Happy Place

See Gallery for photos

Opening night of ArtMart Studios Happy Place was a successful evening. 
Thank you to all who came to the opening to see the work and thank you to the Artists for submitting their pieces.

Artists in the Happy Place Exhibition
Marvin Baldemor, Lisa Cannon, Killian Dunne, Ciara Foster, Conor Gallagher, 
Betty Gannon, Sinead Gogarty, Daniel Graham, Yvonne Henry, John Jennings,
Mark Kelly, Jerome Kerins, Rebecca Massey, Damien Magee, Trisha McNally, 
Claire Morrin, Sophia Murray, Maria Noonan McDermott, Marian O' Donnell, 
Siabhra O' Brien, Eleanor Reilly, Gerry Shanahan, Orla Sloyan, Sarah Stevens, 
Harriet Myfanwy Nia Tahany, Else Van Der Lecq, Chanelle Walshe, Ian Wiezorek.

Happy Place will be on show from Monday 25th - Saturday 30th of January,
Opening times 11.00am - 5.00pm

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: HAPPY PLACE EXHIBITION

Global Warming, The Recession, Cut Backs, Job losses, Bad Weather there is alot of doom & gloom hanging in the air these days, thats why ArtMart Studios are presenting their new exhibition HAPPY PLACE.
We call to artists and people with a creative streak to create an image of their Happy Place in any media of their choice on a standard blank A6 postcard. The objective is to fill the gallery walls with postcards of Happy Places.

Opening night will be on the 23rd of January 2010 at 7.00pm.
The exhibition will continue from the 25th - 30th of January 2010.
Opening times 10.00am - 5.00pm.
Images will be later added to a special made HAPPY PLACE website.

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:
-Create an image of your Happy Place in any media of your choosing on a blank postcard, standard A6 (Appox. 14.05 x 10.03 cm) size.
-Put your name, title and media on the back of the postcard. Selling the postcard is completely up to you, if you wish to sell add price to the back of the postcard.
-For the website include a statement with your name and a short description telling us about your Happy Place and why its your Happy Place. Feel free to add your website/Blog address we'll add this as a link from our Happy Place website.
If you want your postcard returned to you add a return address on the statement.
-You can submit up to two postcards.


Please send your work with a self stamped addressed envelope to:
ArtMart Studios,
7 Lower the Mall,
Co. Sligo.

Closing Date for submissions Monday 18th January 2010 at 5.00pm

Art Crawl Sept 25th 2009

For Culture Night Sligo 2009 ArtMart Studios/S.L.A.M! ventured beyond its walls to host Art Crawl '09. 

A group exhibition, primarily showcasing the works of Artists residing in the Northwest but also welcomed Artists nationwide. Art Crawl exhibited in various locations in Sligo town, such as the Northside Community Resource Centre, Push Remote Arts and a window display on Castle Street. Artist Conor Gallagher joined us with his installation Lover's Tree. An interactive exhibition space that took place in Dooney Wood. People were encouraged to go out and look at the Lovers Tree and sketch it.

Thank you to everyone who attended Art Crawl on Culture Night it was a great turn out.

Thank you to all the Artists who submitted their work:

Donal Adams, Marvin D. Baldemor,  Brigit Beemster, Gareth Boyle,
Tina Brooks, Stephen Brown,  Adam Burthom, Dominic Callaghen,
Lisa Cannon, Bara Cassidy,  John Collins, John Conway,
Brigid Corcoran, Dominic Corrigan,  John Cullen, Simon Dobson,
Mary Kate Dolan, Karina Drogowska,  Killian Dunne, Catherine Fanning,
Sarah Feehily, Marie Flaherty,  Shane Finan, Dave Folan, Linda Foy,
Conor Gallagher, Lynn Gavin,  David Gearty, Hillary Gilligan,
Clea Van Der Grijn, John Gunning,  Yvonne Henry, Diane Henshaw,
Lillin Ingram, Audrey Kavanagh,  Patricia Kelly, Niall Kerrigan,
Su Kinnon, Elizabeth Kinsella,  John Lane, Johnnie Lawson,
Joanne Leydon, Damien Magee,  Rebecca Massey, Talie Mau,
Laura McGown, Paul McManus,  Molly Mishkas, Sean Mullery,
Paul Murray, Sophia Murray,  Marguerite Newell, Frank O' Brien,
Siabhra O' Brien, Cormac O' Leary,  Kathleen O' Leary, Yvette O' Tool,
Angus Philip, David Roche,  Marolly Rowan, Collette Sheerin,
Sarah Stevens, Harriet Tahany,  Tara Moran Woods.

A Big Thank You to all our sponsors and everyone that supported us.

Art UpStairs, Ballast Signs,
Craftsman Press, Eason,
The Elizabeth Ann Desert Collection,
The Embassy, Sean Feehily,
Foley's Bar,The French Market.
Furey's Pub, Hargadons Pub,
Martin Reilly Motors,
Ooh La La Chocolat,
Sligo Credit Union,
Sligo Community Resource Centre,

Sligo Northside Community
Partnership. Ltd.,

The Paint Pot, Tesco.

Dominic Callaghen, Peter Cannon,
Odhran Cogan, Dominic Corrigan,
Marie Flaherty,

Audrey Kavanagh, Johnnie Lawson,

Tim Newell, Aaron Robinson,

Marolly Rowan
and the volunteers from Sligo VEC.

The Sligo Arts Council, ElliottHarris,
The Model Arts and Niland Gallery & The Sligo Arts Gallery.

And a special thank you to Mayor Jim McGarry for opening our event at the Northside Community Resource Centre.