This year’s Boyle Arts Festival and Visual Art Exhibition will be officially opened by Academy Award nominated actor Brendan Gleeson in King House on Thursday, July 20. Brendan, who has a keen interest in visual art, Irish music and folklore has played leading roles in films like THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN, CALVARY and IN BRUGES. The exhibition will feature close to 100 works from artists across Ireland. Largely focused on painting, the exhibition includes sculptural works by Eileen McDonagh, Cathy Carman, Kate Oram and Martin Lyttle.