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usual and generous ways
Galway City, Co. Galway
28 February - 26 April 2026
Family friendly
Free to visit
Exhibition 'usual and generous ways', Group Show Curated from the National Collection of IMMA, curated by Padraig Regan with an opening reception on Fri 27 February 2026.

'usual and generous' ways presents works from artists working across a range of media, from Ireland and elsewhere, in which stone is not just a material to be shaped by the artist’s hand, but a subject-matter, object of inquiry, and an agent to be thought-with and thought-through.

Featuring: Richard Long, Barrie Cooke, Damien Hirst, Dorothy Cross, Seiha Kurosawa, David Beattie, Patrick Ireland/Brian O'Doherty, Patrick Hall, Anne Madden, Hilary Heron, Hamish Fulton.

Developed through Galway Arts Centre’s inaugural Writer in Residence Programme ‘25-’26, in partnership with Cúirt International Festival of Literature.

Presented by Galway Arts Centre in partnership with the Irish Museum of Modern Art, curated by writer & poet Padraig Regan.

Event details
Dates
28 February - 26 April 2026
Time
Start 10:00End 17:00
Price
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Contact details
47 Dominick St Lower, Galway, Co. Galway, H91 X0AP, Ireland
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Galway Arts Centre's building at 47 Dominick Street was built in the 1840s as a residence for the Persse Family. The most famous member of the family was Lady Augusta Gregory, of Coole Park, playwright, Abbey Theatre founder and patron of the Irish Literary revival.

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