New art exhibition space opens at O’Briens Sandwich Bar
Thu, Mar 03, 2011
O’BRIENS SANDWICH Bar in Liosban has just opened a new art exhibition space and will now be displaying artworks as well as serving food.
“Having given the store a complete make over we wanted to provide a space for artists to exhibit their work,” said new space owner Aonghus McGuinness. “We approached Artspace who are based in Liosban and we were delighted Isabelle Gaborit wanted to get the project off the ground with a selection of her work.”
Read more ...New exhibition at city museum
Thu, Mar 03, 2011
SIMPLE TO The Complex, a exhibition of new drawings by Maeve Callanan and Charlotte Kelly opens at the Galway City Museum on Saturday at 2pm.
Read more ...Print exhibition at Ard Bia
Thu, Feb 24, 2011
PRINT DESIGN artist Eimearjean McCormack is currently displaying a collection of her works in the Ard Bia restaurant at Nimmo’s.
Read more ...Múscailt arts exhibitions
Thu, Feb 03, 2011
ÁRAS NA Mac Léinn in NUI, Galway is to be transformed into an art gallery during the Múscailt arts festival, which runs from Monday February 7 to Saturday 12.
Read more ...New exhibition at 126 gallery
Thu, Feb 03, 2011
STAGED AND Screened, a solo exhibition by British artist James Brooks will be offically opened in the 126 gallery, Queen Street, tonight at 7pm.
Read more ...MART seeks public support for American exhibition
Thu, Jan 20, 2011
THE GALWAY based art organisation MART is seeking support and donations from the public for a major exhibition to showcase Irish artists’ work in the USA.
Read more ...Major exhibition to celebrate a decade of Rosie McGurran
Thu, Jan 20, 2011
THE GATHERING, a major exhibition by the artist Rosie McGurran, celebrating her work over the last decade, opens at the Galway Arts Centre next week.
A native of Belfast, McGurran has been living in Roundstone, Connemara, for several years. Roundstone’s idyllic scenery has been influential in the development of McGurran’s work and her paintings are inspired both by the area’s fishing and its landscape.
Read more ...Expect ‘dynamic and engaging’ exhibitions in 2011
Thu, Dec 23, 2010
A DYNAMIC and engaging arts programme awaits the Galway public in 2011 as the Galway Arts Centre has prioritised staying open and accessible regardless of next year’s budget cuts.
Read more ...Christmas art exhibition
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
THE SECOND annual exhibition by students of Geraldine Folan‘s painting classes takes place in the Clybaun Hotel.
Read more ...University Hospital Galway art exhibition
Thu, Dec 09, 2010
ARTWORK CREATED by Galway University Hospitals staff will be exhibited at the eighth Art@work exhibition in the University Hospital Galway.
Read more ...Terry Smith exhibition
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
A FOURS, an exhibition of sketches by local artist Terry Smith will open in the Ballybane Library this weekend.
The exhibition features sketches in pencil, pastel, and watercolour and runs from this Saturday until Friday December 31. It can be viewed during library opening hours, Tuesdays to Saturdays, from 11am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm.
Read more ...Debut solo exhibition from Sean McCormack
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
SKY WATER Land, the debut solo exhibition from Galway photographer, Sean McCormack, will be officially opened today at 5.30pm in the 8 Cafe at the Galway City Museum.
Read more ...Woodturning exhibition at Ballybane Library
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
AN EXHIBITION of work by the Galway Chapter of the Irish Woodturners Guild is currently on show in the Ballybane Library.
“Galway has a vibrant group of wood turners. We meet twice a month, hold competitions, demonstrations, and encourage wood crafts,” says George Anderson, secretary of the Galway Chapter of the Irish Woodturners Guild.
Read more ...Thelma Mansfield to exhibit at Kenny’s
Thu, Dec 02, 2010
FOR YEARS Thelma Mansfield was the face of afternoon TV in Ireland, but over the last 10/15 years, she has become better known as an artist.
Read more ...Joshua tree region inspires TULCA exhibition
Thu, Nov 18, 2010
THE JOSHUA Tree Desert in Southern California is one of the most iconic places in the USA. Gram Parsons died there and U2 named an album after it.
Now the desert has inspired American artist Andrea Zittel’s latest exhibition Sufficient Self, which will be shown in the Galway Arts Centre, Dominick Street, as part of the TULCA visual arts festival.
Read more ...TULCA exhibition to ask ‘Do we have this in common?’
Thu, Nov 11, 2010
AS YOU walk around Galway city this month, you might notice some strange and slightly surreal images have been erected around the bus and bicycle shelters at Eyre Square and the Spanish Arch.
Read more ...Submissions sought for exhibitions
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
GALWAY ARTISTS are being invited to submit work for a number of exhibitions that will be taking place in Galway next month.
Read more ...New exhibition at Kenny’s
Thu, Oct 28, 2010
BLUE DOOR Studio is the title of a new exhibition which opens in The Kenny Gallery, Liosbán, this Saturday at 2pm.
Read more ...New Philip Lindey exhibition in Norman Villa
Thu, Oct 07, 2010
THE INIMITABLE Philip Lindey unveils an exhibition of new paintings at Salthill’s Norman Villa gallery tomorrow evening.
Read more ...A feast of exhibitions at Clifden
Thu, Sep 02, 2010
IF YOU are in Clifden later this month, you will discover that almost everywhere you go in the town there will be an art exhibition on display.
Clifden Arts Week 2010 takes place from September 16 to 26 and during that time leading and emerging Irish artists will be showing their works in the ‘capital’ of Connemara.
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