Highlanes Drogheda

Highlanes Drogheda Highlanes Gallery, an exciting new state-of-the-art facility aims to be one of Ireland's most import

Highlanes Gallery, an exciting new state-of-the-art facility aims to be one of Ireland's most important visual art spaces presenting a dynamic and diverse programme of temporary exhibitions and exhibitions drawn from the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection.

๐ƒ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ”)๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ, 2002DVDRuntime: 6 MinutesPurchased, 2003On loan from Crawford Art GalleryDorothy Cro...
18/06/2026

๐ƒ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ฒ ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ”)
๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ, 2002
DVD
Runtime: 6 Minutes
Purchased, 2003
On loan from Crawford Art Gallery

Dorothy Crossโ€™s ๐˜‘๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜บ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฉ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ explores the uneasy closeness between humans and the natural world. Filmed in the isolated lakes of Palau, the work shows the artist moving among thousands of jellyfish - creatures often feared as dangerous, yet revealed here as delicate, curious, and strangely beautiful. Cross draws attention to the push and pull in our relationship with nature: we depend on it, fear it, damage it, and exist alongside it.

The jellyfish become symbols of both fragility and survival, reminding us that threats to the natural world are ultimately threats to ourselves. Rooted in Crossโ€™s ongoing interest in science, ecology, and overlooked histories, the work asks viewers to reconsider the boundaries between human and animal, and to recognise our deep interconnectedness with the living world.

๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, is a touring strategic partnership between Crawford Art Gallery & Highlanes gallery, in collaboration with Highlanes Galleryโ€™s Artist-Teacher-Researcher Group โ€“ Eileen Brennan, Kieran Gallagher, Bairbre Geraghty, Veronica Lavin, Roisin Oโ€™Sullivan, and Ciaran Power, and continues until Sunday 9th August.

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ - ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

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Looking for a creative way to spend your Saturday morning with the family? Join us on Saturday, 20th June from 11:30am t...
18/06/2026

Looking for a creative way to spend your Saturday morning with the family?

Join us on Saturday, 20th June from 11:30am to 1:00pm for our Family Workshop โ€“ The Natural World at Highlanes Gallery!

Facilitated by Nela Hadija, this relaxed and welcoming session invites families to explore the exhibition, ๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, discovering the beauty of our connection to land, sea, and nature.

Together, youโ€™ll create your own artwork on canvas, using natural materials like leaves, stones, and seashells to inspire your imagination and add unique textures. Children and parents alike will be encouraged to engage their senses and express themselves creatively.

All materials are provided, and the workshop is just โ‚ฌ6 per family group (parent(s) and children).

๐๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ“ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐Ÿ—๐ŸŽ-๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ญ๐ž ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž.

This is a shared family activity, not a drop-off sessionโ€”perfect for making memories together!

Booking available via both Eventbrite & Highlanes Websites;

Highlanes: https://highlanes.ie/all-events/to-land-living-roots-awaken-saturday-family-workshop/

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/to-land-living-roots-awaken-saturday-family-workshop-tickets-1988235317356?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, is a touring strategic partnership between Crawford Art Gallery & Highlanes gallery, in collaboration with Highlanes Galleryโ€™s Artist-Teacher-Researcher Group โ€“ Eileen Brennan, Kieran Gallagher, Bairbre Geraghty, Veronica Lavin, Roisin Oโ€™Sullivan, and Ciaran Power, and continues until Sunday 9th August.

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ - ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaรญon Visit Louth Visit Drogheda LoveDrogheda Ireland's Ancient East Discover Boyne Valley Creative Ireland Louth Louth County Council Crawford Art Gallery Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐‡๐€ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“)๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ (1967)Pen and pencil on paper22.5 x 33cmOn loan from a p...
17/06/2026

๐’๐ข๐ฆ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐‡๐€ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“)
๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ (1967)
Pen and pencil on paper
22.5 x 33cm
On loan from a private collection

A fine, detailed pen and pencil study of ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜‹๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ ๐˜๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ฉ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ, 1967, carefully describes the Boyne Viaduct and the Gothic-revival spire of St Mary's Roman Catholic Church (built 1884), which towers over the town in the distance.

๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ชรบ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฉ: ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ, is curated by Highlanes Galleryโ€™s Community Curatorial Panel โ€“ Robin Barnes, Bairbre English, John English, Eithne Hamill, Martin Kieran, Kay McQuaile, Oisรญn ร“ Maolรกin, Mรกire Uรญ Mhaolรกin, and continues until Sunday 2nd August.

