The first Critical Run kicks off events The Model

We’re not open quite yet, but the first events as part of Dorm kicked off this afternoon with a Critical Run with Danish Artist Thierry Geoffroy. This run was for local artists and we had a great turn out, especially from the fine art department, lecturers included, from IT Sligo.

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Blog a bed this weekend at Dorm

We are delighted to announce a very exciting competition for bloggers. As you may know, this weekend The Model reopens its doors following a two year redevelopment which has seen the centre increase in size by a third. The new Model is now home to a separate restaurant and coffee

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The Model, Sligo.

The Very Model of a Modern Arts Centre

A piece about The Model by Declan Cashin from today’s Irish Independent in the Review As opening night pitches go, ‘come and sleep with us’ is certainly one to grab the attention. That’s exactly the proposition that the Model arts centre in Sligo is giving to the public during its

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The Model, Sligo.

New Music and Volcanoes

Well, we have our first event under our belt at The Model and it was something of a baptism of fire, not least of all due to the Volcano in Iceland that erupted on Wednesday night and threatened to halt the festival all together. The event was The Sligo New

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The Model, Sligo.

Gavin Bryars unable to come to Sligo

It is with great regret that we announce that composer Gavin Bryars is unable to come to The Sligo New Music Festival this weekend as planned. Unfortunately the drift of volcanic ash from Iceland has caused the closure of UK airspace for the past two days, and looks set to

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The Model seeks joggers, communities and cat lovers

Three artist groups will work with the Sligo public in the lead up to The Model’s re-opening exhibition; Dorm. “The artists’ projects range from the humorous to the political, and will involve people of all backgrounds to participate”, announced The Model Director Seamus Kealy. French artist Thierry Geoffroy will be

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