Sirius Arts Centre

Sirius Arts Centre We do not respond to Facebook messages. Please email [email protected] for enquiries. Sirius Arts Centre is a venue in Cobh, County Cork.

Sirius Arts Centre facilitates the production and presentation of, and public engagement with, art and knowledge. Sirius Arts Centre showcases all art forms – visual, performing, live, film, sound, vocal, written, born-digital, and beyond – through a mix of exhibitions, screenings, performances, concerts, panel discussions, learning and outreach activities, digital broadcasts, and publications. Sirius Arts Centre is part of Cork County’s and wider Irish art infrastructure.

SIRIUS is partnering with CineSalon to present CineSalon by the Water, the programme that launches its 2026 edition. Cin...
05/09/2026

SIRIUS is partnering with CineSalon to present CineSalon by the Water, the programme that launches its 2026 edition. CineSalon by the Water features screenings and performances by artists Katie Gerardine O’Neill, Artem Trofimenko, Sophia Santabarbara, and Senan O’Connor.

CineSalon is a festival that showcases personal, poetic and formally experimental filmmaking, celebrating the defiantly wild reeds of visionary practices in this medium. It is directed by artists Maximilian Le Cain, Benjamin Burns, and Shells Kamiel Le Cain.

SIRIUS
Saturday, 12 September
7-10pm
Free; no booking required

This event is organised by CineSalon and supported by SIRIUS. The presentation is funded by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport through the Night-Time Economy After Hours at the Museum scheme.

Image description: 1. A still from the film Aer by artist Katie Gerardine O’Neill depicting a distorted negative image. 2. A still from the film Return to the River Act I by Artem Trofimenko, Sophia Santabarbara, and Senan O’Connor, depicting two people, one masked and the other in a state of contemplative prayer.

















Culture Night Late at SIRIUSSIRIUS presents a festival-style evening of film, performance, and visual art. It features n...
04/09/2026

Culture Night Late at SIRIUS

SIRIUS presents a festival-style evening of film, performance, and visual art. It features new and existing/reconfigured works by artists Shirani Bolle, Kat Lalor, Shells Kamiel Le Cain, Leanne McDonagh, Aishling Muller, EL Putnam, and Lara Quinn. The presentation explores questions of identity and technology through experiences of migration, extractivism, spirituality, and trauma. The event celebrates diversity and inclusion within contemporary Irish culture, in dialogue with the historically and symbolically resonant location of SIRIUS in Cork Harbour.

SIRIUS
Friday, 18 September
9-12pm
Free; no booking required

Culture Night Late at SIRIUS is produced by SIRIUS and curated by Miguel Amado, Director.

Culture Night Late at SIRIUS is funded by the Arts Council through the Culture Night Late scheme and the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport through the Night-Time Economy After Hours at the Museum scheme.

Accessibility Note
The building has accessibility limitations. There are three steps to the front door, but a temporary wheelchair ramp is available upon request. The facilities are also accessed via stairs.

Image description: A white poster depicting the SIRIUS logo of an ‘S’ and the words ‘Culture Night Late at SIRIUS’.


Megan Ní Dhrisceóil
Shirani Bolle Art


Leanne McDonagh

El Putnam

Culture Night
Culture Night Cork County
Cork County Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Department of Culture, Communications and Sport




Culture Night at Sirius Arts CentreCulture Night at Sirius Arts Centre celebrates local culture through partnerships wit...
04/09/2026

Culture Night at Sirius Arts Centre

Culture Night at Sirius Arts Centre celebrates local culture through partnerships with Cobh-based groups and creatives. The Cobh Animation Team presents a living-history showcase, using period costumes and props to explain and reenact key moments from Cobh’s past. This year’s Cobh Artist Trail, produced by artist Aine Farrell, features an exhibition inspired by Cobh’s landscape and social life that brings together an eclectic selection of practitioners, complementing public displays throughout the town. Writer Michelle Dunne, organiser of the Spike Island Literary Festival, hosts ‘Evil Genius’, a soirée with authors Catherine Kirwan and Amy Jordan, where they discuss their interests and approaches to crime fiction.