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ - ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

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๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐๐š ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฒ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘)๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฑ: ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜Ž๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, 2002Etching on Paper42 x 30cmPurchased, 2003On loan from Crawford Art GalleryIn ...
16/06/2026

๐…๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐๐š ๐Œ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฒ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ“๐Ÿ‘)
๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฑ: ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜Ž๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, 2002
Etching on Paper
42 x 30cm
Purchased, 2003
On loan from Crawford Art Gallery

In ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฑ: ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜Ž๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, Frieda Meaney depicts a place marked by layers of local history (a combe within the Caha Mountains, Co. Cork). The work derives its name from Cornelius O'Sullivan, known as โ€˜An Rabachโ€™, who reportedly committed two murders there in 1812. The area also contains the remains of abandoned pre-Famine dwellings, consolidating the landscape with a history of violence and displacement.

While maps attempt to produce objective representations of place (by offering a means in which land can be surveyed, organised and consumed), this work goes beyond such conventions. Meaney interrogates this by revealing the extent to which places are shaped by local stories and human experience(s). Multiple visual languages are condensed into the singular picture plane; combining gestural mark- making and staining with the mechanical properties of the etching process. Therefore, the subjective and objective collide, as history, memory, narrative and surveying practices are all unified. As a result, the cartographical object transforms into a landscape that contains lived experiences and varied histories.

Rather than presenting land as a passive terrain, Meaney suggests that landscape is an active archive, which carries traces of those who have moved through it and lived within it. History and memory become embedded within place and continue to persist today. Through this approach, ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฑ: ๐˜™๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฉโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜Ž๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ prompts us to consider the land as a physical environment which is personified by memory and cultural heritage.

๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, is a touring strategic partnership between Crawford Art Gallery & Highlanes gallery, in collaboration with Highlanes Galleryโ€™s Artist-Teacher-Researcher Group โ€“ Eileen Brennan, Kieran Gallagher, Bairbre Geraghty, Veronica Lavin, Roisin Oโ€™Sullivan, and Ciaran Power, and continues until Sunday 9th August.

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ - ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaรญon Visit Louth Visit Drogheda LoveDrogheda Ireland's Ancient East Discover Boyne Valley Creative Ireland Louth Louth County Council Crawford Art Gallery Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด (2010)Oil on Canvas 181 x 140cmAcquired, 2012Drogheda Municipal Art Collection, H...
15/06/2026

๐“๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ณ๐ข๐ง๐ 
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜—๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ต ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฑ๐˜ฑ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด (2010)
Oil on Canvas
181 x 140cm
Acquired, 2012
Drogheda Municipal Art Collection, Highlanes Gallery

Thomas Brezing is a German-born, Irish-based multidisciplinary artist. He originally trained as a metalworker before moving into art in the early 1990s. His practice embraces painting, sculpture, installation, poetry and art books. He exhibits widely in Ireland and Europe and has had residences in Heinrich Bรถll Cottage in Achill, Creative Spark in Dundalk, Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Co. Monaghan and the Lapua Art Museum in Finland.

Brezing describes his art as:
๐˜ˆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ
๐˜ˆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต
๐˜ˆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฉ๐˜บ๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ญ, ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด
๐˜ˆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜บ, ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ง

The Pursuit of Happiness is very representative of Brezingโ€™s work. Itโ€™s a large, immersive canvas in mixed media. It uses a bright but unsettling colour palette with symbolic figures, fragile and ghostlike. The visual language blends abstraction with narrative hints, never fully literal, always emotionally resonant, the eternal humanness of longing, loss and transformation.

๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ชรบ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฉ: ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ, is curated by Highlanes Galleryโ€™s Community Curatorial Panel โ€“ Robin Barnes, Bairbre English, John English, Eithne Hamill, Martin Kieran, Kay McQuaile, Oisรญn ร“ Maolรกin, Mรกire Uรญ Mhaolรกin, and continues until Sunday 2nd August.

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ - ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

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Experience a special evening at Highlanes Gallery this Wednesday at 7:30pm with artist Anne Mullen. On the occasion of ๐˜Š...
13/06/2026

Experience a special evening at Highlanes Gallery this Wednesday at 7:30pm with artist Anne Mullen.

