As the days are finally getting a tiny bit warmer and longer, here at The Model offices it just means one thing, we’ll be returning home to our new building very soon! A lot will have changed over the past two years at The Model, but also along The Mall.

There are people that suggest blogging is dead, but we don’t agree of course, and neither do the Irish Blog Awards who are looking for your nominations right now. There are only a few more days left to vote, but head on over and be counted. and of course if

Sligo, as most of Ireland, has been experiencing it’s coldest snap for quite some time. Last week it even meant some Model staff couldn’t make it in to the office, but thanks to broadband and emails we still had a busy week staying in touch, and even busier week ahead

As The Model offices wrap up for 2009, we would like to wish everyone a very Happy Christmas. As already blogged, we’ve had a very busy year with The Model Offsite and we hope you can join us in Sligo in 2010 for the most anticipated event of the year,

Watch Video We had a short film made in Sep of this year for some artists we’ll be working with. It’s a virtual tour of the building in progress- as it was then- and the architects impressions of the final building. There are also some great shots of Sligo town

Touch the Sky performance group invited Stravaganzato a collage party in late November, hosted at the Reverse Pedagogy exhibition, The Model Satellite. The party was facilitated by artists Mark Garry and Karl Burke. Here is what the artists had to say: Karl Burke This workshop was initiated as an initial