Historical photos of Athy form first exhibition at new 'Art House'
Frank Goggin, courtesy of Andrew Kelly Collection
Anthony Haughey will launch ‘Art House’, which will be an art gallery and collaborative space for the people of Athy on Saturday 14 December at 6pm.
Anthony will be joined by Labour TD Mark Wall to launch the project on 42a Leinser Street with Athy local Sheeza Kanwal also speaking at the event, and a wonderful performance from Athy’s own, all-girl band IF.
The gallery will also work as a cultural space, where people can gather for art installations, talks, film screenings and other cultural activities.
The inaugural exhibition, ‘Here Comes Everybody’, will show a series of historical and contemporary photographs of Athy, featuring Athy residents over the last hundred years.
Anthony explained: “There's about 900 portraits of people on the streets of Athy. They're absolutely amazing. Photographs from just after the Second World War, from late 1940s through the 50s and 60s, and they're remarkable. They're all shot on the streets, around the bridge, around the streets. So they're quite special.”
He added: “Photography is just a great art form for both creating these beautiful aesthetic images, but also documenting history.”
The exhibition will run until the middle of January, so there’s plenty of time to go and have a look.
