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.

Galway artist Pádraic Reaney to represent Ireland in major UN exhibition

Thu, Oct 15, 2020

Galway artist Pádraic Reaney has been selected to represent Ireland in a major international exhibition to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations.

New exhibition at Renzo Café

Thu, Oct 08, 2020

THE WORK of two very different Galway artists - Geraldine O'Rourke and Sacha Hutchinson - is currently on display at the Renzo Café on Eyre Street.

Joe Geoghan - a retrospective at Art In Mind

Tue, Sep 29, 2020

JOE GEOGHAN, one of Galway's most respected photographers, will be marking a career spanning five decades, when a retrospective on his work goes on display in Art In Mind.

A global environmental exhibition in Kinvara

Thu, Sep 24, 2020

WHAT WOULD happen if there was a call for artists from around the globe to make a work about creativity and environmental crisis, and the only rule was that the artwork had to be the size of a postcard and mailed to Kinvara?

Have you been to the GIAF gallery?

Thu, Sep 17, 2020

THE GALWAY International Arts Festival Gallery - located in the An Post network of buildings just off William Street - is open until Saturday September 26.

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