John Graham – Evening Workshop Wednesday 15th January 7.30pm-9pm   John will facilitate this workshop based on ideas of looking, especially at art, and how that experience is conveyed through writing. The workshop will include writing and editing exercises, drawing on examples of art criticism and other texts, and the immediate environment of the exhibition […]

STAND UP FOR HUMAN RIGHTS FOR ALL   Shine a Light on Equal Rights For All   Drogheda Creative Writers will be celebrating International Human Rights Day on Wednesday 11th December at 3pm-4.45pm. Poets and writers will read poems and reflections on human rights and justice for all where all people are treated equally, with […]

Amplify: Young People Curate Saturday 30th November 2024 – Saturday 18th January 2025 Exhibition Opening Curator & Artists’ Talk   The exhibition is open to view from 3pm, the informal gallery talk taking place from 3.15pm This talk will be (ISL )Irish Sign Language Interpreted.   Aoife Burke, Moya Gibney, Caoimhe Murphy, Josh McGrath, Jen […]

Wednesday 6th November 7.30pm-9.00pm Join artists Stephen Doyle and Peter Bradley for a workshop exploring identity through collage.   Participants will be invited to create a portrait using found materials as well as incorporating their own drawing and mark making techniques to discuss issues around sexuality and gender.   The artists will demonstrate how they […]

Caoimhín Gaffney – Prose & Text Evening Masterclass Workshop Wednesday 16th October 7.30pm-9pm   In this workshop, Caoimhín will discuss the various ways they use prose and text in the exhibition, which spans across print, film, sculpture and storytelling. Caoimhín will also share influences from other artists who use text as stand-alone artworks or as provocations […]

St Peter’s Place as seen from the Blue School   An exploration of a work by artist and founder of the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection – Bea Orpen   Culture Night Gallery Talk by Brian Trench Friday 20th at 7.30pm, free, but booking essential as space is limited   Founders of the Collection, husband and […]

Friday 20th September 6.15-8.45pm Drop-in Family Workshop   Using the FNCI Embracing Vision and Caoimhin Gaffney’s All at Once Collapsing Together exhibitions as starting points, in this drop in workshop you will explore nature and environment around us – land , wildlife, water, insects and plants.   You will experiment with different art mediums like […]

Join us for the opening of Caoimhín Gaffney’s exhibition of new work All at Once Collapsing Together, where he discusses his practice and the prompts, ideas and material focuses for this new body of work across film, photography and text.   The exhibition is open to view from 3pm, the informal gallery talk taking place […]