A session about communication through symbols. Explore Pop and street artist Haring’s visual language to inspire your own with Moya Gibney   Messages as symbols-exploring Keith Haring’s iconic work With Moya Gibney   Thursday 29th October 1.30-3.00pm   The session aims to introduce (13-18 years) to the visual language, influence and processes engaged by American […]

Book Launch / Gallery Talk Wednesday 28th October 11.30am-12.30pm   Join us for a special book launch by Drogheda-born writer J.P.R. Lyons where John retraces William Wilde’s 1847 original tour along the Boyne and Blackwater, following the rivers’ from source to sea, with John using a bicycle rather than a jaunting car.   He shares […]

A new harp commission inspired by Louth’s birdlife, coastline and climate, performed by Music Generation Louth Harp Ensemble.   Cruit Éireann|Harp Ireland’s Caomhnú Lú commission, For the Birds, by composer Donnchadh MacAodha in collaboration with Music Generation Louth Harp Ensemble, is a three-part contemporary work focusing on Louth’s natural environment and unique harping legacy. This […]

Connect, make, look, learn, discuss and deepen your prof development in this half day session with an artist, curator and librarian   Enrich your practice in Artist-Teacher-Researcher/ Professional Development Saturday 5th September 10.30am-1.30pm Are you an art-teacher at second level or a primary school teacher who values creativity? Maybe you’re artist working in the education […]

Other Nations 3: Biodiversity along Mell & Oldbridge, Drogheda – Lecture With Tony Conaghy and archaeologist Dr Geraldine Stout Sunday August 23rd at 12:30pm   Explore the findings of this project that was funded by the Peatlands & Natural Community Engagement Scheme 2026 and Drogheda Tidy Towns.   Bee-keeper and active environmentalist, Tony Conaghy, shares […]

Sunday 26th July 12.30-2.30pm (drop in also fine) Free   Highlanes Gallery is delighted to host Drogheda’s ‘Sketchy People’ in the first session during our Summer Sunday opening, this July.   Sketchy People are an urban sketching meet-up in Drogheda on scheduled Saturdays and Sundays, and usually outdoors.   But for the colder, wetter, chillier […]

Gabrielle Alioth: Seapoint Strand The world below water must be filled with a greenish light. In the past, fishermen sometimes found apple blossom in their nets or a golden cup. What fills the space in our mind when we forget the past? Friday 24th July at 11.30am   Swiss writer Gabrielle Alioth has been living […]

Join the Drogheda Traditional Singers for a summer evening of song & the senses – from this multi-generational group of singers from 7pm.   The singing tradition in Drogheda is a strong, vibrant and much admired cultural core of the region connecting generations & spanning four decades, and while originally passed on orally, technoology has […]

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 and this […]

Artist’s Evening Workshop Get closer to plein-air painter Anne Mullen’s practice in this special experimental painting workshop Wednesday 17th June 7.30pm-9.00pm   On the occasion of Ceiliúradh: Treasures of the Boyne Valley exhibition, where artist Anne Mullen is one of the three invited artists, join her to understand her process, and take part in an […]