Patronage and Power: Who Commissioned the Drogheda Paintings by Gabrielle Ricciardelli Friday 26th June at 11.30am   An illustrated lecture presented by Brendan Matthews.   As Highlanes Gallery marks the twentieth anniversary of its opening; this moment offers an ideal opportunity to reconsider two remarkable mid-eighteenth-century views of Drogheda attributed to the Italian painter Gabriele […]

Saturday 20th June 11:30am – 1.00pm Family Workshop – The Natural World   Explore your creativity and join us for another informal Family Workshop where you will look and discuss and explore the ideas and materiality of the exhibition To Land: Living Roots Awaken with facilitator Nela Hadija.   Inspired by the multitude of artworks […]

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 […]

To Land – Living Roots Awaken Parent and Toddler Tuesday Morning Workshop Tuesday 16th June 10.30am   A Gallery-based workshop led by artist Caoimhe O’Dwyer Join artist Caoimhe O’Dwyer for a fun and imaginative workshop specially designed for early years in the Lower Gallery at Highlanes Gallery.   Together, Caoimhe will take you and your […]

To Land: INSIGHT – Friday 12 June at 11:30am Artist’s Gallery Talk with artist Fiona Kelly   To Land: Living Roots Awaken Draws from the rich collection of Crawford Art Gallery’s contemporary artworks, the exhibition explores how identity is shaped by our relationship with land, history, and memory. The exhibition conveys the persistence of history […]

Don a mask & some eyewear! Get your index finger ready for street art action in this dynamic session on the street.   Presented on the occasion of Cruinniú na nÓg 2026   Street Art-the essentials With Sums Saturday 6th June 11.30am-12.45pm   The session aims to introduce (13-18 years) to the basics of street […]

Join artist Claire Halpin in exploring art from our Exhibition, Ceiliúradh – Treasures of the Boyne Valley.   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 […]

Parent and Toddler Tuesday Morning Workshop Tuesday 19th May 10.30am A Gallery-based workshop led by artist Caoimhe O’Dwyer   Join artist Caoimhe O’Dwyer for a playful and creative workshop designed especially for parents and toddlers. Together, you’ll explore Ceiliúradh: Treasures of the Boyne Valley and focus on some of the river and sea themes within […]

Silent Pews – Living Art: The story of Highlanes Gallery Friday 1st May at 11am Presented by Brendan Matthews.   The story of Drogheda & the North East’s Municipal Art Gallery is one of vision, persistence, and a deep community belief in the value of the visual arts.   From the establishment of the Drogheda […]

Saturday 25th April, 11:30am – 1.00pm Family Workshop   Explore your creativity and join us for another informal Family Workshop where you will look and discuss the exhibition, STATESIDE, by artist Jackie Nickerson.   Inspired by Jackie’s visual diary of a decade spent living and working across the United States, this workshop will explore not […]