Sunday 12th October 2025
Location: R93 E089
Art exhibition based on the theme ‘Rural Life’ with new work by Sharon Phelan, John Byrne, Maria McKinney, Paddy Bloomer and Bog Cottage.

Sunday 12th October.
Guided tours at 2:30pm | 4:00pm | 5:30pm
Artworks are outdoors – dress accordingly.
Location: Revanagh, Coolcullen, Co.Kilkenny, R93 E089
Music: DJs throughout the day, live jazz at 4:00pm and Robbie Kitt playing at 7:00pm

Brown Mountain Diamond, an artist-run space in the hills of North Kilkenny,
presents RURAL LIFE 1.0, an exhibition of new work. The exhibition opens on Sunday 12th October, bringing together sound, sculpture, film and installation, all shaped by the everyday textures of North Kilkenny.
Six artists immersed themselves in rural life, collaborating with community groups from beekeepers and birdwatchers to choirs, farmers and conservation clubs.

Based in a former farm complex with its outbuildings, yards and fields, Brown Mountain Diamond has quickly become a place for experimentation and exchange, where artists and communities make work together, grounded in the realities and possibilities of rural life.

Funded through Kilkenny County Council’s Public Art Programme 2024–2026 and the
Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the project reflects the Council’s commitment to ambitious public art that engages communities in meaningful ways.
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