The Model announces two public projects for 2012
Your Object & Model Site Your Object is an exhibition, planned to take place in spring 2012, to mark the 150th anniversary of The Model Building in Sligo. This exhibition will consist of people’s treasured objects to reflect the cultural region today. Everyone is invited to submit an image of
SOUND+VISION
We had a great response to our competition last month, thanks to everybody that sent us their suggestion. We are delighted to announce the title for our first Music Film Festival: SOUND+VISION The programme includes concert films, musical documentaries, films which popularised major movements in music history, films defined by
Cranmore children prepare for The Model sleepover
This project started two weeks ago on the 20th of September. It involves the children of Cranmore (ages range from 7-10). We introduced the children to different forms of art. I started on the 2nd week of the project where the task was to find as many different textures and
Young Model visit Dublin Contemporary
At 7 o’clock this morning, it was still pitch dark, it was raining, there was absolutely no traffic on the roads and the Young Model were going to Dublin Contemporary again. After stopping in just about every town in Ireland we eventually arrived in Dublin’s bus station. We taxied over
Young model created a mural with artist Etienne Zack
Two weekends ago The Model experienced a bit of a makeover. Outside at the front entrance there used to be a cracked white painted hoarding which was quite ugly and sad to look at, it was the first thing you saw when coming in the new Connaughton road entrance. Over
Harun Farocki Film-making Workshop
The Model intends to bring Cannes to Sligo with the help of esteemed film-maker Harun Farocki. Harun shares his valuable knowledge on the art of making a one-shot short film with a cross section of individuals – from art students to truck drivers, in order to help them create there