We are delighted to have been awarded funding by The Heritage Council to conserve original works by Jack B Yeats.
The works, nine of Jack Butler Yeats model boats and a very special wooden travelling case lined with Jack’s own original watercolour drawings, joined the Niland Collection in 2018 and were part of a very special acquisition of a considerable body of artworks from the Yeats Family sale at Sotheby’s.
Artist Breakfast Club; looking forward and back
We are very excited about the return of the Artist Breakfast Club this Autumn. This is an ongoing free resource at The Model for artists to share knowledge and connect through their practice. Due to COVID 19 restrictions and the challenges that have come with it, the Artist Breakfast Club
What to expect when you visit The Model
Here at The Model, we were thrilled to open our doors again last week. Those who visited will have noticed some changes to the visitor experience, which we have introduced to curtail the spread of Covid-19, and to ensure that all of our visitors and staff have the safest experience
The Model announces reopening and releases a 5 minute cut of Karen Power’s no man’s land
The Model, Sligo, is set to re-open on Thursday 23 July. Adapting to the current situation due to Covid-19, the arts centre will open its award-winning building, galleries and cafe while maintaining appropriate social distancing guidelines and Covid-19 prevention protocols. The last few months have been a profoundly difficult time
The Model’s Inside Out online digital programme for kids has lit a fire of creativity in many of our young budding artists.
Freya Whitney in Leitrim tells us what she has got up to during lockdown.Her story and artwork reveal the hidden landscape and magic that can be found in the hills and woods of Lovely Leitrim. ‘I was happy to make this artwork of “the view from my window” it was
Inside Out continues with Forensic Oceanography, Rosie O’Reilly, Michael McLoughlin, and a unique intergenerational family project
The Model: Inside Out continues through May, with projects by artists Rosie O’Reilly, Clodagh Emoe, Lorenzo Pezzani, and Michael McLoughlin. We are delighted to share The Niland Collection: Inside Out on social media; our new archive The Model Talks; as well as a host of fun and colourful activities to keep children and families entertained and enlightened during