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Laois County Council is inviting tenders from suitably qualified individual/organisation to support the development of Laois Youth Theatre, for the participation of young people in youth drama for one year, 2018/19, for two  groups in Portlaoise catering for young people aged 12-18 and to establish a new group in the county, in 2019.  2018 Tender to Facilitate Laois Youth Theatre

Closing date for receipt of proposals is Thursday 6^th September 2018 before 4.30pm. Tenders received after this time will not be accepted.
All of the necessary documents required for the complete tender must be returned, in duplicate and hard copy, in a sealed envelope marked “Tender for the delivery of Laois Youth Theatre 2018/2019 Programme”. Proposals should be submitted to:
Muireann Ni Chonaill, Arts Officer
Laois County Council
Áras an Chontae,
Portlaoise,
Co. Laois.
Phone (057) 8664109   email: artsoff@laoiscoco.ie

Laois County Council is inviting tenders from suitably qualified individual/organisation to support the development of Laois Youth Theatre, for the participation of young people in youth drama for one year, 2018/19, for two  groups in Portlaoise catering for young people aged 12-18 and to establish a new group in the county, in 2019.

Closing date for receipt of proposals is Thursday 6^th September 2018 before 4.30pm. Tenders received after this time will not be accepted.
All of the necessary documents required for the complete tender must be returned, in duplicate and hard copy, in a sealed envelope marked “Tender for the delivery of Laois Youth Theatre 2018/2019 Programme”. Proposals should be submitted to:
Muireann Ni Chonaill, Arts Officer
Laois County Council
Áras an Chontae,
Portlaoise,
Co. Laois.
Phone (057) 8664109   email: artsoff@laoiscoco.ie

Exhibition on show at the Dunamaise Arts Centre “The Wolfhill Coalmine Project” A Collaborative mixed media exhibition featuring work by David Delaney, Ciara Drennan, Pauline McEvoy, Stephen Murphy, Jane Louise Kelly and Joseph Kavanagh.  25th July-1st Sept – Official opening on Wednesday 22nd August as part of Heritage Week.

Music Generation Laois have an incredible line-up of musicians coming to Portlaoise for their annual Trad Summer School from the 20-22 July, including Siobhan Peoples, John Kelly, and many more … places are still available, so don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the very best tutors.

The Laois Arthouse Gallery, Stradbally, Co Laois welcomes an exhibition by Tipperary based artist Mary Dillon who specialises in botanical artwork.  The exhibition “At the Heart – Botanical” will officially open on Friday 6^th July at 4pm.  Laois fashion designer Heidi Higgins will officially launch the exhibition. All welcome to attend.

 

The exhibition will also include work created by participants on a botanical painting course led by artist Mary Dillon at the Arthouse running from 2nd to the 6th July.

 

In the exhibition, At the Heart – Botanical, Mary Dillon takes up the challenge, breathing life, movement, heart and soul into her intricate plant portraits. Dillon is a contemporary artist who pushes the boundaries of botanical art in new and exciting ways.

 

Mary is an award winning botanical artist who exhibits her work internationally, most recently in Madrid where her work features on the cover of Tulipa Tulipae, a publication by Real Botanico Jardin, Madrid. Mary recently received the Anne Marie Carney Award and the Jean Emmons People’s Choice award at the ASBA (American Society of Botanical Artists) exhibition in San Francisco. She has been awarded Gold Medals and Best in Show in Botanical and Floral Art at Bloom, Dublin.  Mary has recently joined the teaching team at the Chelsea School of Botanical Art in London. She finds teaching botanical art the perfect opportunity to bring together her three passions of painting, plants and working with people.

 

Botanical art challenges us to capture in a painting the essence of a plant, it’s beauty, frailty, strength and intimacy and to do so in a truthful way.

 

The course offers a wonderful opportunity to the 11 artists participating, many who are travelling from different parts of the country and even from the United States of America to take part. We look forward to seeing the inspired work from the course attendees as well as Mary’s own work.

 

Visit the Arthouse to view the wonderful work as it will be on display until the 25^th July.

