Serena Caulfield (b. 1985) is (a ‘painter’) an artist who makes paintings. Memories morph into tall tales. Invented imagery invites novel narratives. Transforming old to new, past to present, absence to presence, here to there, she likes to paint quickly and think slowly. Serena has exhibited regionally and nationally. Recent group shows include WIDE OPEN […]
Exhibition Opening Saturday March 4th @2pm (on the concourse) About Fathomless Arms Sorcha works as a painter; or more accurately a maker of things. But even ‘maker’ isn’t really the right word. It’s too organic, too suggestive of the handmade, or the nobility of a craft. Instead she is more of a composer, a conductor […]
Tension and comedy come together in this historical drama centred on David Lloyd George, where family dynamics provide much of the intrigue, and no one is who they seem. On the morning of his wife’s funeral in January 1941 David Lloyd George is forced to confront his past political and personal behaviour. In his dealings […]
Photo credits: Jonathan Stokes Join our Youth Dance Intensive this Easter! with our Resident Dance Artist Oran Leong! When: 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th & 7th of April, 10:30am - 4:00pm daily (incl. 1hr break). Who: for open-minded movers aged approx. 14-23 yrs All applicants will be notified of their outcome by 24 March, after which a […]
About Neil IMC and Ballina Arts Centre are delighted to announce musician and composer Neil Ó Lochlainn as the first artist in residence for the 2023 NAVIGATOR programme. The 10-day Navigator Jazz Residency programme was established in 2021. NAVIGATOR offers jazz and improvising musicians time and space to develop and perform work, while building creative […]
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and a Tony Award, David Auburn’s Proof is a moving exploration of the nature of genius, women in mathematics, and father-daughter relationships. All Ireland Finalists. A play not to be missed. Glenamaddy Players celebrated their 50th anniversary last year with a team of talented actors and a skilled […]
He's wandered off without any breakfast and is soon hungry. Jack blackbird, Pat the Dog and Robert the Frog offer him a worm, a bone and some flies but these don't appeal. What makes matters worse, is that he's now lost. Meanwhile Sammy is searching for Eddy to get him to the party and give him some honey for […]
Dr Dolittle is a Doctor who prefers animals to people. With the help of his parrot Polynesia, he learns to speak with all the animals and soon becomes a wonderful vet.He is summoned to help cure an outbreak of disease among the monkeys in Africa so he heads off with his trusty dog Jip and his monkey Chee Chee. He […]
NAVIGATOR Musician in Residence at Ballina Arts Centre in association with Improvised Music Company. A contemporary experimental bassist, with strong traditional music roots, Neil Ó Lochlainn is “a musical seeker” (The Irish Times) from Co. Clare. His work is dedicated to exploring the contemporary and the universal in the local. Neil began learning Irish traditional […]
A contemporary experimental bassist, with strong traditional music roots, Neil Ó Lochlainn is “a musical seeker” (The Irish Times) from Co. Clare. His work is dedicated to exploring the contemporary and the universal in the local. Neil began learning Irish traditional music on the flute and tin whistle at a young age, and studied double […]
Saturday 22nd April @2pm until 4pm Artists Serena Caulfield and Sorcha McNamara, both currently showing in Ballina Arts Centre, discuss their work with well-known professional curator and artistic mentor Eamonn Maxwell. The Gallery at Ballina Arts Centre
Friday, 28th April @8pm €18 Full Price / €16 Concession Meet Donie Burris (Peter Gowen) who overcomes his troubles (his treacherous girlfriend, his overbearing Mam and the Midford Mafia) by imagining himself as “the star of his own gangster movie”. Country and Irish is the story of a man at the end of his tether […]
Saturday, 29th April @7pm Entry Free In the mid-1970s, six young men emigrate to London from Mayo in the hope of making their fortunes. Like so many of their generation, they spend their lives in manual labour and construction work. They intended to stay only a little while, make some money and return home as […]
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