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Tullamore Gaol is to depicted with illuminations this weekend
THIS Friday, February 25 and Saturday, February 26 between 7:30 -10 pm, the façade of Tullamore Gaol at Kilcruttin Business Park will be drenched in spectacular light and colour as Birr visual artist Caroline Conway projects her fascinating animation depicting the history of the mysterious building.
The event was originally due to take place last weekend but was postponed due to the weather.
The work entitled Behind These Walls is steeped in known and unearthed stories surrounding the building, from the individuals who were incarcerated there up to its industrial usage. This event is one of many events that will take place in the county between now and the end of April as part of Spectacular Vernacular- In the Open | Faoin Spéir.
Spectacular Vernacular- In the Open | Faoin Spéir – Offaly, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, is a collaborative partnership led by Offaly County Council’s Arts Office with Birr Theatre and Arts Centre and Birr Festivals Collective. The aim is to develop an exciting and innovative curated programme of outdoor events, to take place in Birr, Lough Boora, in conjunction with the Sculpture Park and Tullamore, in anticipation of the opening of the new Arts Centre for the town next year. In the Open | Faoin Spéir – Offaly generates a sustained and curated programme of multidisciplinary, inclusive arts activity in public or open spaces in towns and communities around Ireland until April 2022.
Caroline Conway is a renowned artist who has been providing significantly focused arts strands of collaborative, multi-disciplinary projects in non-traditional art spaces and the public realm for over 20 years in County Offaly. She feels that the Tullamore Gaol has had a very significant and broad tapestry of events happen within its changing roles over the years, with experiences by its inhabitants and workers that need to be shared.
This event will officially launch the Spectacular Vernacular In the Open | Faoin Spéir – Offaly programme of which full details of all upcoming In The Open/Faoin Spéir workshops, projects and events will be available on Facebook Page ‘Spectacular Vernacular’, www.intheopenoffaly.ie and offaly.ie/eng/Services/Arts-and-Culture/.
For more information on Caroline Conway and her amazing work, visit www.carolinefconway.com.
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