Join us for another informal session of traditional irish music performed by concertina player Gormlaith Maynes and Jennifer Leahy on harp in the Lower Gallery as we reach the end of one year and move into the new.   About Gormlaith began playing the concertina at the age of 10 with tutor Micheál Ó Raghallaigh. […]

Our second in a series of talks, Jean Ryan brings you closer to the ideas, thoughts, processes and theory considering our temporary exhibition, The Tyranny of Ambition.   All of the artworks in The Tyranny of Ambition exhibition are different in style, subject matter and genre. Explore with art historian, Jean Ryan what they all […]

Date: Friday 9th December Time: 11am Booking required/Price: Yes/Free Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/azurevts-the-tyranny-of-ambition-tickets-335740808797     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 where you can offer your opinion in what […]

'ONE-BODY' BRINGING TOGETHER ARTISTS OF INTERNATIONAL ACCLAIM FROM THE PERFORMANCE ART ORGANISATION BBEYOND

Join us on Saturday 26th November for a curator and artists’ opening talk for The Tyranny of Ambition, 3:15pm.   Some contemporary painting from Ireland and the United Kingdom curated by Graham Crowley.   Manar Al Shouha, Mollie Douthit, Gabhann Dunne, Stephen Dunne, Sarah Dwyer, Maria Emilov, Geraint Evans, Susie Hamilton, Jack Hickey, Claire Kerr, […]

Arts in Junior Cycle in collaboration with artist Claire Halpin and Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda invites participants to register for a series of two Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) workshops taking place here at Highlanes Municipal Art Gallery.   This is a unique opportunity for teachers of all subjects and disciplines to look at and respond to […]

Join art historian Jean Ryan as she discusses Brian Fay's work and process in The Most Recent Forever, Saturday November 12th

Date: Friday 11th November Time: 11am Booking required/Price: Yes/Free Booking Link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/azurevts-the-most-recent-forever-tickets-335740457747     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 where you can offer your opinion in what is […]

Considering Brian Fay's current exhibition and art processes, become engrossed in looking and making this mid-term with facilitator Julie Duhy.

Having recently undergone a shift in our own understanding of time and duration due to the pandemic, how we feel and experience time in different ways has resonated with so many of us. Brian Fay’s practice uses different representational strategies of drawing to record, depict and present models of time and temporality using pre-existing artefacts, […]