Open 10:30–5:00, Tuesday – Saturday

30April Tuesday
Adult,Morning Event

Mindfulness at Highlanes Gallery – Spring 2024

Time: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 April 30, 2024 - June 4, 2024
Join Fiona McShane, mindfulness coach, weekly, for an hour of relaxation and mindfulness in the contemplative environment of the gallery, and within Ursula Burke’s exhibition Siren.   Presented in a series of 6 sessions in April/May/June on Tuesday mornings from 10am – 10.50am, access via Five Good Things Café to the gallery.   Book for the […]
27April Saturday
Adult,Evening Event,Exhibition,Talks

Ursula Burke – Siren, Artist Opening Conversation

Time: Saturday, April 27, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:15 pm
Siren is an expansive exhibition that incorporates sculpture, ceramics, textile works and mosaic sculpture. Greco-Roman inspired, surrealist soft sculpture take centre stage as Ursula Burke creates a major new monumental work with Grecian terracotta sculpture and mosaic work. These diverse investigations are born out of a context of precarity in the social realm and disillusionment […]
25April Thursday
Adult,Evening Event,Performance

Drogheda Creative Writers – Poetry Day Ireland 2024

Time: Thursday, April 25, 2024 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Taking place on Thursday, 25th April to mark Poetry Day Ireland’s 10th year, join the Drogheda Creative Writers for an afternoon of words and meaning.   Poetry Day Ireland’s theme for this year is ‘Good Sports’ celebrating the good sport in all of us, the drive to give it a go or to have a […]
13April Saturday
Families & Children,Morning Event,Workshop

Spring Family Workshop – Nela Hadija, April 13th 2024

Time: Saturday, April 13, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Led by Gallery Assistant, Nela Hadija, join us Saturday 13th April for another informal family workshop, where you will explore block printing and make another great piece.   Inspired by our current group exhibition, lucent, let your imagination wander and your hand play, as this time you will invent and make your very own prints […]
09April Tuesday
Afternoon Event,Exhibition,Families & Children,Workshop

Parent & Toddler Workshop – exploring Colin Martin’s ‘Empathy Lab’

Time: Tuesday, April 9, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
A gallery-based workshop led by artists Caoimhe O’Dwyer and Jennifer Slater, who will bring you through our current exhibitions, this time, Colin Martin’s Empathy Lab, and immerse you in the ideas that he is exploring, followed by an informal practical workshop.   These activities are especially designed to go at your child’s pace so as to capture […]
06April Saturday
Afternoon Event,Exhibition,Talks

Once Upon a Time – Jean Ryan explores the group exhibition – lucent

Time: Saturday, April 6, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Jean Ryan brings you closer to the ideas, thoughts, processes and theory considering our temporary exhibitions, this next session taking place on Saturday, 6th April, 1pm.   In this session, Jean will focus on the group exhbition – lucent – featuring the work of twelve irish and international artists Charles Brady (Ire), Niamh Clarke (NI), […]
30March Saturday
Exhibition,Families & Children,Morning Event,Workshop

Family Workshop with Nela Hadija

Time: Saturday, March 30, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Family Time! Nela Hadija leads an informal gallery workshop working with collage and looking at Colin Martin’s Empathy Lab exhibition!   Family Workshop – Discover Collage   Empathy Lab is a new exhibition by artist Colin Martin, and offers the starting point for this informal workshop led by gallery assistant, Nela Hadija.   Feel free […]
23March Saturday
Afternoon Event,Performance,Talks

World Poetry Day – ‘Round the World & Through the Ages

Time: Saturday, March 23, 2024 March 23, 2024 - March 22, 2024
Saturday 23rd March from 2 – 3pm   Join writer and artist, Roger Hudson, as they hold a special performance for this year’s World Poetry Day.   ‘Round the World and Through the Ages   Proving how strong a creative force poetry has been for the whole human race wherever they have manifested, this afternoon’s […]
Afternoon Event,Exhibition,Talks

Once Upon a Time – Jean Ryan explores Colin Martin’s creative process

Time: Saturday, March 23, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Jean Ryan brings you closer to the ideas, thoughts, processes and theory considering our temporary exhibitions on Saturday 23rd March at 12noon.   In this talk Jean focuses on Colin Martin’s exhibition, Empathy Lab, and the creative processes particular to his practice.   Please note places are limited and are charged €5 per person.   Tea, […]
17March Sunday
Afternoon Event,Performance

St Peter’s Male Voice Choir – St Patrick’s Day Performance

Time: Sunday, March 17, 2024 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Visiting town for the St Patrick’s Day Parade?   Warm up with the wonderful sounds of songs from the iconic St Peter’s Male Voice Choir, with an extra selection of songs inspired by our evolving traditional and musical culture.   Informal seating, with complementary tea and coffee