Highlanes Gallery - Highlanes Gallery

Highlanes Gallery

Highlanes Gallery, an exciting new state-of-the-art facility aims to be one of Ireland's most important visual art spaces presenting a dynamic and diverse programme of temporary exhibitions and exhibitions drawn from the Drogheda Municipal Art Collection. The Collection dates from the middle of the eighteen century and is housed at the former Franciscan Friary Church in St. Laurence Street in Drogheda.

Highlanes Gallery receives Funding from Drogheda Borough Council and Louth County Council and from the European Union's INTERREG IIA Programme facilitated by the East Border Region Committee in association with Banbridge District Council. It has also been funded by the European Union under the Programme for Peace and Reconciliation 2000-2004 (Peace ll) and part-financed by the Irish Government under the National Development Plan 2000-2006 and the International Fund for Ireland. It receives programme grant from the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion.

Highlanes Gallery Staff:

Siobhan Burke: Accounts and Administration Officer sburke@highlanes.ie
Patrick Casey: Operations and Security Manager admin@highlanes.ie
Svetlana O'Carroll: Administration Officer info@highlanes.ie
Ian Hart: Exhibition and Installation Officer ihart@highlanes.ie
Svitlana Banas, Raimowanda Kasperaviciene: Housekeeping
Hilary Kelly, Siobhan Murphy: Duty Officers
Aoife Ruane: Director
Paul Kirwan: Gallery and Building Maintenance

Gallery Invigilators:

Annemarie Burke
Owen Fay
Emma Hazell
Nuala Knowles
Mary Maguire
Derek McCluskey
Anthony O'Connor
Andrew Smith
Margaret Smith

Board of Management

May Cotter
Kieran Lawless
Tommy Leddy
Alison Lyons
Joan Martin
Kevin Mc Allister (Chairman)
Róisín McAuley
James Mc Kevitt
Abigail O'Brien
Sarah O'Hagan
Fr Ailbe Ó Murchú
Paul Smyth
Marian Whearty

Highlanes Gallery is grateful for the support from FAS Community Employment Project through Millmount Community Development Services.