Are you curious and have an enthusiasm for creatively exploring the Hugh Lane Gallery? Do you have a willingness to participate, actively contribute to discussions and complete assignments?

Our annual TY programme will be taking place offsite in Spring 2026 in the Sean O’Casey Community Centre, Dublin 3 as part of our offsite education programmes while the Gallery is closed for a planned refurbishment. There will also be site visits to other offsite cultural organisations.

Download the Hugh Lane Gallery’s TY Application Form 2026 Hugh Lane Gallery TY pogramme application 2026
Hugh Lane Gallery TY pogramme application 2026 [Word doc]

Hugh Lane Gallery Offsite – Transition Year Programme

Tuesday 3 February – Friday 13 February 2026, (Tuesdays-Fridays), 10am-2.30pm

*Wednesdays 25 February, 4 March and 11 March 2026, 2-4pm

*Applicants must be available to complete the full eleven-day programme.

We are delighted to announce details of our annual TY course which in 2026 is taking place entirely offsite in Sean O”Casey Community Centre, D3 during the period of the Gallery’s closure for a planned refurbishment.

Download the Hugh Lane Gallery’s TY Application Form 2026 Hugh Lane Gallery TY pogramme application 2026

Hugh Lane Gallery TY pogramme application 2026 [Word doc]

Founded in 1908, the Hugh Lane Gallery is regarded as one of the first modern art galleries in the world. Founded by Hugh Lane, a Cork-born art dealer and collector together with Dublin Corporation and a varied and distinguished body of supporters, the Gallery’s collection of Irish and international art also includes stained glass by Harry Clarke and the renowned studio of Francis Bacon.

During this eleven-day course you will gain an insight into the operations of the gallery including exhibitions, collections, education, conservation, marketing through illustrated talks with gallery curators, artists and lecturers. You will discover more about some of the amazing artworks in the collection through Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) discussions and illustrated talks on social, artistic and political innovators such as Sarah Cecilia Harrison and Sarah Purser. Assignments include creative writing inspired by delving into the Gallery’s online collection while practical art workshops have included printmaking, sketching, pinhole photography, creating a soundscape and more. You will participate in artist-led workshops and where relevant also complete assignments in your own time which are subsequently shared and discussed with the group and artist. No prior practical art making experience is necessary.

Please note: You do not have to be studying art or intending to study art to participate in this TY course. What is required is curiosity and a willingness to participate and we are very grateful to all of the students for their active participation in discussions and enthusiastically completing their assignments.

Explore our previous TY Zines here

Delve into these resources from previous TY courses at the Hugh Lane below to gain an insight into what is explored.

We are delighted to share our action packed 2025 TY Zine compiled by artist Michelle Hall here: Hugh Lane TY Zine 2025

Our 2024 TY Zine compiled by artist Michelle Hall shares some of the fantastic work made by the students and in depth programme particularly inspired by Andy Warhol Three Times Out. Explore our TY Zine 2024 HERE HLG TY Ezine 2024FINAL

We are delighted to share our Zine created by students with artist Helena Gouveia Monteiro as part of our TY course in 2023. See the Zine here ZINE TY Humemory Lane

Discover more about some of the great work made in our TY Blog.

Watch the short film documenting aspects of our TY programme in January 2020.