On the occasion of ๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ชรบ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฉ: ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ, where Anne is one of three invited artists, we invite you to join her for an engaging, hands-on workshop exploring her creative process.

Discover how to approach composition, planning, and ex*****on of landscape art using paper, pencil, and paintโ€”all materials provided. Anne will guide you through her methods, encouraging you to connect with your own artistic perspective, inspired by the beauty of the Boyne Valley and the natural world around us.

Spaces are limited and booking is required (โ‚ฌ20 per person, excluding booking fee). Reserve your place via Eventbrite or the Highlanes website below;

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/evening-masterclass-with-painter-anne-mullen-tickets-1987997615383?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ: https://highlanes.ie/all-events/evening-masterclass-with-painter-anne-mullen/

Enjoy complimentary refreshments, including Prosecco, in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Whether you come alone or with a friend, all are welcome!

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ - ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

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๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐Žโ€™๐…๐ฅ๐š๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ/๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ)๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฑ, 1997Charcoal on PaperFramed: 68.5 x 54.5 x 2cmPurchased, 1997On loan from...
13/06/2026

๐Š๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง ๐Žโ€™๐…๐ฅ๐š๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ/๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ)
๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆโ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜ฑ, 1997
Charcoal on Paper
Framed: 68.5 x 54.5 x 2cm
Purchased, 1997
On loan from Crawford Art Gallery

Karen Conwayโ€™s Whereโ€™s the Map depicts a figure standing beside a car in a dark, open landscape. Expressive marks blur the boundaries between the figure, vehicle and surrounding environment. The drawing is a response to Conwayโ€™s journey through the landscapes of Las Vegas, Nevada and Arizona in 1996. Although this work was created in response to these specific locations, it poses broader questions in terms of the experience of navigating land.

Maps can be understood as reliable forms of quantitative information: organising space and making landscapes mathematically legible. Conwayโ€™s work suggests that our relationship with land cannot be reduced entirely to such a one- dimensional interaction. The title poses a direct question to the viewer and creates a sense of uncertainty within the work. What does it mean to lose a map? More importantly, what does it mean to feel lost? These questions draw attention towards the emotive and embodied experience of navigating the landscape.

The physical, durational aspects of the drawing record both movement and time through the layered accumulation of marks within the composition. In this way, a different form of navigation is presented; one based on sensory, bodily experience with our surroundings.
Technology now provides immediate access to navigational information and minimises the need for more direct interaction with a place. In this way, Whereโ€™s the Map could suggest that becoming lost does not necessarily represent failure but can create alternative ways of understanding our place within the landscape.

๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, is a touring strategic partnership between Crawford Art Gallery & Highlanes gallery, in collaboration with Highlanes Galleryโ€™s Artist-Teacher-Researcher Group โ€“ Eileen Brennan, Kieran Gallagher, Bairbre Geraghty, Veronica Lavin, Roisin Oโ€™Sullivan, and Ciaran Power, and continues until Sunday 9th August.

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ - ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

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๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ ๐‹๐ž๐ž๐œ๐ก (1881 โ€“ 1968)๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ (1949)Oil on Canvas44 x 35cmBequest of Mrs. Julia M. Egan through the Frie...
12/06/2026

๐–๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ฆ ๐‹๐ž๐ž๐œ๐ก (1881 โ€“ 1968)
๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Š๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฌ, ๐˜›๐˜ถ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ (1949)
Oil on Canvas
44 x 35cm
Bequest of Mrs. Julia M. Egan through the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland, 1960
Drogheda Municipal Art Collection, Highlanes Gallery

William Leech was born in Dublin in 1881. He studied art in Dublin and Paris. His use of light in his work was greatly influenced by Walter Osborne, who taught him in Dublin. Leech painted portraitures, landscapes as well as genre scenes. In his landscape paintings sunlight is dappled amid foliage and reflected in heavy patches of dark shadow.

In this 1949 painting, Leech depicts a bend in the river Stour at Tuckton near Bournemouth. In the scene, the light sporadically penetrates dense vegetation allowing a glimpse of the tranquil setting. On the surface of the water, the reflection of the small boats, the surrounding trees and the sky above are revealed. While much of the painting is made up of dark greens and browns, a sense of lightness pervades, created by the colours of the boats and the flashes of white throughout the vegetation. Serenity is the predominant mood, with a hint of possible river adventures in the various small boats.

