An artists's view of the Nile Lodge area

Thu, Dec 01, 2016

THE NEIGHBOURHOOD around the Nile Lodge and Fr Griffin Road area is the subject of a new exhibition by the Galway artist Melanie McDonagh.

Artist Elena Dova - at the crossroads of three cities

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

ITALIAN ARTIST Elena Dova is currently exhibiting her striking new paintings at the Town Hall Theatre bar in a show, Crosbhóthar, that imaginatively blends the three cities in her life; Turin, Rome, and Galway.

Margaretta D’Arcy's journey to the future

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

“YOU MANIACS! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!” wails Charlton Heston's character George Taylor in that powerful and unforgettable closing shot of 1968's Planet Of The Apes.

New exhibition from artist Clodagh Kidd

Thu, Nov 17, 2016

CLAREGALWAY ARTIST Clodagh Kidd returns to the Providence Market Kitchen on the corner of Abbeygate and Augustine streets, with an exhibition of recent work.

Rita Duffy’s historico-satirical Souvenir Shop

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

TOMORROW, THE artist Rita Duffy’s inspired, witty, and thought-provoking exhibition/installation The Souvenir Shop, opens its doors in Number 9 Henry Street, in Galway’s historic West End.

Jim McKee exhibition at Ballybane Library

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

A SELECTION is the title of a new exhibition by the County Tyrone born, Clare based artist and singer-songwriter Jim McKee, featuring works ranging from landscapes to the 1916 Rising.

Evie Gaughan exhibition

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

GALWAY ARTIST Evie Gaughan's new exhibition, Flower Child, a collection of vibrant and whimsical works, is currently running at the Renzo Café, Eyre Street.

The art of 1916

Thu, Nov 10, 2016

THE ULSTER Protestant who rejected unionism in favour of Irish nationalism, and how Irish artists have interpreted the Easter Rising and WWI, will be the subject of public talks at the Galway City Museum.

TULCA 2016 opens next week

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

CITIES ARE dying. Even as more and more of people live in cities, and are dependent on them for their livelihoods, cities are becoming too expensive to live in, where the productive urban economy has disappeared.

Mary Geeleher exhibition at UHG

Thu, Oct 27, 2016

MARY GEELEHER, a former nurse in University Hospital Galway, is once more at the hospital, not as staff, but as an exhibiting artist, with her show, Symphony of Colour, featuring new and recent works.

Aida Wilde to exhibit at Design Galway

Thu, Oct 20, 2016

LONDON-BASED artist Aida Wilde, who has been a professional screen printer for 16 years, building a hand-printed clothing company ‘Brag’ and setting up a boutique and print studio in London, will exhibit at the Design Galway 2016 festival.

No easy answers as TULCA explores 'the city'

Thu, Oct 13, 2016

WHAT HAS gone wrong with our cities? And what are we going to do about it? These two questions will be explored in TULCA 2016, Galway's annual visual arts festival, and audiences can expect the answers to be unsettling.

Exhibition of an artist's year on Salthill prom

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

FOR THE past year, August 2015 to Aug 2016, I have been painting on the Prom in Salthill, in all types of weather, at all times of day and at night. My motivation was to capture images of the Prom not often represented in the various media, but at the same time real and in the moment.

New art classes from Denise Hogan

Thu, Sep 08, 2016

AWARD-WINNING Galway artist Denise Hogan is holding a new term of weekly art classes and one-day workshops in Roscam, starting the week of September 12.

The postman and the oracle

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

THE WALK and The Sibyl, a joint exhibition by artists Brian Twomey and Kristy Verenga, will be officially opened today [Friday September 2] at 8pm, in The Courthouse, in Kinvara.

Galway Print Studio Annual Members' Show

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

PRINTED MATTER, the Galway Print Studio Annual Members' Show, opens next week and promises to be an in depth exploration of printmaking in the west of Ireland.

‘Self scrutiny and laughter’ in Finnish art show

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

FRIDAY AUGUST 5 evening sees the opening of a major new exhibition at Galway Arts Centre. Bad (L)attitudes: Reassessing Finnish Femininity is a group exhibition curated by Anna McGowan, featuring the work of five leading female Finnish artists.

Art exhibitions in Galway city

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

A NUMBER of exhibitions are taking place in Galway city throughout the month of August, including shows by Helen Roberts' and Breda Fox.

Community art exhibition in Furbo

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

SEVENTEEN ARTISTS, from both the Furbo Baptist Church and wider local community, are displaying paintings, copper sculpture, wood sculpture, glass, and mixed media objects as part of a new exhibition.

The Seen and The Unseen in Kinvara

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

THE SEEN and The Unseen, an exhibition of ceramics, sculpture, painting and photography by Bláithín Ní Leannain, Catherine Dunne and William Fulford, is about to open in Kinvara.

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