Arts News

 

‘CHANCE’ BY CLÉA VAN DER GRIJN

The Hamilton Gallery presents ‘CHANCE’, an exhibition of paintings and photographs by Cléa van der Grijn which opens on Thursday 2nd February at the NEW opening time of 6pm.


Cara O’Sullivan and The Degani Quartet

Con Brio presents Cara O’Sullivan and The Degani Quartet, Saturday 4 February at 8pm in The Model, Sligo


Sligo Fun Company presents ALL SHOOK UP

Sligo Fun Company presents ALL SHOOK UP, 8 - 12 February 2012 in the Hawk's Well Theatre


CSYT presents Flying Overhead Lines

County Sligo Youth Theatre presents Flying Overhead Lines 15 - 18 February 2012, 8pm The Factory Performance Space, Lower Quay Street, Sligo


'Bernadette: notes on a political journey'

'Bernadette: notes on a political journey' screening in The Model Cinema


Concert in memory of Elisabeth Gillan

Concert in memory of flautist Elisabeth (Freya) Gillan, Tuesday January 31 8pm, The Presbyterian Church, Sligo


AOIFE Festival and Events Workshop

The Model, Sligo, 2 February 2012, 10am - 5.15pm


Voices for Irish Youth Choir

The Irish Youth Choir seeks singers aged between 18 and 28 to undertake intensive training and professional development. Auditions 4th February in Mercy College Sligo.


Memories into Memoir Writing Workshop

The Creative Writer’s Workshop, founded by Irene Graham in 1991, offers a 2 day Writing Workshop to explore and discover memoir writing.


Auditions and Theatre Workshops

The Sligo Drama Circle is looking for people to audition for two plays to be performed in March.


Cathy Jordan debut album

Cathy Jordan launches her debut album All The Way Home


Like A Marble Rolled


Start the year with a bang with Samboeire

To celebrate their 7th anniversary in Sligo, Samboeire, the local community samba band are having an Open Day on Saturday 21st January from 11am to 1pm at The Model in Sligo Town.


Conor Gallagher - Made in Haiti

Exhibition of paintings, drawings, photos and video at The Atrium Gallery, Nazareth House, Sligo, opening on Friday 20 January at 6pm


Tradfest Music Congress 2012

Wednesday 25th January, Wood Quay Venue, Dublin 8, 9.00am to 5.30pm A one-day music conference specifically aimed at individuals and companies whose working interests lie within the genres of traditional music and folk music.


Hawk’s Well Theatre 30 Year Celebrations

The Hawk’s Well is celebrating 30 years of fantastic performances from professional and local theatre companies, bands, musicians, comedians and performers.


Creative Writing Classes

An exciting new course of night classes in Creative Writing will commence in Sligo on Monday nights in mid January.


Vintage Shop in Sligo

Artists interested in selling some of their pieces through a vintage style shop in Sligo may contact Mary Ann Looby for more details


Branching Out presents REACH

Saturday 10th December 2011 in The Nest, Custom House Quay (besideLower Quay Street), Sligo


MA in Education and the Arts

The Department of Arts Education and Physical Education at MaryImmaculateCollege, are offering a new MA in Education and the Arts (META) starting in January 2012.


Is there a future for the Sligo Drama Circle?

E.G.M, Sligo Drama circle premises, Market Yard, Friday 2 December 8pm


Bah Humbug Christmas Panto

Bah Humbug Christmas Panto, St Bridgid’s Hall, Tubbercurry 11th to 17th December Tickets on sale soon


Carols by Candlelight

Carols by Candlelight, Sunday 11th December at 8pm, Dominican Friary, Sligo


Sligo Baroque Christmas Concert

Sligo Baroque Christmas Concert, Friday 9th December, Methodist Church, Wine Street, Sligo at 8pm


Actors Wanted for Short Film Project

Actors Wanted for Short Film Project shooting in Sligo this winter


Wanted 7 Brides for 7 Brothers

This is a show you won’t want to miss! One of the world’s best loved musicals comes to The Mercy College Gym from Tuesday 15th to Friday 18th of November at 8.00pm.


