EntertainingSligo
CAIRDE VISUAL
Cairde Sligo Arts Festival’s fifth annual open submission exhibition, Cairde Visual, is now accepting submissions from visual artists. The submission forms are available to download via cairdefestival.com or to collect at front of house at The Model. Submissions will be accepted up to Sunday June 10 th. Cairde Visual will take place at the Model in Sligo from Wednesday the 11 th- of July to Sunday 19 th August 2018.
A significant, international open submission exhibition for the North West., Cairde Visual was established in 2013, by a group of Sligo based artists together with Cairde Sligo Arts Festival. The first annual submission took place in The Hyde Bridge Gallery in 2014. The fourth annual exhibition took place at The Model in 2017 and boasted over 100 artworks from local, national and international artists, featuring a great diversity of media.
The move of Cairde Visual to The Model for 2017 was an exciting development for all concerned. The exhibition has, in a short space of time, become a much-anticipated feature in the arts festival’s programme and in the cultural calendar of the region, not to mention an increasingly important fixture for artists all over Ireland and abroad.
2018 sees the return of The Model Cara Award, The Hamilton Gallery Award and the Cosgrave’s Delicatessen Award. Introduced in 2017, the Cosgrave’s Delicatessen Award offers a €500 cash prize to the selected artist. The Hamilton Gallery, a pioneering contemporary art gallery in the heart of Sligo, offers the winner a solo exhibition in the gallery’s calendar of exhibitions in 2018. Clive Bright was the recipient of this award in 2016 and Daniel Chester was the recipient in 2017. Recipients of the Model Cara award - a short-term residency in The Model’s artist studio - to date have been Helen Blake in 2015 and both Daniel Chester and Selma Makela in 2016, and Anna Spearman in 2017.
Cairde Sligo Arts Festival is very grateful to have such exceptional partners and would like to thank all of these organisations for their incredible support.
CHRISTY MOORE
The Hawk’s Well Theatre have just announced a third date for Christy Moore’s solo concert run at the theatre. Following two sold out dates, the theatre will host a third performance of Christy’s solo show, On The Road on Friday the 15 th of June.
Christy’s double album, “On The Road” was released last November and features new live recordings of his most popular tracks; specifically 24 tracks from 17 different venues recorded in the past three years.
The Kildare-born folk singer, song- writer and guitarist needs little by way of introduction. Suffice to say that he is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest live performers of our times, his concerts garnering legendary status. This third date will undoubtedly sell out fast as the previous two dates have, so the theatre again advises early booking for this event.
Christy’s cd, “On The Road” will be available for sale on the night.
Tickets for this event are €40 with a special rate of €20 for those under 18. All tickets will have a €1 development fee surcharge and are available from the Hawk’s Well Theatre box office on 071-91/61518 or book online at www.hawkswell.com
YEATS DAY
The annual celebration of the birthday of Ireland’s national poet WB Yeats. The Festival will run between Wednesday June 13th and Sunday June 17 th. Poetry, music, talks and a boat trip will mark the great man’s birthday. Programme of Events: Wednesday 13th June 11:30am - Annual Children’s poetry :
with Eily Kilgannon and the Anne Carton Creche.
1pm - Birthday wishes: with Yeats poetry in Hargadon’s, O’Connell St.
1:30pm - Birthday cake: outside Hargadons with Mr Yeats. 3:30pm - Birthday Tea Party : with Edwardian music, poetry and tea & scones.
4pm - Poetry at Drumcliffe: Yeats Society Poetry Circle reads poetry at Yeats grave.
6pm - Opening of An Irish Airman Foresees his Death
8pm - Yeats Day Vintage Variety Show: with the IT choral group and guests. Edwardian dress optional. Thursday 14 th June
7:30pm - The Dreaming of the Bones: WB Yeats play with Eily Kilgannon School of Drama.
Yeats Building, Hyde Bridge. Friday 15 th June
7:30pm - 3rd Nora Niland Memorial Lecture: with historian & writer Sinead McCoole at The Model. Saturday 16 th June
11 – 1pm -The Write Stuff: Happy Birthday Mr Yeats
Writing workshop for 6-12 year olds 10.30 -12 noon - Coins are us:
The story of WB Yeats and the Irish Free State coins, with former keeper of the coins at National Museum of Ireland, Michael Kenny.
13:30pm - Bloomsday Brunch: James Joyce stand-up show to celebrate Bloomsday with Paul Murray.
6pm - To the Deep Hearts Core: Boat trip to the Lake Isle of Innisfree with harpist Michael Rooney Sunday 17 th June
11am - Fun poetry for kids:
Join in with some fun poetry, lead by Rabbit’s Riot Theatre Company. 12noon - Knocknarea walk: with poetry readings at summit Knocknarea Mountain