The KCAT Studio is delighted to announce that we have launched an online shop for the Christmas season : the studio artists Andrew Pike, Brianna Hurley, Declan Byrne, Diane Chambers, Eileen Mulrooney, Fergus Fitzgerald, Fintin Kelly, Francis Casey, Jason Turner, Lorna Corrigan, Margaret Walker, Mary Cody, Sinéad Fahey will all have a variety of work …
..it’s always about people’s right to make art on their own terms.. (Franҫois Matarasso, Keynote speaker) What does art inclusion really mean? A two day event of discussing, reflecting and engaging in arts practice. The KCAT Studio Engagement Project is a collaborative project that began in 2013 between KCAT Studio Artists and other professional artists …
’A Yoke’ a Solo Exhibition by KCAT Studio artist Lorna Corrigan will open this Thursday 20th September, 5:30pm at the Coastguard Centre Café in Tramore, Waterford. Lorna’s work weaves together imaginary elements from dreams with something as concrete as a cow standing in a nearby field or a teapot in the ‘Blue Coffee Shop’ on …
A successful collaboration between two artists was celebrated in Lavistown Garden Gallery during Kilkenny Arts Week this summer 2018. Anthony Donohue has been painting in KCAT Art Centre for ten years.Julie Cusack is a facilitating tutor in KCAT. Julie and Anthony ‘heard’each other with their eyes, with a shared sense of aesthetic.They were able to …
If you go to one exhibition this year let it be the KCAT End of Year student show. Over a hundred students of various art disciplines under one roof.This is a celebration of the most eclectic group of artists in Kilkenny. The work on show is diverse in theme and technique, full of colour, vibrancy …
Encrusted Shoe, a sculpture by KCAT Studio artist Declan Byrne is on show as part of Cabinet of Wonders #6 at the Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar, Co. Mayo until 31 August 2018.
This comprehensive course has been designed to help both school leavers and mature students who are interested in developing a portfolio for entry to Art College. Through expert guidance, students will develop their ideas through research, working on a personal project and keeping a sketch book. Subjects covered include, drawing from observation, experimental drawing, ideas …
Congratulations to Gypsy Ray, on being featured in the book ‘JR: Inside Out’. Her beautiful portraits of KCAT Studio artists Declan Byrne, Francis Casey, George McCutcheon, Margaret Walker and Sinead Fahey were part of this international project and represent Callan right next to other contributions from Calais, Calcutta, Cambridge and Cannes.
Click the image to listen to a reportage by Amy Ryan on the Optic Nerve Exhibition at South Tipperary Arts Centre for Tipp FM.
We are all looking forward to ‘Optic Nerve’, an exhibition of paintings by KCAT Studio artists Thomas Barron, Sinead Fahey, Francis Casey and Eileen Mulrooney at South Tipperary Arts Centre, opening Friday 12 January at 3pm.
