BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Sligo.ie - ECPv6.17.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:Sligo.ie
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://sligo.ie
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Sligo.ie
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:Europe/Dublin
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20250330T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20251026T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20260329T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20261025T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0100
TZNAME:IST
DTSTART:20270328T010000
END:STANDARD
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:+0100
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:GMT
DTSTART:20271031T010000
END:DAYLIGHT
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260602
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260928
DTSTAMP:20260602T151243Z
CREATED:20260602T151243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T151243Z
UID:10010933-1780358400-1790553599@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Jack Butler Yeats; The Living Ginger
DESCRIPTION:Jack Butler Yeats; The Living Ginger\nFri. 6 Mar. – Sun. 27 Sep. 2026\nPlease note\, that the exhibition The Living Ginger will be temporarily closed on Friday morning\, 22nd May\, until 2.30pm.\nJack B. Yeats used the phrase “the living ginger” to describe the vital spark he believed a great painting must contain — an inner charge that animates the image beyond mere description. For Yeats\, this energy was not simply visual; it was emotional\, psychological and imaginative. It was the pulse of lived experience. \nAcross a career spanning more than seventy years\, Yeats sought out figures who embodied this vitality. Performers\, sailors\, children at play and solitary figures — characters drawn from memory and from his early life in Sligo — recur throughout his work. Rarely settled within social settings\, they often stand alone\, absorbed in their own worlds\, heightening a sense of introspection and distance. \nYeats worked primarily in watercolour between 1898 and 1910 before turning decisively to oils. Many of his central concerns first take shape during this formative period and re-emerge with renewed intensity in the later paintings. The solitary figure emerges early as a powerful device\, a means of concentrating feeling and staging inner drama. Even at this stage\, themes of displacement and heightened atmosphere are evident. A clear continuity runs between these early works and the celebrated late oils of the 1940s and 1950s. Yeats repeatedly revisited the imagery of his youth\, allowing memory to reshape and intensify earlier motifs. Simple figures reappear decades later\, transformed by colour and gesture. Their energy ignites the surface of the canvas\, while their vulnerability opens onto something universal. \nIn these characters\, Yeats was not documenting social types. He was searching for that essential spark — the living ginger. \nImage: Jack Butler Yeats; The Crest of the Hill\, 1904\, watercolour.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/jack-butler-yeats-the-living-ginger/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/jack-butler-yeats-the-living-ginger.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260602
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261128
DTSTAMP:20260602T152804Z
CREATED:20260602T152804Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T152804Z
UID:10010934-1780358400-1795823999@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Jack Butler Yeats; A Painted Universe
DESCRIPTION:Jack Butler Yeats; A Painted Universe\nSat. 15 Nov. – Sun. 27 Sep. 2026\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJack Butler Yeats (1871–1957) is one of Ireland’s most celebrated twentieth-century artists. The Niland Collection\, housed at The Model\, holds an extensive body of his work spanning the full arc of his career – from early pen-and-ink illustrations and lively watercolours\, to the expressive oil paintings that define his mature style. \nYeats belonged to one of Ireland’s most remarkable artistic families. His father\, John Butler Yeats (1839–1922)\, was a portrait painter\, while his siblings – William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)\, Susan Mary Yeats (1866–1949) and Elizabeth Corbet Yeats (1868–1940) – were all distinguished figures in literature\, art and publishing. Unlike them\, Jack spent his childhood in Sligo with his maternal grandparents\, Elizabeth and William Pollexfen. The vivid life of the town and its people left a deep and lasting impression on him. From an early age\, he was captivated by the colour and drama of everyday life – a fascination that became the foundation of his art. \nThroughout his career\, Yeats returned to the people and scenes of his youth – the sailor\, the clown\, the traveller and the balladeer\, amongst others. Over time\, these subjects came to embody universal human experience in his work. His shift to oil painting from 1910 onwards marked a turning point. The early oils\, grounded in realism\, depict ordinary lives and the social and political world of early twentieth-century Ireland. From the mid-1920s\, however\, his art grew increasingly expressive and symbolic\, as the paint itself became a means to convey emotion and transcendence. \nIn his later works – charged with pathos and intensity – familiar figures take on a metaphysical dimension\, revealing Yeats’s lifelong quest to paint not only the world he saw\, but the inner universe he felt. A Painted Universe invites visitors to encounter these presences and step into Yeats’s artistic world\, where memory\, emotion and experience are transformed into colour\, form and light.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/jack-butler-yeats-a-painted-universe/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community,Education,Family
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/jack-butler-yeats-a-painted-universe.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260925T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20260925T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150945Z
CREATED:20260602T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150945Z
