A short film by Cormac Coyne running July to September 2026. Music composed and performed by Mairtín O Connor. As a long time resident on Inis Oírr the photographer and videographer Cormac Coyne has a passion for documenting the island life of Inis Oírr in all its forms. Áras Éanna commissioned Cormac to make a...
Running from July to September. The rugged scenic Tory Island is an island situated 11km of the North-West coast of Co. Donegal. The Gaeltacht (Irish speaking) island is steeped in history and mythology and is the home to the Tory school of painters. The renowned English artist Derek Hill (b.1916- d.2000) became a frequent visitor...
Information Áras Éanna Ionad Ealaíne is the most westerly arts centre in Europe, located on the small Gaeltacht island of Inis Oírr in Co Galway. The centre supports artists through its Artist in Residence programme. We offer artists the time and space to develop their practice and show new work in the unique environment of...
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As part of The Galway Cartoon Festival, an exhibition of cartoons in Irish will take place in Áras Éanna between the 6 October and the 6 November 2025.
“There were days and nights when I really thought I could feel the whole island shaking” recalls Philip Fogarty of his month long residency at Áras Éanna in February. “The storm waves were that powerful, there was this continuous roaring coming over the hill from the south western shore.” Fogarty admits, though, that such thinking...
Áras Éanna Celebrates 25 Years of Artistic Exchange and Island Inspiration Inis Oírr, Galway – This summer, Áras Éanna Arts Centre proudly marks 25 years as a unique creative hub on the smallest of the Aran Islands. Since opening its doors in 2000, Áras Éanna has grown from a modest initiative into a nationally recognised...
The Plassey Project – July & August Created by Galway-based musician and artist Keith Wallace, ‘The Plassey Project’ recounts the shipwreck of the MV Plassey in March 1960 and the subsequent rescue of its crew by the islanders of Inis Oírr. ‘The Plassey Project’ is a soundtrack accompanied by a film as opposed to...
PRESS RELEASE The Plassey Project – July & August Created by Galway-based musician and artist Keith Wallace, ‘The Plassey Project’ recounts the shipwreck of the MV Plassey in March 1960 and the subsequent rescue of its crew by the islanders of Inis Oírr. ‘The Plassey Project’ is a soundtrack accompanied by a film as opposed...
