Kathleen’s experience in sourcing, and curating, unique national crafts has given her an invaluable insight into the materials, skills and passion behind some of Ireland’s best known designs. Kathleen has an ongoing interest in the diversity of Irish talent and art and enjoys exploring new ways to share it with national, and international, audiences alike.

In 2012, and working closely with local food producers, she opened the award winning Anocht restaurant showcasing natural Irish ingredients in a unique, historic environment. The restaurant featured in Lucinda Sullivan’s ‘Best Places to Eat’ and in the Michelin Guide.

In 2016 Kathleen was awarded the Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce President’s award followed by Employer of the Year in 2018. She has been a board member of, and collaborator with, Kilkenny Arts Festival and the Kilkenny County Enterprise Board.

Her focus shifted to building conservation and adaptive re-use in recent years and in 2010 she was appointed as Architectural Conservation Officer for 3 years. He then went on to project manage two landmark civic projects in Kilkenny City; the conversion of Evans’ Home to the new home for the Butler Gallery & the transformation of St.Mary’s Church to the 'Medieval Mile Museum'.

At the other end of the building spectrum her work also involved reactivating vacant homes and leading a Rural & Community Pilot project for the residential regeneration of Upper Bridge Street in Callan, Co.Kilkenny.

Evelyn has a keen interest in the visual arts and is delighted to continue her close involvement with the Butler Gallery in her new role as board member.

As a member of Retail Excellence Ireland his stores have been awarded recognition not only as a florist / designer but also in best retail practices. Lamber works with Irish and International event planners as preferred florist of choice for high end weddings and events. Lamber has a strong commitment to the arts and is a longstanding supporter and supply partner of Kilkenny Arts Festival.

His passion lies with the Visual art and in particular meeting with and learning about living contemporary artists.

Helen is a highly experienced curator and astute manager who developed a multi-faceted programme for IMMA's audiences, across all ages in formal and informal education, with communities of interest and general public from its inception in 1991 to 2022. Initially trained in Fine Art at the NCAD and working on experimental socially engaged arts projects for a decade before joining IMMA, Helen adopted a pioneering approach to breaking new ground in creating people-centred access programmes to the museum.

She has experience of working with partners from local community organisations to national and international collaborations exploring how art and artists can work with diverse communities. She has fostered relationships with national arts, education and community development organisations as well as many international collaborations e/g Socrates and Grundtvig E.U. Learning Partnerships and the TATE and MoMA.

She has presented her work at conferences, published in peer review publications and acted as external examiner to several courses at TUD (former DIT). She is currently a board member of the Family Resource Centre, St Michael’s Estate, Inchicore, Dublin, a member of the Bealtaine (Age & Opportunity) advisory group and an expert for the editorial panel for EPALE, the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe (epale.ec.europa.eu).

She has exhibited widely in Ireland and abroad since graduating from IADT in 2006, including a solo exhibition at the Butler Gallery in 2011.

Her work is represented in many collections, including the National gallery of Ireland, The Office of Public Works and the Arts Council and she has won numerous awards.

Since being elected associate member of the RHA in 2018, she is actively involved in the organisation, which includes curating the Annual Exhibition and serving on the RHA Programme Board.

Richard began his professional journey at Deloitte Consulting in London, after completing a Masters in Quantum Mechanics at the University of Durham. After six years with Deloitte, he moved to Kilkenny, to join CoreHR, where he transformed HR and payroll technology, becoming a partner in 2015.

A key "aha" moment along this journey led Richard to create the Immedis Platform, a revolutionary solution ensuring "data is the payroll, not the by-product." This approach provided customers with a unified view of people across the world, offering flexibility and interoperability at a global scale.

In 2023, UKG acquired Immedis, unifying it into the wider UKG product suite and further solidifying Richard's role in leading One View’s strategic direction. Doing all of this with the core business focus being embedded within Kilkenny has been a privilege along the way.

She joined An Chomhairle Oidhreachta/The Heritage Council in 1995 where she has been involved in a range of initiatives and areas including inland waterways, coastal and marine heritage. Beatrice is currently Head of Policy and Research with specific responsibility for the Museum Standards Programme for Ireland, Heritage Maps and digital access to heritage.

A member of the European Heritage Label expert panel since 2012, she is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin, holds a MA in Heritage Management from UCC, and MSc in Coastal Zone Management from University of Ulster.