126 Artist-Run Gallery

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126 Artist-Run Gallery Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/126gallery.studios/ Established in 2005, 126 is an artist led organisation integral to the visual arts culture in Galway.

126 is a voluntary, not for profit artist-run gallery based in Galway City, in the west of Ireland, founded in 2005. 126 is proudly funded by the Arts Council of Ireland and Galway City Council. Run voluntarily by a board of professional artists, 126 curates and programmes an arts space including a contemporary exhibition programme, talks & workshops, residencies and research projects. Its focus is to support emerging contemporary practices & partnerships, by creating exhibition, commission & development opportunities.

126 was founded on a democratic structure, in which power flows from the membership to the Board of Directors. The Board promotes the ideology of the membership, as laid out in the organisation’s aims, through the activities of 126. The Board directly represents the membership and it is on the basis of this relationship that the projected success and longevity of 126 is based. Membership provides a platform to individuals to connect with a larger network of professional artists. There are currently 170+ members. Opportunities include participation in annual members shows, artist talks, events and national and international residencies. By paying an annual subscription fee of €10 (students/concession) and €20 (waged) you are supporting the core funding of a vital visual arts organisation in Ireland.

CO-DIRECTOR OPEN CALL126 Artist-Run Gallery & Studios is currently seeking voluntary Co-Directors to join the team for a...
24/09/2026

CO-DIRECTOR OPEN CALL

126 Artist-Run Gallery & Studios is currently seeking voluntary Co-Directors to join the team for a two year term. This is a unique leadership position and open for all to apply.
Applicants must be dedicated to the visual arts sector, supporting artists and to the artist-run ethos. Individuals will need to be passionate about working in arts organisation, have or be keen to develop new skills in administration, project management, financial management, curatorial skills, installation, education, archiving and the many roles directors must fill.

Applicants are required to be based in Galway city and commit to a weekly Board meeting. Applicants must also commit to attending most if not all programmed events and exhibition previews. Board members are required to invigilate and act as a representative of 126 during their time on the board.

Please send 1 pdf document:
*CV
* Short statement (max 350 words) outlining your interest and suitability to this role.

Making connections, building trust and finding inner light ✨Sandra Corrigan Breathnach’s workshop has been running this ...
17/09/2026

Making connections, building trust and finding inner light ✨

Sandra Corrigan Breathnach’s workshop has been running this week with selected artists Ana Aguilar Strada, Marie Bryan, Marie-Chantal Hamrock, Eilísh (Liz Curran), Maria May and Macha Shewolf. Join them on Culture Night to view Tulach by Sandra Corrigan Breathnach.

Culture Night
6pm
126 Artist-Run Gallery

Also!!

Workshop participants will be showcasing outcome performances on SATURDAY THE 19th 2pm.

These two events are not to be missed and are promised to be very unique and special. We hope to see you there ❤️

Curated by Emily Lohan

Photo’s by Sandra

Sandra Corrigan Breathnach

The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Galway City Arts Office


Maria May
Marie-Chantal Hamrock
Marie Bryan

Last few days to catch 'saccades', an exhibition of photography by Alaz Okudan. Presented in collaboration with Artspace...
05/09/2026

Last few days to catch 'saccades', an exhibition of photography by Alaz Okudan. Presented in collaboration with Artspace Studios.

126 is supported by Arts Council & Galway City Council.

Curated by Hannah Daly.


Hannah Daly
Artspace Studios
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Galway City Council

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Alaz Okudan | saccades

126 Artist - Run Gallery & Studios

saccades positions photography as a site where the physiological limits of seeing become visible, where the gap between biological and technological temporalities opens space for critical reflection on how we look at the world, what compels our gaze to move or to stay, and what eventually escapes our vision.

Open Daily until Sept 6th

12pm - 6pm

CULTURE NIGHT - Tulach by Sandra Corrigan Breathnach.Tulach is a performance that will be created for Culture Night, at ...
04/09/2026

CULTURE NIGHT - Tulach by Sandra Corrigan Breathnach.

Tulach is a performance that will be created for Culture Night, at 126, by the renowned artist Sandra Corrigan Breathnach. This performance will be created through a unique format, where artists who have been selected through an open-call process to participate in Corrigan Breathnach’s preceding performance workshop, will be given the opportunity to perform in, Corrigan Breathnach’s performance Tulach, which she is creating specifically for 126, Culture Night 2026.

The performance Tulach, will look at the wonder of our existence, the cyclical nature of life and death, drawing on our past, our present and looking towards future ways of being within this world.

Corrigan Breathnach has performed and exhibited both nationally and internationally , most notably in the Guggenheim, Bilbao in 2025, as part of the MEM Festival in partnership with the Guggenheim Museum TopARTE programme.

On Saturday the 19th of September at 12pm workshop participants will be showcasing workshop outcome performances at 126 Artist-Run Gallery.

No booking is required, all are welcome.

