Art of Place Book Launch and Live Performance: Seven book contributors including musicians, singers and readers will perform on stage at glór on 29th November 2021. They include Jack Talty (concertina); Geraldine Cotter (piano); Tommy Hayes (percussion); Tim Dennehy (singer) and Godknows Jonas (rap artist). The event will also include AV presentation of images by photographer John Kelly.

The book will be virtually launched by Catherine Martin T.D., Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.

MC for the evening is Ciana Campbell.

The Art of Place: People and Landscape of County Clare offers tantalising glimpses into the personal lives and creative processes of 31 artists who live in or come from County Clare.

Edited by Peadar King and Anne Jones, it features contributors including writers and visual artists, musicians and composers, sculptors and film makers.

Specially commissioned photographs by award-winning photographer John Kelly, The Art of Place: People and Landscape of County Clare is a testament to the creative impulse that lives on in the shadows of all our lives.

The book will be available to purchase at glór before and after the performance.
This event is supported by Clare Arts Office and the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport & Media