IFTA award-winning director Juanita Wilson to attend special screening at The Model

The harrowing and tragic, award-winning movie ‘As If I Am Not There’ will be screened at The Model Cinema from March 30th – April 1st. ‘As If I Am Not There’ tells the story of a young woman from Sarajevo whose life is shattered the day a young soldier walks

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On the film “Howl”

I watched Howl last night with a little bit of trepidation, as I had read Ginsberg, Borroughs and Kerouac obsessively in my early twenties and was afraid that this film would make that fascinating period of the Beat Generation too pretty, but it has to be said that this is

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Frank Conway’s become opens at The Model this weekend

You are warmly invited to join us tomorrow at 6pm for the opening reception of become; a new video installation project by artist and filmmaker Frank Conway. become is a film portrait of influential Sligo sculptor Fred Conlon, filmed six weeks before he died from a brain tumour in 2005.

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Children and family at The model

Last week saw the first in a series of free workshops at The Model for parents and toddlers. Artist Kate Wilson led the children through a magical world of water and paint. Characters and beautiful scenes from a children’s storybook were used to stir the imagination. Using sponges, water-based paints,

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The Outsider Preview Reception for volunteers

All volunteers are invited to attend a special preview of Jack B. Yeats: The Outsider on Wed. 02 Feb. at 6pm. This will include a brief tour of the exhibition by curator Emer McGarry and will give volunteers / invigilators a special preview of the exhibition which opens to the

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Andy Parsons Project at the Wolfe Tone Pharmacy

The Andy Parsons Project Opens Thursday the 9th of December, 6-8pm at Wolfe Tone Pharmacy, Wolfe Tone Street, Sligo. The exhibition will be open the public on the 11- 12th Dec, from 12 to 5pm, and by appointment after that. The Andy Parsons project is a collection of portraits of

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