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Now now

Andy Fitz

31 January - 10 May 2026

Naomi Sex still from DRILL 2025 resized II

DRILL

Naomi Sex

31 January - 10 May 2026

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Some things are not what they seem!

A place to make sculptures

31 January - 10 May 2026

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Art Mams

A relaxed art class for new mothers and their babies - make art, connect and reflect with your baby by your side.

Thursdays, 5 February - 7 May 2026, 2pm - 3pm

Horseshoe Visual web

Horseshoe

Four estranged siblings return to their rural Irish childhood home to settle their father's estate, only to be forced into a chaotic, darkly comedic 24-hour showdown with his lingering ghost.

Sunday 1 March 2026, 3pm, Age Rating 15A

Jack L Visual web

Chez Jack L + All The Hits

Acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Jack Lukeman returns featuring a powerful mix of his own classics and celebrated interpretations of artists like Jacques Brel, Leonard Cohen, and Kurt Weill.

Saturday 7 March 2026, 8pm

Art & Ideas

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Good Enough

Niamh Campbell

In response to Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood, author Niamh Campbell reflects on the sometimes uneasy relationship between writing and mothering

Bury It

Aisling Clark

Curator and writer Aisling Clark explores the built legacies invoked by Dreamtime Ireland

Looking back on Garter Lane Arts Centre Artists' Commissions, 1995–1999

Garrett Phelan

In the 1990s, artist Garrett Phelan oversaw a radical, experimental strand of programming at Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford. With five of the projects revived for Dreamtime Ireland, he reflects on its legacy

News

Return for Good: A community collaboration between VISUAL Carlow and St. Catherine’s Community Services Centre

VISUAL Carlow is delighted to announce a new collaboration with St. Catherine’s Community Services Centre to support their vital Meals on Wheels service through a sustainability-focused initiative.

€500 raised for UNICEF Gaza Emergency Appeal

€500 raised from the film screening of No Other Land at VISUAL Carlow has been donated to UNICEF Gaza Emergency Appeal.