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?

The next call out for our annual TY programme will be in autumn 2026. Keep an eye out here for further updates.

Our TY programme this Spring 2026 took place in the Sean O’Casey Community Centre, Dublin 3 and locations around the city as part of our offsite education programmes while the Gallery is closed for a planned refurbishment.

HLG TY Programme 2026

A curated education programme that allows transition year students gain an insight into the operations of the gallery

Following an Open Call, our Hugh Lane Gallery Offsite – annual Transition Year Programme took place from Tuesday 3 February – Friday 13 February 2026, (Tuesdays-Fridays), 10am-2.30pm and Wednesdays 25 February, 4 March and 11 March 2026, 2-4pm in our art room at the Seán O’Casey Community Centre and other cultural locations around the city.

Read the fantastic TY ZINE 2026 here TY Zine

Art in the Making: A Transition Year Gallery Experience is a student curated display of work made during this year’s course. On view in the Seán O’Casey Community Centre, East Wall 16 March – 25 April 2026

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 students gained an insight into the operations of the gallery including exhibitions, collections, education, conservation, marketing through illustrated talks with gallery curators, artists and lecturers. They discovered 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 included creative writing inspired by delving into the Gallery’s online collection while practical art workshops included sketchbook making, lino-printmaking, life drawing, collaborative textile art, soundscape art and more.

We are very grateful to all of the students for their curiosity and a willingness to participate, their active discussions, enthusiastically completing their assignments and their immense creativity!

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.