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.

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.

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