Upcoming

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Doubt by Shane Clyne exhibition

Mayo-based painter Shane Clyne’s exhibition of new paintings opens at the Ballina Arts Centre this January. Titled Doubt, the exhibition explores the presence of uncertainty in both our everyday lives and, more crucially, in the artistic process. Through a series of paintings, Clyne demonstrates that by embracing doubt and its correlative fears we open the door to the creation of something new. Without risk, the artistic work becomes too familiar. By surrendering to doubt during the creative process, we allow ourselves to unconsciously edit and deliver a finished piece that is inherently new. Runs until 29th February. Admission: Free. All ...

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Force of Habit by Jim Mulroy exhibition

Jim’s background in Graffiti Art inspires him to paint many of his abstract pieces using the same strong colours, flourishes and techniques that you might see in a graffiti mural. He creates art as it makes him feel happy and finds it good for his 'headspace', thus his work expresses and celebrates the positive vibe and energy that strong, bright colours bring. As there’s so much darkness and despair in the world at the moment, Jim creates vibrant paintings that aim to give people ‘a lift’ when they view them! He uses a mix of spray paint, acrylic paint, household ...

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Crowman theatre

Crowman is a dark comedy starring Jon Kenny (D’Unbelievables), written and directed by Katie Holly (Marion, Sharon), about one man’s loneliness – and his pathological hatred of crows. Dan is a man on a mission; to scatter, maim or kill every crow that has ever blighted his land and his life. However he gets distracted easily by flights of the imagination and memories of events from his past and a weekly schedule of funerals and masses he must attend, imagined conversations with his beloved sheepdog, and a stream of racing commentators, TV chefs and David Attenborough - all so that ...

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Together Now exhibition

Together Now (in Ballina Civic Offices) is an exhibition of painting, drawing, installation and sculpture by artists from the Kilkenny Collective for Arts Talent (KCAT), in Callan, Co. Kilkenny and artists from very different practice contexts from all over Ireland, who have been working together in residencies and other forms of engagement since 2014. The work on show has been made as a result of their collaborations and conversations, involving performance, installation and a variety of media from film and video to very un-traditional interpretations of traditional media such as painting and sculpture. The exhibition is curated by Catherine Marshall and runs ...

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Wanted - One Body theatre

The Windmill Players present an hilarious murder-mystery farce, set in 1921 in the dilapidated mansion of the recently departed, but not greatly lamented, Charles Barraclough. On the stormy night that the will is read to the family and household staff, we learn that the bulk of his fortune has been split between the servants, setting the house in turmoil and uproar. Charles’ devious daughters are furious and plot and scheme to try to hang on to ‘their’ fortunes. But something evil is afoot! There are murders, sliding panels and howls in the night. The plot thickens and twists and turns! Tickets: ...

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Wanted - One Body theatre

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Beyond Drawing: Group Exhibition exhibition

Beyond Drawing is a celebration of contemporary drawing, exploring how artists use drawing to examine themes including identity, place and memory, pushing the boundaries of the medium further than ever before.The Artists featured in the exhibition are: Marleen Kappe, Romy Muijrers, Marisa Rappard (all from the Netherlands); and Kiera O’Toole, Mary-Ruth Walsh, Felicity Clear (all from Ireland). Beyond Drawing is curated by Dutch artist Arno Kramer (from the Netherlands), who curated Human Chain, a drawing exhibition with Ballina Arts Centre in 2017. This collaboration is part on ongoing relationship between Arno and Ballina Arts Centre and runs until 25th April. FREE ...

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Fiona Cawley: A Shared Space exhibition

Official Opening: Saturday 7th March @ 4pm Artist Fiona Cawley’s Solo Show 'A Shared Space' presents a series of paintings exploring themes such as human and animal relationships, their coexistence and the impact of the man-made on the environment. Through the intertwining of expressive painting and dramatic subject matter the artist paints fictional scenes based on memory and the imagination depicting interiors and landscapes populated by creatures such as birds in flight, running deer and the female figure. Originally a native of Ballina the artist now lives and works full time as a painter in Co. Galway. Runs until 25th April. FREE ...

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Baby Shark Show theatre

Dive deep down under the sea in this all new mystical, magical adventure of Baby Shark & The Little Mermaid! Baby Shark is feeling adventurous and wonders what life is like away from his family, but as he wanders deeper into the ocean, things don't go exactly as planned. On his travels he meets Eugene the country music singing crab, two swashbuckling, troublesome pirates Calypso & Caspian, a very funny but cunning Owl & the Pussycat, as well as Jewel the beautiful, enchanted unicorn - all who either try to help him or dare to lead him astray! Can Baby ...

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The Mai theatre

Decadent Theatre Company's Production of The Mai is an epic tale, both wildly funny and humorously tragic, of three generations of a family inspired by love but shattered by inescapable reality. The eponymous Mai is a formidable forty-year-old woman and teacher, whose husband Robert, a musician, has always felt stifled by her ideals of perfection. The play opens in her home in the midlands, on the banks of the legendary Owl Lake, on the day of Robert’s return after an absence of four years. A starry three generation ensemble is led by Maeve Fitzgerald as the Mai, Stella McCusker as Grandma ...