Sirius Arts Centre
Friday, 18 September
4-8pm
Free; no booking required

PROGRAMME

Cobh Animation Team
Presentation
4-5pm

Cobh Artists Trail Collection
Exhibition
5:30-7pm

Michelle Dunne with Catherine Kirwan and Amy Jordan
Discussion with Q&A
7-8pm

Culture Night at Sirius Arts Centre is produced by Sirius Arts Centre in partnership with Cobh Animation Team, Cobh Artists Trail and Michelle Dunne, and organised by Megan O’Driscoll, Sirius Arts Centre.

Accessibility Note
The building has accessibility limitations. There are three steps to the front door, but a temporary wheelchair ramp is available upon request. The facilities are also accessed via stairs.

Image description: A white poster depicting the Sirius Arts Centre logo of an ‘S’ and the words ‘Culture Night at Sirius Arts Centre’.

Cobh Animation Team
Áine Farrell
Michelle Dunne
Catherine Kirwan
Amy Jordan
Megan Ní Dhrisceóil
Culture Night
Culture Night Cork County
Cork County Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Department of Culture, Communications and Sport


Exhibition – Leanne McDonagh: Community & ConnectionLeanne McDonagh is an Irish artist from the Traveller community base...
02/09/2026

Exhibition – Leanne McDonagh: Community & Connection

Leanne McDonagh is an Irish artist from the Traveller community based in Cork County. She records her community’s life and heritage from an insider perspective, subtly yet vividly capturing its circumstances and experiences. McDonagh’s images portray family meetings, celebrations, scenes of labour and trade, domestic interiors and activities, and public gatherings. They emphasise both the distinct characteristics of Traveller culture and universal aspects of social relations. Community & Connection constitutes the most comprehensive presentation of McDonagh’s work to date. It features a newly commissioned series of screenprints alongside a broad selection of photographs made since 2011.

Ellen O’Connor, Tour Curatorial Associate, comments: “The series Accommodate vs Assimilate responds to the ongoing housing crisis the Traveller community faces. It was prompted by the Carrickmines fire tragedy in 2015, which deeply affected Traveller families, and exposed long-standing safety problems in Traveller accommodation. The works examine the devastating consequences of decades of restrictive state policies and unfulfilled commitments by the Irish government. It also shows the resilience of the Traveller community despite generations of neglect.”

This exhibition is organised by SIRIUS and curated by SIRIUS Director Miguel Amado. Its presentation is part of a tour including SIRIUS, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, and Limerick City Gallery of Art, produced by Rayne Booth. The exhibition and the tour are supported by the Arts Council through the Project Award and the Touring of Work Scheme.

📸: John Beasley

Image description: Installation view of photographs on a wall.






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SIRIUS hosted members of Mór Artists Collective and staff from Greywood Arts as part of their professional development e...
29/08/2026

SIRIUS hosted members of Mór Artists Collective and staff from Greywood Arts as part of their professional development event series. SIRIUS Director Miguel Amado led a tour of Leanne McDonagh’s exhibition, Community & Connection, currently on view. He also facilitated a broader discussion of artists’ production conditions and capacity, programming policies, and the relationship between curation and artmaking. We look forward to continuing to support artists in their reflections and skill enhancement efforts.

Image description: Members of Mór Artists Collective, staff from Greywood Arts and SIRIUS Director Miguel Amado standing and kneeling on the SIRIUS balcony, facing the camera and smiling.











Artist Basil Al-Raw is preparing the exhibition, Residual Anomalies, for presentation at SIRIUS, Solstice Arts Centre, T...
27/08/2026

Artist Basil Al-Raw is preparing the exhibition, Residual Anomalies, for presentation at SIRIUS, Solstice Arts Centre, The Dock, and Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, as part of a tour supported by the Arts Council through the Touring of Work Scheme. Basil, SIRIUS Director Miguel Amado, who is curating the exhibition, and producer Rayne Booth, with whom we regularly collaborate, are visiting the venues, including Solstice Arts Centre, to prepare these presentations. We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Basil, Rayne, and our colleagues in each venue.

Image description: SIRIUS Director Miguel Amado and artist Basil Al-Rawi stand in front of Solstice Arts Centre, facing the camera.

