The O’Malley Collection Exhibition

Tony O’Malley (1913-2003) was an Irish artist born in Callan, County Kilkenny.


Summer Stars Reading Adventure at The Mayfair Library

Summers Stars


Iverk Show

Saturday August 23rd is set to be one of the big days as thousands turn out to showcase all that is best in the southeast.Many of our regular exhibito…


Alternative Kilkenny Arts Festival 2025

AKA promotes collaboration, cultural enrichment, and a vibrant artistic network – through the works of over 100 artists each year. Deeply rooted in co…


Art History Talk Series – Brushes with Watches

Up until the end of the 19th century, most people used pocket watches, a tradition that dates back to the Renaissance. They were long cased in gold an…


Libera in Kilkenny

Libera’s ethereal sound enchants audiences across the world – from Toronto to Tokyo, from Westminster to Washington. The boys’ distinctive white robes…


Art History Talk Series – works of Jack B Yeats

Death and dying were central themes in the work of Jack B Yeats, both in his paintings and in his plays and novels, where they were treated both with …


Oil Painting Masterclass with Pamela Doyle

This artist masterclass explores the fundamentals in oil painting, and follows the techniques of the great world painters, often referred to as ‘Ateli…


Art History Talk Series – Nathaniel Hone

Considered by Hugh Lane to be Ireland’s greatest landscape painter, Nathaniel Hone (1831–1917) was a prolific artist whose wide-ranging travels and en…


Art History Talk Series – Butler Gallery

This talk presents the findings of Dr Rachel Healy’s PhD research into Titian’s portraiture and the Cornaro family’s artistic patronage. Building on H…