The Model Cafe is open!

Foodies and caffeine addicts alike will be delighted to hear that The Model’s much-anticipated brand new café has opened. Taking pride of place in the heart of The Model atrium, The Model Café will make a fantastic addition to the bustling café scene in Sligo town. The menu at The

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Yeats Day and The Lilly Lolly Craftfest Event

Join us at The Model to celebrate Yeats Day and The LilyLolly Craftfest with two fantastic events: Jack Yeats at The Model Lunch Time Tour, 1.30 pm, Tues. 13, Jun Come and join us on Yeats Day for a walk through our current exhibitions: Jack B. Yeats; Lives and Ronnie

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Ronnie Hughes; Strange Attractors – Educational Booklet

The education department has produced a beautiful and educational booklet for kids and parents to take along to Ronnie Hughes: Strange Attractors. ‘Using this guide, children and their parents can have hours of fun navigating the exhibition Strange Attractors by Ronnie Hughes. Engaging and interactive, this guide is packed with

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Italian students enjoy their experience at The Model

One would be hard pushed to find a harder working set of individuals outside of the legion of volunteers and students whose commitment, talent and dedication, keep The Model ticking over, year round. The Model was recently lucky enough to play host to three Italian students who spent a fortnight

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Ronnie Hughes: Strange Attractors – Walkabout

Ronnie Hughes began his career as an artist after receiving an MA in Fine Art from the University of Ulster. Since then, Hughes has had numerous solo shows in Ireland and taken part in prestigious group shows in New York, Chicago, London and Germany. As an award-winning artist, Hughes has

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The Model presents Cairde Visual Submissions Open / Deadline June 12th

(Heidi Wickham, Emer Mc Garry, Tara Mc Gowan and Cormac O’Leary. Image by Barra Cassidy) In 2013, a group of established Sligo based artists came together with Cairde Sligo Arts Festival with an aim to create a significant, international open submission exhibition for the North West. Cairde Visual was born

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