Conor Gallagher exhibition in the new Model Studio Artists’ Gallery
he Model is delighted to announce the first exhibition in our new Studio Artists’ Gallery. Conor Gallagher ‘s show Higher Ground opens on 19 May at 6.30pm and runs 20-28 May. View the exhibition invitation here In describing Higher Ground, Conor commented “I have been climbing the mountains surrounding Sligo,
Special Jack B. Yeats talk this weekend with Dermot Healy and Sean Sweeny
Our programme of exciting talks for The Ruby Blue Social Club educational programme for over 55s and friends, continues this month with a feast of Yeats’ events. To celebrate Bealtaine; the month that celebrates creativity in older people, this Saturday 07 May at 1pm, writer Dermot Healy and artist Seán
Join us for NCFA ‘Meet and Greet’ with policy makers and politicians
Do you work in the arts in Sligo or North Leitrim? Please join us on Monday 16 May at 2.30pm for a Meet and Greet with invited policy makers and politicians in the Northwest, to discuss the impact and penetration of the arts. Meet and Greet at The Model
IT Sligo Theatre Design students exhibit in The Model
Students from IT Sligo’s BA (Hons) in Performing Arts, specialising in Theatre Design, have collaborated with The Model Education team and the Blue Raincoat Theatre Company to create a unique multimedia performance event based on a short extract from Marina Carr’s play Woman and Scarecrow. This one-off event, in The
Venice Biennale
I just finished the Venice Biennale today after a few days of extensive walking, queuing, standing in dark mini-cinemas, and maneouvering through tight Venetian corridors or onto packed vaparettos in search of palazzos filled with art projects. The German pavilion picked up the grand prize with the late Christoph Schlingensief’s
Lightbox Animation Festival Events This Weekend at The Model
Cinema Northwest once again brings the very best in international animation to Sligo with a fantastic programme of films, workshops and exhibitions kicking off at 6.30pm Friday 06 May with Frameworks, a retrospective of award-winning Irish animation at the Cinemobile which will be parked up in Quay Street car park