Encounters with Jack B. Yeats

Encounters with Jack B. Yeats; A series of Podcasts

To mark the 150th anniversary of his birth, we are pleased to present Encounters with Jack B. Yeats a series of Podcasts and Radio Plays that explore Yeats’ work through a contemporary lens. The six-episode series, which is kindly funded by the Decade of Centenaries Programme (2013-2023), launches on Wednesday 6 October and runs

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Andy Parsons; Patience

Sat. 23 Oct. - Sat. 8 Jan. 2022   We are delighted to present an exhibition of newly made work by the artist Andy Parsons. In 2019 The Model commissioned Parsons to be  our inaugural Artist in Residence at Sligo University Hospital, where he engaged staff, patients and families in creative

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The Body Electric Children’s Guide

More Activities You Might Like Make your Own Ship in a Bottle Make Your Own Sea Themed Comic Strip Make Your Own Pirate Map The View from a Porthole Window Make Your Own Pirate Flag

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Communicating With Prisoners by Jack B. Yeats (1871 - 1957)

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

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Jack B. Yeats, Theodore of The Gulf

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,

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The Body Electric Exhibition

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

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