May Day Delights at The Model

There’s so much to do at The Model on our anniversary this May Day for families and culture vultures we recommend getting a good night’s sleep the night before to stay the distance (that or indulging in a lot of coffee from our lovely new cafe, Slice @ the Model!).

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The Sligo New Music Festival Director, Ian Wilson on why the festival is so unique

The “Sligo New Music Festival”:https://themodel.ie/music/sligo-new-music-festival (SNMF) exists to present the best in contemporary chamber music, particularly that which is new to Ireland; over the years we have introduced composers who have strong reputations elsewhere but whose music is not well-known here (Sciarrino, Rebecca Saunders, Toovey, Cattaneo) and have brought top-quality

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The Model, Sligo.

The Sligo New Music Festival Director, Ian Wilson on why the festival is so unique

The “Sligo New Music Festival”:https://themodel.ie/music/sligo-new-music-festival (SNMF) exists to present the best in contemporary chamber music, particularly that which is new to Ireland; over the years we have introduced composers who have strong reputations elsewhere but whose music is not well-known here (Sciarrino, Rebecca Saunders, Toovey, Cattaneo) and have brought top-quality

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Source photographic Magazine: Portfolio day at The Model

The second Source Photographic Magazine Portfolio Day takes place in The Model this Saturday. As part of the Magazine’s ongoing commitment to finding new work for publication, the magazine are meeting with photographers and artists working with photography whose work was selected during the open submission call. Please go to

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Lots going on at The Model this week

This will be a most dynamic week at The Model. On Wednesday, we are re-opening The Model Café with its new operator, Gary Stafford, from “Lyons’ Café”:http://www.garystafford.com/. This operation will be serving coffee, snacks, lunches, drinks and provide sustenance not only to the punters coming out to Model exhibitions, but

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One more week to see ‘become’ by local artist Frank Conway

become, a film portrait by Frank Conway of influential Sligo sculptor Fred Conlon, filmed six weeks before he died from a brain tumour in 2005, closes at The Model on Saturday, April 2nd. become has drawn local and national visitors to this showcase of Sligo artist Frank Conway’s work. Informed

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