Workshop with photographer Alaz Okudan126 Artist - Run Gallery Saturday Sept 5th from 1-3pm---This workshop invites you ...
29/08/2026

Workshop with photographer Alaz Okudan
126 Artist - Run Gallery

Saturday Sept 5th from 1-3pm
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This workshop invites you to take part in developing black and white film. Designed as a basic introduction to photochemistry, film developing equipment, and the practical tips and tricks of managing negatives in the chemically mediated world of the darkroom, it welcomes both newcomers and those looking to refresh their existing knowledge.
Due to limited time, the demonstration will be carried out on a single roll of black and white film provided by the workshop facilitator. Participants are welcome to bring their own exposed black and white films, which may be developed depending on the number of participants and time available.
Estimated workshop duration is 2 hours.
This workshop is organised as part of the photography exhibition ‘saccades’ by Alaz Okudan, curated by Hannah Daly, in collaboration with Artspace Studios.

Almost finished with install for 'saccades' so we thought we would give you a sneak peak 👀 Make sure to drop by the open...
18/08/2026

Almost finished with install for 'saccades' so we thought we would give you a sneak peak 👀 Make sure to drop by the opening reception this Friday 21st at 6pm to see the full thing.

'saccades' by Alaz Okudan open daily 21 Aug - 6 Sept 2026 from 12-6pm.

Presented in collaboration with Artspace Studios. Supported by Arts Council of Ireland and Galway City Council.

Curated by Hannah Daly.

Artspace Studios

Hannah Daly
Galway City Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

✨ STUDIO AVAILABLE ✨ 126 Artist-Run Gallery have a space from the beginning of September. The studio measures 4.7m x 1....
18/08/2026

✨ STUDIO AVAILABLE ✨

126 Artist-Run Gallery have a space from the beginning of September. The studio measures 4.7m x 1.8m and is rented on a month by month contract at 100 euro per month.

To apply for the studio, please email [email protected], subject line “Studio Application”, with a short statement of intent (describe the work you do and how you intend to use the studio), 2 or 3 images of your work and a link to social media/website.

We would like to arrange viewings as soon as possible so please submit your application before the 28th of August.

126 Artist-Run Gallery and Studios is pleased to announce an open call for emerging visual artists across all mediums, f...
14/08/2026

126 Artist-Run Gallery and Studios is pleased to announce an open call for emerging visual artists across all mediums, for an upcoming group exhibition “Herd”. This exhibition is open to artists who have graduated with a visual arts degree or have otherwise began their practice within the last three years.

“Herd” explores the current climate of individualism in an increasingly digitised society. It calls into question not only the fading distinction between what we consume from the online sphere and what we experience in the real world, but also the effect of that vanishing line on how we view community, empathy, and togetherness.

This open call invites artists to ask “what does it mean to need?”
As the boundaries in our current world become increasingly uncertain, the ones that border the digital sphere are harder to discern than ever before.
Optimisation, convenience, and the prioritisation of individualistic pursuits exist in the same time in which collectivism and empathy are our most needed assets.
How can we experience solidarity in an age that promotes the solitary? What does it mean to need things and to need each other, to desire, to have hope, to have humanity?

“Herd” will take place from the 9th to the 25th of October 2026.

Visual artists working across all mediums are now invited to submit work through the Google Form linked in our bio.
The deadline for applications is the 6th of September 2026 at 11pm.

126 Artist - Run Gallery & Studios proudly presents saccades, a solo exhibition of work by Alaz Okudan, in collaboration...
01/08/2026

126 Artist - Run Gallery & Studios proudly presents saccades, a solo exhibition of work by Alaz Okudan, in collaboration with Artspace Studios, Galway.

This exhibition presents a body of work which challenges human vision through photographs, oscillating between the incidental and deliberate. Saccadic eye movement is a rapid, unconscious movement of the eyes from one fixation point to another. These take place approximately three times per second and reflect the brain’s search for the data it needs for current purposes. Taking the phenomenon as its conceptual foundation, the work speculates how photography, in both its photochemical and digital forms, mirrors and contrasts our neurological apparatus of seeing. The collection of images plays with scale and temporality, moving between analogue and digital registers of making and looking. It is an attempt to think about what the eyes see, and fail to see, during saccadic movements, and what eventually is registered in memory. Through the two processes, saccades investigates photography’s dual capacity: to capture what escapes the eye’s restless scanning, and to make connections between seemingly
unrelated and disconnected moments.

Curated by Hannah Daly

Exhibition Launch: Friday 21st August at 6pm
Runs: August 21st - September 6th
Open Daily 12pm - 6pm


Hannah Daly
Artspace Studios
Galway City Council
The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

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126 Artist-Run Gallery, 15 Saint Bridget's Place
Galway
H91NN29

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Wednesday 12pm - 6pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 12pm - 6pm
Saturday 12pm - 6pm
Sunday 12pm - 6pm

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