UID:10010923-1790332200-1790341200@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, 10.30am – 1pm \n*No session on Fri. 22 May*\nJoin this social gathering of creative practitioners to further your drawing skills in the inspirational surroundings of The Model. With a life model in situ\, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Graphite & Easel offers a supportive and informal environment where artists of all experience levels can enjoy the challenge and focus of drawing from life. New participants are welcome. \nEasels and boards are provided\, bring your own drawing materials. \nEvery Friday\, €10 per session\, pay on arrival. \nCredit: Drawings by Catherine McGagh at Graphite & Easel\, The Model\, 2022.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/graphite-life-drawing-sessions/2026-09-25/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/graphite-easel-life-drawing-sessions.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261002T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261002T120000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150639Z
CREATED:20260602T150639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150639Z
UID:10010905-1790935200-1790942400@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Bump and Baby
DESCRIPTION:Fri. 5 Jun. 2026 \n10am – 12pm\nNew and expectant mums are invited to come and join Michelle Doherty’s Bump & Baby meet-ups on the first Friday of every month. Have a cuppa and connect with new parents in the pleasant surroundings of The Model café. Explore the gallery exhibitions\, The Niland Collection\, our early years creative spaces and feel supported as you build your community. \nMamógs (www.mamogs.ie) is a unique support network for new parents.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/bump-and-baby/2026-10-02/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Community,Family
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bump-and-baby.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261002T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261002T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150945Z
CREATED:20260602T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150945Z
UID:10010924-1790937000-1790946000@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, 10.30am – 1pm \n*No session on Fri. 22 May*\nJoin this social gathering of creative practitioners to further your drawing skills in the inspirational surroundings of The Model. With a life model in situ\, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Graphite & Easel offers a supportive and informal environment where artists of all experience levels can enjoy the challenge and focus of drawing from life. New participants are welcome. \nEasels and boards are provided\, bring your own drawing materials. \nEvery Friday\, €10 per session\, pay on arrival. \nCredit: Drawings by Catherine McGagh at Graphite & Easel\, The Model\, 2022.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/graphite-life-drawing-sessions/2026-10-02/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/graphite-easel-life-drawing-sessions.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261009T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261009T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150945Z
CREATED:20260602T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150945Z
UID:10010925-1791541800-1791550800@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, 10.30am – 1pm \n*No session on Fri. 22 May*\nJoin this social gathering of creative practitioners to further your drawing skills in the inspirational surroundings of The Model. With a life model in situ\, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Graphite & Easel offers a supportive and informal environment where artists of all experience levels can enjoy the challenge and focus of drawing from life. New participants are welcome. \nEasels and boards are provided\, bring your own drawing materials. \nEvery Friday\, €10 per session\, pay on arrival. \nCredit: Drawings by Catherine McGagh at Graphite & Easel\, The Model\, 2022.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/graphite-life-drawing-sessions/2026-10-09/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/graphite-easel-life-drawing-sessions.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261016T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261016T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150945Z
CREATED:20260602T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150945Z
UID:10010926-1792146600-1792155600@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, 10.30am – 1pm \n*No session on Fri. 22 May*\nJoin this social gathering of creative practitioners to further your drawing skills in the inspirational surroundings of The Model. With a life model in situ\, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Graphite & Easel offers a supportive and informal environment where artists of all experience levels can enjoy the challenge and focus of drawing from life. New participants are welcome. \nEasels and boards are provided\, bring your own drawing materials. \nEvery Friday\, €10 per session\, pay on arrival. \nCredit: Drawings by Catherine McGagh at Graphite & Easel\, The Model\, 2022.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/graphite-life-drawing-sessions/2026-10-16/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/graphite-easel-life-drawing-sessions.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261023T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261023T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150945Z
CREATED:20260602T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150945Z
UID:10010927-1792751400-1792760400@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, 10.30am – 1pm \n*No session on Fri. 22 May*\nJoin this social gathering of creative practitioners to further your drawing skills in the inspirational surroundings of The Model. With a life model in situ\, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Graphite & Easel offers a supportive and informal environment where artists of all experience levels can enjoy the challenge and focus of drawing from life. New participants are welcome. \nEasels and boards are provided\, bring your own drawing materials. \nEvery Friday\, €10 per session\, pay on arrival. \nCredit: Drawings by Catherine McGagh at Graphite & Easel\, The Model\, 2022.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/graphite-life-drawing-sessions/2026-10-23/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/graphite-easel-life-drawing-sessions.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261030T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261030T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150945Z
CREATED:20260602T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150945Z