 

Opening times: Tues and Thurs 1pm-5.00pm & 5.30pm-8pm, Sat: 10am-1pm

 (Except on Bank Holidays) entry through library to front of the  building,

Wed and Fri 1pm-4pm (entry through the Laois Arthouse) For more details contact T: 057 8664033/13  E: artsoff@laoiscoco.ie

Starting next week we have

Circus Art Workshops with Maria Corcoran running in Portlaoise at the LOETB training centre, Tower Hill from Tues 3^rd -Thurs  5^th July in the mornings from 11am-1pm and a second workshop in the afternoon from 2pm-4pm for ages 7 to 12 yrs. Cost €25  Art workshops with Artist Caroline Conway in the MDA, Mountmellick running from Tues 10^th to Thurs 12^th July from 2pm-4pm for ages 7 to 12 yrs. Cost €25. Go Fly Your Kite – Art and Craft Workshop running in Abbeyleix on Thurs 12^th July in the morning from 11.30-1pm and a second workshop in the afternoon from 2pm-3.30pm for ages 7-12 yrs. Fee €5. Go Fly Your Kite – Art and Craft Workshop running in Stradbally on Friday 13^th July in the morning from 11.30-1pm and a second session in the afternoon from 2pm-3.30pm for ages 7 to 12 yrs. Fee €5. Art workshops with Artist Jen Donnery at Laois Arthouse, Stradbally running from Tues 17^th – Thurs 19^th July in the mornings from 11-1 and a second session in the afternoons from 2pm-4pm  session for ages 7 to 12 yrs. Fee €25. And Pottery Workshops with Finn Pottery Tuition running in Kiln Lane, Community Centre from Tues 26^th – Thurs 28th July in the mornings from 11am-1pm and a second  session in the afternoons from 2pm-4pm for ages 7 to 12 yrs. Fee €25

An adult art workshop ‘Learning the art of botanical painting’

with artist Mary Dillon takes place from July 2 – 6, at  Laois Arthouse, Stradbally, Co. Laois.  Now fully Booked – waiting list only.

Contact: artsoff@laoiscoco.ie or T: 057 8664013/33 or download application forms from website: www.laois.ie. Also available from local libraries

Cruinniú na nÓg  in Portlaoise

A National Day of Creativity for Children and Young People

Saturday 23 June – from 12- 7pm 

Free events for all the family

At Fitzmaurice Place Plaza, Portlaoise

Creative Fun Workshops

Pendant Painting Workshops                  12-5pm

Art Workshops                                          12-5pm

Cup Cake Decorating                                12-5pm

Shield Making                                           12-5pm

Henna Art                                                  12-5pm

Hair Braiding                                             12-5pm

Music/Dance/Drama Performances

Emer Dunne Dance Group                       1pm -1.15pm

Laois Youth Theatre                                  1.30pm-1.45pm

Youth Dance Ensemble                             2pm-2.30pm

Intercultural Dance Groups                     2.45pm-3.30pm

CCE Portlaoise Group                                3.45pm-4.30pm

Circus Skills Performance & Workshops

Street Show                                               12-12.30 pm

Stilt Walking                                             12.50-1.35pm

Street Show                                               2pm-2.30pm

Circus Skills Workshops                         3pm-4pm

At Dunamaise Arts Centre

Storytelling                                                12-4pm

Try-an-Instrument                                     12-1pm

Drumming Circle                                       1pm-2pm

Rap Workshop                                          4pm-6pm ages 13-18

On The Gig Rig – Main St

Rapper performance                                7pm

Organised by the Laois Arts Office, Laois County Council in conjunction with the Old Fort Quarter Festival. Cruinniú na nÓg is part of the Creative Ireland programme 2018 – 2022  Further details from Muireann Ní Chonaill, Creative Ireland Laois Coordinator at artsoff@laoiscoco.ie and 0578664013/4033

Take a visit to the Laois Arthouse next Saturday 9th June for the opening of ‘Illustrating Joyce’s Finnegans Wake’ by Thomas McNally on Saturday 9^th June at 2pm   ALL WELCOME –   Opening by our talented Laois actor Emmet Byrne.   The Exhibition runs up to the 29^th June.  Or take in  a Talk and Tour of new Sculpture ‘Invincible Spirit’ by Simon Carman, one of Ireland’s most gifted sculptors,  who  has been working at McKeon’s stone yard while staying at the Laois  Arthouse, Stradbally recently.  The sculpture  ‘Invincible Spirit’ was commissioned by the Irish National Stud.  Simon will host a tour of his work on Saturday 9th June, at 4pm.  Following the tour Simon will give an illustrated talk at 5pm in the  Arthouse Library, to be followed by refreshments.