Basil Al-Rawi



The Dock
Solstice Arts Centre
Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre
Cork County Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon



Exhibition – Leanne McDonagh: Community & ConnectionLeanne McDonagh is an Irish artist from the Traveller community base...
26/08/2026

Exhibition – Leanne McDonagh: Community & Connection

Leanne McDonagh is an Irish artist from the Traveller community based in Cork County. She records her community’s life and heritage from an insider perspective, subtly yet vividly capturing its circumstances and experiences. McDonagh’s images portray family meetings, celebrations, scenes of labour and trade, domestic interiors and activities, and public gatherings. They emphasise both the distinct characteristics of Traveller culture and universal aspects of social relations. Community & Connection constitutes the most comprehensive presentation of McDonagh’s work to date. It features a newly commissioned series of screenprints alongside a broad selection of photographs made since 2011.

SIRIUS Curatorial Intern Rósín Pavie comments: “The title of this work, Pavee Presence, derives from the traditional language of the Traveller community; pavee means “traveller.” The photograph was taken at a horse fair, a long-standing place for Travellers to gather. The photograph depicts two women with a vibrant and confident presence walking next to a stand. Bright flashes of neon expand across the image. The blurred figures evoke joy, happiness, and confidence in an ethereal exploration of identity. The work captures the atmospheric qualities of the moment as experienced by both artist and subject.”

This exhibition is organised by SIRIUS and curated by SIRIUS Director Miguel Amado. Its presentation is part of a tour including SIRIUS, Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, and Limerick City Gallery of Art, produced by Rayne Booth. The exhibition and the tour are supported by the Arts Council through the Project Award and the Touring of Work Scheme.

📸: John Beasley

Image description: 1. Installation view of a photograph on a wall.

Leanne McDonagh


Megan Ní Dhrisceóil


John Beasley Photography
Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre
Limerick City Gallery Of Art
Pavee Point
Cork County Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon


Community Employment position availableWe are offering a part-time Gallery Assistant role through Great Island Projects,...
25/08/2026

Community Employment position available

We are offering a part-time Gallery Assistant role through Great Island Projects, our long-standing Community Employment partner.
The Gallery Assistant role involves front-of-house duties such as general public communication; various administrative duties; assistance in programme delivery such as exhibition set up and event facilitation; and support in facilities maintenance.

This opportunityis possible under the Department of Social Protection’s Community Employment scheme. Eligibility to participate in the Community Employment scheme is linked to those 21 years or over and receiving a qualifying welfare payment for one year or more (exceptions apply for certain disadvantaged groups).

To apply, copy and paste this link into your browser: https://jobsireland.ie/en-US/job-Details?id=2465793.
Reference number: CES2465793.

The closing date for applications is 29 September.


Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Summer Art Club, delivered by artists Fabiana Scalioni and Kate McElroy. Dur...
22/08/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Summer Art Club, delivered by artists Fabiana Scalioni and Kate McElroy. During the week, they led participants in exploring their surroundings in SIRIUS, Cobh, and beyond, drawing on nature, the elements, Summer, and Irish folklore. With their guidance, participants explored mediums such as paint and clay, as well as delved into storytelling and colour theory, to create their works. We look forward to continuing to offer activities that foster creativity and making.

Image description: 1-5. Artist Fabiana Scaglioni, artist Kate McElroy, and SIRIUS Summer Art Club participants paint and learn various art techniques.

Fabiana Scaglioni
Kate Mcelroy
Megan Ní Dhrisceóil

Cork County Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon



It is wonderful to welcome artist Elinor O’Donovan to SIRIUS. Elinor is finalising her research and preparations for her...
21/08/2026

It is wonderful to welcome artist Elinor O’Donovan to SIRIUS. Elinor is finalising her research and preparations for her solo show, Róisín, at the Lord Mayor's Pavilion in Cork City, organised by Sample-Studios as part of the joint residency offered by Sample-Studios, Spike Island and SIRIUS. In the context of this scheme, SIRIUS Director Miguel Amado has been working with Elinor on this project, supporting the development and delivery of the exhibition. We look forward to continuing our dialogue with Elinor.

Image description: Artist Elinor O’Donovan and SIRIUS Director Miguel Amado stand in the SIRIUS balcony, facing the camera.




Dorota Gubbins
Megan Ní Dhrisceóil
Sample-Studios
Spike Island Cork
Cork County Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon



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Wednesday 11am - 5pm
Thursday 11am - 5pm
Friday 11am - 5pm
Saturday 11am - 5pm

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