UID:10010928-1793356200-1793365200@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, 10.30am – 1pm \n*No session on Fri. 22 May*\nJoin this social gathering of creative practitioners to further your drawing skills in the inspirational surroundings of The Model. With a life model in situ\, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Graphite & Easel offers a supportive and informal environment where artists of all experience levels can enjoy the challenge and focus of drawing from life. New participants are welcome. \nEasels and boards are provided\, bring your own drawing materials. \nEvery Friday\, €10 per session\, pay on arrival. \nCredit: Drawings by Catherine McGagh at Graphite & Easel\, The Model\, 2022.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/graphite-life-drawing-sessions/2026-10-30/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/graphite-easel-life-drawing-sessions.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261106T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150639Z
CREATED:20260602T150639Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150639Z
UID:10010906-1793959200-1793966400@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Bump and Baby
DESCRIPTION:Fri. 5 Jun. 2026 \n10am – 12pm\nNew and expectant mums are invited to come and join Michelle Doherty’s Bump & Baby meet-ups on the first Friday of every month. Have a cuppa and connect with new parents in the pleasant surroundings of The Model café. Explore the gallery exhibitions\, The Niland Collection\, our early years creative spaces and feel supported as you build your community. \nMamógs (www.mamogs.ie) is a unique support network for new parents.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/bump-and-baby/2026-11-06/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Community,Family
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/bump-and-baby.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261106T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261106T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150945Z
CREATED:20260602T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150945Z
UID:10010929-1793961000-1793970000@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, 10.30am – 1pm \n*No session on Fri. 22 May*\nJoin this social gathering of creative practitioners to further your drawing skills in the inspirational surroundings of The Model. With a life model in situ\, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Graphite & Easel offers a supportive and informal environment where artists of all experience levels can enjoy the challenge and focus of drawing from life. New participants are welcome. \nEasels and boards are provided\, bring your own drawing materials. \nEvery Friday\, €10 per session\, pay on arrival. \nCredit: Drawings by Catherine McGagh at Graphite & Easel\, The Model\, 2022.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/graphite-life-drawing-sessions/2026-11-06/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/graphite-easel-life-drawing-sessions.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261113T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261113T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150945Z
CREATED:20260602T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150945Z
UID:10010930-1794565800-1794574800@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, 10.30am – 1pm \n*No session on Fri. 22 May*\nJoin this social gathering of creative practitioners to further your drawing skills in the inspirational surroundings of The Model. With a life model in situ\, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Graphite & Easel offers a supportive and informal environment where artists of all experience levels can enjoy the challenge and focus of drawing from life. New participants are welcome. \nEasels and boards are provided\, bring your own drawing materials. \nEvery Friday\, €10 per session\, pay on arrival. \nCredit: Drawings by Catherine McGagh at Graphite & Easel\, The Model\, 2022.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/graphite-life-drawing-sessions/2026-11-13/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/graphite-easel-life-drawing-sessions.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261120T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261120T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150945Z
CREATED:20260602T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150945Z
UID:10010931-1795170600-1795179600@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, 10.30am – 1pm \n*No session on Fri. 22 May*\nJoin this social gathering of creative practitioners to further your drawing skills in the inspirational surroundings of The Model. With a life model in situ\, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Graphite & Easel offers a supportive and informal environment where artists of all experience levels can enjoy the challenge and focus of drawing from life. New participants are welcome. \nEasels and boards are provided\, bring your own drawing materials. \nEvery Friday\, €10 per session\, pay on arrival. \nCredit: Drawings by Catherine McGagh at Graphite & Easel\, The Model\, 2022.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/graphite-life-drawing-sessions/2026-11-20/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/graphite-easel-life-drawing-sessions.jpg
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261127T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261127T130000
DTSTAMP:20260602T150945Z
CREATED:20260602T150945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T150945Z
UID:10010932-1795775400-1795784400@sligo.ie
SUMMARY:Graphite & Easel; Life Drawing Sessions
DESCRIPTION:Every Friday\, 10.30am – 1pm \n*No session on Fri. 22 May*\nJoin this social gathering of creative practitioners to further your drawing skills in the inspirational surroundings of The Model. With a life model in situ\, you can hone your drawing skills or simply come along to enjoy drawing with others. Graphite & Easel offers a supportive and informal environment where artists of all experience levels can enjoy the challenge and focus of drawing from life. New participants are welcome. \nEasels and boards are provided\, bring your own drawing materials. \nEvery Friday\, €10 per session\, pay on arrival. \nCredit: Drawings by Catherine McGagh at Graphite & Easel\, The Model\, 2022.
URL:https://sligo.ie/event/graphite-life-drawing-sessions/2026-11-27/
LOCATION:The Model\, Sligo\, The Mall\, Sligo\, Sligo\, F91 TP20\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Arts,Community
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://sligo.ie/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/graphite-easel-life-drawing-sessions.jpg
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR