Ritual Flux 51 2009

Curated by Eilís Lavelle, Carl Giffney & Ruth Lyons

A series of Exhibitions, Events and Artists’ Talks will be taking place throughout the town. Venues include; John’s Hall, Estate Office, Rosse Row, Masonic Hall, Birr Library and P. L. Dolan’s Bike Shop, Main Street.

Opening Hours: 11am-6pm from Saturday 15th-Friday 21st August 2009

All Events Are Free and Everyone is Welcome.

Special Events

Friday 14th of August
Exhibition Opening & Launch
Birr Theatre & Arts Centre 7pm and 8-9pm Estate Office, Rosse Row The evening will include a dance performance by Legitimate Bodies Dance Company, entitled ‘From now on, all our pieces will be about sex or the environment’

Saturday 15th of August
Artists Talks
The curators will host a series of talks aimed at creating discussion and engagement with the visual arts programme.
3-6 pm at John’s Hall, John’s Mall

Sunday 16th of August
FLUXUS 1963-1970: Screening & Live Music
16mm films by influential artists such as Yoko Ono, George Maciunas, Pieter Vanderbek and John Cale.
8pm at Spinners Townhouse Gallery, Castle Street

Monday 17th of August
Historic Walking Tour
Guided tour with Margaret Hogan includes artists’ talks at the Masonic Hall and Estate Office.
Starts at The Maltings at 2:30pm

A Visual Art Trail map will be available from the Festival Office and all participating venues or ; click here or www.thegoodhatchery.wordpress.com

The exhibition trail continues.....

Local Artists Exhibition

An exhibition of 21 local artists, including two groups: Hazel Greene, Students of Bramber Studio, Offaly Crafty, Janelle Molloy, Jerry Cahir, Angie Culbert, Niamh White, Ana Alves Smyth, Frances Kawala, Kathleen Gormley, Ian Keaveny, Tatiana Bondareva, Carol Bergin, Eileen Casey, Jo O’Grady, Frank Gallagher, Rowena Keaveny, George Dempsey, Tara Moran-Woods, Noeleen Conroy, Mary B. Carroll.

The Maltings • Official Opening on Monday 16 August, 6pm ALL WELCOME

BIRR LIBRARY
Children’s Exhibition

BIRR THEATRE & ARTS CENTRE
Eve Parnell - Receipt for Life

THE CHESTNUT
Roesy

CRINKILL NATIONAL SCHOOL
An exhibition of the past 50 years at the school
Thursday 20 & Friday 21 August 12pm–4pm

SCULPTURE TRAIL OF BIRR
by artist Werner Groll

TIN JUG STUDIO
Broken Beauty
(group exhibition – Photography, Drawings, Paintings & Sculpture)