Wolfe Tone Pharmacy is no more…
Andy Parsons writes…. The old Wolfe Tone Pharmacy which I have re-named Wolf on Arm, will be my new studio over the next couple of months, it will also be the new base for the Model Niland Gallery’s youth arts project young model. Combining a working studio with an education
Schools out with Sligo Street Artists
We’ve been making waves with our innovative youth programme Young Model since 2006, and it’s back in action this February mid-term with Sligo graffiti artists Feargal MacFadden and twin graffiti brothers Paraic and Kevin McGloughlin. These three street artists were recently commissioned by Sligo Arts Service to create a piece
€600,000 allocated to The Model Niland Console
The Model Arts and Niland Gallery are delighted to announce details of a €600,000 contribution from the Sligo Borough Council toward the ambitious Future Model development programme. The decision was reached at last night’s Borough Council Meeting at Sligo Town Hall and is a significant contribution to the refurbishment and
Jack B. Yeats and the West of Ireland
Throughout January and February Ballina Arts Centrewill present Jack B Yeats and the West of Ireland, a special exhibition of the artist’s works from Sligo and Mayo. This exhibition is drawn from The Niland Collection and is presented in association with The Model, home of The Niland Collection. Though Yeats
Somadrone pics up
I’m doing an end of year clear out here at the Model and found these great pics from the Somadrone New Spaces gig we had in Castle House on Nov 8th so I thought we should pop them up on flickr. The gig was a bit of a music and
The day the music arrived
the kit, originally uploaded by modelniland I’m sitting in an office surrounded by a bands-worth of musical instruments, amps, cables, speakers, stands and all the other paraphernalia and it’s all I can do not to get up and start playing with it (I say playing with as I certainly can’t