Galway Mechanics Institute art exhibition

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

'CONNECTIONS WITH Galway, landscape and nature' is the theme of a series of works by Galway artists which are currently being exhhibited in the Galway Mechanics Institute in Middle Street.

Ruth McHugh’s Spectres of Modernity

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

RUTH MCHUGH'S striking new photographic exhibition, Spectres of Modernity, opens on Monday July 11 in the NUI Galway gallery, as part of Galway International Arts Festival.

Urban sketchers from across the world are coming to Galway

Wed, Jul 06, 2016

FORTY-FIVE international urban sketchers, together with their travelling companions, are coming to Galway next week to draw and sketch some of its most iconic buildings as part of the first Urban Sketching Workshop to be held in the city.

Rubbish art...that's a joy to behold

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

NOBODY WANTS rubbish on the streets or waste dumped outside buildings, but imagine if that waste was re-assembled, re-imagined, re-created into a series of colourful little beasts and monsters, that instead of making a street look shabby, actually give it vibrancy, life, and joy?

Hughie O’Donoghue and the legacy of 1916

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

DEPENDING on what part of Ireland you come from, the year 1916 means very different things. For many it means the Rising, the rebellion led by artists and intellectuals, which paved the way for Independence in 1921.

The Bretons are coming - famed pop art collective at Fringe

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

THIS YEAR'S Galway Fringe Festival visual arts programme features a special exhibition of 'rural pop art' by the celebrated Breton collective Hangar’t. The group hails from the village of Nizon, near Pont-Aven southern Brittany, an area which greatly inspired the work of Paul Gauguin.

Printmaking exhibition to open in Kinvara

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

"WHAT DO you know about fine art printmaking?" is not a question that is asked every day, but printmaking is a popular and venerable art form, and those interested in it will be excited by a new exhibition.

Brian Bourke - events to mark artist's 80th birthday

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

BRÍAN BOURKE turns 80 this year and the Galway Arts Centre will host an exhibition of his work, a concert, and a film screening to honour one of Ireland's most distinctive visual artists.

Frank O’Sullivan exhibition at Town Hall

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

FRANK O'SULLIVAN, from Effin in County Limerick, is the latest artist to exhibit at the Town Hall bar, which curator Margaret Nolan has transformed into a congenial and busy little gallery space.

Anne Mangan to exhibit new paintings

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

OIL PAINTINGS inspired by time spent living in France and Iraq will be on display in a new exhibition from the artist Anne Mangan.

126 Gallery closes, but will re-open in new location

Tue, May 31, 2016

THE 126 Gallery has had to close its Flood Street space owing to increasing rental costs, but will re-open in June to host the gallery's Annual Members Show t its new premises in St Bridget’s Place, Woodquay.

Three views on The Burren

Thu, May 26, 2016

THE BURREN, Ireland's strangest and most fascinating landscape, one of the world's finest examples of a glacio-karst landscape, is the subject of a new exhibition in The Kenny Gallery.

Mná 2016 - women of the revolution

Thu, May 26, 2016

WOMEN'S STORIES from 1916 to 2016, and their dedication to freedom, equality, and fairness, will be told in a new exhibition opening at 5.30pm, Friday May 27, in the Galway City Museum.

GTI Student Exhibition 2016

Thu, May 19, 2016

DRAWING, FURNITURE, plans for animations, and other art and craftworks will be on display from GTI art and design students, at the Dominican sports hall, behind the Claddagh Church

Ciara Nolan’s Féar - 'It’s all about a sense of place'

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE TOWN Hall Theatre bar was the location for the recent launch of the opening of artist and animator Ciara Nolan’s debut solo show, Féar (grass), comprising prints of images from Nolan's short animated film of the same name.

Paula Vallar Garate art exhibition

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE ARTIST Paula Vallar Garate will exhibit a series of her illustrations at her new exhibition in the Galway City Library, the official opening of which is this evening at 6pm.

Denise Hogan - new art classes

Thu, May 05, 2016

THE AWARD winning Galway artist Denise Hogan will host a new mini-term of art classes, starting May 10, as well as a series of one-day workshops in oils, watercolours, and glasspainting.

Exhibition to explore Galway's revolution

Thu, Apr 28, 2016

OUTSIDE OF Dublin, County Galway saw the most significant action of the 1916 Rising, and Galway's role in 1916, as well as the War of Independence and the Civil War, will be examined in a major new exhibition.

Lámh For Life photo exhibition

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

ALMOST 50 photographs, highlighting the use of Lámh, a sign system used by those with intellectual disability and communication needs in Ireland, is currently on display in the Eyre Square Shopping Centre.

An art exhibition to support MADRA

Thu, Apr 21, 2016

THE ARTIST Aine Doherty is currently exhibiting her latest paintings in the Renzo Café Gallery, Eyre Street, and 10 per cent of all sales will be donated to dog charity MADRA.

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