Families with children 8+ can connect on this intergenerational somatic activity.   Huaquitos: Create Your Own Personal Interpretation is a participatory ceramic workshop that invites families with children over 8 years to engage with an ancient Peruvian ceramic tradition through contemporary making.   Rooted in storytelling and form, founder and ceramic artist Adriana Torress Escobedo […]

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 […]

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 […]

Prepare your artwork entry Workshop with Sadbh de Buitléir-Kearney YOUNG CREATIVES ART COMPETITION   Wednesday 8th July 11.30am-1pm For children aged 8 – 18 years   As we announce our first children’s art competition in Young Creatives Art Competition with the closing date of Sunday 12th July, we invite children to attend a ‘studio-session’ and […]

Prepare your artwork entry Workshop with James Moonan YOUNG CREATIVES ART COMPETITION   Sunday 5th July 11.30am-1pm For children aged 8 – 18 years   As we announce our first children’s art competition in Young Creatives Art Competition with the closing date of Sunday 12th July, we invite children to attend a ‘studio-session’ and informal […]

Bea Orpen and the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection Friday 3rd July at 11.30am   Yvonne Scott discusses her recently published essay on the life and work of artist, Bea Orpen, exploring her painting practice in idea and materiality, as well as Bea and her husband Terry Trench’s founding of the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection, 80 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A session about communication through symbols. Explore Pop and street artist Haring’s visual language to inspire your own – with Moya Gibney   Presented on the occasion of Cruinniú na nÓg 2026 Messages as symbols-exploring Keith Haring’s iconic work With Moya Gibney Saturday 6th June 1pm-2.15pm   The session aims to introduce (13-18 years) to […]