๐˜Š๐˜ฆ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ชรบ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฉ: ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜‰๐˜ฐ๐˜บ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ, is curated by Highlanes Galleryโ€™s Community Curatorial Panel โ€“ Robin Barnes, Bairbre English, John English, Eithne Hamill, Martin Kieran, Kay McQuaile, Oisรญn ร“ Maolรกin, Mรกire Uรญ Mhaolรกin, and continues until Sunday 2nd August.

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ - ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

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Don't miss out and join us tomorrow for a special in-conversation with Fiona Kelly, one of the many fantastic artists pa...
11/06/2026

Don't miss out and join us tomorrow for a special in-conversation with Fiona Kelly, one of the many fantastic artists part of the exhibition, ๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ!

Starting at 11:30am, Fiona will be accompanied by Artist-Teacher-Researcher curators Kieran Gallagher and Bairbre Geraghty in this informal conversation, discussing the artist's sculptural and mixed media work Homing.

The event is open to all, priced at โ‚ฌ6 per person, and lasts for approximately 45-60 minutes.

๐“๐ž๐š & ๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐›๐ž ๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐”๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ž ๐›๐ž๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐›๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ.

๐๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ฏ๐ข๐š ๐›๐จ๐ญ๐ก ๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž & ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐–๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž;

๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gallery-talk-insight-with-exhibiting-artist-fiona-kelly-tickets-1991191464271?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true
๐–๐ž๐›๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ž: https://highlanes.ie/all-events/gallery-talk-insight-with-exhibiting-artist-fiona-kelly/

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ - ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ



The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaรญon Visit Louth Visit Drogheda LoveDrogheda Ireland's Ancient East Discover Boyne Valley Creative Ireland Louth Louth County Council Crawford Art Gallery Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐‡๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ‘)๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ, 1996PhotographFramed: 125.1 x 125.1 x 3.5...
11/06/2026

๐€๐ง๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ฒ ๐‡๐š๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ฒ (๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ‘)
๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ, 1996
Photograph
Framed: 125.1 x 125.1 x 3.5cm
Purchased, 1997
On loan from Crawford Art Gallery

Anthony Haugheyโ€™s ๐˜๐˜ข๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜š๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜”๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ ๐˜ž๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ, ๐˜•๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ๐˜บ depicts a historical scene connected to the Irish Famine. The photograph shows a model village from a low viewpoint. In the foreground, a standing figure appears disproportionately larger than the small cottages and figures below.

The title of the work immediately disrupts any straightforward reading of the image; โ€˜Model Worldโ€™ alludes to an environment that is fabricated or manufactured. Therefore, the photograph rejects its long-established perception as a form of historical documentation, and transforms into a constructed representation of an event. This shift between reality and production raises questions in terms of how historical information is both created and framed.

In this way, the landscape plays a central role in exposing the mechanisms of authenticity and representation. Rather than functioning simply as a decorative backdrop for human activity, the landscape becomes a site upon which histories are embedded. Within this context, the land carries traces of displacement and social change. Yet, the artificiality of the model cottages suggests that histories can become mediated archival material that are (re)arranged and (re)constructed over time.

This work feels particularly relevant within the context of contemporary culture, where information is increasingly distributed and consumed through visual means. Within a โ€˜post-truthโ€™ era, images have the power to shape public understanding and perception. In this way, Famine Eviction Sceneโ€ฆ prompts critical reflection on how visual culture can affect our sense of belonging and national identity; acting as an important catalyst for dialogue surrounding current issues like migration and displacement

๐˜›๐˜ฐ ๐˜“๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ: ๐˜“๐˜ช๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜™๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ˆ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ, is a touring strategic partnership between Crawford Art Gallery & Highlanes gallery, in collaboration with Highlanes Galleryโ€™s Artist-Teacher-Researcher Group โ€“ Eileen Brennan, Kieran Gallagher, Bairbre Geraghty, Veronica Lavin, Roisin Oโ€™Sullivan, and Ciaran Power, and continues until Sunday 9th August.

๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฌ ๐†๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐“๐ฎ๐ž๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ - ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ:๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ“๐ฉ๐ฆ & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ'๐ฌ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ - ๐Ÿ‘๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ง๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ

The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaรญon Visit Louth Visit Drogheda LoveDrogheda Ireland's Ancient East Discover Boyne Valley Creative Ireland Louth Louth County Council Crawford Art Gallery Department of Culture, Communications and Sport

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