Christmas Greetings

Kathryn, Dara, Crissie, and Trudi wish you all a  Happy and Peaceful Christmas,

& a Creative New Year!

Thank you to everybody especially our volunteer helpers and friends who supported the Gallery throughout the past year.

TRASNA III  will run until 3^rd January

The gallery opening times for the holiday season are as follows:

Friday 21^st and Saturday 22^nd December……….. open 12 – 4pm

Thursday 27^th, Friday 28^th and Saturday 29^th  December  ^………… open 12 – 4pm

Monday 31^st   December  ………open 12 – 4pm

Tuesday 1^st January 2013 Closed

Wednesday 2^nd and Thursday 3^rd January …….open 12 – 4pm

Friday 4^th January the gallery will be closed 

The Courthouse Gallery like to thank all artists who submitted work to the Trasna III exhibition and made it a great success!

The Courthouse Gallery invites you to

Trasna III

Opening Reception
 & Christmas Party

With Silent Auction

December Fri 7^nd at  8pm

Trasna III 
an exhibition of postcard-sized works by national and international artists continues until January 4^th 2013

Following the overwhelming success of Trasna I and Trasna II, the Courthouse Gallery are delighted to be bringing to your attention Trasna III small artworks, exhibition, which promises to be the best yet!

With more than 400 original small artworks, from your favourite local, national and the occasional international artist, this is a wonderful opportunity to purchase artworks for loved ones in the upcoming festive season.

Drawing, painting, sculpture, and mixed media artworks, from country sketches to contemporary photoworks, there is something for everyone.

To encourage you to share in this event there will be a wine reception and a humorous auction on the opening night Friday 7th at 8pm. Members of the public are invited to come early and place an opening bid on their favourite pieces before the auction, the gallery will be open from 7pm.

The pieces will be auctioned by Chris Wallis and Sarah Fuller

There is a reserve price of €40 on each work, giving people the chance to have something truly original on their walls at this accessible price. This is a silent auction, meaning artists are anonymous until after works are purchased.

The exhibition will run on until January 4^th, giving the public a chance another chance to view this wonder captivating exhibition and chose the perfect gift for someone they love, including themselves!

In keeping with the community spirit, upstairs, in the Red Couch Exhibition Space there will on display a patchwork quilt made by the Irish Aid Development Sewing Class.

 

In this work the participants reflect on the importance of water in the lives of the people of Pemba Island, Tanzania and Ennistymon, Co.Clare. At the heart of the project was a focus on ethical choices that make the world a fairer place to live. This patchwork quilt made by a voluntary group of women in Ennistymon is called ‘Uisce’ and illustrates scenes from both communities.