b'TheButlerGalleryisoneofthepreeminentknows what The Ireland Funds are doing for artscontemporaryartspacesinIreland.Producing and culture. So I attended one of the seminars runsevenexhibitsayeartothepublicofearlytoby The Ireland Funds to teach organizations aboutmid-career contemporary artists, the Gallery also applying for their grant round. It was because ofundertakesafulleducationalprogramforthethis that we applied for funding when we realizedpublic in Kilkenny and beyond. This includes their our Solas program might be a good match.Solas program that invites children ages 5-12 intoThe Butler Gallery received a grant thanks totheGalleryeveryotherweekforeducationandactivities. The programs are so popular they often thePromisingIrelandCampaign.Today,thatbook up in a matter of hours. grantfromTheIrelandFundsisenablingtheIt has been a challenging time for the Gallerywith the funding cuts, but were working smart to Gallery to offer top-quality programs to children,keep these educational programs solid, explainsat no charge to local families. Bairbre-Ann.EveryoneintheculturalsectorWorks by irish artist Tony Omalley on the walls of the Butler gallery inspired the educational activity for children to discuss the works and craft their own masks.connect2014 | 47'