The Model will be celebrating Culture night 2016 in its usual elegant fashion. For you, our dear public, we are presenting and playing host to some top-notch events and workshops. Where to begin with this list of heart- racing affairs is this bloggers first world problem of the day. The celebrations kicks off at 5pm on Friday the 16th of September and end roughly at 10pm. During these hours you will be enthralled, baffled and entertained by the following acts and exhibitions:
The Miniature Theatre at The Model presents a magical evening of story-telling!
5.00pm – 7.15pm
The Model has commissioned Wayne O’Connor, a local illustrator to develop a unique set-design for this year’s Oiche Cultur children’s event. O’Connor, a talented Sligo- based artist, has been busy working on original artwork and set-design for the miniature theatre that will animate The Model’s bi-lingual storytelling event, Cití Cailleach, taking place from 5pm on Culture Night, the 16th of September.
The set was inspired by both “The Toy Theatre,” by Jack B. Yeats and his well-documented love of Victorian theatre. The notorious artist, who lived in Devon in the early 1900’s, crafted miniature theatre’s to keep the local children entertained. For more info, click here.
Jack B Yeats; Painted Universe – Exhibition
5.00pm – 10.00pm
While still on the topic of Jack B. Yeats, I thought it only fitting that “Painted Universe” come next on the agenda. “Painted Universe” is an exhibition that charts Yeats’ development from his earliest pen & ink illustrations to his last great, epic oils. This exhibition allows us to study Yeats’ oeuvre, revealing his abiding interest in people. Often depicted as ‘everymen’ or as archetypes of a particular emotion or characteristic, the figures of the clown, the singer, the sailor, the street seller, and the wayfarer were reoccurring characters throughout his work. Unfortunately, all good things must come to an end. “Painted Universe” is closing on the 17th of September so Culture Night is the last night to see the exhibition. Well, if it was good enough for Bowie…..
Ghosts of Other Stories – Preview of Exhibition
5.00 pm – 7pm
The Model is delighted to partner with the British Council in this centenary year of the 1916 Rising on an exhibition drawn from the British Council Collection. On Culture Night, The Model will be holding a preview of the exhibition. Pieces by internationally known artists such as Tomma Abts, Ed Atkins, Bank, Tacita Dean, Ryan Gander, Graham Gussin and many more will be on display.
Ghosts of Other Stories explores works within the British Council Collection where threads of lost stories or forgotten histories flash momentarily into the light. Each work has at its heart an elusive or mysterious quality that speaks of a story passing into history – untold, unheard or interrupted.
Kaleidoscope Night – Musical Tour
7.00 pm – 10.00 pm
A fascinating musical experience will take place in The Model in collaboration with Con Brio on Culture Night 2016. “Kaleidoscope Night” is a Dublin based salon music series that will see an eclectic mix of musicians perform in various spaces around the venue. Acts such as classical guitarist Redmond O’Toole, fiddle player and composer Claudia Schwab, flautist Linda Andonovska and multi-instrumentalists Shahab and Shayan Coohe will perform in various spaces throughout the building.
The audience will be led on a tour from one musical ‘happening’ to the next, and each tour will take approximately one hour. This journey of melodious discovery can be joined at any time and will be presented 3 times over the course of the evening between 7-10pm.
Pulled – Workshop and Music
5.00 pm – 10.00 pm
Pulled will be hosting a pop-up print workshop where visitors for Culture Night will get the opportunity to roll- up their sleeves and take part in a live art experience. Guests will be invited to print their very own super-cool tote bag using a pre-prepared screen print set-up, which they can show off to all their friends. When bragging it is advised to casually exclude any mention of pre-prepared screen prints so unknowing friends may be deceived into believing that you are actually a very humble, secretive creative genius. To make this deal even sweeter, the workshop will be soundtracked on vinyl by Turn It On.
Open Studio
5.00 pm – 9.00 pm
The studio artists of The Model will be opening their doors to the public. The artists in attendance will be on hand to greet the public and talk them through their creative process. This event gives the public a symbolic key-card to wander freely between the studios and get to know the artists behind the work. For any of those interested in the lives of artists and their work, this is an event not to be missed. It is a rare opportunity for a light-hearted interrogation on the innermost workings of the artistic mind. Questions are welcomed and will be answered in full, leaving no air of mystery or stone unturned.