Portlaoise Sculpture
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| Artist Name(s) | Eileen MacDonagh |
| Artwork title | Portlaoise Sculpture |
| Description | A new stone sculpture by Eileen MacDonagh installed in Portlaoise in March 2013. |
| Biographies | Eileen MacDonagh was born in Sligo in 1956. She lives and works in Leitrim. MacDonagh's work has featured in many exhibitions, both in Ireland and abroad, including shows in Portugal, Scotland, India and Japan. Eileen has both organised and participated in the International Sculpture Symposium movement, in Ireland and abroad and her work is included in numerous collections, such as the Irish Office of Public Works (OPW), the Lough Boora, Sculpture in Parklands, Co. Offaly, Kilkenny and Cork County Councils, Marlay Park, Dublin and Tawara Newtown, Osaka, Japan. In 2012 Visual Carlow mounted a major retrospective and exhibition of new work. |
| Commission Type | Local Authority |
| Commissioner Name | Laois County Council |
| Commissioning process | Two stage competition |
| Partners | The National Roads Authority |
| Artform | Visual Arts |
| Funded By | Laois County Council |
| Percent for art | Yes |
| Budget Range | 35000 - 70000 euro |
| Project commission end date | 10/02/2013 |
| Location | Portlaoise By Pass |
| County | Laois |
| Town | Portlaoise |
| Street Address | Co Laois |
| Content contributor(s) | Web editor |
