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Mask Making
Ghosts, ghouls or scary monsters !!!! Give your imagination free reign - Join Emma Forde or Clodagh Kelly and have some fun while making your very own “Scary Mask”.
Emma hails from Kill, and is a graduate of L. S. A. D. where she worked with various mediums i. e. paint, ceramics, textiles. Clodagh lives in Leixlip. She studied printmaking in the Dublin Institute of Technology.
Ten Years at Athy Community Library
Athy Community Library celebrates it’s tenth anniversary on Saturday, September 28th 2002. Officially opened in 1992, the restoration of the eighteenth century building transformed the town hall into a modern cultural centre for Co. Kildare. Since then Athy Community Library has developed into a melting pot of activities and services, ranging from writer in residence programmes, arts activities for children to internet facilities and reading support initiatives. Members of the public are invited to visit the library on September 28th from 11am - 3pm where music, refreshments and children’s activities will be provided and an exhibition of the work of visual artist Reiltin Murphy will launched, to celebrate a decade of library activity.
Reiltin Murphy uses paint, gold leaf, leather, paper and the written word in the making of her artworks. She recently completed an MA in Visual Communication from the National College of Art and Design. Over the past year, Reiltin has been involved with a Scottish/ Irish project Leabhar Mór, a project involving 100 visual artists, 100 poems and 8 calligraphers, which begins its world wide exhibition tour in Glasgow from November 2002.
Library and Arts Service Development in Rathangan
The acquisition and fitting out of the new premises for library and arts services in Rathangan is now nearing completion. The development will facilitate on- going Library and Arts Programmes including:
- Enhanced library stock
- Internet access
- Artists in residence programmes
- Art appreciation lectures
- A range of reading development and promotion activities
- Visiting and local exhibitions
- Seasonal children’s events such as World Book day, Children’s Summer Festival, Children’s Book Festival
- Wet and dry workshops
