Events

Kerry artists go ‘Off the Rails’ at new ‘Art in the Park’ exhibition at Kerry County Museum Tralee

IT’S finally happened, some of Kerry’s most talented artists have gone ‘Off the Rails’ at Kerry County Museum where they will showcase, and hopefully sell, their stunning, creative and colourful artwork during the winter months.

‘Art in the Park’ was one Tralee’s top attractions for tourists and locals during the wonderful hot summer and now that colour has been transferred to a new exhibition entitled ‘Art in the Park: Off the Rails’ from Friday 30^th November 2018 until April 2019.

The President of Tralee Chamber Alliance, Aidan Kelly, who launched the exhibition in the Community Room in Kerry County Museum said: “The ‘Art in the Park’ series in Tralee is an outdoor exhibition created for artists from all over Kerry to showcase their art on the railings of the Town Park in the heart of Tralee. Organised by Tralee Chamber Alliance and supported by Kerry County Council it provides artists an opportunity to exhibit and sell their work in Tralee. This year’s series was very successful and now Kerry County Museum is excited to team up with more than 30 local artists for their latest exhibition ‘Art in the Park: Off the Rails’. I wish to congratulate Mary Greene, the Tralee Chamber Alliance Arts Officer, for her great work in bringing this entire project to fruition.”

Artists will exhibit Paintings, Drawings, Illustration, Origami, Felt work and Glasswork. The exhibition will be on display from 30 November 2018 until April 2019. It will be open from Tuesday to Saturdays from 9.30am to 5pm daily.

“Many of the items that will be featured in the ‘Art in the Park: Off the Rails’ exhibition will be available for sale and would make wonderful Christmas gifts. Each artist will display one piece of their work at a time, but this can be replaced in the event of the first piece has being sold,” said Aidan Kelly.

Anyone who would like to participate in Art in the Park or Art in the Park: Off the Rails should contact Mary Greene, Arts Officer, Tralee Chamber Alliance on 066-7121472 or email artsofficer@Tralee.ie.

Kerry ETB Training Centre | Open Week

Monday 21 January – Saturday 26 January 2019

OPEN WEEK AT KERRY ETB TRAINING CENTRE

KERRY ETB TRAINING CENTRE is holding its first ever Open Week from 21-26 January 2019.

It is a chance for parents, school leavers, job seekers, career changers, those who wish to re-skill or up-skill and guidance professionals to visit the Monavalley campus and see the range of professional development courses, traineeships and apprenticeships on offer. Instructors and Leaners will be on hand during Open Week to chat about their training, possible career options and answer any career related queries visitors may have.

Second level school groups are invited to visit during the week. Guided tours of the campus will be held between the hours of 9am and 3pm daily.

Enquiries to: 066-7149600 or openweek@kerryetbtrainingcentre.ie

Other events include:

Tuesday 22 January | 9am-3pm

TRALEE FROM THE CLOUDS

See what it’s like to work as a Wind Turbine Maintenance Technician or Overhead Lines Operative!

Get safely harnessed in and elevated up to 50 metres (160 ft) in the air on a state of the art MEWP (Mobile Elevated Work Platform) – courtesy of Height for Hire. Runs 10am until 3pm. Only on Tuesday.

Tuesday 22 January | 1pm-4pm

BUILD YOUR OWN PC

A one-to-one workshop where trainee IT Support Technicians mentor attendees on how to Build Your Own PC. Only 12 places.

Thursday 24 January | 4pm-8pm

APPRENTICESHIP INFORMATION EVENING

Meet a range of Kerry Apprentice Employers, explore Apprenticeship as a career option and chat with our Adult & Career Guidance Team. An event for parents, school leavers, jobseekers, guidance professionals or those thinking of a change from existing study or work.  Light refreshments served. All welcome.

Friday 25 January | 4:30-7:30pm

MOMENTUM 2019 in partnership with Kerry SciTech

Kerry’s science, technology and engineering sector will create over 180 new jobs in 2019, and there are positive indications for similar jobs growth in 2020. This keynote and panel discussion event looks at the skill needs of the tech sector in Kerry and the wider region.