Sligo Charity Awarded €12,000 Grant to Boost Local Creative Industry Careers
The Model receives €12,000 Regional Creatives Fund Ireland grant to support upskilling programmes for people seeking careers in creative industries The Model struck a chord with the fund’s judges, which included creative industry leaders from The National Concert Hall, Writers Guild of Ireland, Business to Arts and Digital Hub Staff
Exhibition Opening | Jack B. Yeats; The Living Ginger
The Model is pleased to present a new exhibition from The Niland Collection featuring works by beloved Jack Butler Yeats. The exhibition 'The Living Ginger' can be visited from Fri. 6 March.
The Model Secures Shared Island Coast-to-Coast Capital Investment Funding
We are pleased to announce that The Model – Home of the Niland Collection has been successful in securing funding through the Shared Island Coast-to-Coast Capital Investment Scheme. This exciting support will help bring to life a new immersive exhibition focused on Jack B. Yeats’ life and art, complete with
Exhibition Opening | Tinka Bechert; Polyrhythms
The Model is delighted to announce Polyrhythms, a solo exhibition by German-Irish painter Tinka Bechert, opening on Sat. 4 April 2026 at The Model. Bringing together painting, sculpture and textile works made since 2018, the exhibition centres on a decisive shift in Bechert’s practice away from narrative imagery toward abstraction. Accompanying
Artist Call-Out 2026
The Model is pleased to invite established artists to submit proposals for consideration for large-scale public presentations in our galleries during the period 2027–2030. We welcome proposals across all forms of the visual arts. We are particularly interested in hearing from artists whose work aligns with The Model’s mission and
Exhibition Opening | Songs to the Siren
New Exhibition opens at The Model bringing Banksy work to Sligo Work by world-famous street artist Banksy will be shown in Sligo this January as part of a new group exhibition opening at The Model. The exhibition ‘Songs to the Siren’ opens on Friday 24th January. Curated by artists Paul