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What’s on Guide september • october november • december 2009 www.kilkenny400.ie September calendar of events writing with artist Julie Moorhouse and author Grace Wells inspired by the work of David Godbold. Age Arts Exhibition Talk group: 15 – 18 years. Free addmission. 16 September, 1pm Booking essential. Exhibition: David Contact: Jean Tormey Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle Godbold t +353 (0) 56 7761106 8 August - 4 October Hear Dean Norman Lynas’ (St. e [email protected] Canice’s Cathedral) perspective on w www.butlergallery.com Opening Reception – 8 October, religious iconography in the work Saturday, 3:30-5:30pm of David Godbold and join in the Craft Butler Gallery, debate on the offensiveness or lack Kilkenny Castle of in the work shown in the Butler Object Gallery exhibition. All welcome. Free Intimate ‘imagetext’ drawings, 8 August - 27 October admission. Booking essential. canvases and mural-scale National Craft Gallery, Contact: Jean Tormey installations by David Godbold Castle yard +353 (0) 56 7761106 which form irreverent and t [email protected] iconoclastic commentaries on the e Juxtaposition of work from the www.butlergallery.com philosophical struggle with daily w Arts Council Collection with life. Godbold’s work is described contemporary Irish craft. Curated as having an old master quality by Brian Kennedy. Includes work by with an acidic relevance to the Alice Maher and John f french. Contact: National Craft Gallery contemporary world. t +353 (0)56 776 1804 Contact: Anna O’Sullivan and Ailis Feehan e [email protected] t +353 (0)56 776 1106 w www.ccoi.ie e [email protected] w www.butlergallery.com Exhibition: Jack Doherty 8 August – 27 October National Craft Gallery, Castle yard The first major Irish solo show by this internationally renowned potter from Derry, who was resident Young People’s Workshop, 26 September at the Kilkenny Design Workshops in the 1960’s. Young Peoples’ Contact: National Craft Gallery Workshop t +353 (0)56 776 1804 e [email protected] 26 September, 2 – 5pm w www.ccoi.ie Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle Come to the Butler Gallery for a David Godbold, 8 August – 4 October stimulating afternoon of drawing and for confirmation and updates of events listed in this guide - for confirmation and updates of events listed in this guide - please check the event’s own website or www.kilkenny400.ie for further details please check the event’s own website or www.kilkenny400.ie for further details September calendar of events writing with artist Julie Moorhouse and author Grace Wells inspired by the work of David Godbold. Age Exhibition Talk group: 15 – 18 years. Free addmission. 16 September, 1pm Booking essential. Contact: Jean Tormey Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle t +353 (0) 56 7761106 Hear Dean Norman Lynas’ (St. e [email protected] Canice’s Cathedral) perspective on w www.butlergallery.com religious iconography in the work of David Godbold and join in the Craft debate on the offensiveness or lack of in the work shown in the Butler Object Jack Doherty, 8 August – 27 October Gallery exhibition. All welcome. Free 8 August - 27 October admission. Booking essential. National Craft Gallery, Festival Contact: Jean Tormey Castle yard t +353 (0) 56 7761106 Conker Festival e [email protected] Juxtaposition of work from the 24 - 25 October w www.butlergallery.com Arts Council Collection with contemporary Irish craft. Curated Contact: Grace Kearney by Brian Kennedy. Includes work by e [email protected] Alice Maher and John f french. w www.irishconkerchampionship.com Contact: National Craft Gallery t +353 (0)56 776 1804 e [email protected] w www.ccoi.ie Exhibition: Jack Doherty 8 August – 27 October National Craft Gallery, Castle yard Music The first major Irish solo show One Take Sessions by this internationally renowned 17 September, 9:30pm potter from Derry, who was resident Young People’s Workshop, 26 September at the Kilkenny Design Workshops Cleere’s Theatre, Parliament in the 1960’s. Street, Kilkenny Young Peoples’ Contact: National Craft Gallery 4 independent Irish musicians / +353 (0)56 776 1804 Workshop t bands perform free at the One Take e [email protected] 26 September, 2 – 5pm Sessions. w www.ccoi.ie Contact: Ken McGuire Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle For more information on any of t +353 (0)861048191 the events listed Come to the Butler Gallery for a e [email protected] www.kilkenny400.ie stimulating afternoon of drawing and w www.kilkennymusic.com for confirmation and updates of events listed in this guide - for confirmation and updates of events listed in this guide - please check the event’s own website or www.kilkenny400.ie for further details please check the event’s own website or