Entertaining Sligo
HERITAGE WEEK AT CARROWMORE TOMBS
The theme of this year’s Heritage Week is the interdependence and /or interaction of people and nature.
Carrowmore Visitor Centre (sited 4 km west of Sligo Town on the Cúil Iorra peninsula) is organising a series of events with these themes in mind; on Sunday 20 August at 2.00 pm a team of professional guides will present an extended tour celebrating many of the myths and legends connected to the storied places in the surrounding landscape.
The unique Sligo landscape and its ancient built heritage inspired Gaelic scholars, local folklorists and romantic poets across the ages.
On the evening of Thursday August 24 (at 8.00 pm), Dr Meriel McClatchie (UCD) will give a talk on Sligo’s First Farmers; Insights from Archaeological Science. Meriel is an Assistant Professor in Archaeology at UCD School of Archaeology, and has written and collaborated on a number of significant recent research papers in the field of archaeo-botany.
Archaeo-botany is a tool by which researchers can decipher the background detail of past events, including those which occurred before the advent of writing.
In recent years lake coring programmes in County Sligo have revealed much about the land cover, farming practice and weather conditions – crucial interactions between people and nature during the era of building the megalithic monuments which predominate the landscape of the county.
This event is being held in Coolera House, Knockahur.
Booking is required for attendance as capacity is limited; you can book by phoning the Office of Public Works Visitor Centre at Carrowmore (071 91 61534).
(The organisers are grateful to Sligo County Council Heritage Office and Michael Woods in Coolera House for their support and assistance in staging this event).
The 2017 Heritage Week finale on Sunday August 27 will be marked by an informal session of Irish traditional music at the Carrowmore megalithic complex (outdoors if weather permits; otherwise inside the Visitor Centre).
The event, which starts at 2.00 pm, will feature local musicians playing a range of instruments such as the cláirseach or wire-strung harp, uilleann pipes, fiddle, banjo and tin whistle.
Some traditional songs will be sung, touching on themes of people and nature.
All the Carrowmore-promoted events include free admission; the two Sundays will both have free admission to Carrowmore Visitor Centre all day.
DUTCH EXHIBITION AT THE MODEL
The Model is delighted to present High Winds Move Slowly, a very special two-person exhibition with Dutch artists Arno Kramer and Henk Visch.
This show, which is curated and toured by the Museum De Buitenplaats in the Netherlands, marks the first time that these two artists have been brought together in one exhibition.
While Arno Kramer is predominantly engaged in making drawings and drawing-installations, Henk Visch focuses on sculpture in the broadest sense of the word.
Both artists however experiment with the possibilities of the figurative and the abstract in the visual sphere.
Speaking ahead of the opening Acting Director, Emer McGarry commented
“The Model is delighted to partner with the Museum de Buitenplaats on this very special two person exhibition. We are very grateful to the Mondriaan Funds for enabling us to bring this show to Sligo audiences.
The Model plans to collaborate again with the Museum De Buitenplaats in 2019 when an exhibition drawn from
The Niland Collection will be presented in Groningen, and we look forward to sharing the work of Irish artists with new audiences there.”
The opening reception will take place on Saturday 19 th August at 5pm and will be marked by a gallery conversation between Arno Kramer, Henk Visch and curator Patty Wageman.
This will be followed by a drinks reception as well as a very special performance by contemporary dancer Iris Reyes in direct response to the exhibition.