Moonrise Kingdom
Wes Anderson is easily my favourite director. He is quirky, imaginative and funny all while staying totally grounded and emotional. His films always tell of slightly unattainable characters that are strange with each other and their surroundings yet are connectable as they are vulnerable and human. Even though they are
‘Silent Frames’ leaves for MASS MoCA
At the end of the month we shall be saying goodbye to the imposing artwork that has made its home in the gallery atrium for many months. ‘Silent Frames’ (oil on linen, 2011) was created by our former artist in residence (summer 2011) Etienne Zack. ‘Silent Frames’ was painted on
The Niland Collection on Tour
If you missed it the first time around, you now have another chance to see our recent exhibition ‘Norah McGuinness: Illustrations to the Stories of Red Hanrahan’. The Model is delighted to present this exhibition, drawn from The Niland Collection, in Roscommon Arts Centre, in collaboration with the lovely people
Launch night of Double Vision, an exhibition by Young Curators
It is a rare opportunity for young people to get in real contact with an art collection, gain experience working as a curator and to learn about collections and collecting. This is what the Sligo/Antrim Young Curators cross boarder project did. The group curated an interactive social history exhibition; which
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
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