Studio +

Studio + Coney

On Saturday the 14th of May, artists; Aideen Connelly, Medbh Gillard, Diane Roemer, Emma Stroude and Lorna Watkins and the film maker Carola Gotta, met in The Model Black Box to watch the ‘Coney’ documentary and discuss their work and it’s evolution since their residency project in 2014. This fabulous

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Steve Wickham

My Pick – Steve Wickham

My favourite Jack B. Yeats here in The Model is “Sailor home from the Sea.” It was painted in 1912. It’s oil on panel. It’s quite a small little painting, probably about 14 inches by 10 inches. It depicts a red bearded man with a sailor’s cap, a white neck

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Sean Lynch ‘Adventure : Capital’ Note

On the 9th of April we opened Sean Lynch’s new show Adventure: Capital. On the day of the grand opening, Sean Lynch was kind enough to take the staff on a tour of his ambitious exhibition. The following note is comprised from a number of sources: the written materials from

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featherbeds & dreamers

featherheads & dreamers – An Overview

 featherheads & dreamers – an overview The 22nd of April was a balmy, pleasant Friday evening. It was the kind of weather that might inspire one to meet with old friends, enjoy a glass of wine and perhaps recite a verse or two. For the folks here at The Model,

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