Art Galleries

Laois County has three exhibition spaces in Abbeyleix, Mountmellick and Stradbally.

Exhibition spaces 

Laois County Council has three exhibition spaces;

  1. Laois Arthouse
  2. Mountmellick Art Gallery
  3. Abbeyleix Art Gallery

Laois Arthouse

The Laois Arthouse, Stradbally is managed by the Arts Office, Laois County Council. The facilities at Laois Arthouse include a gallery, two residential studios and three workspace studios for professional artists / writers/ musicians working on projects. See also LaoisArts for current events and exhibitions at Laois Arthouse.   

There are also art gallery spaces in both Abbeyleix and Mountmellick Libraries. 

An annual programme of exhibitions includes work by professional local, national and international artists. Follow the links above for details of events at the galleries and to submit exhibition proposals. 

Further information

For further information please contact the Arts Office by emailing arts@laoiscoco.ie or phone 057 866 4033

Mountmellick Art Gallery

The Gallery aims to provide exhibition space to local, national and international artists. Submissions are welcome from new and emerging artists as well as established artists.

The Gallery is part of the innovative library which was opened in May 2010 by Laois County Council. Housed in a public building, the Gallery offers an exciting opportunity for artists to bring their work to a new audience.

Offering three interlinked but separate spaces, the Gallery encompasses almost 80m2 of exhibition space.

Further information

For further information please contact Mountmellick Library by emailing email mountmellicklibrary@laoiscoco.ie or phone 057 864 4572

Abbeyleix Art Gallery

The Gallery aims to provide exhibition space to local, national and international artists. Submissions are welcome from new and emerging artists as well as established artists.

The Gallery is part of the library situated in the historic Market House building and managed by Laois County Council Library Service. The Gallery offers an exciting opportunity for artists to bring their work to a new audience.

Further information

For further information please contact Abbeyleix Library by emailing abbeyleixlibrary@laoiscoco.ie or phone 057 873 0020