Upcoming Exhibition Events

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Meanderings: Bernie Garvey O'Mara exhibition finished

15th October – 27th November Official Opening: Friday 15th October, 8pm Exhibition of recent paintings by Mayo artist. “This body of work came about, and is mainly influenced, by meanderings around Mayo. From wide-open coastlines to quiet secluded areas a little further inland. One of the positive outcomes of Covid was that it graced many of us with time... time to stop, to observe and to be present. "It meant more time with less company and a chance to really see what is around us. I was drawn to the coastlines for their energy and light and the constant change ...

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Travelling in Meditation: Ann Conlon exhibition finished

Throughout the months of August and September, Ballina Arts Centre will present 'Travelling in Meditation', an exhibition by Sligo-based artist Ann Conlon. “Travelling has always been a passion of mine. In my travels I am often drawn to the city limits, the areas the tourist rarely visit, places where everyday life happens. This work began because of an urge to be on the move again. To ease this compulsion I decided to allow my mind to travel, and paint as in meditation the places I find. Having travelled alone on occasions it was easy to detach from the conscious world ...

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I Am What I Am – closing ceremony exhibition finished

I Am What I Am – closing ceremony, July 31st 2 - 5pm Official closing ceremony from 2 – 5pm Admission: Free. Booking essential. I Am What I Am is an inclusive celebration of the LGBTQ+ community and the arts. The title hails from the song finale in the 1983 broadway musical La Cage aux Folles written and composed by queer writer Jerry Herman. The song was covered by Gloria Gaynor that same year and has been an empowerment anthem for the LGBTQ+ community ever since. Community is at the nexus of the programme as a point of arrival into the process of bringing together this exhibition. ...

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Wild Cosmic Garden: Art & Movement Group exhibition finished

As part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2021, the national day of creativity for young people, Ballina-based community art group, Art and Movement, have created a large scale piece of art which will be on display in the Military Barracks, Ballina. Art and Movement is a collaborative of artists aged from 7 to 16 years, who live in Mayo and are all members of Down Syndrome Mayo. This project has allowed them to celebrate their creativity as they made new work together over a five-week period. Throughout the months of April and May, the group met once a week either in person in the ...

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I Am What I Am exhibition finished

I Am What I Am 5th June – 31st July Exhibition and Events Curated by Sinead Keogh, I Am What I Am is a nuanced celebration of queer artists who work with gender, sexuality, identity and queer politics. This adventurous exhibition, presented in partnership with Mayo County Council Arts Service, in Ballina Arts Centre will bring together artists from all backgrounds to unite in a diverse exploration of queer art in Ireland today. The title hails from the song finale in the 1983 Broadway musical La Cage aux Folles written and composed by queer writer Jerry Herman. The song was ...

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Line & Place exhibition finished

Line & Place is an exhibition of contemporary drawing featuring the work of five Mayo artists – Conor O’Grady, Nuala Clarke, Gus Lynott, Val McLoughlin and Úna Morris. The artworks in this exhibition offer interpretations of ‘drawing’ in the broadest sense. Rather than thinking of drawing as a means to an end (i.e. a painting), these artists offer finished pieces that investigate mark-making using a range of unusual tools and materials alongside – or instead of – the more traditional pen, pencil and brush. Ideas of ‘place’ have been central to many artists’ work throughout time. And these ideas ...

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Coming Together by Staying Apart: Paul, Gavin and Sophie Brennan exhibition finished

Coming Together by Staying Apart is an exhibition of photographs taken by local Ballina family Paul, Gavin and Sophie Brennan. During the first lockdown (between March and July) they walked the streets of Ballina while many of us stayed home to keep our loved ones and most vulnerable safe, and saw the changes Covid had wrought on our town first hand. This exhibition shows, in images and words, how powerful those changes have been – images of isolation, fragments of hope, the contrast of bleakness and colour. Now, as we gather once more, we can take courage and move forward ...

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Made in a Day 2 exhibition finished

Made in a Day 2: September 2020Ballina Arts Centre asks artists to take part in Made in a Day 2, an opportunity for artists to participatein an exciting visual arts Happening at Ballina Arts Centre.Artists are invited to come to the building and make a piece of work which will then go forward forconsideration for an exhibition which will open on Culture Night (Friday 18 th September).Saturday 12th September will be the ‘Making Day’, and the building will be at the disposal of theparticipating artists, from 10am to 6pm. All the relevant facilities of the building will be available toartists on ...

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Looking and Living - Cruinniú na nÓg 2020 exhibition finished

A series of visual art workshops recently took place with a group of young artists in Mayo, using online platforms, facilitated by artist Alice Dixon. The participants varied in age (from 4 - 16 years old). There are three groups of young people in total, one of which are a group of young people who are members of Down Syndrome Mayo.What has shone through this process is the collaborative nature of visual art, and how it can be a medium that creates a very special shared experience even when taking place through an online platform. With Visual Art being so subjective ...

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Fiona Cawley: A Shared Space exhibition finished

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 29th August. ...