 

 

Coming into Summer the Arts Office have lots of great workshops available to keep you busy click here to download the brochure Summer Camps  The line up includes Circus Art Workshops with Maria Corcoran running in Portlaoise from Tues 3^rd -Thurs  5^th July in the mornings from 11am-1pm and a second workshop in the afternoon from 2pm-4pm for ages 7 to 12 yrs. Cost €25  Art workshops with Artist Caroline Conway in the MDA, Mountmellick running from Tues 10^th to Thurs 12^th July from 2pm-4pm for ages 7 to 12 yrs. Cost €25. Go Fly Your Kite – Art and Craft Workshop running in Abbeyleix on Thurs 12^th July in the morning from 11.30-1pm and a second workshop in the afternoon from 2pm-3.30pm for ages 7-12 yrs. Fee €5

Go Fly Your Kite – Art and Craft Workshop running in Stradbally on Friday 13^th July in the morning from 11.30-1pm and a second session in the afternoon from 2pm-3.30pm for ages 7 to 12 yrs. Fee €5. Art workshops with Artist Jen Donnery at Laois Arthouse, Stradbally running from Tues 17^th – Thurs 19^th July in the mornings from 11-1 and a second session in the afternoons from 2pm-4pm  session for ages 7 to 12 yrs. Fee €25. And Pottery Workshops with Finn Pottery Tuition running in Kiln Lane, Community Centre from Tues 26^th – Thurs 28th July in the mornings from 11am-1pm and a second  session in the afternoons from 2pm-4pm for ages 7 to 12 yrs. Fee €25

An adult art workshop ‘Learning the art of botanical painting’

with artist Mary Dillon takes place from July 2 – 6, at  Laois Arthouse, Stradbally, Co. Laois.  Now fully Booked – waiting list only.Summer Camps Broch

Members of Laois Youth Laois Youth Theatre in Portlaoise showcase their talents with performances of plays on Saturday 19^th May at 4pm in the Dunamaise Arts Centre.

The Portlaoise Youth Theatre Junior Group will present Grimm’s Fairytales -The Adventures of The Brothers Grimm By John Morton and the Senior Group will perform Black Eyes an urban myth by Bev Clarke.  The Mountrath Youth Theatre will give a spoken word performance of “Mountrath My Town” also. Please support our young talented actors in their 2018 performances. Booking at 057 8663355 or online www.dunamaise.ie 

Art Exhibition “Welcome to May”

In time for the Bealtaine Festival in Laois, the Stradbally Active Age Group will launch their art exhibition titled “Welcome to May” at the Laois Arthouse Gallery, Stradbally on Saturday 28^th April at 1.30pm.  The exhibition will be officially launched by artist and art tutor Billy Dollard. “Welcome to May”  is made up of a variety of original paintings including still life, pet portraits, local landmarks and landscapes.   Some of the 21 individual pieces will be for sale at the launch and during the exhibition run.  Exhibiting artists include:  Phyllis Bennett, Ettie Kennedy, Mary Whelan, Vera Donohue, Chris Moran and Michael Mulhare  The Stradbally group has been established for four years.  It is an open and inclusive organisation who aim to support and empower retired and semi-retired individuals in their community through a wide range of activities and new members are welcome to join at any time.

Visitors are welcome to attend the opening on Saturday 28^th April at 1.30pm or come to view the exhibition at the Laois Arthouse Gallery in Stradbally up until the closing date on Thursday 31^st May.  A full list of events happening in Laois is available here 

PORTRÁIDÍ ÓIR AGUS PORTRÁIDÍ EILE’

To celebrate the launch of Bliain na Gaeilge and Seachtain na Gaeilge, the Laois Arthouse, Stradbally, Co Laois, will host Portráidí Óir agus Portraidí eile by Pádraig Ó Flannabhra from the Wednesday 21st March at 1.30pm.  The exhibition will be launched by by poet and writer in Residence for Kerry County Council  Annemarie Ní Churráin.  All wecome to attend.  For more info visit the Arthouse website http://www.arthouse.ie/  The exhibition runs from 3rd to Friday 6th April (extended) 2018 in the Laois Arthouse, Stradbally, Co Laois.

Open Tuesday and Thursday 1pm &-5pm & 5.30pm-8pm  Saturday 10am-1pm (through the Library) Wednesday and Friday 1pm-4pm (through the Laois Arthouse)

For more details: T 057 8664109/4033 E artsoff@laoiscoco.ie