Sligo Concert Band 21st Birthday Concert

Sligo Concert Band 21st Birthday Concert Saturday 19 November 8pm in the Southern Hotel, Sligo


Exhibition of Works

Exhibition of Works by Leo Higgins and James McCreary continues at the HAMILTON GALLERY, 4 Castle Street, Sligo from November 3rd - 26th


The Roundabout Gallery Exhibition

The Roundabout team would be delighted to welcome you for a convivial complimentary cheese and wine reception for the opening of our first themed exhibition ‘Down on the Farm’ upstairs in the gallery!


Crafts Competition Prize-Winners

2011 RDS National Crafts Competition Prize-Winners Exhibition in the Yeats Memorial Building, Sligo continues until 24th November


Sound + Vision

A festival celebrating the music film genre, 16 to 27 November 2011, The Model, The Mall, Sligo


The Three Tenors

The Three Tenors at the Hawk’s Well Theatre, Temple Street, Sligo Saturday 19 November


‘Games Without Frontiers’

The ‘Games Without Frontiers’ Public Art Project will present a giant interactive outdoor exhibition on Saturday the 29th of October in Doorly Park.


Blue Raincoat Theatre Company presents The Poor Mouth

Opening October 25th 2011 The Factory Performance Space, Quay Street, Sligo


Music Generation Sligo Recruiting for Music Tutors


How to Get Heard

Sligo Music is holding its first Industry Day on Thursday 27th October, with contributions from FMC, IMRO, Fundit, Jim Carroll, Nialler9, Una Mullally, Ger McDonnell and more...


Sligo Live

Ireland’s folk, roots and indie music festival returns for its seventh year and will present an exciting programme over 6 days over the October Bank Holiday Weekend, October 26th – 31st


Sligo Writers Launch Book

Four Sligo writers, Muireann Gallagher, Stephanie Gillen, Noreen Gormley, and Kathleen Glennon have published a new book called ‘Cornucopia’.


CraftFest Northwest 2011

Craftfest Northwest 2011 is a celebration inspired by contemporary and traditional crafts in Sligo running from 3 – 24 November


(sub) TEXT Exhibition

5 November - 23 December @ ‘room’ THE MODEL


A Little Night Music with the Cappa Ensemble

Con Brio presents A Little Night Music with the Cappa Ensemble 8pm Friday 14 October, Methodist Church, Wine Street, Sligo


Mid Life Slices

A photo-book anthology of poetry, stories and visual arts


All Ireland Poetry Day

Readings by Paula Meehan and Tony Curtis - Thursday 6th October in Sligo Central Library, Stephen Street, Sligo


Exhibition at The Hamilton Gallery

Geraldine O’Reilly, Aosdana: New Works, 6th - 29th October


Rumble Rehearsals

Rumble Rehearsals has a fully equipped rehearsal space with quality guitar and bass amps, drums, pa, mics and more


Artists Network

‘Artists Wednesday’ is a network for artists who work in Community Arts and Arts in Health settings.


Cinema North West Adaptation Festival

A weekend retrospective of films based on the works of John Le Carré


Music Industry Day

Sligo Arts Service, working with the Sligo Music sector in association with Sligo Live and The Model, is delighted to present a jam-packed Music Industry Day with panels and workshops focused on helping you to get your music out into the world, be it live or on record.


Exhibition of Paintings

Yeats Memorial Building, Sligo Opening Saturday 1st October at 5pm


The New Irish Art Project

provides a free service to visual artists showing their work of and about Ireland.


Culture Night 2011 in The Model and The Hawks Well

Friday 23rd September…Free Events and Late Opening. For more info goto The model website text or The Hawkswell


Sligo Oktoberfest

September 28th - October 2nd


Sligo Orpheus Choir

Saturday 5 November 2011, 8pm The Radisson Hotel www.sligo-orpheuschoir.blogspot.com


Dialogue Arts and Health Sessions

A series of three peer-to-peer Dialogue Sessions will take place in Galway, Cavan,Limerick and Offaly once a month in September, October and November 2011.


Sligo Baroque Festival

The new festival website is now live and contains all relevant details about this year’s programme, performer biographies and booking information.


Exhibition by artist Cléa van der Grijn

Exhibition by artist Cléa van der Grijn in the Model Studios Artists Gallery at The Model from Friday 30 September to Sunday 30 October 2011.


Exhibition by Aubrey Robinson

Exhibition of Photographs and Drawings by Aubrey Robinson in Yeats Memorial Building, Hyde Bridge, Sligo from Saturday 10 to Friday 23 September .


