VA + Exhibitions

Curated by Clara McSweeney, The Rain Tells Us Everything investigates the encroaching transformations shaping contemporary landscapes under the pressures of the climate crisis. Through trespassing, tracking, and collective singing, the participating artists examine these shifts across sound, film, fabric, and drawing, each bringing a distinct material and conceptual approach to environmental change. Wexford based artist […]

Opening Event: Saturday 4th July 5.00pm – In Conversation Exhibition Tour with Barbara Knežević and Rayne Booth6.00pm – Exhibition Preview The Regional Cultural centre is pleased to present Gvozdene Kapije / The Iron Gates, an exhibition by artist Barbara Knežević, bringing together film and sculpture to explore the histories, stories, and materiality of a region in

The Regional Cultural Centre is pleased to present a photographic portrait exhibition celebrating Donegal fiddle players. Presented in association with Féile Róise Rua, the exhibition features a collection of portraits documenting musicians who continue to practise and sustain Donegal’s rich fiddle tradition. This collection of photographic portraits forms part of the work of Cairdeas na

From the Cradle to the Cave explores the shared origins of art and language, drawing on the visual echoes of cave markings and childhood scribbles as early, embodied forms of communication. Through gesture, repetition and intuitive mark-making, the work loosens language from fixed meaning, returning it to something physical, instinctive and felt, where a line

This major retrospective celebrates over 40 years of work by acclaimed press photographer Declan Doherty, whose images have powerfully documented life across Donegal through his role at the Donegal News. The exhibition includes more than 400 photographs, presented both digitally and in print, capturing moments from 1980 to 2023. Many feature the people and everyday

Painting Project #1 – Labhraim Le Stráinséirí explores mark-making, movement, and meaning through an improvised approach to painting, writing, and drawing. A painter, poet, and performer, Aodán McCardle’s work captures the energy of action and uncertainty, revealing creativity as something raw, immediate, and alive. A co-editor at Veer Books and published author, McCardle brings a

This exhibition presents a selection of printed works by two artists from Gaza, Raed Issa and Sohail Salem. Both artists have been making drawings that document life during the ongoing war and humanitarian crisis. These prints offer a powerful, first-hand reflection on what it means to live and create art under siege. Raed Issa, born

Portraits of Herstory is an exhibition celebrating extraordinary women whose contributions have been downplayed, overlooked, forgotten, or erased from history. Through a series of mixed-media portraits, this collection honours and retells the stories of remarkable women who defied convention, broke barriers, and changed the world. The series features portraits of Frida Kahlo, an artist who