Mullingar Arts Centre
Following extensive renovations, the County Hall was transformed into the Mullingar Arts Centre which opened officially on November 19th 1998 with the first programme of events being launched in February 1999. The Arts Centre provides workshops in Art, Music, Dance/Ballet, Crafts, Drama ( for adults, children, disadvantaged and those with special needs). The Centre is all-inclusive. It is the policy of the Centre to provide buses for rural school children to all children's events. The Centre organises the buses and shows for the schools. The Arts Centre has also initiated an Arts Education Programme which was initially targeted towards rural schools. This programme covers all areas of the arts: Music, Art, Dance, Photography, Literature, Drama, technical aspects of theatre, including sound, lights, stage management etc. The accommodating acoustics of Mullingar Arts Centre sees renowned artists performing in the Centre. Those who have performed to date include, Des Bishop, Christy...
