‘Invisible Violence’ EU Grant awarded to The Model

The Model is delighted to announce that is it now one of only three recipients in Ireland to receive major EU Grant funding under the Strand 1.2.1: Cooperation projects. Director/Curator Seamus Kealy announced the news today March 1st, 2013, indicating that “it was nine months of idea generation and three

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Informal Music Afternoon

The Informal Music Afternoon is back in full swing, the first Sunday of every month in the Model’s Atrium. This has developed into a really popular Sunday afternoon, where local musicians take over the atrium to play chamber music blended together with music of other genres. Most importantly, in an

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Story-Time and Story Swap

As part of Sligo Children’s Book Festival, come along to our Story-time & Story Swap, on Sunday 3rd March from 1pm to 3pm, relax and bring your favourite book and as many as you like (or your not so favourite books!!) and swap it for another, in The Model’s specially

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The Book Factory @ The Model: Live Update

‘Wow, only two seesions are over and the energy has been exploding out of the card board walls of our fantastic Book Factory. Described as, ‘the best day ever’ by one of the kids they have been ‘oooo-ing’ and ‘aaaa-ing’ all morning with the surprise boxes of fun colours, scissors

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The Storytellers Trail

As an exciting part of Sligo’s inaugural children’s Book festival. Follow the free ‘STORYTELLERS TRAIL’ around Sligo Café‘s this Saturday, 02 March. It will kick off at 10.30am at CAFÉ FLEUR, where you can enjoy a morning treat with an exciting performance & story from our intrepid storytelling duo. Then

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BLACK ICE – advance screenings of the new Sligo-Leitrim based film

BLACK ICE is screening in The Model Cinema on Friday, 08 March at 7pm and 9pm. Sligo and Leitrim audiences have a chance to see an advance screening ahead of the film’s national release, later this Spring. Studio North West tv presents two special advance screenings of the Strandhill and

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