NOELLE LYNSKEY POETRY READING - ART & WORDS

Portumna-based writer Noelle Lynskey is the next guest in artist collective Group 8’s Art & Words series of talks in Ballinasloe. She will appear at Tosnú Art & Craft Gallery’s studio in Brackernagh, Ballinasloe, on November 17^th at 7.30pm. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served.

Noelle, now living in Portumna, is originally from Strokestown. She is Director of Shorelines Arts Festival, Portumna for the last eleven years and founder and member of the Maple Poetry Group and Portumna Pen Pushers writing group as well as a member of The Peers, a professional writing group of ten years standing. She is also a member of the Strokestown International Poetry Festival committee.

In the past, Noelle has read at Cúirt Literary Festival, Baffle, Inis Cealtra Arts Festival, Terryglass Arts Festival, Shorelines Arts Festival, RTE Sunday Miscellany, Clifden Arts Festival and Cos Cos, with poems published in many anthologies and literary magazines including Crannóg, Skylight, Scríobh, Roscommon Anthology, Maple Leaves and West 47. Her literary awards include Baffle, Scríobh and the Hannah Greally Award.

With three adult daughters, Noelle works as a community pharmacist in Portumna. Poetry is one of Noelle’s passions and when possible, she takes time out to write. She is currently readying a poetry collection for publication.

We are delighted to welcome Noelle Lynskey, a stalwart of the Galway arts scene, to read at Tosnú. We promise a magical night of words, candlelight, tea, cake and lively discussion. Everyone is welcome.

CULTURE NIGHT OPENING - MAJESTY IN THE MINUTE

Here are some pics from our hugely successful opening night on Culture Night. We were delighted with the enormous turnout and the warm welcome from the library and our fellow Ballinaslovians. Thanks to all of you for making it a great evening.

Juno McLoughlin arriving for the opening

Detail of Fiona Ormsby's work

Fiona O and friends

Ally and Jack Soden and Juno McLoughlin

Lily Kelly's lobster and light piece

Some of the crowd

Group 8: John, Nuala, Grellan, Zara, Úna, Joyce, Lily, Tommy

HANGING DAY!

Some sneak preview pics of our day of hanging the Majesty in the Minute exhibition. Please note the opening is now at 6pm, Friday the 22nd, in the Church Gallery, Ballinasloe Library. The colour blue runs through the work and we hadn't planned it.

Joyce Little adjusting a piece

Juno McLoughlin admiring a Lily Kelly piece

Close up of a Joyce Little piece

Cover of Nuala O'Connor's prose and photo book 'Angel of the Sea'

A Grellan Ganly ceramic

John Soden doing his fave job: putting on strings :) 

Lily Kelly, hanging work

John Soden's paintings

Grellan Ganly's ceramics and a painting

Culture Night Exhibition Opening - Majesty in the Minute

Majesty in the Minute #2 - textile art by Fiona Glynn

Ballinasloe-based artist collective Group 8 will have their exhibition opening on Culture Night. The exhibition, called Majesty in the Minute, will feature art and writing that focuses on the small moments in the large.

Main Street, Ballinasloe - John Soden

The exhibition opens Friday the 22^nd September at 6.30pm in the Church Gallery in Ballinasloe Library and will run for two weeks from that day.

Majesty in the Minute is the result of collaborative work the group undertook around the theme of the minuscule in life and in art. The exhibition will feature paintings, photography, felted textiles, flash fiction, ceramics, mixed media and sculpture.

Untitled - artwork by Lily Kelly

Group 8, was founded in 2009 and is comprised of seven visual artists and two writers: Joyce Little – visual and multimedia artist; Tommy Campbell – sculptor and woodturner; Lily Kelly – visual artist; Grellan Ganly – visual artist; Úna Spain – visual artist; Nuala O’Connor – writer; Zara Little-Campbell – writer; John Soden – painter; and Fiona Ormsby – textile designer.

Jesus - Úna Spain

Group 8 is a non-profit, professional arts group whose aim is to foster awareness, imagination and co-operative learning between the artist and the community. The group hosts exhibitions, literary events, artist talks, readings, workshops and book launches.

All are welcome. Free admission. Refreshments will be served.

Jenny Wood-Sullivan Artist Talk

Jenny Wood-Sullivan

County Galway-based artist Jenny Wood-Sullivan is the third guest in artist collective Group 8’s Art & Words series of talks in Ballinasloe. She will present a slideshow, show paintings and a video, and talk about her art practice.

Jenny will appear at Tosnú Art & Craft Gallery’s studio in Brackernagh, Ballinasloe, on Friday April 21^st at 7pm. Admission is free. Tosnú will be open on the night selling quality hand-crafted gifts and cards. Refreshments will be served.

Overlord by Jenny Wood-Sullivan

Jenny Wood-Sullivan is a multidisciplinary artist whose main focus is painting. Her work is rooted in an interest in ancient history, language, storytelling, philosophy and symbols. She also draws influence from the sciences, and has a keen interest in physics and the natural world. There is an undeniable influence of science fiction incorporated into much of her imagery.  Re-occurring animal motifs, common to many cultures, are used symbolically to represent humanity as a whole within the overall context of humankind’s place in the universe.

Jenny was born on Long Island, New York and currently lives in Co. Galway. She worked as a community artist/arts facilitator for twelve years with various centres and groups in Dublin. She is a graduate of the DIT School of Creative Arts.

All are welcome. Free admission.