www.kilkenny400.ie for further details One Take Sessions 8 and 29 October, 9:30pm October Cleere’s Theatre, Parliament Street, Kilkenny Kilkenny Celtic Festival calendar of events 25 September - 4 October 4 independent Irish musicians / Music bands perform free at the One Take w www.celticfestival.ie Sessions. Celtic Festival Contact: Ken McGuire Rockfall 21 CD Launch Irish Music for Leaving t +353 (0)861048191 e [email protected] 25 September Certificate Students w www.kilkennymusic.com 2 October Set Theatre, Langtons Concert to launch Rockfall 21 CD, The Parade Tower, Kilkenny Castle performing will be Backdoor Blues, Saving J, The Barflies, Rivervalley Lecture Band, Blues Ark, The Fundamentals, Contact: Margaret McGrath Uptown Band, Big Guns and more. e [email protected] MC Cormac Battle (2fm). w www.celticfestival.ie Contact: Eamon Cleere 21st Rockfall Music t +353 (0)87 9582127 Festival e [email protected] 22 – 26 October w www.rockfallfestival.com Kilkenny City Music Festival featuring Kilkenny’s top bands and musicians. Kilkenny’s longest running music festival. All proceeds from the festival go to Enable Ireland, O’Neill Centre, Kilkenny. Contact: Eamon Cleere t +353 (0)87 9582127 e [email protected] w www.rockfallfestival.com Arts Kilkenny: An Artists’ Celebration 17 October - 20 December Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle In honour of Kilkenny’s 400th anniversary, the Butler Gallery has organised an exhibition of important paintings and works on Kilkenny Celtic Festival, 25 September - 4 October for confirmation and updates of events listed in this guide - for confirmation and updates of events listed in this guide - please check the event’s own website or www.kilkenny400.ie for further details please check the event’s own website or www.kilkenny400.ie for further details One Take Sessions paper celebrating the architecture and landscape of Kilkenny City and 8 and 29 October, 9:30pm County. This exhibition will include October Cleere’s Theatre, Parliament significant works from the National Street, Kilkenny Gallery of Ireland and private calendar of events collections along with beloved 4 independent Irish musicians / works by Paul Henry, Mildred Anne Music bands perform free at the One Take Butler and E.J. Brennan from the Sessions. Butler Gallery’s own collection Celtic Festival Contact: Ken McGuire and a group of works by one of Irish Music for Leaving t +353 (0)861048191 Kilkenny’s most celebrated artists, Certificate Students e [email protected] Tony O’Malley. w www.kilkennymusic.com 2 October Contact: Anna O’Sullivan or Ailis Feehan t +353 (0) 56 7761106 The Parade Tower, Kilkenny e [email protected] Castle w www.butlergallery.com Lecture Contact: Margaret McGrath e [email protected] www.celticfestival.ie w 21st Rockfall Music Festival 22 – 26 October Kilkenny City Music Festival featuring Kilkenny’s top bands and musicians. Kilkenny’s longest running music festival. All proceeds from the festival go to Enable Ireland, O’Neill Centre, Kilkenny. Contact: Eamon Cleere Kilkenny: An Artists’ Celebration t +353 (0)87 9582127 17 October – 20 December e [email protected] w www.rockfallfestival.com Solas Family Workshop: Kilkenny “An Artists’ Arts Celebration” 11 and 25 October, Kilkenny: An Artists’ Sundays, 11am – 12.30pm Celebration 17 October - 20 December Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle Led by artists Jean Conroy and Jenny Dunne, Solas is aimed at In honour of Kilkenny’s 400th children between the ages of anniversary, the Butler Gallery 5 – 12. Children are given an has organised an exhibition of introductory talk and make work important paintings and works on in response to exhibitions at the Kilkenny Celtic Festival, 25 September - 4 October for confirmation and updates of events listed in this guide - for confirmation and updates of events listed in this guide - please check the event’s own website or www.kilkenny400.ie for further details please check the event’s own website or www.kilkenny400.ie for further details Butler Gallery. Booking essential. Contac: Pauline Swaine t +353 (0) 56 7761106 e [email protected] w www.butlergallery.com Lunchtime Talks 14 and 28 October, Food Wednesdays, 1 - 2pm Savour Kilkenny Food Butler Gallery, Kilkenny Castle Festival Artists currently living and working 23 – 26 October in Kilkenny give their take on the exhibition at the Butler Gallery A wonderful celebration of and some insight into their own Kilkenny’s food featuring an apple practice. theme this year and including Contact: Jean Tormey mediaeval banquet, apple-pressing, t +353 (0) 56 7761106 foodmarkets, cookery demos, e [email protected] traditional baking, tasting menus w www.butlergallery.com and much more. Contact: Olivia Goodwillie t +353 (0)56 7765145 For more information on any of w www.savourkilkenny.com