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Jack Butler Yeats; Salt Water Ballads

The Model, Sligo The Mall, Sligo, Sligo, Ireland

Jack Butler Yeats (1871-1957) grew up in Sligo, in the care of his maternal grandparents Elizabeth & William Pollexfen. From an early age, the young artist was steeped in the rich sea-faring culture of the area, where the ocean connected a small town on Europe’s western periphery with the enigmatic outside world. Throughout Yeats’ long career […]

Ever Present – Celebrating 100 Years of Art

The Model, Sligo The Mall, Sligo, Sligo, Ireland

With opening speech by John Turpin, President of the Friends of The National Collections of Ireland. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the Friends of the National Collections of Ireland (FNCI), The Model presents a unique selection of artworks gifted to The Niland Collection from the 1960s to the present day. […]