The Model, Sligo.

Artists from Cuba, Iran, Israel and Russia come to Sligo this Week for the opening of Medium Religion

The Model’s summer exhibition Medium Religionfeatures over 30 international artists who are exploring Faith and Religiosity. We’re delighted that a number of them are going to join us in Sligo; namely Barbad Golshiri (Iran), Susana Pilar Delhante Matienzo (Cuba), Nira Pereg (Israel) and curator Boris Groys (who is Russian) ,

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The Model, Sligo.

Religion in the Age of Digital Reproduction

The general consensus of the contemporary mass media is that the return of religion has emerged as the most important factor in global politics and culture today. Now, those who currently refer to a revival of religion clearly do not mean anything like the second coming of the Messiah or

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Live Lunch at the Bus Station

Gerry Harrington & Margaret Rhatigan playing at Sligo Bus Station We held our first Live Lunch today, much to the bemusement and delight of the bus passengers in Sligo. Hosted by Bus Eireann (who’ve been a supporter of The Model in the past buying a seat in our new Performance

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The Model, Sligo.

Young Model funding award for Nailand collection

Young Model is delighted to announce that its programme has received the 2009 Arts Council Young Ensembles Scheme Award. The young team plan to embark on their most challenging project yet this summer. Through a medium that they are very familiar with — namely video and sound — young model

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The Model, Sligo.

Music for the Buses

Live Lunch with Gerry Harrington & Margaret Rhatigan, Sligo Bus Station May 15th The Model, along with hosts Bus Eireann, are creating another unique musical experience with a lunchtime gig in the Bus Station in Sligo this Friday 15th May. The performance will feature local traditional musicians Gerry Harrington and

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Katie Kim and Valerie Francis bewitch the Pharmacy

Katie Kim’s Sligo set list. New Spaces for Music made its Autumn/Winter return on Saturday night (Oct 3rd) with performances from Katie Kim and Valerie Francis, accompanied by live visuals from Donal Dineen. Here’s what our Music Programmer Aoife Flynn felt about Saturday’s gig: Still basking from the glow of

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