‘Silent Frames’ leaves for MASS MoCA
At the end of the month we shall be saying goodbye to the imposing artwork that has made its home in the gallery atrium for many months. ‘Silent Frames’ (oil on linen, 2011) was created by our former artist in residence (summer 2011) Etienne Zack. ‘Silent Frames’ was painted on
Two film reviews – ‘Martha Marcy May Marlene’ & ‘Margaret’
Martha Marcy May Marlene is a dark indie film in a similar vein to last year’s Winter’s Bone. The narrative of the film is unreliable, with unexpected flashbacks disrupting the sequence of events; these show a young mind in trouble, reflecting the fragmented memory of the main character. Our Cinema
Margaret
Upon first hearing about, Margaret, I did my usual research; who is writer? who is in it, who is directing and what’s it about? The story itself revolves around 17-year-old Lisa Cohen (Anna Paquin), a high school student living in New York who feels certain that she inadvertently caused a
Young Adult
Young Adult stars Charlize Theron as Mavis Gary, a 37 year old writer for a teen book series and the movie is about her struggle with her so called, glory days. I think I can safely say that most of us hit a certain age when we say that school
The Niland Collection on Tour
If you missed it the first time around, you now have another chance to see our recent exhibition ‘Norah McGuinness: Illustrations to the Stories of Red Hanrahan’. The Model is delighted to present this exhibition, drawn from The Niland Collection, in Roscommon Arts Centre, in collaboration with the lovely people
Launch night of Double Vision, an exhibition by Young Curators
It is a rare opportunity for young people to get in real contact with an art collection, gain experience working as a curator and to learn about collections and collecting. This is what the Sligo/Antrim Young Curators cross boarder project did. The group curated an interactive social history exhibition; which