Artists talk at Luan Gallery
A special event will take place in Athlone's Luan Gallery on Saturday next, as part of the ongoing Sa Lár exhibition.
A Westmeath Artists Awards Talk with Luan Gallery Manager Carmel Duffy and Westmeath Arts Officer Miriam Mulrennan, will take place on Saturday at 2pm followed by the winner of the Westmeath Artists Award 2023 Fiona Kelly in conversation with Luan Gallery Curator Aoife Banks.
Sa Lár, Westmeath Artists Awards exhibition, features work by 30 Westmeath artists, selected by guest Curator Emer McGarry.
The Westmeath Artists Awards is a collaboration between Luan Gallery and Westmeath Arts Office aiming to celebrate, showcase and support the development of Westmeath visual artists’ practices and careers with funding support from the Arts Council of Ireland. Over forty works by thirty artists are showcased in the exhibition, with several of the artists exhibiting for the first time in Luan Gallery. Westmeath artists selected for exhibition include Anne Marie Burke, Eoin Butler, Rachel Marie Cleary, Martina Coyle, Rachel Coyne, Alan Crowley, Jessica Daly, Bertille de Lestrade, Mark Duffy, Paul Flaherty, Mel French, Claire Guinan, Seán Guinan, Tina Hayes, Fiona Kelly, Hilary Kinahan, Keely McLavin, Kevin Meehan, Lorraine Mimnagh, Muiris Moynihan, Aishling Muller, EL Putnam, Amanda Ralph, Catherine Rock, Paul Roy, Celine Sheridan, Annette Treacy, Lorcan Walshe, Keith Watts, Ann Wingfield.
Sa Lár continues until February 8. Free admission Tues-Sat 11-5pm | Sun 12-5pm