126, Artist run gallery is transforming its Queen Street gallery space into a hub of events for four days this March. Hosting a range of educational, unusual, fun and informative events the board aims to move away from it's usual pattern of consecutive exhibitions and open up the space to different kinds of happenings. 126 is looking to explore new possibilities for the gallery and step beyond it's usual comfort zone to 'see what happens' as a result. All are welcome and events are free.
March 9th – Wednesday:
'Feed Me Weird Things Live Show Bonanza Mega Cast'
Flirt FM presents Feed Me Weird Things Live Show Bonanza Mega Cast, a live radio transmission of electronic music, mind-bending visuals and cutting edge performances from Jimmy Penguin, Destitute and Stem Cell Sally.
Live broadcast in 126 Gallery: 8pm – 10pm (followed by Feed me Weird Things dj–set)
March 10th - Thursday
Micheal Conlon's 'Queen Street C.R.P (Crime Reduction Programme) Workshop'
This is a interactive workshop that aims to question the absurd potentialities of feng-shui for a community, how this small community can create their own social transformation and to promote the communication of information as a creative process. Suitable for all ages!
2pm
'SCULPTURE 3 VIDEOS'
A selection of high quality video art from 3rd year sculpture students studing at Cluain Mhuire GMIT
7pm
March 11th - Friday
Oral Presentation by Niall Moore 'Dark Matter'
'By outlining a materialist perspective this presentation will consider the generative capacities of sound. In proposing alternative readings of specific sonic encounters and giving concrete examples the intersections between visual culture, science and theory will be mapped out.'
3pm – 4pm
Contemporary Dance Solo ‘The Melody of Thinking’
Choreography: Angie Smalis, Dance: Katarína Mojžišová Music Composition: Dorota Konczewska
A conceptual, improvised dance piece for one, inspired by the nature and parameters of controversies, which explores the dancer's personal movement vocabulary in a given space, referring to procedural knowledge and observation.
6pm
Poetry Swap Shop
'Poetry Swap Shop' aims to give people a new perspective on poetry, including the poets themselves. Local Poet Laurie Leech will bring together a mixture of poets from different schools and all across the board of styles to exchange poems randomly. Men reading poetry written by women and vice versa, the results will be hilarious and touching by turns.
7pm
March 12th – Saturday
126 Fundraiser Party Extravaganza!
126 will host an evening of Music and Mayham with some of Galways finest and Funnest DJ's providing the soundtrack for the evening!
Mr Kablamo
Destitute
Kid Kongo
Heardy
Byron
€5 on the door and free to 126 members.
8pm - 12am