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Selection of Runner Up Prizes

Entrants are asked to submit photos using the theme ‘County Louth Agricultural Show’. Examples would include photos with an agricultural theme, photos of previous Shows, photos of food/local produce/gardening/flower arranging/baking etc. For more information on The Louth Agricultural Show please visit www.thedundalkshow.com

All photographs – print or digital – entered must be supplemented with the following information:

Name
Address
School
Telephone number
Email of entrant/photographer
Place and Date when taken

For prints please write on a label and stick it onto the back of the photograph or include a note with each entry. Do not write on the back of the photograph. Prints must be not less than 6 x 4 inches in size. For digital entries please include the required information in the e-mail.

Open to Secondary School Students only. Only previously unpublished photos will be accepted as entries. By entering this competition entrants are stating that they have taken the photo and that the photo is unpublished. Should the latter point change prior to the closing date The Louth Agricultural Show must be informed immediately.

We are not in a position to return entry material. We will acknowledge all entries by e-mail. Winners only, will be notified directly in June 2011 and results will be posted on The Louth Agricultural Show website in June 2011.

County Louth Agricultural Show reserves the right to reproduce entries in its publications and promotional activity with due acknowledgement.

Print entries should be posted in an envelope marked “County Louth Agricultural Show Photo Competition” to:

County Louth Agricultural Show Photography Competition

TCCM Office
Market Square
Dundalk
Co. Louth
or digital entries should be e-mailed to louthagriculturalshow@gmail.com
Closing date for entries: 31st May 2011
Winners announced: At County Louth Agricultural Show on Sunday 19th June 2011
For more information on the County Louth Agricultural Show please visit www.thedundalkshow.com

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All Are Welcome On FRIDAY 29 APRIL – SUNDAY 1 MAY
OPEN FRI 7-9PM; SAT 10AM-5PM; SUN 1-7PM

The Exhibition Takes Place In
FORMER ACC BANK – 112 WEST STREET – DROGHEDA
2.FREE ART – An Outdoor Event
GET YOUR PERSONAL PIECE OF ART MADE BY STENCIL ARTISTS NOEL FEENEY AND DARA DONOHOE
YOU Bring Old Pictures, Record Covers, T-Shirts, Bags, Guitars, Books…
WE CREATE Your Personalised Piece Of Art. And Best Of All It’s FREE!!!
All Are Welcome On
SATURDAY 30 APRIL FROM 10AM-5PM
SUNDAY 1 MAY FROM 1PM-5PM

The Event Takes Place Outside
FORMER ACC BANK – 112 WEST STREET – DROGHEDA

3.STREET SCULPTURE – An Outdoor Event
ARTIST DECLAN KELLY WILL BUILD A LARGE SCULPTURE MADE OUT OF SOFT DRINK CANS
WE GIVE You A FREE Can Of Soft Drink
YOU DRINK IT And Give The Empty Can Back To Become Part Of The Sculpture
All Are Welcome On SATURDAY 30 APRIL FROM 10AM-5PM
SUNDAY 1 MAY FROM 1PM-5PM

The Event Takes Place Outside
FORMER ACC BANK – 112 WEST STREET – DROGHEDA

4.CLOSING NIGHT
CLOSING NIGHT OF THE EXHIBITION BY ADRIAN+SHANE WITH REFRESHMENTS
TO CELEBRATE GREAT ART AND A GREAT BANK HOLIDAY WEEKEND

All Are Welcome On
SUNDAY 1 MAY FROM 5-7PM
The Event Takes Place In
FORMER ACC BANK – 112 WEST STREET – DROGHEDA

Highlanes Gallery presents a new body of work by painter Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh.

Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh’s untitled series explores liminal space, that is, the intervening spaces or interstices between objects and forms. Through this exhibition, spaces are presented with varying degrees of density. The exploration of painting in these works is spare, pared down and presented with a dramatic use of colour. They are suggestive of the performative aspect of painting.

Ní Mhaonaigh’s painting of the frame draws attention to the edge of each work. This, in turn directs the viewer to the central composition presented. These works explore the complexities of looking and the disparity between the image and the construction of the image.

Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh (b.1977) is a visual artist based in Dublin. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Recent solo exhibitions include Paintings, West Cork Arts Centre, 2010, Paintings, Galway Arts Centre, 2009. Her work has been curated and selected for the following exhibitions, UNBUILDING at the Mermaid Arts Centre, 2010, curated by Cliodhna Shaffrey, Eilis Lavelle and Rosie lynch, Regarding Painting together with artists Diana Copperwhite, Paul Nugent, Sarah Dwyer, Axel Sanson and Esther Teichman, 2010 curated by Elaine Byrne  at Kevin Kavanagh, Dublin.

Her work is included in many public collections, including Contemporary Irish Arts Society, Arts Council of Ireland, the Office of Public Works, Dublin Institute of Technology, Boyle Civic Collection, The Mermaid Arts Centre and Aspen Insurance. In 2009, she was shortlisted for the AIB Art Prize and was selected for Futures exhibition at the RHA Gallagher Gallery, Dublin, curated by Patrick T. Murphy and Ruth Carroll. In 2010 she won the Hennessy Craig Scholarship at the RHA.

In 2010, her work was acquired for the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection at Highlanes Gallery; the gallery later publishing a catalogue on Ní Mhaonaigh’s practice with essays by art critic Aidan Dunne and curator Padraic E. Moore.

The exhibition at Highlanes Gallery is planned to travel to the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, France later in 2011 and in early 2012 to Millennium Court Arts Centre,Portadown, Northern Ireland.

The exhibition will be opened by Séan Kissane, Head of Exhibitions, Irish Museum of ModernArt on Saturday 12 March at 2.00pm. All welcome.

Gallery admission is free, suggested donation €2.00

Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh’s catalogue is available at the main reception for €40.00

The accompanying programme developed by Highlanes Gallery includes an Adult Workshop led by the artist (Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh) on Saturday 26 March from 11.00am – 1.00pm and a Workshop for young people (aged 13-17yrs) from 1.30pm – 3.00pm, also led by the artist.

These gallery-based workshops focus on both the practical and conceptual. Booking is advised as places are limited, and all materials are supplied.

Cost: Adult workshop: €10 per adult. Workshop for young people: €5 per person. Concessions for Highlanes Gallery Friends, Patrons and Benefactors apply.

Raffle tickets for Painting by local artist,  Paula Eigenheer and numerous other prizes, available during exhibition.

You are invited to the opening of the exhibition on:

Date: Thursday 2nd December
Time: 7.00 – 8.30pm
Venue: 251 Lisburn Road, Belfast

Featuring new work by Ian Cumberland, Jonathan Aiken, Francis McCrory and welcoming new artists Tim Weir, Rory Bullock, and Louth based graffiti artists Kube & Omin.
Exhibition runs from 2nd December – 23rd December
Complete exhibition can be viewed online

Brief
Coca-Cola would like to commission a local Artist to create a work for the Reception Area. This work can be stand alone, or built into a wall / desk area.
Coca-Cola would like this piece of work to be contemporary, be informed by the Irish location, and also the Company’s Mission Statement: –
At the Coca-Cola Company, we strive to refresh the world, inspire moments of optimism and happiness, create value and make a difference.
The commissioned Artist will be experienced in delivering complete projects in a fit-out / construction environment and will demonstrate their ability to facilitate high quality outcomes working with a specific commercial brief (within a tight deadline). The disciplines we imagine the Artist team will offer may include: glass, metal, textile, ceramic or paint, however, we are open to proposals from all disciplines and will consider applications on the basis of meeting the aims of the project.

Coca-Cola would like to commission an Artist to deliver this exciting project between December 2010 and February 2011.
Project aims
• Create innovative artwork for a reception area that celebrates a distinctive sense of place and our Company values
• Enhance employee and visitor experience of the Reception
• Make use of local, natural, recycled materials where appropriate.

Timescale
• Tender process closes Friday 26th November.
• Shortlist and interview process complete Tuesday 7th December.
• Work to be delivered by Friday, 18th February 2011 – 10 weeks in total.

Budget: Up to a maximum of €15,000 all inclusive
Download the details here.