Arts News

 

"Leprechaun Lolita” Exhibition at Artmart Studios

Exhibition from Leitrim based, award winning artist Harriet Myfanwy Nia Tahany. July 10th till 17th


Photography Competition

Share your most inspiring, exciting, fun-filled photos capturing the perfect Sligo Summer moment


Culture Night Sligo 2010

Wonder and excitement will fill the streets of Sligo again this year on the 24th of September, transforming the town into a cultural wonderland for Sligo’s second Culture Night.


Launch of Dublin Contemporary 2011

Dublin Contemporary 2011 will be a major new exhibition of leading Irish and International contemporary art.


'ArtMartists' - group exhibition

The exhibition features a selection of contemporary artwork by past and future ArtMart exhibitors in conjunction with the Cairde Festival.


The Fred Conlon Contemporary Sculpture Award 2010

Sligo County Council Arts Service invites visual artists, particularly sculptors, to apply for the Fred Conlon Contemporary Sculpture Award 2010. Closing Date: Thursday 22 July 2010


The John O’Leary Fine Art Graduate Award 2010

Marilyn Gaffney from Castlepollard, Co Westmeath was announced as the award winning artist of the John O’Leary Fine Art Graduate Award which honours the late Sligo based artist and lecturer, John O’Leary.


Exhibition of work by Brigit Beemster

At Teach Bán Nua Contempory Artists Gallery, Drumcliffe, Co Sligo. 6pm to 8pm, Saturday June 12th.


Call for Submissions: exhibition, Northwest LGBT Pride

Submissions are invited from artists on the theme of 'Freedoms' for the 2010 Northwest LGBT Pride multi-media exhibition.


Lightbox Festival shines a light on Animated Film

Cinema North West and The Model are creating a dedicated Irish Animation festival in Sligo on the 19th and 20th June entitled Lightbox


Tommy Tiernan World Tour

June 2010 the mighty counties of Sligo, Leitim and Roscommon will be the stage for the peerless Tommy Tiernan the multi award winning comic


Strandhill Summerfest

Strandhill Summerfest is a weekend celebration of writing. It brings writers of all ages, beginners and advanced, together in a gentle, supportive environment where they feel safe to create new work.


“Fields of Vision” Sculpture Centre

Cross Border Arts Project in Collaboration With Ten Schools From Leitrim and Fermanagh organised by the Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim


Earagail Arts Festival 2010

The newly re-designed Earagail Arts Festival Website will go live from 2.30pm on Saturday the 5th of June


Exciting Jewellery Design Exhibition

Exciting new work by five young Irish Designers at the avant gard of innovative jewellery design


New Studio Spaces at The Old Mill

A new and exciting studio space is under way at the Old Mill on Union Street in Sligo, opening an opportunity for 20 - 24 artsist to share a 4000sq ft space.


Podcasts.ie ~ Bringing voices from Ireland to the world.

A new website delivering free audio content from Irish writers of poetry, prose and song as well as documentaries, story telling and weekly programmes on our culture, heritage and the arts.


Creative Writing

MAKE SPACE FOR YOUR SOUL AND GIVE IT A VOICE THROUGH CREATIVE WRITING' An invitation for you to offer yourself the gift of a relaxing early summer day of 'writing from your heart'.


Dublin Playback Theatre

Dublin Playback Theatre is a theatre created through a unique collaboration between performers and audience.


CIT's Arts Participation and Development Course

This experiential training course explores the role of art in development settings as well as exploring creative methodologies and approaches to exploring development and global justice issues.


The Collective Contemporary Art

Is a new development in the Irish Arts arena, which seeks to showcase the work of Irish Artists in an exhibition context, in the Industries Hall of the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin


Launch of The Caltragh Hoard

Tracy Walsh was commissioned by Sligo Local Authorities for Unravelling Developments, a series of public art commissions, curated by Joe Lee and funded by the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government Per Cent for Art Scheme.


Music for Little Mozarts

Sligo Music Education Partnership (SMEP) is a collective of Sligo based, professionally trained musicians and primary school teachers in partnership with two lead organisations Sligo Arts Service of Sligo County Council and Sligo Education Centre.


Find your “pint heaven”

Perfectpints.com website is only the beginning for a team of designers and programmers from the Northwest of Ireland.


Writing Spirit Award 2010

Writing4all is delighted to announce the 1st round shortlist for fiction and poetry in this year's Writing Spirit Award competition:


Sligo School of Landscape Painting

Mixed Media Drawing and Painting Workshops set in the stunning surroundings of Coney Island from the professional artist Neal Greig.


Studio to Rent - Sligo Town Centre

Work space available for rent to artist/ craft worker or business.


Sligo International Summer School And Jazz Festival 2010

SJP International Summer School is a unique festival of jazz, combining education, inspiration and entertainment for musicians of all ages.


Practice.ie Regional Groups: Call for artists

Practice.ie Regional Groups: Call for artists in Sligo, North Leitrim and South Donegal


Yeatsian Legacy Talks Series

Curated by Ronnie Hughes, this series of seven talks will use the arts as a means to promote an understanding of cultural difference and to share experiences and expressions of divergent cultures,beliefs and ways of living.


Kids' Own Publishing Partnership

The Practice Journal: A unique publication that aims to showcase and make visible contemporary arts practice with children and young people


Christine Mackey Website Launch

Christine Mackey is pleased to announce the launch of her website


weseeit Website Launch

Photo Journalist and Qualified Teacher of Photography Peter Wilcock and Leo Regan, Arts Education Organiser at County Sligo have jointly launched a new website for Photographers in the Sligo/Leitrim area.


The Trades Club Revival

This project is already underway on Castle Street and will open with an exhibition of memorabilia from the club's history


Broadcasting Irish Arts Now

Platform Ireland - Irelands new test channel for arts and culture.


GOODBYE I LOVE YOU, an exhibition at ArtMart Studios

GOODBYE I LOVE YOU, an exhibition by Irish artist Caroline Walshe opens in ArtMart Studios, Sligo on Saturday 12th of June at 7pm.


National Campaign for the Arts Message

So, budget 2010 is upon us, and from the feedback we're getting, the general consensus is one of relief that key resources and agencies have been maintained


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