The Model, Sligo.

My Pick – Irene Geelan

It’s funny, I’ve been to most of The Model’s previous exhibitions but I had never seen ‘Mountain Window’ by Jack B. Yeats. I had seen it in a lovely, little catalogue that the Niland produced and I really loved it. I used to come in, this was going on for

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Barbara Breitenfellner

My Pick – Barbara Breitenfellner

What really struck me about ‘Johnny Patterson singing Bridget Donoghue’ is that it is so far removed from the aesthetic of the rest of the exhibition, Painted Universe. The other paintings seem pretty conventional in comparison and when I saw this I was really thrilled. The desperate violence of the

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Imelda Ryan jones

My Pick – Imelda Ryan Jones

The painting that I have chosen for the My Pick series is Leaving the Far Point by Jack B. Yeats. I love that Jack depicted himself, his wife Cotty and his favorite uncle walking on a Sligo beach in the image. Jack presented the painting to his wife two months

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Elizabeth Price

Interview with Elizabeth Price

Friday, the 24th of June was a glorious, sunny day. Not that any of The Model staff noticed. We were too busy to be concerned with temperamental Irish weather. Turner Prize-winning artist Elizabeth Price was opening her first solo show in Ireland in The Model, the following day and the

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Congratulations Matthew Jones

Matthew Jones is a Woodturner based in Rivertown, Co. Sligo. In December 2015, Matthew was kind enough to donate some of his work to our Gala, which we held to raise funds for The Model. In this Video, Matthew discusses the opportunities that arose after he donated to The Model.

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Noel Corr

My Pick – Noel Corr

I picked “Mountain view” (1946) by Jack B. Yeats because Benbulbin is in the background. I climb Benbulbin a couple of times a year with some German friends. I like Benbulbin because it’s an interesting mountain. When you’re up there it’s so quiet and peaceful and you can see the

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