The Linenhall, Castlebar

The Linenhall, Castlebar Visual Art Gallery and Live Events in the heart of Castlebar

Registered Charity - Creativity for All at the Linenhall Registered Charity No: 20033903
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At the Linenhall Arts Centre we provide an arts service for all in the community by:
- programming international, national and local arts events;
- providing opportunities for all to explore their own creativity;
- supporting artists who live and work in our region.

Places are filling up fast for our free workshop, How to Develop and Deliver an Exhibition with with Valeria Ceregini on...
02/09/2026

Places are filling up fast for our free workshop, How to Develop and Deliver an Exhibition with with Valeria Ceregini on Sat 12 Sept!

Valeria Ceregini is an international Italian Irish-based visual arts curator and historian, and creative producer specialised in ecological and trans-cultural research, with extensive experience developing interdisciplinary and community-engaged projects across Ireland and Europe.

Hope to see you there!

Kindly supported by Mayo Arts Office

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Our Film Club is back up and running from next Tues 8 Sept! Dear You is one of China’s highest rated films of all time. ...
02/09/2026

Our Film Club is back up and running from next Tues 8 Sept!

Dear You is one of China’s highest rated films of all time. This record-breaking sensation blends intimate family drama with a mystery rooted in the past, poignantly reflecting on the enduring power of love, and the stories we inherit.

You can peruse all seven films from our autumn/winter season on our website and we’re offering a season ticket for just €30 - get in touch with our Box Office to book.

Our new Life Drawing sessions starts Mon 7 Sept at 6pm.These are untutored Life Drawing sessions with experienced model ...
01/09/2026

Our new Life Drawing sessions starts Mon 7 Sept at 6pm.

These are untutored Life Drawing sessions with experienced model Sharon.

Open to seasoned artists, beginners and anyone looking to brush up their skills.

Untutored life drawing gives artists the freedom to observe, experiment and develop their own approach without instruction or judgement. It builds confidence, drawing skills, observation and an understanding of form, movement and proportion.

Places are limited and advanced booking is essential. Bring your own art materials.

How is it September already!!!Our first event for the autumn is this stellar offering from Wilterland Productions ❤️1519...
01/09/2026

How is it September already!!!

Our first event for the autumn is this stellar offering from Wilterland Productions ❤️

1519. The city of Metz in France. The notorious Cornelius Agrippa achieves the impossible in court: defending a woman accused of witchcraft against the Inquisition and securing her acquittal. The only recorded instance of its kind in history. Soldier, scholar, doctor and rumored sorcerer, his name echoed around Europe. But the hatred of the Roman Church would also follow…

This is Wilderland Production's first play and has been receiving rave reviews: 'Amazing presence…innate understanding of tempo…I want to say I think it is an extraordinary piece…'

Do join us!

Wilderland Theatre

An exciting new addition to our autumn programme!For 5th & 6th year studentsArt Portfolio PrepWith Joanne HopkinsFriday ...
01/09/2026

An exciting new addition to our autumn programme!

For 5th & 6th year students
Art Portfolio Prep
With Joanne Hopkins
Friday 4 September - Friday 23 October 2026
€20 per session

starts Fri 4 Sept
cont. Fri11, 25 Sept | Fri 2 ,16 ,23 Oct
€20 per session

Art portfolio booklet prep and art history for 5th and 6th years - all materials included. Just bring a sketchbook and yourself.

Access to online Art History lessons and weekly printed notes. Each week we explore a new medium inline with the LC booklet. This can be photographed and used for a portfolio slide deck for college submission.

Places are limited to keep the standard high.

Enquiries: [email protected]

A small change that we hope will make a big difference.From September, evening performances at the Linenhall will begin ...
31/08/2026

A small change that we hope will make a big difference.

From September, evening performances at the Linenhall will begin at 7.30pm.

After listening to our audiences, we are introducing an earlier start time to give everyone a little more flexibility and a little more evening to enjoy afterwards.

We look forward to welcoming you all back soon!

We are counting down the days to Ken Armstrong's new play on Thurs 1 and Fri 2 Oct 👏👏👏Castlebar Musical and Dramatic Soc...
31/08/2026

We are counting down the days to Ken Armstrong's new play on Thurs 1 and Fri 2 Oct 👏👏👏

Castlebar Musical and Dramatic Society, in association with Big Splash Productions, presents the world premiere of Ken's new dark comedy, Achill Sound.

