Sunday Miscellany: RTE Radio 1
The Watergate Theatre
Join Clíodhna Ní Anluain and a terrific selection of writers and musicians for a special recording of Sunday Miscellany Live from the Watergate Theatre
Modified Expression
The National Craft Gallery
Tear, fold, cut, read, write, print, and colour: Modified Expression, this year’s CRAFT strand exhibition, is all about books.
Artists’ Talk - Craft
The National Craft Gallery
Angela O’Kelly will introduce an artists’ talk at 3pm on Saturday 6 August in the National Craft Gallery (Gallery 1).
Bookbinding with Rachel Hazell
The National Craft Gallery
Join bookbinder and artist Rachel Hazell for interactive bookbinding activities based on the 1911 Kilkenny Census
Celebration of the Year of Craft
The National Craft Gallery
Join us for a glass of wine in the company of festival musicians and writers.
Solas Supreme Workshop
Butler Gallery
Come along to these outdoor children's workshops using household objects to create fantastical sculptures
Fintan O’Toole: The Power of the Object
The Parade Tower
Explore our continuing fascination for objects with Fintan O'Toole and Prof. Daniel Miller
Paper Craft Laboratory
The National Craft Gallery
Explore the art of bookmaking, shadow puppetry, jewellery-making and more in the Crafts Council's free paper art workshops for children
Birdsong Workshop
Gallery 3G Castle Yard
Workshops by musician Laoise O'Brien and visual artist Lorna Donlon.
Other Selections - Commonage
Commonage
Situated in historic locations in Callan, COMMONAGE 2011 includes temporary built structures by artists, designers and architects.
Other Selections - Jerpoint Studio
Jerpoint Glass Studio
This group exhibition showcases the work of several 'hot glass divas', both up-and-coming artists and internationally-renowned names
Other Selections - Ross Stewart & Andrew Ludick
Castle Yard Gallery
An exhibition of work by ceramicist Andrew Ludick and painter Ross Stewart
Other Selections - Made in Kilkenny
Butler House
This year’s exhibition - A Maker’s Journey: from inspiration to creation - traces the process of design, exploring the different elements each craftsperson takes into consideration to produce a finished piece
Other Selections - Ceann
Shankill Castle
Ceann 2011 offers a visual feast in the historic setting of Shankill Castle
Other Selections - Lucy McKenna
Kilkenny Castle Park
This installation in Kilkenny Castle Park explores the darker side of the human psyche
Other Selections - Niall Harkin
Berkley Gallery
This exhibition, Votive Offerings, presents the fruits of two years’ work with sheet bronze
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Brendan Brennan
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Clive Nunn
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Kirsty O’Keeffe
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Nicola Brown
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Trini Kenny
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Maire Gartland
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Sunday Miscellany: RTE Radio 1
The Watergate Theatre
Join Clíodhna Ní Anluain and a terrific selection of writers and musicians for a special recording of Sunday Miscellany Live from the Watergate Theatre
Modified Expression
The National Craft Gallery
Tear, fold, cut, read, write, print, and colour: Modified Expression, this year’s CRAFT strand exhibition, is all about books.
Artists’ Talk - Craft
The National Craft Gallery
Angela O’Kelly will introduce an artists’ talk at 3pm on Saturday 6 August in the National Craft Gallery (Gallery 1).
Bookbinding with Rachel Hazell
The National Craft Gallery
Join bookbinder and artist Rachel Hazell for interactive bookbinding activities based on the 1911 Kilkenny Census
Celebration of the Year of Craft
The National Craft Gallery
Join us for a glass of wine in the company of festival musicians and writers.
Solas Supreme Workshop
Butler Gallery
Come along to these outdoor children's workshops using household objects to create fantastical sculptures
Fintan O’Toole: The Power of the Object
The Parade Tower
Explore our continuing fascination for objects with Fintan O'Toole and Prof. Daniel Miller
Paper Craft Laboratory
The National Craft Gallery
Explore the art of bookmaking, shadow puppetry, jewellery-making and more in the Crafts Council's free paper art workshops for children
Birdsong Workshop
Gallery 3G Castle Yard
Workshops by musician Laoise O'Brien and visual artist Lorna Donlon.
Other Selections - Commonage
Commonage
Situated in historic locations in Callan, COMMONAGE 2011 includes temporary built structures by artists, designers and architects.
