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Thursday, 13 August 2026 15:48

Art Faoin Aer is returning for its second year to Belvedere House in Mullingar.

An Arts festival celebrating outdoor creativity is set to make its return to a Westmeath estate this weekend.

Art Faoin Aer is returning for its second year to Belvedere House in Mullingar, with workshops on various art forms from oil painting to pastel.

A creative village is new to the programme this year, alongside live music and entertainment,

Mullingar's Andrea Cullen is one of the local artists that founded the festival last year.

She says it's a way of connecting art with the wider community:

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