A day of performance in Connemara

Thu, Aug 18, 2022

Six artists will create and perform works related to the theme of Performance Ecologies during a two day event in the Inagh Valley.

Galway Arts Centre presents 2021 Turner Prize winning installation

Thu, Aug 18, 2022

Galway Arts Centre and Nuns Island Theatre are currently exhibiting the Turner Prize winning installation from the Array Collective.

Curated by Galway Arts Centre director Megs Morey, the exhibition will be shown until October 2 in both venues, and is free to attend.

Glass artist wins craft bursary

Thu, Aug 11, 2022

Mayo glass artist Laura Quinn is this year's recipient of the RDS Irish Craft Bursary 2022.

Family roots star in new sculpture exhibition

Thu, Aug 11, 2022

Copper Roots’, new sculpture by Liam Butler, Davin Butler, Lisa Butler and Ronan Butler opens tomorrow (Friday) at The Kenny Gallery, Galway.

Oughterard Courthouse Arts Programme remembers the talented Kieran Tobin

Thu, Jul 28, 2022

OCAP(Oughterard Courthouse Arts Programme) is honoured to remember renowned landscape artist Kieran Tobin in LOCKDOWN LANDSCAPES.

The members were deeply shocked and saddened to hear of Kieran’s sudden passing in March of this year. Kieran’s family have kindly agreed to go ahead with this exhibition in Kieran’s memory. Organisers hope to pay tribute and celebrate Kieran’s legacy as an artist and his generosity of spirit.

People for Others — Sara Kyne honouring those who make a difference

Thu, Jul 14, 2022

People for Others, an exhibition which pays tribute to many well-known personalities who help those in need, is running all this month at Galway Cathedral.

Tory Irvine exhibition at Oughterard Courthouse

Thu, Jul 14, 2022

OCAP Oughterard Courthouse Arts Programme will host In These Moments, a solo exhibition featuring artist Tory Irvine. opening tomorrow Friday July 15 from 7-9pm.

OUTSET — cultural hub for contemporary art and design in the west

Thu, Jul 14, 2022

Located in the heart of Galway City, a stone's throw from the famous Latin quarter and Spanish Arch ' this new cultural hub is nestled in a thriving community of shops, pubs, and restaurants, making it a perfect destination for locals and visitors alike.

Back to what they do best — Fleadh programmer relishes a return to reality

Wed, Jun 22, 2022

Compared to the past two years, this year's Galway Film Fleadh feels positively idyllic and director of programming Will Fitzgerald makes no bones about it. He was gushing with enthusiasm when we spoke this week.

John Gerard is back — with Flare

Thu, Jun 16, 2022

If you were bowled over by the Mirror Pavilion of 2020 and 2021, then prepare to be wowed by the latest from the inspirational John Gerard. His Flare [Oceania] 2022 will be unveiled on the Galway Docks this July as part of Galway International Arts Festival 2022 This exciting new work represents an ecology in hyper distress and a world faced with the existential threat of rising seas.

Podcast looks behind the scenes at Mirror Pavilion

Wed, Jun 01, 2022

If, like me, you are fascinated with the logistics of staging major and unusual events, then you will be thriled with the new podcast which looks behind the scenes at the iconic Mirror Pavilion installation which stood alone as a solitary cultural landmark in the city during the initial stages of the pandemic.

Artists undertake solar powered expedition to spark climate action through the arts

Thu, May 19, 2022

The Eco Showboat Mayfly expedition is a four-month arts voyage from Limerick to Enniskillen on the Mayfly, the flagship of the Eco Showboat project, and the first solar electric boat to make this journey. The project is the brain child of artists Anne Cleary and Denis Connolly, aka School of Looking.

This Eco Sunday, May 22, the Eco Showboat Mayfly will be moored at Portumna Castle Harbour in Portumna, County Galway for an afternoon of fascinating waterside events.

Music as science — Galway Early Music Festival is back

Wed, May 18, 2022

One of the cornerstones of the Galway cultural season, The Galway Early Music Festival – “Musica et Scientia”, May 27-29, is live and hybrid in 2022 with a dazzling programme featuring music and the stars, the harmony of the planets in their orbits, the music of mathematics and geometry, music in art, and the music at the heart of the Universe.

Return of the uke

Wed, May 11, 2022

The Galway Uke Fest is back — Showcasing unique and exciting talent from the Irish ukulele scene, the festival will run from May 20 to May 22.

Role of electronic communication studied in Declan Clarke's The Last Broadcast

Wed, Apr 20, 2022

Declan Clarke’s solo exhibition The Last Broadcast opens on 29th April at Galway Arts Centre. A special screening of the exhibition’s central work What Are the Wild Waves Saying? takes place in Galway Arts Centre’s Nuns Island Theatre at 5pm, followed by Q+A with the artist in conversation with author Emilie Pine- author of the bestseller Notes to Self and Professor of Modern Drama at UCD.

An ill wind blows good for a songwriter

Wed, Apr 13, 2022

As we headed out of the pandemic and into global unease due to the Ukrainian tragedy, the season of Lent took on fresh significance for me this year. I made my usual token gesture of giving up a few titbits like desserts and alcohol, with the mixed motive of pruning myself into physical shape.

Galway’s paper boat sets sail at last

Wed, Apr 06, 2022

Join a cast of over 100 performers on Saturday April 23 in St. Nicholas’ Church, Galway for the world premiere of Paper Boat - a community opera for Galway.

Paper Boat weaves together history, mythology and current events to tell a story of human endurance, inspired by the diverse communities who engage with the cultural and spiritual hub that is St Nicholas’ Collegiate Church, Galway.

Seamount College students host art exhibition

Thu, Mar 24, 2022

LEAVING CERT cycle students at Seamount College will be hosting an exhibition of their artwork at the Courthouse Gallery, Kinvara.

Rukmini Kelkar exhibition

Wed, Mar 16, 2022

THE ART of Rukmini Kelkar draws on both her Indian heritage and her time here in Ireland, as Galway will see at her latest exhibition in Renzo Café, Eyre Street.