Other Selections - Jerpoint Studio
Jerpoint Glass Studio
This group exhibition showcases the work of several 'hot glass divas', both up-and-coming artists and internationally-renowned names
Other Selections - Ross Stewart & Andrew Ludick
Castle Yard Gallery
An exhibition of work by ceramicist Andrew Ludick and painter Ross Stewart
Other Selections - Made in Kilkenny
Butler House
This year’s exhibition - A Maker’s Journey: from inspiration to creation - traces the process of design, exploring the different elements each craftsperson takes into consideration to produce a finished piece
Other Selections - Ceann
Shankill Castle
Ceann 2011 offers a visual feast in the historic setting of Shankill Castle
Other Selections - Lucy McKenna
Kilkenny Castle Park
This installation in Kilkenny Castle Park explores the darker side of the human psyche
Other Selections - Niall Harkin
Berkley Gallery
This exhibition, Votive Offerings, presents the fruits of two years’ work with sheet bronze
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Brendan Brennan
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Clive Nunn
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Kirsty O’Keeffe
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Nicola Brown
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Trini Kenny
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Maire Gartland
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Artists’ Talk - Craft
The National Craft Gallery
Angela O’Kelly will introduce an artists’ talk at 3pm on Saturday 6 August in the National Craft Gallery (Gallery 1).
Birdsong Workshop
Gallery 3G Castle Yard
Workshops by musician Laoise O'Brien and visual artist Lorna Donlon.
Bookbinding with Rachel Hazell
The National Craft Gallery
Join bookbinder and artist Rachel Hazell for interactive bookbinding activities based on the 1911 Kilkenny Census
Celebration of the Year of Craft
The National Craft Gallery
Join us for a glass of wine in the company of festival musicians and writers.
Fintan O’Toole: The Power of the Object
The Parade Tower
Explore our continuing fascination for objects with Fintan O'Toole and Prof. Daniel Miller
Modified Expression
The National Craft Gallery
Tear, fold, cut, read, write, print, and colour: Modified Expression, this year’s CRAFT strand exhibition, is all about books.
Other Selections - Ceann
Shankill Castle
Ceann 2011 offers a visual feast in the historic setting of Shankill Castle
Other Selections - Commonage
Commonage
Situated in historic locations in Callan, COMMONAGE 2011 includes temporary built structures by artists, designers and architects.
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Brendan Brennan
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Clive Nunn
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Kirsty O’Keeffe
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Maire Gartland
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Nicola Brown
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Grennan Mill Craft School - Trini Kenny
Grennan Mill
Grennan Mill Craft School welcomes six Irish artists/crafts people showing an exciting new range of work in a wide variety of media
Other Selections - Jerpoint Studio
Jerpoint Glass Studio
This group exhibition showcases the work of several 'hot glass divas', both up-and-coming artists and internationally-renowned names
Other Selections - Lucy McKenna
Kilkenny Castle Park
This installation in Kilkenny Castle Park explores the darker side of the human psyche
Other Selections - Made in Kilkenny
Butler House
This year’s exhibition - A Maker’s Journey: from inspiration to creation - traces the process of design, exploring the different elements each craftsperson takes into consideration to produce a finished piece
Other Selections - Niall Harkin
Berkley Gallery
This exhibition, Votive Offerings, presents the fruits of two years’ work with sheet bronze
Other Selections - Ross Stewart & Andrew Ludick
Castle Yard Gallery
An exhibition of work by ceramicist Andrew Ludick and painter Ross Stewart
Paper Craft Laboratory
The National Craft Gallery
Explore the art of bookmaking, shadow puppetry, jewellery-making and more in the Crafts Council's free paper art workshops for children
Solas Supreme Workshop
Butler Gallery
Come along to these outdoor children's workshops using household objects to create fantastical sculptures
Sunday Miscellany: RTE Radio 1
The Watergate Theatre
Join Clíodhna Ní Anluain and a terrific selection of writers and musicians for a special recording of Sunday Miscellany Live from the Watergate Theatre
Help me Choose
Every year the Kilkenny Arts Festival brings so many amazing events to our city that its almost impossible to make sure you find all the events that may appeal to you. So we've put on our thinking caps and come up with this simple reference to suggest events you may not have considered.
My First Festival
This is my first time at an arts festival. I want to see what this festival is all about. I haven't heard of a lot of these names before and I'd like suggestions on what might be great to see.
My Inspiring Festival
I want to think. I want to get out of my comfort zone and confront the world head on. I don't want to be spoon fed. I want to be blown away. I want to argue.
My Surprising Festival
I want to find those hidden gems - things I may not have heard of but once I've experienced I will never forget.
My Alternative Festival
I want to see edgier, grittier more experimental stuff. I want to dance, have some fun. I want to stay up late.
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