The Appleloft Studio and Galley was established in 1999. In the five years of the Appleloft Gallery we hosted 27 exhibitions involving 65 artists, 12 solo shows of which five were first solo exhibitions for emerging artists. The studio was used by four different artists and once as a residential studio. We ran professional workshops for local artists in Fibre Art, Ceramics, Life Drawing, Printmaking, Woodcarving and framing. Workshops for local children and annual Children's Exhibitions.
From 2000 we hosted a weekly life drawing workshop for women artists living in the West Sligo area. In 2002 we had an exhibition of the work at the Appleloft Gallery, which was opened by the Arts Officer Mary McAuliffe. Check out the recent work by the women artists of West Sligo at http://westsligowomansartgroup.blogspot.com/
Since 2004 The Appleloft has being operating as a residential studio. The main studio is in what was the Galley (the loft) and this year the second residential studio was opened. This residential studio comprises of a small Chalet and a large studio, formally the school room, which is in the adjacent stone stores.
would it be possible to rent the studio for a week?
ReplyDeletemorrisj@iol.ie
10 years, 10 long years since I last set eyes on this jewel in the west. So many fond memories, so many happy times. Jamming in ya kitchen with kenny on the squeezebox, losing myself in the wonderfully bleak paintings of the bogs, O happy times indeed. It would appear you have been a busy bee over the past few years and the appleloft is looking great.
ReplyDeleteI am eternally grateful for all your support and help when i lived in easkey, I had many demons and you were truly a good friend to me, you have been well missed. I hope you are doing well and it would be great to be back in touch. My email is :
lukeevans1@mac.com
I look forward to hearing from you,
big love,
lukex
hey, how are ye doin'? loads a hugs from Munich. the appleloft and the chalet are looking great! xxx h.
ReplyDeleteHello Appleloft, I'm so glad I found you! This place looks so interesting. I am in America, but I will be visiting some dear Irish friends of mine late July to Mid August and I was wondering if I may come visit your studio/gallery space? I am a student studio art and printmaking major, so this looks like a great place to visit some real artists! You can reach me at jc1850@txstate.edu Cheers!
ReplyDeleteLost control over this blog only saw this today. The new blog address is appleloftstudioseaskey.blogspot.com
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