100 years since Galway’s 'Night Of Terror'

Thu, Sep 10, 2020

THIS WEEK marks the centenary of one of the darkest episodes in the history of Galway as violence erupted on its streets resulting in a “night of terror” that left three young men dead.

Aerial/Sparks - an art trail on Inis Óirr

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

INIS ÓIRR, the smallest of the Aran Islands, and with a deep-rooted maritime culture, is the setting for the Aerial/Sparks Art Trail which takes place from September 11 to 27.

Darryl Vance exhibits at Galway Fringe Festival

Thu, Sep 03, 2020

OPENING TOMORROW, Friday September 4, the artist Darryl Vance will debut a new series of paintings at Galway City Gallery as part of the 2020 Galway Fringe Festival.

Art in Mind - launch of new creative hub for Galway

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

ART IN Mind, Galway’s new artist led non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting wellbeing and mental health through creative practice, will be officially launched next week.

Creation In Solitude exhibition

Thu, Aug 27, 2020

CREATIVITY IS often a solitary pursuit, but the title of this new exhibition also reflects how, despite the recent Lockdown, many artists remained creative despite the imposed 'solitude' Lockdown and social distancing demanded.

Construction begins on GIAF's Mirror Pavilion

Thu, Aug 20, 2020

MIRROR PAVILION, the 7-metre cubed mirrored structure, with an LED wall, created by the Irish artist John Gerrard, is being erected this week in the Claddagh.

Engage Art Studios to re-open

Thu, Aug 20, 2020

AFTER ALMOST six months of being closed, Engage Art Studios in Churchfields, Salthill, re-opens on Friday August 28 with a solo exhibition by Galway artist Tadhg Ó Cuirrín.

See the Mirror Pavilion in Galway and Connemara

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

MIRROR PAVILION, by the artist John Gerrard, the centrepiece of Galway International Arts Festival’s Autumn Edition programme, will be unveiled next month.

An exhibition by the coast

Thu, Aug 13, 2020

ARTISTS FROM around the Kinvara area will display new work at the Coastal Living exhibition which opens tomorrow [Friday August 14] in Kinvara Courthouse.

Exploring the Liminal Entities at Galway Arts Centre

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

THE QUIET tensions existing through and between bodies and objects, is a major theme of Liminal Entities, a new group exhibition at the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street.

TULCA Deep States exhibition re-opens

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

DEEP STATES, the inaugural exhibition of the UnSelfing Programme, presented by the TULCA festival, and commissioned by Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture, re-opens tomorrow, Friday July 31, at Nuns Island Theatre.

Exhibition at Kinvara Courthouse Gallery

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

BOÍREANN IS the title of the first exhibition to be held at the KAVA Courthouse Gallery, Kinvara, since Lockdown in March, and the more recent easing of restrictions.

Galway Cartoon Festival seeks entries for October exhibition

Thu, Jul 30, 2020

THE GALWAY Cartoon Festival, which will run from October 2 to 9, is inviting cartoonists from across the world to submit entries for this year’s festival exhibition.

An online exhibition from Oughterard

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

AIMSITHE (discovered), the third and final exhibition from the of our Oughterard Courthouse Arts Programme summer series launches online tomorrow, Friday July 24.

A creative hub in Galway - for artists, by artists

Thu, Jul 23, 2020

Art in Mind, Galway's new, artist led non-profit organisation, spanning several buildings in the Liosban Industrial Estate, is "dedicated to promoting wellbeing and mental health through creative practice".

A father-daughter collaboration

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

QUIET PLACES and Objects Trouvés, a father-daughter artistic collaboration, will be on display at Anton's Cafe, Fr Griffin Road, throughout July.

Art exhibition at Kinvara Courthouse

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

KINVARA COURTHOUSE is re-opening and tomorrow, Friday July 10, marks the first visual arts exhibition there since lockdown - Moments of Glad Grace.

An online exhibition from Oughterard

Thu, Jul 09, 2020

CUIMHNÍ (MEMORIES), a new exhibition by artists Leah Beggs and Kathleen Furey opens tomorrow, Friday July 10, as part of the Oughterard Courthouse Arts Programme.

The sounds of Kinvara - in visual art form

Thu, May 07, 2020

IT BEGAN as an idea for artists to visually interpret sounds they associated with the Kinvara area, but following the Covid-19 lockdown, the theme has become much wider.