Exhibition by John Behan

Hamilton Gallery is delighted to host an exhibition by John Behan from 1 September to 1 October


Sligo Baroque Orchestra seeks new members

If you are interested in joining Sligo Baroque Orchestra, or want to find out more about what is involved please contact Rod Alston


Celebrity Bodhránathon for Ceoláras Coleman, Gurteen

A new and exciting celebrity event is about to be unveiled, the reverberations will be heard all over County Sligo and beyond. Vote for your local celebrity!


SligoMusic

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Helium presents The Rhyming Room at The Model

On Friday August 26th, puppeteer Helene Hugel and musician Sean Callagy will be staging The Rhyming Room at The Model, Sligo


Coleman Traditional Festival

Coleman Traditional Festival 25th August to 28th August 2011


Sligo Music to host Social Media 101

This workshop, hosted by Sligo Music, will run through why and how to use key online platforms such as twitter and facebook etc to better promote your music for free online


Prison Escapes to Feature at Sligo Gaol during Heritage Week 2011

During Heritage Week 2011, Cinema North West will screen the prison escape stories of Linda Kearns and Frank Carty in the unique setting of Sligo Gaol.


Arts along the Left Bank

Beginning 27th July Osta Café initiates its Arts along the Left Bank programme.


Gwen O’Dowd Exhibition

The Hamilton Gallery invite you to the opening of an exhibition by Gwen O'Dowd


Live@8 Trades Club Sligo

Live@8 on Tour in Sligo


Exhibitions at the Model

Exhibitions taking place in August at Room: Model Studios Artists Gallery at The Model, Sligo


Music at The Model

Austrian-German recorder consort VUENV, along with Irish Mezzosoprano Sharon Carty, present “Orfea Britannica”


Dermot O'Hara Exhibition

Dermot O'Hara Exhibition opens 8th August in the Yeats Memorial Building


Enniscrone Seaweed Festival

Enniscrone Seaweed Festival 16-18 September


Sligo Ceramic Showcase at The Cat and The Moon

Sligo Ceramic Showcase at The Cat and The Moon. Work included from Tom Callery, Ian Carty, Lynda Gault, Grainne MacLoughlin, Dave McLoughlin, Rachel Quinn and John Ryan.


Green Jobs and Sustainability: Monday 20 June, 2011

The event takes place in The Glasshouse Hotel, Sligo from 9.30am until 4.30pm on Monday 20 June, 2011. Includes talks on the opportunities within the Green Economy and free advice clinics. To book call 071 9140542.


Nick Miller: Tree House 360˚ Exhibition in USA

Nick Miller is a Sligo based, Irish artist honored in Aosdána for his contribution to the Arts in Ireland. His last New York exhibit in 2008 was described in the The Washington Post as “one of the season’s best shows.” If you have friends / colleagues in the USA, particularly in the Boston / MA area please feel free to inform them of his exhibition.


Classical Association of Ireland Summer School 2011

The Classical Association of Ireland Summer School 2011 will take place in Sligo, August 19th to 21st, 2011.


Thank You U2 ... €600,000 Funding

Music Generation, the U2 and Ireland Funds - supported National Music Education Programme, last week announced that Sligo, along with Louth and Mayo, has been selected for participation in the first round of the programme.


Job Opportunity: Practice.ie Community Manager

(FAS Graduate Scheme) Kids' Own invites applications for the position of Online Community Manager. Closing date, Thursday 26th May 2011.


Bealtaine Festival 2011

Sligo Arts Service in partnership with the HSE West and with support from the national organisation Age & Opportunity is delighted to present a wealth of free events to celebrate Bealtaine 2011, an arts festival that specifically targets older people.


Itchy Feet Trad Group "ABÚ" Video

You may be interested in a video and demonstration by Itchy Feet Promotions made for their Itchy Feet Trad Group "ABÚ" on youtube.


Arts Audiences Published New Report

Arts Audiences has published the latest audience report drawn from the Target Group Index. The Arts Attendance in Ireland report looks at attendance by artform and area.


The Poetry of Craft Exhibition

In this designated Year of Craft 2011 the Made in Sligo collective of craftspeople honour this connection in their first group exhibition - The Poetry of Craft which will run from Mon 25th July to Mon 8th August in the Yeats Building, Sligo.


love:live music 2011

love:live music / National Music Day in association with RTÉ Lyric fm and supported by The Department of Tourism Culture and Sport Friday 08 April 2011


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