Open 10:30–5:00, Tuesday – Saturday

23March Saturday
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
16March Saturday
Afternoon Event,Families & Children,Performance

Drogheda Brass Band – St Patrick’s Weekend Performance

Time: Saturday, March 16, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Immerse yourself in a cultural weekend of art and music as Drogheda Brass Band present a St Patrick’s themed performance within the Lower Gallery, and within Colin Martin’s exhibition Empathy Lab, where you can indulge your senses as Drogheda marks our national festival.   About Drogheda Brass Band was formed in 1886 as the Colonel Leonard […]
Families & Children,Morning Event,Workshop

Family Workshop – Empathy Lab, Colin Martin

Time: Saturday, March 16, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Led by Gallery Assistant, Nela Hadija, explore your creativity & imagination as a family group.   Inspired and looking at the portrait work in Colin Martin’s exhibition Empathy Lab, you will make and decorate Styrofoam balls and fashion them as human head of the future.   This is a mixed-media workshop where you will use different […]
15March Friday
Exhibition,Morning Event,Talks

Alzheimers & Dementia Azure on Colin Martin – Empathy Lab

Time: Friday, March 15, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
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 going on in the artwork.   No prior knowledge or experience is needed […]
09March Saturday
Afternoon Event,Exhibition,Performance

Peareshakes – The Lost or Lesser-known Plays of William Shakespeare

Time: Saturday, March 9, 2024 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
The Lost or Lesser-known Plays of William Shakespeare Pearshakes perform…   Taking inspiration from Colin Martin’s exhibition Empathy Lab, and the painting titled Fool, and to mark ‘the Ides of March’, we’ve invited Pearshakes, the imprivisional theatrical group to perform within the exhibition on   Saturday March 9th at 2pm and marking Drogheda’s new Comedy […]
05March Tuesday
Adult,Morning Event

Yoga with Grá – Wellbeing Series – Spring 2024

Time: Tuesday, March 5, 2024 March 5, 2024 - April 9, 2024
Join yoga teacher, Gráinne O’Kane, for just-an-hour of relaxation and mindfulness in the beautiful and serene environment of Highlanes Gallery.   The exercises in this yoga session will boost your flexibility and joint mobility, and it also has a strong mind/body connection.   Presented in a series of 5 sessions in March and April on […]
02March Saturday
Evening Event,Exhibition,Talks

Empathy Lab – Opening Artist Talk

Time: Saturday, March 2, 2024 3:15 pm - 4:30 pm
Fresh from its world premiere at the Culturel Centre Irlandais in Paris, Highlanes Gallery presents the Irish premiere of Colin Martin’s first major solo exhibition since 2009 –  ‘Empathy Lab’. Aoife Ruane, director of the gallery and curator of the exhibition, says that ‘this is a critical expression of the important development of Colin Martin’s […]
24February Saturday
Afternoon Event,Teens,Workshop

Painting Preludes: Teenager Workshop

Time: Saturday, February 24, 2024 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Join emerging artist, Juliette Morrison, as she introduces you to her practice and the journey her practice and life has taken from a teenager interested in art to a recent graduate of both NCAD and LSAD, and now living and working in London.   You will get to see Juliette’s micro exhibition at the gallery, […]
20February Tuesday
Afternoon Event,Families & Children,Morning Event,Workshop

Parent & Toddler Workshop – Exploring Rallentando

Time: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Join us for a morning of art and creativity in response to the current exhibition Rallentando: Capturing the Unhurried Past by Juliette Morrison.   A gallery-based informal workshop led by artists Caoimhe O’Dwyer and Jenny Slater, who invite you and your little one to explore the exhibition and themes of autoethnography central to Juliette’s work. […]