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COMMUNE
15th - 25th August
Muine Bheag Community Centre
Church Street, Muine Bheag, Co. Carlow, R21 PX68
Muine Bheag Arts is pleased to present COMMUNE from 15th - 25th August 2025. Taking place in and around the Muine Bheag Community Centre, the programme unfolds as a collection of live events, workshops and public interventions.
COMMUNE is a site for assembling and disseminating ideas, emerging from a central studio and gathering space shared by artists, community groups, collaborators and graduates-in-residence. COMMUNE can be understood as a series of small collective actions and gestures which reach towards systems of support and connection.
The programme includes contributions from: Anna Aleksejeva, After School Special, Marian Balfe, BEAM Services, Boring Girls, Bloomers, CATU, Coracle, Ciara Davitt, Nina Fitzgerald Graham & Mica Moroney, Cian Lawler, Chloe Maguire (Distro: Live Publishing), Emily McGardle, Niamh Seana Meehan & Lucie McLaughlin, Liliane Puthod & Ingrid Lyons, Queer Shed Sligo and Lily O’Shea.
Exhibtions:
Distro: Live Publishing
15th - 25th August
Muine Bheag Community Centre Experimental collective publishing studio. See schedule for workshops and drop-in sessions.
Exhibtion: Coracle
15th - 25th August, 11am - 5pm daily
Muine Bheag Community Centre
Exhibition of books, printed matter and ephemera from publishing press Coracle.
Public Artwork Series: a framework for me and you - Lily O’Shea
15th - 25th August
Series of public artworks by Lily O’Shea which responds to conditions of precarity within the context of the housing crisis and points towards alternative ways of looking at space and home.
Public Intervention: K7 dans la 4L - Liliane Puthod & Ingrid Lyons
15th - 25th August
Facade of The Railway House, Church St, R21 W688
Billboard intervention by Liliane Puthod and & Ingrid Lyons created following a pit stop in the town as part of tour de force.
Exhibition: Distro Live Publishing
24th - 25th August, 11am - 5pm daily
Muine Bheag Community Centre
Temporary exhibition of works developed during Distro: Live Publishing, curated by Chloe Maguire.
**Map**
Events:
COMMUNE Launch + Beacon Publication Launch
15th August 6pm
Muine Bheag Community Centre
Celebrate the start of the COMMUNE programme and the launch of new publication Beacon by Niamh Seana Meehan.
**Book here**
Cyanotype Workshop: Cian Lawler
16th August 2pm
Bagenalstown Community Garden, Stationhouse Rd, R21 TD61
Create a home-made photogram with artist Cian Lawler using natural materials gathered from the Community Garden and digitally processed negatives.
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Tour with artist Lily O’Shea + Discussion with CATU
17th August 2pm
Muine Bheag Community Centre
Lily O’Shea will lead a tour of her public artwork series, a framework for me and you, followed by a discussion with members of CATU. Refreshments provided.
**Book here**
Type Design Workshop: Anna Aleksejeva
21st August 2pm
Muine Bheag Community Centre
Explore the fundamentals of type design with Anna Aleksejeva by creating your own letters using a variety of materials and techniques. No experience necessary, materials provided.
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Listening Session: K7 dans la 4L - Liliane Puthod & Ingrid Lyons
22nd August 4pm
The Railway House, Church St, R21 W688
Following a viewing of their public intervention, listen in to Liliane Puthod and Ingrid Lyons live from their car where they will play cassette tapes and share anecdotes about their touring adventures. Refreshments provided.
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Card Club: Marian Balfe
22nd August 7pm
Muine Bheag Community Centre
Marian Balfe invites card-playing enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts to play with her unique Sham Solitaire deck. No card-playing experience required.
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Screenprinting Workshop: Emily Mc Gardle
23rd August 2pm
Muine Bheag Community Centre
Experiment with drawing and screenprinting to create a unique artwork, led by artist Emily McGardle. Materials provided.
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Presentation: Graduates-in-residence
23rd August 5pm
Muine Bheag Community Centre
Presentation by graduates-in-residence Ciara Davitt, Nina Fitzgerald Graham and Mica Moroney.
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Performance: The Glimmers
24th August 4pm
Muine Bheag Community Centre
Live performance of music and songs by members of BEAM Services Bagenalstown.
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