Success in The Shed

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Close to seventy people found their way down a country road in Derrykeel for the opening of Three Palettes, the first exhibition at The Shed.

For the Love of Gort

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Creatives from Gort Arts will host their third annual member exhibition, opening this Saturday, September 19, in the Michael Kennedy Pottery Studio.

New art space interrogates landscape

Thu, Sep 17, 2026

Taking place at the newly opened Satellite Projects & Studios on Fr Griffin Place, folús will add to Galway’s growing visual arts scene, bringing together a diverse group of artists and writers for an exhibition centred on the histories, mythologies and possible futures embedded in landscape.

Late night at the museum

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

The thirtieth anniversary showing of a seminal TV documentary, live music and explaining a unique flag display will all form part of this month’s evening entertainments at Galway City Museum on Thursday, September 24.

Porcelain expresses fragility of loss for Tuam survivors

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

The sacred site of Knockma Hill overlooks the plains of Tuam where St Mary's Mother and Baby Home operated from 1925 to 1961, and its survivors have sited their experiences on it through the ancient art of shaping clay.

EU presidency offers chance to exhibit Galway’s arts

Thu, Sep 10, 2026

A special Made in Galway showcase will be the city and county’s contribution to Cultúr 2026, the official cultural programme of Ireland’s current Presidency of the European Union.

Wild art in Oughterard

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

The Wild Things is a solo exhibition from contemporary Irish artist Cat Coogan who lives in Oughterard.

Connemara central to new exhibition

Thu, Sep 03, 2026

The exhibition marks the return of Marjoram’s work to The Kenny Gallery, celebrating the life and legacy of an artist who passed in 2024, but whose paintings continue to resonate with lovers of the Irish landscape.

Galway artist shortlisted for the AIB Portrait Prize 2026

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

Enda Burke, an artist from Galway city, has been shortlisted for the AIB Portrait Prize alongside 25 other artists from across the country with his photograph Dad and Elvis.

Dig into Galway’s literary and cultural history at the Autumn Gathering

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

The Lady Gregory-Yeats Autumn Gathering breaks fresh ground this year with a new website, theme and leadership.

Making waves: new bilingual booklet celebrates Inis Meáin’s rich coastal heritage

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

A new bilingual booklet featuring previously undocumented folklore about the island’s rich coastal heritage was launched officially this week on Inis Meáin, the middle of the three Aran islands.

Cladaí Inis Meáin (The Shores of Inis Meáin) is a practical field guide which explores local traditions, names, and stories about the seaweeds and seashells found on the island’s rocky shores, featuring details about seaweed harvesting, local proverbs, children's rhymes, unique names heard only on Inis Meáin, as well as ecological information about the island’s coastal biodiversity.

New Galway choir Meitheal calls on the community to raise its voice

Thu, Aug 27, 2026

Meitheal, a brand new community chamber choir from the Galway arts collective Unhinged, is now welcoming singers of all abilities to join. Under the artistic direction of Oran Tobin, the choir will create unaccompanied choral music rooted in Irish place, myth and living tradition, and it is looking for voices from across the community to bring it to life.

New Galway choir Meitheal calls on the community to raise its voice

Thu, Aug 13, 2026

Open to everyone aged eighteen and over, Meitheal asks for no previous singing experience. Just a willingness to learn, a love of Irish music and culture, and a desire to be part of something that gives back.

City architect will curate Irish pavilion in Venice

Thu, Jul 30, 2026

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan, announced the selection of Emmet Humphreys and Nathalie Weadick, on behalf of Galway City Council, as the curators to represent Ireland at the 20th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice - a global platform for structure and design.

Earthy art in Oughterard

Thu, Jul 30, 2026

The fourth and final exhibit of the season, “Work From Two Studios”, featuring Brian Bourke and Jay Murphy, will open on July 31 at the courthouse.

PorterShed celebrates decade of local art

Thu, Jul 16, 2026

‘Embers’, the exhibit, will bring together 10 artists who have shown work at PorterShed since it opened. Each artist will present work in their own preferred style, creating a retrospective of creativity, diversity and artistic talent.

Oughterard exhibit explores links between people and places

Thu, Jul 16, 2026

Opening July 17 at 7pm, the new show is titled Túath, the old Irish word from Brehon law era, meaning territory as well as the people who live there. Three Connacht-based artists will explore the shifting dynamics between person and place with their own questions, influences, and materials.

Sculpture that interrogates History

Thu, Jul 02, 2026

In Deviations, John Rainey presents sculptures drawn from three bodies of work produced between 2021 and 2026: Slip Tank, Errors and Retrofits.

Wests awake

Thu, Jul 02, 2026

Poet Mary O’Malley will open the Wests’ exhibition Fold at 3pm as the second exhibition of this year’s Oughterard Courthouse Summer Arts Programme (OCAP)