Following the success of summer exhibition Bristles, the Highlanes Gallery is getting ready for a boundary-pushing autumn schedule with lots for art fans to look forward to.

The building that houses the Highlanes Gallery is breathtaking – a beautiful Franciscan church adorned with stained glass dating back to the 1820s – and serves as the perfect backdrop for the treasures within.

Originally a place of spirituality and faith, there are few places more fitting to host Crystalline, the new exhibition by artist Siobhan McDonald, running 7 October until 25 November.

Describing her work as “going beyond the edge of the universe and exploring the layers that go back to our origins”, she uses geological history to understand our relationship with time and a constantly changing environment.

First shown in Paris earlier this year, the new iteration of Crystalline brings together works inspired by ancient and historical artefacts, including plant pressings and seeds from an 1825 Arctic expedition.

As well as showing this unique exhibition, the Highlanes Gallery is putting young artists in the spotlight as it hosts the 63rd Texaco Children’s Art Exhibition from 10 October and is displaying some of its most iconic work in the Tony Ryan Gallery until 19 November.

The Highlanes Gallery is working closely with Creative Ireland on the 2017 County Louth plan. Part of a five-year initiative to nurture creativity in the county, this plan is full of programmes, events and festivals designed to appeal to a wide cross-section of society.