Join Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Liam Merriman and cellist Grainne Hope both members of Waterford Healing Arts Trust’s Healing Sounds team of musicians. They’ve lined up some gentle and uplifting tunes and songs for your visit to the Gallery.   There will be one session available from 2:30 pm. The session is slated to run […]

Join visual artist Caroline Schofield and poet & writer Lani O’Hanlon for a workshop that explores an artwork through the senses, using language, sounds and tactile experiences.   In this creative exploration, we will use an image from the exhibition as a starting point and the session will be followed by an opportunity for Tea […]

Meeting at the gallery, Brendan Matthews first stop will be closeby at Magdalene St. and to the Public House premises where Nano was born.   Here, he will outline Nano Reid`s family background along Magdalene St. and the Peter St. /Fair St. junction, elaborating on the wider context of Nano’s paternal and maternal (Downey’s), homesteads. […]

Relax and Meditate within Liliane Tomasko’s exhibition ‘Spell of the Wood’ with six Yoga sessions from July 7th with Lisa Kennedy About this event Join Lisa Kennedy, an accomplished and certified Yoga instructor, weekly, for an hour of relaxation and mindfulness in the dynamic and and contemplative environment of Highlanes Gallery, and within the current […]

Explore more about artist Nano Reid and her life as you traverse some of the streets and lanes and the most beautiful rural settings of the old Market town of Drogheda, reflecting on the sights and sounds that inspired much of the artist’s greatest work.   Beginning at Highlanes Gallery the tour will proceed down […]

Cormac Begley – In Concert Saturday 18th June 7.30pm (doors open 7pm) Tickets, €20 A unique musical performance with one of Ireland’s finest traditional musician’s within the gallery.   As Helena Gorey exhibition Understory, which is inspired by her deep connection with nature, comes to a close, join us for a live performance by concertina maestro Cormac […]

Helena Gorey – Understory   Closing In Conversation with John Graham   Saturday 11th June, 1pm, free   In the final week of Understory, a solo exhibition by artist Helena Gorey, join her in this informal conversation about her fascinating practice in this afternoon gallery talk.   Booking suggested as seating is limited! Artist’s In-Conversation – […]

Officiated by Colin Martin, artist, and Head of School, RHA   Friday 10th June 7.30pm, free   Join us for the launch of first catalogue produced on the work of artist Raphael Hynes – Mathematical Beauty – A Way of Looking, which includes an essay by writer and art historian William Gallagher, and an interview with […]

An informal, sustainable, evening workshop considering ‘nature’ in Helena Gorey’s practice. About this event Ink making Workshop with Plants led by textile artist Violet Shirran Wednesday 8th June 7.30-9pm The session including materials and refreshments is charged at €20. Presented within the context of Helena Gorey’s exhibition Understory, and her deep and longstanding connection with place, the […]

For the Love of Paint – An exhibition from the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection Curator’s Talk – Raphael Hynes Saturday 21st May, 2.30pm, free Booking through Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/curators-talk-raphael-hynes-for-the-love-of-paint-tickets-335396468867 The relationship between painter and paint could best be described as a love affair. This is perhaps truer in the twentieth century when issues such as likeness became […]