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VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art & The George Bernard Shaw Theatre

Carlow, County Carlow, Republic of Ireland
Terry Pawson Architects

The VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art comprises several art gallery spaces and the George Bernard Shaw Theatre. The center provides a space to display temporary exhibitions of local, national, and international standing, offers new spaces for Eigse Carlow Arts Festival and Visualise Carlow, and provides a home for performing arts in the city.

3,130
square-meter facility
4
principal gallery spaces

The 353-seat George Bernard Shaw Theatre hosts national and regional touring productions and presents locally produced work. The award-winning facility is designed to ensure optimum and dynamic presentations of dramatic works, amplified music, dance, cinema, and literary readings. As the home venue for a number of Carlow-based amateur and professional groups, the theatre is used for workshops, rehearsals, and presentations of their work. The center is also a useful resource for local schools and community groups to stage homegrown productions.

Hélène Binet
owner:
Carlow City Council
architect:
Terry Pawson Architects
acoustician:
Acoustic Dimensions
users:
Touring performances, local, national and regional groups, amateur groups, and school and community productions
spaces:
  • 353-seat multipurpose theatre
construction type:
New construction
theatre type:
Arts & cultural centers
services:
Concept design, theatre planning, and theatre equipment design and specification
completion:
2009
Hélène Binet

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