Breda Marron: Sticks, Stones & Bones Saturday 17th January, 2:30pm   Opening with an in-conversation between artist Breda Marron & Director Aoife Ruane, the Chairperson and Board of Highlanes Gallery invite you to a site-responsive exhibition, 𝘚𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴, 𝘚𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 & 𝘉𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴 which explores ideas around nature, ecology and the environment, and spirituality and identity this Saturday […]

Teenage Creatives – Video Workshop With artist Asha Murray   Session 2 – Crinniú na nÓg 2025 12.45pm-1.45pm     If you are enjoying a stimulating creative life and want to get closer to the lives and work of young artist professionals then this workshop is for you.   Recently graduated artist, Asha Murray, whose textile work The […]

Join Brendan Matthews for a walking tour exploring 20th century maverick artist, Nano Reid’s hometown of Drogheda this July & August.   Beginning in the Upper Gallery at Nano Reid’s Lègende, join Community Historian, Brendan Matthews as he takes you through the streets & lanes of old Drogheda, reflecting on the sights & sounds, the […]

Homecoming Event at Highlanes Gallery and Knowth   Saturday 17th June, 2023   5-9pm   From Highlanes Gallery to Knowth, join us for an evening centre on the Boyne Valley, and its influence on the artist Jo Baer   Jo Baer’s work has returned to Ireland and to the region of its tumultuous influence marking […]

Professional Development for Art Teachers Artist-Teacher-Researcher/ Winter Session Tuesday 3rd January 8.30am-1.15pm 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 Europe. Join […]

Discover more about the life and work of Nano Reid in this fascinating walking tour with community historian Brendan Matthews   Explore more about artist Nano Reid and her life as you traverse some of the streets and lanes and the most beautiful rural settings of the old Market town of Drogheda, reflecting on the […]

Meeting at the gallery, Brendan Matthews first stop will be closeby at Magdalene St. and to the Public House premises where Nano was born.   Here, he will outline Nano Reid`s family background along Magdalene St. and the Peter St. /Fair St. junction, elaborating on the wider context of Nano’s paternal and maternal (Downey’s), homesteads. […]

Explore more about artist Nano Reid and her life as you traverse some of the streets and lanes and the most beautiful rural settings of the old Market town of Drogheda, reflecting on the sights and sounds that inspired much of the artist’s greatest work.   Beginning at Highlanes Gallery the tour will proceed down […]

Join us on the final days of Nano Reid ADAMANTINE & discover more about Nano Reid’s early & late years through two informative walking tours About this event Explore more about artist Nano Reid and her life with community historian Brendan Matthews, as he takes you through some of the streets and lanes of the […]

Join the catalogue’s contributors for an engaging morning with new writing & research on the life, work, and legacy of Nano Reid. Saturday, 20 November 2021 11am to 3pm   The word ‘adamantine’ suggests something bold, unswerving, powerfully itself. These attributes apply not just to Nano Reid’s work, but also to the way she lived […]