Jack Butler Yeats; Assembled Memories
Jack Butler Yeats; Assembled Memories Thu. 3 Jun. – 25 Sep. 2021 We are delighted to present a selection of works by Jack Butler Yeats from one of the most exciting holdings of his paintings in existence. Sligo’s Municipal Collection, named after the visionary Nora Niland, includes some of the
Jack Butler Yeats; Salt Water Ballads
Jack Butler Yeats; Salt Water Ballads Thu. 3 Jun. 2021 – Thu. 31 Mar. 2022 We are proud to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Jack Butler Yeats in his home town of Sligo. This very special exhibition entitled Salt Water Ballads, showcases for the very first time,
The Body Electric
The Model is delighted to present a new online programme on our digital platforms for adults, artists and the general public. The Body Electric features an online exhibition, a publication of contemporary writing, as well as our new Podcast series, which includes discussions, readings and performances. The project features work
The Model Podcast: The Body Electric
The Model Podcast: The Body Electric Please note that this project has now ended The Model presents a new Podcast throughout 2021. The first series, hosted by Artistic Director, Emer McGarry, looks at the intersection of visual art and literature, and features readings, sound compositions and performances of new work
The Body Electric Publication
Writers Claire-Louise Bennett, Tara Bergin, Leontia Flynn, Alice Lyons, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, Rosie O’Reilly, Jessica Traynor and Suzanne Walsh respond to the work of six artists from The Niland Collection, using the rhetorical device called ekphrasis. A form of writing originating from the Greek word for ‘description’, this technique has
Alison Pilkington; I Build My Own Island
The Model is delighted to present an exhibition of fresh and exciting new works by Sligo-born painter, Alison Pilkington. Pilkington’s practice taps into an inner world of personal experiences to conjure up disquieting vistas where all is not entirely at ease. Humour and the absurd abound in strange unsettling landscapes,