Taking time to observe the birds

Mon, Jun 07, 2021

THROUGHOUT THE Covid-19 pandemic, and the unprecedented demands and strain it has put on health workers, one woman found respite through watching birdlife.

Exhibition to explore Irish women’s fight for bodily autonomy

Thu, Jun 03, 2021

LITTLE MORE than two years on from the State’s historic vote to repeal the controversial 8th Amendment, a new exhibition at the Galway Arts Centre will examine societal and religious attempts to suppress reproductive rights in Ireland.

JUMP ST-ART - KAVA returns with an exhibition of short films

Thu, May 27, 2021

JUMP ST-ART, a visual arts event to mark the re-opening of the Kinvara Courthouse art gallery space, takes place this weekend and next.

Lockdown with family inspires award winning photo exhibition

Thu, May 20, 2021

BRIGHT COLOURS, kitsch, a nostalgia for the least worst aspects of 1980s Ireland, and parents doing things not normally expected of parents - this is the new exhibition from Galway photographer, Enda Burke.

Artist Residency announced for Jackie Clarke Museum Decade Of Centenaries

Thu, May 13, 2021

Mayo County Council’s Arts Service in partnership with the Jackie Clarke Museum, is delighted to announce the recipient of the Decade of Centenaries Artist Residency.

Mural unveiled in Athenry which changes along with the weather

Thu, Apr 22, 2021

'Changing States', a vibrant new street mural in Athenry, which changes colour depending on the weather, was unveiled this week.

Mirror Pavilion goes on display in South Korea

Thu, Apr 01, 2021

JOHN GERRARD'S Mirror Pavilion, the key artwork of the Galway International Arts Festival 2020, is now on display at the 2021 Gwangju Biennale in South Korea, one of Asia’s leading visual arts events.

Donnacha Quilty exhibition at Anton's Café

Thu, Mar 18, 2021

THE COASTAL landscapes of Donnacha Quilty combine atmosphere, with a striking blend abstract motifs and representational art.

Páraic Breathnach retires from Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Feb 11, 2021

Páraic Breathnach, one of the leading figures in the Galway arts scene, has announced his retirement as managing director of the Galway Arts Centre.

Ballinasloe inspires new audio-visual artwork

Thu, Jan 07, 2021

BALLINASLOE, AND its surroundings, are the inspiration behind a new audio visual work, Zones of Transit, created by two east Galway artists, and which will be launched next week.

Drawings from around the world

Thu, Jan 07, 2021

SIXTY ARTISTS from around the world, presenting drawings on A5 sized paper, created during the Covid-19 pandemic, will make up The Drawing Box exhibition.

Calling all young Galway nature photographers

Thu, Jan 07, 2021

THE GALWAY City Council Children’s Nature Photography Competition deadline has been extended to January 28, and is open to all young people 16 and under living in Galway City.

Staying Local - the exhibition

Tue, Dec 22, 2020

SEVEN ARTISTS, from three different parts of Galway, are currently exhibiting paintings, prints, and drawings in oil, acrylic, gouache, ink, and charcoal, in Anton’s Café, Fr Griffin Road.

New exhibition at Renzo Café

Tue, Dec 22, 2020

DAVID MCLOUGHLIN, an artist, illustrator, and animator based in Galway, is currently exhibiting his work at the Renzo Café on Eyre Street.

New exhibition from Jin Yong

Thu, Dec 03, 2020

JIN YONG, the Galway based, Chinese artist, whose work is noted for its strong, and striking use of colour and imaginative depictions of animals, is currently exhibiting in the Renzo Café, Eyre Street.

Lions Club to auction work by leading Galway artist

Thu, Dec 03, 2020

An atmospheric landscape by Joan Hogan, one of Galway’s leading artists, will be auctioned by the Lions Club tomorrow.

Oughterard virtual artwork market

Thu, Nov 26, 2020

AN ONLINE art market takes place tomorrow evening in Galway, with work by more than 20 artists available to purchase.

Artworks to be projected onto city buildings for Science Week

Thu, Nov 12, 2020

Comerford House at the Spanish Arch, along with public buildings in Westside and Ballybane, will become canvasses for works by artists Karen Conway and Cleary Connolly, as part of Science Week.

Enable Ireland seeks wild atlantic art

Thu, Nov 05, 2020

Enable Ireland is appealing to artists to donate art pieces inspired by the wild Atlantic coast for its upcoming charity sale.

The national charity is holding an online art sale in November and is seeking donations from artists based along Ireland’s Atlantic way in the counties of Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, Leitrim, and Donegal. Pieces created by artists based outside this area (that are related to the Atlantic coast) are also welcome.

‘Turning Galway into an exhibition’

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

THE FIRST in a series of exhibitions under the Government’s art and culture ‘Getting Through Covid-19 Together’ campaign opens in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre from today, Thursday October 15.

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