Packed Spring programme of events at The Model in Sligo
A number of organisations and groups around Sligo are gearing up a busy Spring with a jam-packed programme of events at The Model, including film music, art and culture. There will also be talks, tours, secondary school films and some up-and-coming artists who will have their work on display. Speaking…
The Model launches new series in celebration of Jack B. Yeats
The Model arts centre in Sligo has launched a new series of podcasts and radio plays to celebrate the work of Jack B. Yeats. The six-episode series, titled Encounters with Jack B Yeats, began this week to mark the 150th Anniversary of the artists birth and is curated by The…
The Model in Sligo to reopen on June 3rd with special Jack B. Yeats exhibition
The arts has been one of the worst hit sectors by the pandemic restrictions but at last there’s now a chink of light at the end of the tunnel, something signalled by the reopening of The Model in Sligo on Thursday June 3rd. The reopening will feature a very special…
The Model in Sligo reopens tomorrow, Thursday
One of the north west’s major arts centres reopens tomorrow following the lifting of Covid-19 Level 5 restrictions. The Model will welcome people again into its galleries and there is no need to book ticket. Emer McGarry, director of The Model, says people should come through the entrance on The…
Hopes that Jack B. Yeats items will be on display in The Model in Sligo
There are hopes that a treasure trove of newly-discovered items by the artist Jack B Yeats will be on public display in The Model Arts Centre in Sligo as soon as it opens again, hopefully early next year. The items were given to The Model two years ago by a…
Yeats anniversaries commemorated in Sligo
Two Yeats anniversaries were commemorated in Sligo at the weekend. The 79th anniversary of the death of W B Yeats was marked on Sunday evening with a celebration of his works through poetry, musicand song in Drumncliffe Church, beside where the Nobel Prize-winning poet is buried. The commemoration was organised…