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Now now

Now now

Andy Fitz

31 January - 10 May 2026

Naomi Sex still from DRILL 2025 resized II

DRILL

Naomi Sex

31 January - 10 May 2026

Lobby2spring26

Some things are not what they seem!

A place to make sculptures

31 January - 10 May 2026

Nouvelle Vague Visual web

Nouvelle Vague

A playful, poignant love letter to cinema.

Sunday 19 April 2026, 3pm, Age Rating: 12A

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Unspoken Voices: A Documentary about Aphasia

A documentary film by Talking Heads Carlow Aphasia Support Group

Sunday 26 April 2026, 5pm

3 Hail Marys Visual web

3 Hail Marys

Set in an Irish nursing home, be prepared to fall in love with three very different Marys as they share their life stories on their final day together.

Friday 8 & Saturday 9 May 2026, 8pm

Art & Ideas

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Killing Time

Sam Furlong

Sam Furlong presents a new poem in response to Andy Fitz, Now now

Anne Hardy: Omens from the Past and Talismans for the Future

Emily Butler

Curator and writer Emily Butler considers Anne Hardy’s exhibition Interloper, reflecting on materiality, transformation and the afterlives of objects.

Good Enough

Niamh Campbell

In response to Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood, author Niamh Campbell reflects on the sometimes uneasy relationship between writing and mothering

News

Open Call 2027

VISUAL and Carlow Arts Office announce a new open call for exhibition proposals, which will result in a new project at VISUAL in 2027. Deadline is Friday 22 May 2026 at 5pm.

Return for Good: A community collaboration between VISUAL Carlow and St. Catherine’s Community Services Centre

VISUAL Carlow is delighted to announce a new collaboration with St. Catherine’s Community Services Centre to support their vital Meals on Wheels service through a sustainability-focused initiative.