Open all day – The Model, Sligo. https://www.themodel.ie Home of The Niland Collection Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:39:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 Culture Night 2026 https://www.themodel.ie/?event=culture-night-2026 Fri, 04 Sep 2026 13:12:11 +0000 https://www.themodel.ie/?post_type=event&p=21016

This Culture Night The Model will transform into a vibrant hub with an evening of performance, workshops and exhibitions

Fri. 18 Sep. 2026
Free Admission

At the heart of the programme is a flagship performance by Crash Ensemble, developed in collaboration with Sligo Integration Chorus, and Sligo Ukrainian Choir alongside voices from Sligo’s new communities. Led by composer Ed Bennett, Everything is Connected brings professional musicians and community participants together through collaboration, intercultural exchange and shared creative authorship.

Visitors can also enjoy Cathy Wilkes’ solo exhibition along with an exhibition exploring the work of Jack B Yeats, aemi's newly opened experimental films touring exhibition, artist-led adult collage workshop with artist Jo Conway and drop in creative family workshops.

Vibrant, inclusive and accessible, the evening offers multiple ways to experience and participate in arts and culture.

All events at Culture Night at The Model are free of charge but some have limited availability and must be booked in advance.

For all booking details, go to themodel.ie/tickets

CRASH ENSEMBLE | Everything is Connected by Ed Bennett

8 – 9pm
Free Admission

A socially engaged project collaborating with singers from community choirs around Sligo.
Presented in association with The Model.

Crash Ensemble presents Everything is Connected, a bold and inclusive new work by acclaimed Irish composer Ed Bennett, created with collaboration and community at its core.

Commissioned by Crash, the project brings together members of the ensemble with local musicians and performers from diverse musical backgrounds in a dynamic live performance showcasing the possibilities of collaborative performance.  

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Art Workshops

Our early evening programme focuses on accessible, hands-on artistic workshops designed to introduce participants to traditional art forms and encourage cross-cultural learning. Materials will be provided for all workshops, ensuring a welcoming environment for beginners and experienced artists alike.

Collage Workshop with Jo Conway
6.00 – 7.00pm

Free Admission
Booking required, limited spaces

Join us for a playful and experimental collage workshop where you can explore ideas, images and materials in unexpected ways. Read more...

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Family Workshop
5.30 – 7.30pm

Free Admission
Drop-in, all ages

Join us for a mix of creative activities in The Model at Culture Night. Suitable for all ages, just drop in.

Exhibitions all day

Free Admission
Open until 6pm

Visit us on Culture Night to see our current exhibitions Cathy Wilkes, The Living Ginger with works from Jack B. Yeats, and newly opened Desire Lines; curated by aemi, showing experimental films. The Gallery will be open to visitors until 6pm. There is no need to book a place, admission is free.

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Cathy Wilkes

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Desire Lines; curated by aemi

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]]> Culture Night 2025 https://www.themodel.ie/?event=culture-night-2025 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 11:18:20 +0000 https://www.themodel.ie/?post_type=event&p=20296

Multi-Culture Night at The Model: Community as a Superpower

Fri. 19 Sep. 2025
Free Admission

This exciting evening transforms The Model into a vibrant celebration of music, dance, food, visual art, and performance. Join us for an inclusive, welcoming night, from early evening to late, that embodies the spirit of Culture Night and celebrates community as our greatest superpower. Take part in art workshops, dance to global beats, sample delicious food by Sligo Global Kitchen, and discover fresh new Irish talent at the 2FM Rising late night programme.

All events at Culture Night at The Model are free of charge but some have limited availability and must be booked in advance.

For all booking details, go to themodel.ie/tickets

4 – 6.30pm: Art Workshops

Free Admission
Limited spaces, booking required

Our early evening programme focuses on accessible, hands-on artistic workshops designed to introduce participants to traditional art forms and encourage cross-cultural learning. Materials will be provided for all workshops, ensuring a welcoming environment for beginners and experienced artists alike.

Mokuhanga Japanese Printmaking with artist Kate MacDonagh

This workshop introduces the traditional Japanese woodblock printing technique known as Mokuhanga, which is characterised by the use of water-based pigments, hand printing without a press, and an eco-friendly, handmade process. Find out more...

