Join artist Raphael Hynes for this 6 week series of lectures focusing on the painters’ journey into modernism.   The lecture series will take place in-person at the gallery on Friday mornings at 11am from October 3rd to November 7th.   Tickets are €6 per lecture or €25 for the series   Please take care […]

Join us at Highlanes Gallery this Tuesday 1st July & Thursday 3rd July as we host Rising Stars, part of An Chúirt Chruitireachta International Harp Festival 2025!   Tuesday 1st July, 1pm, sees multi-award winning group Sult perform in the gallery. Made up of sisters Emer, Caoilfhionn, and Sorcha Ní Scolaí, these traditional Irish Musicians […]

Adult Evening Workshop Monotonal Portrait Painting With exhibiting artists Stephen Doyle and Peter Bradley. Thursday 26th June, 7.30pm-9.00pm   In the days just prior to their exhibition Dysphoric Euphoria opening, join the artist in this session where they will be explaining techniques and materials used in their practice to approach colour studies and portrait sketching. Demonstrating how a limited […]

Presented on the occasion of Cruinniú na nÓg 2025 ‘Am I a Socially Engaged Artist?’ Saturday 7th June 1-2.30pm   The session aims to empower young people (18-30 years) to professionally develop their artistic practice.   An introduction to socially engaged arts practices as Rita Hynes discusses her professional practice and projects in a slide […]

Explore the history, heritage and materiality of stained glass. Friday 23rd May at 11am. Join artist and educator Madeleine Hellier as she presents an illustrated talk and demonstration on traditional stained glass techniques. Focusing on how stained glass has been made since the middle ages and using those of within Highlanes Gallery as illustrative references […]

National Drawing Day Workshop for Adults 17th May from 2-3.30pm. led by artist Vivienne Byrne   Join artist Vivienne Byrne whose work Precarious Settlements was recently exhibited in AMPLIFY: Young People Curate.   The workshop itself proposes to: – find a composition – find the lines that represent that view. – draw using line alone […]

Taking place on Thursday, 1st May, join the Drogheda Creative Writers for an afternoon of words and meaning.   Poetry Day Ireland’s theme for this year is ‘May Day’ and offers a rich source of poetic inspiration. As the midpoint between the spring and autumn equinox, May Day is deeply rooted in ancient traditions, including […]

Wednesday Evening Masterclass with Erin Lawlor 16th April, 7.30pm – 9.00pm Ahead of her exhibition, divining, join artist Erin Lawlor for a special evening workshop, where getting closer to her work and processes, you explore colour and composition, spatial awareness, understanding the ‘creation of space’ in painting and artmaking. This evening workshop will take place during the […]

Join art historian Jean Ryan as she shares artists approaches to their practice, here, looking at the works of Alexis Harding & Emma Roche.   Jean Ryan brings you closer to the ideas, thoughts, processes and theory considering our temporary exhibitions on Saturday 29th March at 12noon. In this talk, Jean focuses on both Alexis […]