Vera McEvoy and Karen Hendy

The Laois Arthouse were delighted to get a visit from the students and teachers of St. Colman’s National School, Stradbally who visited The Laois County Art Exhibition. It is excellent to see such enthusiasm and interest for art from young people such as yourselves. We hope to see you all again very soon!

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The Laois Arthouse Gallery, Stradbally hosted a short exhibition of Artwork at the Laois Arthouse Gallery, Stradbally from selected works owned by Laois County Council, which ran from Wednesday 11^th  December until Friday 10^th  January.

The exhibition included paintings and sculpture by national and local artists. The artwork selected by the Arts Office, included exhibits by well-known artists such as, John Keating, Bernadette Madden, Cathy Carman, Karen Hendy, Conor Brennan, Ray Murphy, Pat Byrne and Niall Fitzpatrick.  Normally sited in Áras an Chontae, the temporary exhibition will gave the public the opportunity to see and appreciate the work by these very talented artists in the Gallery space at the Laois Arthouse.

These images are from the closing of the exhibition on the 11th of January.

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Artists and Visitors

Cathy Carmen

Karen Hendy

Pat Byrne

Ray Murphy