Looking Forward, Looking Back presents an opportunity for visitors to explore new acquisitions, alongside some much loved favourites, from Sligo Municipal Art Collection. The Niland Collection was founded by former Sligo County Librarian Nora Niland in 1960, and was carefully cultivated by Niland from then until her retirement in 1979. Niland’s vision was to establish a […]

This exhibition opens on Sat. 16 March. To mark the occasion, The Model is delighted to present a public conversation between Marianne Keating and Miguel Amado at 4pm, followed by a drinks reception at 5pm. 2pm   |  Galleries Opening 4pm   |  Marianne Keating in Conversation with Miguel Amado 5pm   |  Drinks Reception This solo exhibition […]

To celebrate Bealtaine The Model are offering an informal tour of The Niland Collection Looking Forward, Looking Back. Taking one work as it’s starting point, you are invited on a creative journey around the gallery, followed by brunch in The Model’s café.

The Sligo Wave Tinka Bechert / Daniel Chester / Patrick Collins / Barrie Cooke / Patricia Doherty / Patrick Hall / Ronnie Hughes / Hazel McCrann / Seán McSweeney / Nick Miller / Cormac O’Leary / Andy Parsons / Emma Stroude / Cléa van der Grijn / Lorna Watkins / Jack Butler Yeats ‘There is […]

Presented in partnership with Cairde Sligo Arts Festival Curated by Dr. Julie Brazil The Wandering Gaze presents a collection of images relative to Travelling people in the work of Jack Butler Yeats. Highlighting Yeats’ keen observations of diversity amongst nomadic groups within Irish society in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the exhibition includes sketchbook drawings, […]

Presented in partnership with Cairde Sligo Arts Festival as part of the Hereditas Project Participating artists: Chloe McDonagh, Dave McDonagh, Francesca Hutchinson, Leanne McDonagh, Phien O’Phien and Tommy Rhattigan. Bafushia is a word from the Traveller Cant language that conveys a physically-bound term of forward movement. The exhibition title arose while exploring Jack Butler Yeats images of Travellers with Oein DeBhairduin and participants […]

Stigma Damages is a solo exhibition by Michele Horrigan, known for her ongoing investigations into heavy industry in Ireland and the environmental impacts involved in the global production of aluminium. This is Horrigan’s most substantial presentation on the topic to date, with new video artworks, unearthed archival documents and found objects placed across five gallery spaces […]

With opening speech by John Turpin, President of the Friends of The National Collections of Ireland. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland (FNCI), The Model presents a unique selection of artworks gifted to The Niland Collection from the 1960s to the present day. […]