VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art Carlow

Carlow Culture

What’s on at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art (February – May 2022)

Last time I`ve been in VISUAL in June 2021. You can see it in this post: What’s on at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art (June – September 2021) I admit, it was so long time ago. So in April I popped up there to see what`s on. Currently you can see five exhibitions which are […]

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Carlow Attractions
Street Arts

Maser Art`s mural in Carlow Town

As I meentioned in my post Walk with Carlow Fringe Festival art trail map, 16th of June appeared the newest mural in Carlow Town. It’s located on the junction of Old Dublin Road and College Street, next to The Irishman Pub and close to VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art and The George Bernard Shaw Theatre. […]

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Carlow Culture

What’s on at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art (June – September 2021)

Last time I`ve been in VISUAL in December 2021. You can see it in this post: What’s on at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art (December – February 2021) Then VISUAL was closed for 5 months because of lockdown. It has reopened his door for the public on Friday 4 June for Summer Season. So in […]

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Carlow Culture
Spring`s events

St. Patrick’s Day Carlow 2021

This year the famous landmarks (St. Patrick’s Carlow College and VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre) in Carlow Town turned green for St. Patrick’s Day. For the second successive year Covid-19 and its related restrictions ruling out parades, festivals and even the smallest of gatherings. But all over the world, […]

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Carlow Culture

What’s on at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art (December – February 2021)

Last time I`ve been in VISUAL in September 2020. You can see it in this post: What’s on at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art (July – October 2020) Now, since December 2020 at VISUAL begun new season. Inspired by the Main Gallery exhibition, The Soil Becomes Scandinavian, VISUAL beautiful light box building has been decorated […]

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Carlow Culture
Winter`s events

Winter illuminating scenes at VISUAL

Bringing some light to the dark winter months, so the VISUAL building has transformed into a shadow theatre. Winter illuminating scenes at VISUAL has been inspired by Main Gallery exhibition: The Soil Becomes Scandinavian. And beautiful light box building has been decorated with winter wonderland scenes. Illuminating winter forest scenes of reindeer, trees and the […]

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Carlow Culture

What’s on at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art (July – October 2020)

I went to see what’s on at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art. VISUAL is one of the must-visit places in County Carlow. And the largest exhibition space for contemporary visual art on a global scale. Currently, you can see five exhibitions which are available from 23rd July until 18th October. The admission is free but […]

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Carlow Attractions
Towns and Village

Top 10 Attractions of Carlow Town

The Top 10 Attractions of Carlow Town included some hidden gems. Carlow (Irish Ceatharlach) is the county town of County Carlow, in the southeast of Ireland, 84 km from Dublin. The M9 motorway means Carlow is about an hour’s drive from Dublin. From where comes the name of Carlow? So, the name is an anglicization […]

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Carlow Culture

Exhibition: The life and legacy of Stephen McKenna at VISUAL Carlow

I went to see the exhibition: The life and legacy of Stephen McKenna at VISUAL Carlow. What`s on VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art Carlow? VISUAL presents an important exhibition of works celebrating the life and legacy of artist Stephen McKenna (1939-2017). Therefore, In 2016 VISUAL invited the artist to create a retrospective for the galleries […]

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