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Macnas Parade Cartoon

06/07/201827/06/2008 by Allan

Galway Arts Festival Macnas Parade
Recently I was asked what I thought about the Galway Arts Festival…

Macnas Seek Artistic Director

28/03/2008 by Allan

Click for full size. Application form will be available from the Macnas website from Monday 31 March. Good luck if you go for it.

Macnas- Joyful Abandonment now available!

06/12/200704/12/2007 by Allan

Macnas: Joyful Abandonment is being launched next Tuesday 11th of December in the Warwick Hotel at 6pm by Tom Kenny, himself a Galway institution. It’s available to buy directly from Macnas or you can order it via this website by clicking the link opposite. It’s got artwork by me!

Cartoon from Macnas Book

12/10/2007 by Allan

Above is a cartoon I was commissioned to do for Macnas: Joyful Abandonment. Some people in Macnas may claim to recognise themselves in it. I have no comment to make! The cartoon is a potted account of the processes that are never seen by the general public but are essential to the creation of the … Read more

It’s on, it’s off… it’s on again!

22/05/2007 by Allan

Update to previous post: It appears that the Macnas Parade has been saved. Galway City Council have pledged an emergency fund for the Galway Arts Festival, who had a major sponsor pull out earlier this year. Part of this fund is going into a budget for the Parade, so it looks like the single biggest … Read more

It must be Friday…

24/03/201823/03/2007 by Allan

Galway Macnas Parade
so yes, the Paddy’s Day Parade has come and gone, and when might we see another? Having received less Arts Council funding than they anticipated, Macnas understandably intend to focus all this year’s artistic and financial attention on their Halloween parade, and every Galwegian will look forward to that with glee.