Events at Ballyfin
Throughout the year, Ballyfin hosts a curated selection of special events and seasonal experiences designed to celebrate the richness of Irish culture, cuisine, and the changing beauty of our estate.
Our Artist in Residency programme provides guests of Ballyfin a rare opportunity to witness the creative process first-hand, with the chance to observe each artist at work and engage in informal conversations throughout their stay. In collaboration with two distinguished galleries – Oliver Sears Gallery in Dublin and John Martin Gallery in London – the residency will welcome a curated selection of accomplished artists to stay and work at Ballyfin further enriching the estate’s artistic and cultural credentials.
Ballyfin Spring Programme
Celebrate the gentle awakening of the season with our curated selection of complimentary experiences.
May Artist in Residence
Polly Townsend: 25th - 29th May
Townsend has travelled to some of the most remote, hostile landscapes on earth for her work, focusing on mountain, plateau and desert regions. In 2023 she was awarded the position of Artist in Residence in Antarctica.
June Artist in Residence
Sasha Sykes: 1st - 5th June
Sasha is known for her sculptural furniture that blends contemporary craft with natural materials. Her work often preserves botanical elements in resin, creating pieces that feel both modern and deeply connected to the landscape.
July Artist in Residence
Martin Finnin: 1st - 31st July
Martin Finnin is an abstract painter whose work is distinguished by bold colour, dynamic shapes, and richly layered surfaces that evolve over months or even years.
August Artist in Residence
Nigel O'Reilly: 10th - 13th September
Nigel O'Reilly is a well-established master goldsmith and high-jewellery designer. His background in shaping metals began in the world of precision engineering; a career that developed into a love of creating unusual pieces of wearable-art.
September Artist in Residence
Anne Magill: 10th - 14th September
Anne Magill grew up on a family farm on the Ards Peninsula in Northern Ireland. She soon gained international recognition for her dramatic, pared-back paintings and charcoal drawings.
October Artist in Residence
Sarah Iremonger: 19th-21st October
Sarah Iremonger has been working as a visual artist since the early 1990's. Early painted works were embedded in romantic and modernist traditions, with epic implications. She co-founded the Sirius Arts Centre, Cobh, Co. Cork in 1985.
November Artist in Residence
Samuel Walsh: 8th-10th November
Samuel Walsh was born in Wimbledon, London in 1951.He studied at the Limerick School of Art & Design, LIT and subsequently took an MA in Fine Art (Painting) at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin.