Longford evenings brightened as 'Another One Lights The Dusk'

The arts collective Engage are lighting up the Longford dusk with an entrancing arts installation. 'Another One Lights The Dusk' is a projection of intriguing images on the facade of one of Longford' town's most iconic buildings.

Artist, illustrator, animator and music producer Pat Taaffe created the projection piece to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the studios at Garvey's Yard. Pat was the first artist to occupy Studio 3 in 2019, as he prepared for his solo exhibition at Backstage Theatre in February 2020.

Engage Longford is an artist's led organisation that provides a platform to promote Longford as a hub for visual art. Their studios at Garvey’s Yard provide opportunities for artists to live, work and develop their practice in Longford.

Pat Taaffe has also been a featured artist and muralist with Cruthu Arts Festival Longford and taken part in open studios and Culture Night events at Garvey's Yard. His current projection features a mix of classic and modern, comprising a stellar line including Da Vinci ,Vermeer, Van Gogh, Magritte, Warhol, Bowie, and Nirvana.

Garvey’s Yard studios facilitate a broad mix of artists, providing a valuable asset to local arts infrastructure adding to the growing creative vibrancy of Longford.

The studios present possibilities for networking and collaborative projects with existing and new communities, local schools and interest groups. Engage Longford's studios at Garvey’s Yard also assist with the regeneration of the site and help to reverse the poor reputation which has blighted the area for some time

Rosie O’Hara, of Engage Longford, explained the idea behind the installation: “Since we set up Garveys Yard Arts Studios in February 2019 we've marked each anniversary with a public piece. Our first with an exhibition at Backstage Theatre in 2020, our second in 2021 with a series of projected pieces from January to March and our third, last year, was the new installation beside our studios off Main Street. This year our piece is on the facade of Ulster Bank.”

'Another One Lights The Dusk' will be shown nightly from 7pm to 10pm up until this Sunday, March 12 at the former Ulster Bank building, Main Street, Longford.