Events

Two Unmissable Exhibitions at An Chéad Tine for Kilkenny Arts Festival & Alternative Kilkenny Arts 2025

As part of our ongoing public programme of talks, An Chéad Tíne Art Gallery is delighted to present an evening with Archaeologist and Folklorist Paddy Doyle, in response to our current exhibition "Teach Allais (Irish Sweathouse)"

Thank you to all who joined us for the opening of Teach Allais at An Chéad Tine. We’re deeply grateful to Regina Fitzpatrick for her opening words, and to Darren Francis Caffrey for a powerful performance. This group exhibition explores artists’ responses to Ireland’s ancient sweathouses – spaces of fire, ritual and renewal. Runs ’til 2nd August, Tues–Sat, 11am–5pm, on the mezzanine of Dunnes, Kieran St, Kilkenny.

The Kilkenny Portrait Show 2025 opens 29th March. See Ireland’s top portrait artists showcase their work in this inspiring exhibition.

Explore Louise Cherry art in "All That’s Left of You in Me", a solo exhibition of paintings at An Chéad Tine Art Gallery

Mary Doyle Burke was recently in conversation with solo exhibiting Irish Artist Maurice Quillinan at An Chéad Tine Art Gallery, Kilkenny

Spoken Word Events in Kilkenny: An Evening with Storyteller Paddy Doyle

Enter The Kilkenny Portrait Show 2024 for a chance to win €1,000. Open to artists across Ireland. Submit your work by 18th February.