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Erratics outlining shadow line of boulders in the Burren Photo Veronica Nicholson 1996

Between A Rock and A Hard Place

Deirdre O'Mahony

8 February - 18 May 2025

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This is how I say yes

Holly Márie Parnell

8 February - 18 May 2025

Carol Rhodes Industrial Landscape II CR P011 crop

Open Ground

Carol Rhodes

8 February - 18 May 2025

2025 THEATRE UPCOMING TWIT Ter Article 12

ART-icle 12: Empowering Very Young Voices through the Arts

Early years artist Helen Barry in collaboration with Audrey Fagan invites families with very young children under six years with physical disabilities to engage in a practical multi-sensory visual art workshop.

Sunday 27th April 2025

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Ballet Barn presents The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe

A family friendly show, told through dance, based on the story by C.S. Lewis.

Thursday 17th - Saturday 19th April 2025

2025 THEATRE UPCOMING TWITTER 2

Pan Celtic Festival - International Song Contest 2025 / Comórtas Amhrán Idirnáisiúnta 2025

Newly composed songs and national winners representing the six celtic nations will go head-to-head for international honours.

Thursday 24th April 2025

Art & Ideas

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All this will feel impossible soon

Sophia Al-Maria

In this text, the artist, writer and filmmaker Sophia Al-Maria responds to Amie Siegel’s video installation Asterisms. The text is written in the style of a voiceover, taking its cue from Werner Herzog’s 1992 documentary on the burning oil fields of Kuwait, Lessons of Darkness.

A Certain Slant of Light: a response

Zoë O’Reilly

A response by Zoë O’Reilly to A Certain Slant of Light, an exhibition showcasing the work of participants from Forward Steps Family Resource Centre, Bagenalstown Family Resource Centre, and Carlow County Development Partnership, created during 12 weeks of workshops led by artist Sophie Béhal.

What a Gazan Should Do During an Israeli Air Strike

Mosab Abu Toha

A poem by Mosab Abu Toha, originally published in the New York Review of Books, and republished here with the kind permission of the author.

News

Vacancy: Venue Technician

VISUAL Carlow seeks a creative and motivated candidate for the position of Venue Technician. Deadline for applications is Thursday 17 April 2025 at 5pm.

Vacancy: Front of House Part Time 2025

VISUAL invites applications for a part-time position as part of the Front of House team. Deadline for applications is Tuesday 29 April 2025 at 5pm.

Open Call: PROPEL Artist Development Programme 2025

Strollers Network invites applications for the PROPEL Artist Development Programme 2025. The closing date for receipt of stage 1 applications is Friday 2nd May 2025, 5pm.