Artists talk at Luan GalleryA 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.

Source: Irish Independent January 21, 2024 22:40 UTC