Pictures: Music, good vibes and crowds as Thomastown celebrates art festival
Thomastown Creative Arts Festival (TCAF) continues until this Sunday, August 16
The Thomastown Creative Arts Festival (TCAF) was officially launched earlier this month by Senator Malcolm Noonan.
The launch featured pre-event music from Gutterfly, a local band. Senator Noonan’s address was warmly received by a large crowd of art enthusiasts, who then followed a specially organised trail of seven exhibition openings throughout the town. The schedule allowed visitors to attend each opening in turn.
TCAF continues through Sunday. The town is teeming with exhibitions, and there are workshops on offer as well as a film.
Some highlights and venues
The Thomastown Community Centre hosts new exhibitions by Clodagh Holahan, Micheal O’Fearghail, Gabriela Nava Romero, Kay Roche, Helena Fitzgerald-Cody and Dierdre Moore. In addition, the Emerging Artists of Geraldine Walsh are hosting their first exhibition.
The Scouts Den features multiple exhibitions, including the art of Mairead Holohan and Chrissy Shanahan’s jewellery.
A shop on Market Street, (near Healy’s Pharmacy), hosts the paper mache and dried floral designs of Evelina Frankowska as well as the inspired paintings of Indhumathi Kamaraj.
The film Living Colour (2011) features the artists of KCAT studio. It will show on Saturday, at 8pm in the Thomastown Community Centre.