Tea Houses to host Bernadette Kiely book launch in Kilkenny

The Tea Houses will host renowned local artist, Bernadette Kiely, for the launch of her book on Saturday.

We Look at the World Once... Selected Works and Words 2015–2025 will be officially launched by Dr Ciara Healy, Head of Fine Art and Education at Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD), Technological University of the Shannon.

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Bernadette Kiely is a visual artist based on the quayside of the River Nore in Thomastown. Known for her powerful portrayals of the fragility of the natural and physical world, the effects of flooding and decay on land and human lives have been an enduring theme in her practice for over 25 years. She is a member of Aosdána, the governmental body of artists who are deemed by their peers to make a continuing significant contribution to the arts in Ireland.

The afternoon will include a few words from Dr Healy, excerpts read from the book and light refreshments as well as the screening of the short film As Water Flows by Amelia Caulfield originally
made for Kiely's exhibition Ashes and Rain at the Regional Cultural Centre in
Donegal last year.

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The event is curated by Shannon Carroll as part of The Tea Houses Spring Summer Programme of exhibitions and events while she is on curatorial residency there.

The book launch is presented as part of the Kilkenny County Council Arts Office Programme.

Signed copies of the book will be available for sale throughout the afternoon.

The events begins at 3pm and all are welcome.

A second launch of the book will take place in Dublin at the Taylor Galleries on Thursday, April 16, accompanied by an exhibition of the artist's drawings.