The play follows Elaine, an interviewer conducting a national study on rural isolation, whose work takes her to some of the most remote farms in Mayo. But one unexpected encounter has the potential to change her life forever.

Directed by Kenn McLaughlin and brought to life by an award-winning cast, Achill Sound promises a gripping blend of humour and suspense.

With Ken's productions selling out year after year, early booking is highly recommended!!!

Ticket link also in our stories: https://www.thelinenhall.com/whats-on/events/achill-sound?mc_cid=eaa8b37c2c&mc_eid=eb31dc4f50

Ken Armstrong Castlebar Musical & Dramatic Society BigSplashProductions

Sincere thank you to everyone who attended the launch of A Syndicate* by A. Hunt last Friday which incorporated a live p...
30/08/2026

Sincere thank you to everyone who attended the launch of A Syndicate* by A. Hunt last Friday which incorporated a live performance by the artist, along with artists Sophie Longwill and Sophie Hutchinson.

Drawing on an artistic inquiry of expansive relational frameworks, A. Hunt’s practice unpacks questions of proximity, attention, and support from both an infrastructural and embodied vantage point. Traversing Sculpture, Installation, and Live Art, this work abstractly rehearses ‘togethering’ beyond Hegemonic (Capitalist and Heteronormative) organizational agendas, both from a researched and lived point of view in the artist’s life.

Full details on the exhibition are available via the link in our stories.

A. Hunt is an artist working at the intersection of Sculpture and Live Art, based in Ireland and Finland since 2019.

The exhibition runs until Sat 5 Oct, is free to experience and all are welcome.

Photos by Alison Laredo

A. Hunt

To Hell in a Handbag: The Secret Lives of Canon Chasuble & Miss Prismby by Helen Norton and Jonathan WhiteJoin us for th...
27/08/2026

To Hell in a Handbag: The Secret Lives of Canon Chasuble & Miss Prismby

by Helen Norton and Jonathan White

Join us for this subversively funny take on Oscar Wilde’s 'The Importance of Being Earnest' returns for a 10th anniversary tour, having sold out previous runs in Ireland & the UK.

This is the play behind the play: a tale of blackmail, embezzlement and false identity.

The show is selling out around the country - don't miss out: https://www.thelinenhall.com/whats-on/events/to-hell-in-a-handbag

Tomorrow, Fri 28 Aug, marks the deadline for submissions for Mayo artists for the Bolay 2026 Mentorship Programme (avail...
27/08/2026

Tomorrow, Fri 28 Aug, marks the deadline for submissions for Mayo artists for the Bolay 2026 Mentorship Programme (available to those who will attend the Visual Artists Café on Tues 29 Sept).

Submission details below!

The Bolay Programme 2026 includes:
- a curatorial café run by Visual Artists Ireland on Tues 29 Sept, 2026 at the Linenhall;
- a one-to-one mentorship programme with Art Critic and Curator, Marianne O'Kane Boal over a five-month period, from Oct 2026 to Feb 2027 (only available to five Mayo-based artists who have attended the café, artists must apply for a place on the programme);
- a visual art group exhibition in the Linenhall in 2027 for artists participating in the mentorship programme.

There are 24 spaces available at the Café in which artists can meet and have one-to-ones with curators in a day-long networking event.

Five Mayo-based artists who attend the Café will then have the opportunity to submit for a one-to-one mentoring programme with Art Critic and Curator, Marianne O'Kane Boal over a five-month period, from Oct 2026 to Feb 2027.

The mentoring period will culminate in a group exhibition in the Linenhall in summer 2027.

Mayo artists wishing to be considered for the mentorship programme should register for the café event and submit an expression of interest by Friday, 28th August to [email protected], including:
- an artist statement;
- artist CV;
- short biography;
- six to eight images of recent work;
- a brief statement outlining how participation in the programme would benefit their practice.

Full details: https://www.thelinenhall.com/whats-on/take-part/bolay-programme-2026

The Bolay Programme is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Ireland and Mayo Arts Office.

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Linenhall Street
Castlebar
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Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 4pm

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