Open 10:30–5:00, Tuesday – Saturday

18May Saturday
All Day,Families & Children

National Drawing Day – May 2024 – Drop in and Draw!

Time: Saturday, May 18, 2024 11:00 am - 4:30 pm
Rain or shine, indoors within the gallery, or in our courtyard, its a free for all for Drawing Day 2024.   Take a line for a walk at the gallery as we mark this year’s National Drawing Day on Saturday 18th May.   DROP IN AND WADR-DWRA-DRAW!   From 11am – 4:30pm, you and your […]
17May Friday
Exhibition,Morning Event,Talks

Alzheimers & Dementia Azure – Drawing and Painting in the Collection

Time: Friday, May 17, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join artist Claire Halpin in exploring art from our Exhibition, Drawing & Painting in the Collection: Push and Pull, from 11am   Join a lively and reflective discussion with artist Claire Halpin, in a participant-centred session, its ambition to create inclusive discussion around artwork.   Using Visual Thinking Strategies, the session is more a discussion […]
15May Wednesday
Adult,Evening Event,Exhibition,Workshop

Artist Evening Masterclass with Ursula Burke

Time: Wednesday, May 15, 2024 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Prolific multi-media artist Ursula Burke leads an informal evening masterclass exploring her work and varied processes.   Join Ursula in the lower gallery to explore her major solo exhibition Siren, looking closely at her work while learning more about her practice in this practical workshop.   Ursula’s work incorporates sculpture, ceramics, textile works and mosaic […]
14May Tuesday
Exhibition,Families & Children,Morning Event,Workshop

Parent & Toddler Workshop – exploring Ursula Burke’s ‘Siren’

Time: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Tuesday 14th May, 11-12.30pm *Please note – Tickets include Parent + 3 Children, and suitable for ages 0-4*   A gallery-based workshop led by artists Caoimhe O’Dwyer and Jennifer Slater, who will bring you through our current exhibitions, this time, Ursula Burke’s – Siren, and immerse you in the ideas that she is exploring, followed […]
10May Friday
Morning Event,Outdoor,Talks

Drogheda Walled Town Collective – Morning Launch

Time: Friday, May 10, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Join us for the launch of the Drogheda Walled Town Collective, here at Highlanes Gallery, Friday 10th May, 11am.   Highlanes Gallery Drogheda is delighted to host the launch of the Drogheda Walled Town Collective.   Organised by the Collective’s co-ordinator Rósa Corcoran, it introduces this exciting new initiative which will engage artists, archaeologists, writers, […]
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 […]