Meet our volunteers: Celine
For a number of years Celine was flying high working in the airline industry. Having both travelled and worked aplenty, she decided it was time for a career break to explore other things that are important to her – including art. *Why did you choose to volunteer at The Model:*
Lots going on at The Model this week
This will be a most dynamic week at The Model. On Wednesday, we are re-opening The Model Café with its new operator, Gary Stafford, from “Lyons’ Café”:http://www.garystafford.com/. This operation will be serving coffee, snacks, lunches, drinks and provide sustenance not only to the punters coming out to Model exhibitions, but
One more week to see ‘become’ by local artist Frank Conway
become, a film portrait by Frank Conway of influential Sligo sculptor Fred Conlon, filmed six weeks before he died from a brain tumour in 2005, closes at The Model on Saturday, April 2nd. become has drawn local and national visitors to this showcase of Sligo artist Frank Conway’s work. Informed
IFTA award-winning director Juanita Wilson to attend special screening at The Model
The harrowing and tragic, award-winning movie ‘As If I Am Not There’ will be screened at The Model Cinema from March 30th – April 1st. ‘As If I Am Not There’ tells the story of a young woman from Sarajevo whose life is shattered the day a young soldier walks
On the film “Howl”
I watched Howl last night with a little bit of trepidation, as I had read Ginsberg, Borroughs and Kerouac obsessively in my early twenties and was afraid that this film would make that fascinating period of the Beat Generation too pretty, but it has to be said that this is
Our exciting series of talks for The Ruby Blue Social Club
Our programme of exciting talks for “The Ruby Blue Social Club”:https://themodel.ie/education/the-ruby-blue-social-club;,our educational programme for over 55s and friends, continues this month with a feast of Yeats events. For the festival of Bealtaine in May, the month that celebrates creativity in older people, we have a talk from Stella Mews on