Professional Development for Art Teachers Artist-Teacher-Researcher/ Winter Session 2026 Friday 2nd January 8.30am-2pm   Highlanes Gallery, the municipal art gallery for Drogheda and the North East is situated in the heart of the Boyne Valley, and close to Brú na Bóinne and Newgrange, which has some of the finest examples of megalithic art in Western […]

STAND UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL Join Drogheda Creative Writers and Just Write! Poetry group as they celebrate International Human Rights Day in Highlanes Gallery on Wednesday December 10th from 3pm – 4.30 pm.   This years theme focuses on human rights as our everyday essentials. Poets will read their work focusing on lived […]

Join art historian Jean Ryan as she shares artists approaches to their practice, here, looking at the practice of Alice Rekab in Mythlantics. Jean Ryan brings you closer to the ideas, thoughts, processes and theory considering our temporary exhibitions on Saturday 29th November at 12noon. In this talk, Jean focuses on Alice Rekab’s practice in […]

Research has shown that crafting, regardless of the medium you use, can bolster mood, improve self-confidence, and reduce stress overall. In addition, crafting improves mental agility, improves both gross and fine motor movements, and decreases cognitive decline. Katrina Norris, Spectrum Health & Human Services   This session has been scheduled as the session on Friday […]

Research has shown that crafting, regardless of the medium you use, can bolster mood, improve self-confidence, and reduce stress overall. In addition, crafting improves mental agility, improves both gross and fine motor movements, and decreases cognitive decline. Katrina Norris, Spectrum Health & Human Services   A Beginners One-Day Stained Glass Workshop with Madeleine Hellier Friday […]

Enrich your practice as an Artist – Teacher – Researcher this November Artist-Teacher-Researcher/ Winter Creative Surge Saturday 8th November 10am-3pm offsite, in New Ross and Wexford   Are you an art-teacher at second level or similar, or an artist working in the education sector, with a keen interest to keep up to speed with your […]

Explore ideas, techniques and materials used in Maud Cotter’s practice in this special artist-led workshop breathturn Get closer to Maud Cotter’s practice in this special evening workshop Wednesday 15th October 7.30pm-9.00pm   On the occasion of her solo exhibition maelstrom join the exhibiting artist within the exhibition for a session that brings you closer to […]

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 Highlanes Gallery for a special performance with the wonderful and celebrated Tredagh Singers, for this year’s Culture Night 2025   Featuring some of the finest local voices in the region, the Tredagh Singers, a mixed-voice choir, will perform a seasonal recital of Old English and Irish Song, and promises to be a treat for […]