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Local Artists Exhibition
*** Original Art Exhibition**** Call in to see Local Artists exhibit their current work at the Helen Allingham Gallery here at the Abbey Arts Centre between 11am and 3pm daily. ARTIST PROFILE Roberta Roper Roberta Roper is the founder member of the Ballyshannon painting for pleasure Artist Group. The Group comprises of a number of self-taught Artists who get together every Tuesday afternoon in the Autumn, Winter and Spring to inspire each other and have the craic . The Group…
Find out more »Artists Exhibition
Call in and see the artwork of Rachel Bishop at the Helen Allingham Gallery at the Abbey Arts Centre from 11.00am - 3.00pm daily starting on the 12th of October About the Artist: My name is Rachel Bishop, I live in beautiful co. Sligo. Painting and drawing are real passions of mine and living where i do I'm never short of source material to capture with my camera and put to paper. Since art collage (seems a lifetime ago) ive…
Find out more »Allingham Festival Sat 7th Nov
THE ALLINGHAM CONCERT 8.00 - 10.00pm This years concert will feature local girl Chanelle McGuiness, Great White Lies, Ian Smith, Singer songwriter winners from Friday night, Manchán Mangan, Jane Clarke and introducing the Coláiste Colmcille Choir For booking and more information about the artists visit: http://www.allinghamfestival.com/saturday-2/ THE WORKSHOPS "LOVERS OF LITERATURE" WORKSHOPS AT THE ABBEY CENTRE 11.30am - Writing From Memory - Denise Blake Explore the craft of memoir and writing for publication with one of Donegal's best-known writers and…
Find out more »Artist Exhibition – Opening Night
On view from 4th April in our foyer will be an art exhibition from Michelle Duffy, owner of Camlake Canvas a small business based in Garrison Co.Fermanagh Michelle will be hosting an open night on the 4th of April at 7.30pm, light refreshments will be served. Artist Statement: At Camlake Canvas I specialise in both contemporary and traditional interpretations of the Irish Landscape. I have a particular love for sunsets and water based scenes, I live in Garrison County Fermanagh and…
Find out more »Launch Night
LAUNCH OF THE 39TH BALLYSHANNON FOLK AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL Thursday 28th July, 8pm Come along on Thursday 28th for the Launch of Barry Britton's Art Exhibition at 8pm with a wine reception followed by Erdini in concert here at the Abbey Arts Centre. The exhibit will run throughout the Ballyshannonon Folk and Traditional Music Festival until Sunday 31st July from 11am to 11pm daily. Everyone is welcome to attend so please feel free to bring friends and family along.…
Find out more »Allingham Festival – Saturdays Lineup
THE ALLINGHAM FESTIVALS LINEUP FOR SATURDAY 5TH NOVEMBER AT THE ABBEY ARTS CENTRESCREENING: 'THE FIGHTING PRINCE OF DONEGAL' (1966) 10.30am - 12.20am Free Event Join Ken Fox in the Abbey Centre on Saturday morning for a screening of the 1966 Disney film 'The Fighting Prince of Donegal'. Ken was a young movie buff when this film first came to Ballyshannon, and he was struck by the movie version of the Donegal landscape. The movie had in fact been shot in…
Find out more »Michelle Duffy – Camlake Canvas – 3rd April 7pm
After a successful debut Exhibtion last year Michelle Duffy has decided to once again to exhibit in The Abbey Arts Centre, there will be 22 paintings depicting the Irish landscape in both chalks and acrylics, with familiar scenes like her home village of Garrison to further locations in Donegal, Sligo and County Down. Please come along to see some of her fabulous ceations.
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