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Three shows in three nights at Aras Eanna

Three shows in three nights at Aras Eanna

by Ciaran Tierney It is a very busy week here at Aras Eanna as we look forward to three events in our theatre over three consecutive nights. A very special night is in store tomorrow (Thursday) when leading exponents of the traditional harp, Paul Dooley (Ireland) and Kseniya Rusnak (Ukraine), perform a fundraising concert for...

August 24, 2022August 24, 2022
Inis Oirr comes together for Ukraine

Inis Oirr comes together for Ukraine

A concert with a difference takes place at Aras Eanna, Inis Oirr, this Thursday night (August 25, 8.30pm) when leading exponents of the traditional harp from Ireland and Ukraine, Paul Dooley and Kseniya Rusnak, come together to raise funds for the people of Ukraine. Paul and Kseniya began to collaborate together after Kseniya moved to...

August 23, 2022August 25, 2022
Online tickets now on sale for August events

Online tickets now on sale for August events

by Ciaran Tierney Did you know that you can now buy tickets in advance for shows in our theatre here at Aras Eanna? Over the next three Saturday nights we will have concerts by Lisa Lambe, The Raines, and Pat Quinn (with some very special guests) here on beautiful Inis Oirr. We are using Eventbrite.ie...

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022
Dath an Dóchais exhibition

Dath an Dóchais exhibition

A very special exhibition which celebrates 40 years of support for visual arts in the Gaeltacht opens in the gallery at Áras Éanna Ionad Ealaíne, Inis Oirr, tomorrow (Friday, August 5, 8.30pm). Údaras na Gaeltachta, in partnership with Ealaín na Gaeltachta, is delighted to celebrate Gaeltacht visual artists by bringing ‘Dath an Dóchais’ to the...

Maureen is like a child in a candy store on Inis Oirr

Maureen is like a child in a candy store on Inis Oirr

By Ciaran Tierney Surrendering to the power of nature and making the most of an opportunity to connect with her own ancestors ensured that a recent one-month residency at Áras Éanna became a transformative experience for Irish-American artist Maureen Fleming. Maureen returned to Inis Oirr thanks to a fellowship from the Guggenheim Foundation in New...

Prodigal Son Mick returns to Inis Oirr

Prodigal Son Mick returns to Inis Oirr

By Ciaran Tierney Not many 70-year old Irish people wear purple suits. Then again, not many 70-year old Irish artists have staged major exhibitions as far afield as Africa, India, South Korea, and Australia during the course of their careers. For a man who has sampled the joys of indigenous cultures all across the world,...

Old Aran in Colour

Old Aran in Colour

(July to September 2022) Visitors to Inis Oirr are in for a special treat this summer when Áras Éanna hosts an outdoor exhibition of colourised old photos from the three Aran Islands. Based on the success of the books ‘Old Ireland in Colour’, NUI Galway academics and co-authors John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley are bringing...

Two new exhibitions open on Inis Oirr this weekend

Two new exhibitions open on Inis Oirr this weekend

By Ciaran Tierney Two exhibitions with very strong connections to the three Aran Islands are set to open at Áras Éanna Ionad Ealaíne, the arts centre on Inis Oirr, this coming weekend. On Friday evening, one of Ireland’s most famous expressionist artists, Mick Mulcahy, will unveil a retrospective of his work – and new paintings...

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022
Nowhere to Hide at Sea

Nowhere to Hide at Sea

One of Ireland’s most famous expressionist artists, Mick Mulcahy, will unveil a retrospective of his work – and new paintings from a recent residency on Inis Oirr – in the Áras Éanna art gallery from Friday July 8, to Sunday, July 31. Mulcahy was the first artist ever to hold an exhibition in the building...