The postman and the oracle

Thu, Sep 01, 2016

THE WALK and The Sibyl, a joint exhibition by artists Brian Twomey and Kristy Verenga, will be officially opened today [Friday September 2] at 8pm, in The Courthouse, in Kinvara.

Galway Print Studio Annual Members' Show

Thu, Aug 11, 2016

PRINTED MATTER, the Galway Print Studio Annual Members' Show, opens next week and promises to be an in depth exploration of printmaking in the west of Ireland.

‘Self scrutiny and laughter’ in Finnish art show

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

FRIDAY AUGUST 5 evening sees the opening of a major new exhibition at Galway Arts Centre. Bad (L)attitudes: Reassessing Finnish Femininity is a group exhibition curated by Anna McGowan, featuring the work of five leading female Finnish artists.

Art exhibitions in Galway city

Thu, Aug 04, 2016

A NUMBER of exhibitions are taking place in Galway city throughout the month of August, including shows by Helen Roberts' and Breda Fox.

Community art exhibition in Furbo

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

SEVENTEEN ARTISTS, from both the Furbo Baptist Church and wider local community, are displaying paintings, copper sculpture, wood sculpture, glass, and mixed media objects as part of a new exhibition.

The Seen and The Unseen in Kinvara

Thu, Jul 28, 2016

THE SEEN and The Unseen, an exhibition of ceramics, sculpture, painting and photography by Bláithín Ní Leannain, Catherine Dunne and William Fulford, is about to open in Kinvara.

Creative Wave - GMIT student and graduate exhibition

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

GALWAY BASED Swedish artist Cecilia Danell is among those exhibiting at Creative Wave, a show of work by GMIT students and graduates, running in the Galway City Museum.

Catherine Fleming's Anonymous exhibition

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

ANONYMOUS IS the title of the latest exhibition from County Galway artist Catherine Fleming, where the artist has been inspired to create new works based on a series of poems.

Two exhibitions from Yvonne King

Thu, Jul 21, 2016

TWO EXHIBITIONS by the County Galway artist Yvonne King are currently on show - one in Galway city, the other in Connemara - with both displaying the full range of her diverse talent.

The Savage Loves His Native Shore

Tue, Jul 19, 2016

DIALYSIS PATIENTS in Galway, and the nursing staff who look after them, have created a fascinating exhibition for this year's Galway International Arts Festival - The Savage Loves His Native Shore.

The colourful world of two artists called Callaghan

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

MALAYSIAN BORN Australian artist Stef Callaghan and County Antrim's George Callaghan are known for their vibrant, colourful, and distinctive style of painting, and Galway will be able to see both exhibit together.

Galway Mechanics Institute art exhibition

Thu, Jul 14, 2016

'CONNECTIONS WITH Galway, landscape and nature' is the theme of a series of works by Galway artists which are currently being exhhibited in the Galway Mechanics Institute in Middle Street.

Ruth McHugh’s Spectres of Modernity

Thu, Jul 07, 2016

RUTH MCHUGH'S striking new photographic exhibition, Spectres of Modernity, opens on Monday July 11 in the NUI Galway gallery, as part of Galway International Arts Festival.

Urban sketchers from across the world are coming to Galway

Wed, Jul 06, 2016

FORTY-FIVE international urban sketchers, together with their travelling companions, are coming to Galway next week to draw and sketch some of its most iconic buildings as part of the first Urban Sketching Workshop to be held in the city.

Rubbish art...that's a joy to behold

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

NOBODY WANTS rubbish on the streets or waste dumped outside buildings, but imagine if that waste was re-assembled, re-imagined, re-created into a series of colourful little beasts and monsters, that instead of making a street look shabby, actually give it vibrancy, life, and joy?

Hughie O’Donoghue and the legacy of 1916

Thu, Jun 30, 2016

DEPENDING on what part of Ireland you come from, the year 1916 means very different things. For many it means the Rising, the rebellion led by artists and intellectuals, which paved the way for Independence in 1921.

The Bretons are coming - famed pop art collective at Fringe

Thu, Jun 23, 2016

THIS YEAR'S Galway Fringe Festival visual arts programme features a special exhibition of 'rural pop art' by the celebrated Breton collective Hangar’t. The group hails from the village of Nizon, near Pont-Aven southern Brittany, an area which greatly inspired the work of Paul Gauguin.

Printmaking exhibition to open in Kinvara

Thu, Jun 09, 2016

"WHAT DO you know about fine art printmaking?" is not a question that is asked every day, but printmaking is a popular and venerable art form, and those interested in it will be excited by a new exhibition.

Brian Bourke - events to mark artist's 80th birthday

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

BRÍAN BOURKE turns 80 this year and the Galway Arts Centre will host an exhibition of his work, a concert, and a film screening to honour one of Ireland's most distinctive visual artists.

Frank O’Sullivan exhibition at Town Hall

Thu, Jun 02, 2016

FRANK O'SULLIVAN, from Effin in County Limerick, is the latest artist to exhibit at the Town Hall bar, which curator Margaret Nolan has transformed into a congenial and busy little gallery space.

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