EXHIBITION: Macallaí Dúchais: Echoes from Home
Running from Tues 13 Oct – Sat 31 Oct | Open 10am–3pm, Mon–Sat
A special Exhibition Reception will take place on Fri 23 Oct at 5pm, all welcome.
This exhibition explores the many ways we experience home, identity and connection. Bringing together the work of several exciting young artists, who responded to a public call out, the exhibition reflects on what it means to belong – to a place, a community, a culture or ourselves, offering fresh perspectives on the spaces and relationships that shape our lives.
Curated by glór Young Curator Jay-Morgan Snider, the exhibition forms part of the nationwide LASTA Young Curators Festival, celebrating the creativity, insight and talent of a new generation of artists.
Featured artists include:
Danilo Bondarenko
Hannah Connolly
Caoimhe Fahy
Molly Flynn
Dinadee Gamage
Eve Harrigan
Aodhín Kavanagh
Róisín Maher
Suvi Nic Meanman
Angelliane Mabale
Liadán Rutar
Sophie O’Sullivan
YOUNG CURATORS ‘LASTA’ FESTIVAL 2026 at glór
Curated by Jay-Morgan Snider and Caoimhe O’Farrell
glór presents the programme for the 5th Lasta National Arts Festival, a festival of events programmed for young people by young people, which will take place from Sat 3rd – Sat 31st October with an exhibition in glór gallery from Tuesday 13th October. From zine-making to puppetry workshops, coming-of-age films to nightclub-inspired choreography, this is a festival curated by young people, for young people!
glór is one of seven venues nationwide who have teamed up to present this exciting event in cities and towns across the country, from Letterkenny to Tralee, from Ennis to Portlaoise.
The Lasta Festival, based on a project originally conceived and delivered by Backstage Theatre in Longford and now in its third year, has blossomed to include venues and individual curators nationwide, and an expanding programme of exciting, multidisciplinary work. In an innovative and exciting approach to programming, 19 young curators have been engaged by seven regional venues (including glór) to programme a festival of work for young people nationwide. Under the guidance of theatre artist Maisie Lee, these young people will work collaboratively to deliver an ambitious line up of work. Featuring multiple disciplines and reflecting the diversity of modern Ireland, this festival offers a unique opportunity to develop our future arts programmers and producers. The line-up for this year’s festival will feature theatre, music, comedy, gaming, visual arts, dance, film, photography and experiential moments promising a fresh, fun, and exciting festival.
The seven regional venues involved in the initiative are Backstage Theatre (Longford) www.backstage.ie Dunamaise Arts Centre (Portlaoise) www.dunamaise.ie glór (Ennis) www.glor.ie An Grianán (Letterkenny) www.angrianan.com The Lime Tree Theatre (Limerick) www.limetreetheatre.ie Siamsa Tíre (Tralee) www.siamsatire.com and Town Hall Theatre (Galway) www.tht.ie