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Juicy Chewy Crunchy: A Glass Mini-Sculpture Workshop with artist Karen Donnellan

Reinterpret everyday materials as we explore low-tech ways to manipulate glass – through cutting, gluing, smashing, engraving, and combining with mixed media. Create a series of unique mini-sculptures in a fun, informal environment where no previous art experience is required. 16–25 years. Find out more...

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6.30 – 9pm: Community as a Superpower

Free Admission

An intercultural bridge between communities, celebrating identity, and deepening understanding among Sligo’s diverse audiences – bringing together asylum seekers, refugees, new and established communities to celebrate the diversity of our cultures. This unique offering will facilitate meaningful connection through:

Sligo Global Kitchen

Based on the principles of hospitality, integration and cultural dialogue, the communal table at the heart of SGK will act as an intercultural bridge, bringing together communities through a delicious menu of food from Phillipines, Korea, Venezuela, Ukraine, Syria and Palestine, all living in Sligo.

Sligo Integration Chorus

Led by singer/songwriter Mabel Chah (b. Cameroon), will showcase their repertoire, blending traditional African melodies and rhythms with more contemporary and gospel styles, drawing on vocal traditions from across the West, Central, and East Africa.

6.30 – 8.30pm: Open Studios

Step inside the creative heart of The Model during our Open Studios on Culture Night, where resident artists welcome you into their working spaces. This is a unique opportunity to meet the artists, explore their studios, and gain insight into their artistic processes, inspirations, and works-in-progress.

Whether you're a curious visitor or a passionate art lover, you’ll enjoy engaging conversations and a behind-the-scenes look at contemporary art in the making.

6.30 – 8pm: After Hours in the Galleries

Free Admission

Visit us late on Culture Night to see our current exhibitions Extra Alphabets, by renowned artist Mairead O'hEocha, The Dreaming Road with works from Jack B. Yeats, landscapes from the Niland Collection in Atlantic Light and experimental films in Flight from Reason; curated by aemi – before closing on Saturday 20 September. Only on Culture Night, the Gallery will be open to visitors until 8pm. There is no need to book a place.

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9 – 11pm: Culture Night Late x 2FM Rising

Free Admission

This Culture Night, RTÉ 2FM is hitting the road and broadcasting live from The Model in Sligo to celebrate the best in new Irish music. As part of our 2FM Rising initiative, we’re bringing the next wave of breakthrough Irish talent directly to the stage and the airwaves.

Expect powerful live performances, exclusive interviews, and the electric energy of a one-of-a-kind night rooted in Irish culture and creativity. Join us live at the Model Sligo; as well as on-air and online, as we turn up the volume on the voices shaping the sound of tomorrow from one of Ireland’s most vibrant cultural hubs.

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]]> Story House https://www.themodel.ie/?event=story-house Thu, 03 Oct 2024 10:42:47 +0000 https://www.themodel.ie/?post_type=event&p=19681

Story House
Fri. 4 Oct. – Sat. 21 Dec. 2024

A Kid’s Own space at the heart of The Model, crafted entirely from recycled materials. Hidden inside, is a special compartment filled with materials for young enquiring minds to use in the creation their very own foldable books.

The Model has partnered with Kid's Own to develop ideas and stories using re-cycled materials. As The Model invites families to re-purpose what’s been left behind in the Recycle Art Lab, Kids’ Own gives children a platform to tell their own stories about nature and Planet Earth. Explore the books and artwork on display, celebrating the creative expression and voice of children.

Story House is created with care and imagination by Kid’s Own, a children’s arts organisation publishing house.

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]]> Art Lounge https://www.themodel.ie/?event=art-lounge Fri, 20 Jan 2023 15:22:13 +0000 https://www.themodel.ie/?post_type=event&p=18235

Ongoing

The Art Lounge is a space to relax and enjoy our collection journals, art magazines, books and artist catalogues. New books will be available to browse through from our archive in celebration of Bealtaine, a month long festival celebrating creativity as we age.

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