The Model Sligo

20/06/2026

📢 Exhibition open now!

𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘀
Sat. 20 Jun. - Sat. 22 Aug. 2026

The Model is delighted to present a major exhibition by the internationally renowned visual artist and filmmaker Phil Collins. Over the course of a deeply engaged practice spanning three decades, Collins has realised ambitious projects that shift perspective between the individual and the collective, situating personal experience within broader historical contexts. Balancing intimacy with social critique, he consistently challenges the conventions of documentary representation, creating works that are emotionally charged, formally adventurous and attentive to the poetics of the everyday. This presentation brings together three recent moving-image installations which, in distinct registers, reflect on the afterlives of socialism and the ways public space, ideology and collective form shape one another.

The exhibition will be marked by a screening of Collins' 2004 video installation ‘they shoot horses’ and an associated programme of events on Sat. 4 Jul. from 3.30 - 11.30pm.
Phil Collins will be in conversation with Dr Declan Long at 4pm.

📌 More information on the exhibition and all associated events on www.themodel.ie

Funded by the Community Foundation for Ireland.



🎬 Image credit: Phil Collins, Home to You, 2019, still. Courtesy Shady Lane Productions, Berlin.

19/06/2026

🎬 they shoot horses by Phil Collins & associated events 🎬

Join us at The Model Sligo for a full day of events centred around Phil Collins' acclaimed work, they shoot horses, a piece documenting an eight-hour dance marathon organised with young people living under military occupation in Ramallah, Palestine.

📅 Saturday 04 July
📍 The Model, Sligo
🎟️ Free admission | Suggested donation €10

Learn more: https://www.cairdefestival.com/2026/phil-collins

Alongside the screening, audiences are invited to take part in a series of associated events including a conversation with Phil Collins and Dr. Declan Long, a Dabke dance demonstration with Amir Sabra and a Levantine food sampling with Aremoja.

they shoot horses and associated events are free to attend, with a suggested donation of €10 in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians.

This event is presented in partnership with The Model. they shoot horses and Phil Collins' solo exhibition at The Model are supported by Community Foundation Ireland.


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13/06/2026

The Model is delighted to present a major exhibition by the internationally renowned visual artist and filmmaker Phil Collins, on view from Sat. 20 June.

Phil Collins
Sat. 20 Jun. - Sat. 22 Aug. 2026

*Please note this is a soft opening*

The exhibition will be marked by a screening of Collins' 2004 video installation ‘they shoot horses’ and an associated programme of events on Sat. 4 Jul. from 3.30 - 11.30pm.
Phil Collins will be in conversation with Dr Declan Long at 4pm.

This event is free of charge but donations to Medical Aid for Palestinians are encouraged.

Funded by the Community Foundation for Ireland.

📌 More information on the exhibition and all associated events on www.themodel.ie

11/06/2026

𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕. 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 in-depth gallery tours from June – August at The Model!

📍 Jack Butler Yeats | Guided Tour
⏱️ Saturdays, 11am, 1 hour
🎟 Ticket €15 pp, children go free (link in bio)

Learn all about the art and life of Jack B. Yeats – led by an expert curator, these engaging one-hour tours trace Yeats’ artistic journey from early illustrations to his late great work in oil paint, revealing the influence of his Sligo upbringing.

📌 Visit our website for more details on the tours! www.themodel.ie

10/06/2026

The Model in Sligo will benefit from funding to the tune of €7,500 through the ‘After Hours at the Museum’ scheme.

09/06/2026

The Model in Sligo will receive €7,500 in funding under the Government’s ‘After Hours at the Museum’ scheme. The funding will allow The Model to extend open...

05/06/2026

Delighted to see our youth programme supported further! 🙏

Staff at Sligo charity The Model are celebrating after the organisation was awarded a €12,000 grant to innovate its programmes that help create career opportunities in the creative industries for people in the Northwest.

04/06/2026

Explore the art of 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗕. 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘀 with Saturday morning tours at The Model – A new series of in-depth gallery tours on Saturday mornings from June – August. Spaces are limited and booking is now open so plan yours today. The first guided tour will take place on Saturday, 13 June!

📍 Jack Butler Yeats | Guided Tour
⏱️ Saturdays, 11am, 1 hour
🎟 Ticket €15 pp, children go free (link in bio)

Learn all about the art and life of Jack B. Yeats – led by an expert curator, these engaging one-hour tours trace Yeats’ artistic journey from early illustrations to his late great work in oil paint, revealing the influence of his Sligo upbringing.

📌 Visit our website for more details on the tours! www.themodel.ie

03/06/2026

This Friday at The Model

June Bump & Baby meet up Friday 5th at The Model Sligo between 10am - 12pm.
If you are pregnant or have a baby (toddler's + welcome) join me and other mums and babies for a lovely morning.

Meet new friends and I'm always there to answer any of your parenting questions. We discuss lots of topics like feeding, sleep, reflux, baby wearing, weaning, understanding behaviour, crying etc. Partners and grandparents welcome too.
Mamogs - Michelle Doherty Doula