Inis Oirr, 1939. 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 from July to September. Based on the success of the books 'Old Ireland in Colour', NUI Galway academics and co-authors John Breslin and Sarah-Anne...
Photograph by Hwan Jin Jo (Jeju Island, Korea) A photographic exhibition with artists Cormac Coyne (Inis Oirr), Jacqui Devenney Reed (Donegal), and Hwan Jin Jo (Jeju Island, Korea) opens in the gallery at Aras Eanna Ionad Ealaine this evening. The opening of the exhibition (8.30pm) also marks the official welcome of a group of stone...
The Galway Cartoon Festival is returning to Inis Oirr for the third year with three exhibitions in the Áras Éanna gallery and some events on the island in early October. On Tuesday, October 4, the festival will launch the third annual ‘Tarraing É I nGaeilge’ exhibition, featuring some of the leading cartoonists in Ireland, as...
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. This is the sixth annual exhibition of Draw it in Irish, and it will be launched in Áras Éanna. The exhibition will showcase a wide variety of...
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...
