Jack Butler Yeats; ‘A Thought of Sligo’
This exhibition examines the influence of Sligo and the West on the development of Yeats’ creative practice. Having spent his childhood in Sligo town in the care of his grandparents and extended family, Jack Yeats was deeply inspired by the people and landscape of the area. This exhibition will reflect
Mark Clare; Ping Pong Diplomacy
Mark Clare is an artist who engages, provokes and disturbs the viewers social conscience through his visual interpretations of the politics of globalization, society and public spaces. Ping-Pong Diplomacy is a piece by Mark Clare consisting of a table tennis table constructed using re-cycled wood pallets and commercial floor boards.
Mary-Ruth Walsh; Skin Deep
Mary-Ruth Walsh’s Skin Deep is a newly commissioned body of work launching nationally at The Model. Through collage, film and sculptural installation, the artist will extend her interest in architecture, and explore skin as a substance and a metaphor. Supported by the Arts Council Touring and Dissemination of Work Scheme.
Ciara Phillips
Ciara Phillips creates the first Irish iteration of her ongoing, collaborative, Turner-Prize nominated artwork Workshop. This multi-pronged project deals directly with the power of creative engagement both for the individual and within a collaborative environment. Unfolding over the course of a year and involving an extended residency, the project will culminate
Wagner/DeBurca
A newly-made film installation by the internationally acclaimed Brazilian/Irish collective Wagner/DeBurca. This new film work explores ideas of Irishness, belonging and exile as expressed through our relationships with Traditional Irish Music. Supported by the Arts Council Touring and Dissemination of Work Scheme.
The Sea Around Us
Thu. 23 Jul. – Sun. 27 Sep. John Akomfrah (GH/GB), Forensic Oceanography / Forensic Architecture (GB), Shaun Gladwell (AU), Karen Power (IE), Susanne M. Winterling (DE). The Sea Around Us is an ambitious, large-scale group exhibition that explores our complex relationship with the ocean through installation, film, participation and