Lifelong Learning | Social Welfare for Visual Artists NI | 5 April @ 3pm

What should Northern Irish visual artists know about Social Welfare entitlements, Health, Pensions etc.?  Aisling Doran from the Community Advice Service (formerly Citizen’s Advice) will give an update and will be at hand to answer any questions you may have during the session, You also have the opportunity to forward a question or query in advance of…

Support for Cathedral Buildings fire agreed for former tenants

From Arts Council Northern Ireland: Former tenants of Belfast’s Cathedral Buildings, which was devastated by fire, are set to benefit from £154,696 of funding support to sustain their work. Today (Tuesday 7 February 2023) the Arts Council of Northern Ireland announced that 13 former tenants of Cathedral Buildings, are set to benefit from £154,696 of…

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Threshold | Belfast School of Art MFA Year 1 Group Show at QSS

09/05/2024 – 23/05/2024 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – QSS is delighted to host Threshold in Gallery 1, a group show by Belfast School of Art MFA Year 1, from 9th – 23rd May 2024 Opening event: Thursday 9th May, 6-8:30pm. No booking required, please see the ‘visitor information’ section of our website for further details on visiting the gallery https://www.queenstreetstudios.net/visitor-information/ General opening hours: […]

A State of Being | Cré Collective Group Exhibition at QSS

09/05/2024 – 23/05/2024 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – QSS is delighted to host A State of Being in Gallery 2, a group exhibition by the Cré Collective, from 9th – 23rd May 2024. Opening event: Thursday 9th May, 6-8:30pm. No booking required, please see the ‘visitor information’ section of our website for further details on visiting the gallery https://www.queenstreetstudios.net/visitor-information/ General opening hours: Monday […]

Artist Talk | Q+A with the Makers of ‘to the wire’ at Belfast Exposed

08/05/2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Join Noelle McAlinden and artists Dawn Richardson, Jonathan Brennan, Paul Doran, Emily DeDakis, Chad Alexander and Barry Cullen as they discuss the process of making to the wire and the flexible landscape of co-creation in ever-changing environments. Co-creation is a collaborative partnership where all participants contribute equitably to decision-making and where the creative process holds […]

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Land-shape dreaming | Sinéad Smyth at Echo Echo Dance Theatre

25/05/2024 – 16/08/2024 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – ‘Land-shape Dreaming’ An exhibition of paintings by Sinéad Smyth Opening Saturday May 25th @ 7pm Continuing to August 16th Monday to Friday 10am – 4pm Echo Echo Dance Theatre, Derry. ‘We are all connected to the land. Growing up between the Inishowen Peninsula, Co. Donegal and around the border of Derry, has had a huge […]

SHED | Bridge Street Studios Group Exhibition at Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Armagh

20/05/2024 – 06/07/2024 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – Exhibition continues 17 May – 6 July 2024. Bridge Street Studios, a renowned hub of artistry in Dundalk, is thrilled to present their latest visual art exhibition, ‘Shed,’ hosted at the prestigious Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre, Armagh. As one of the oldest and largest independent artistic collectives in Ireland, Bridge Street Studios have […]

Thus Far | Artnauts at UV Arts and Platform Arts

22/05/2024 – 22/06/2024 @ – Northern Ireland exhibition Thus Far Curator Rian Kerrane and Assistant Curator Rebecca Vaughan are excited to share a schedule of social sculptures and performative actions during the Artnauts upcoming exhibition and visit to Derry and Belfast. The curatorial theme Thus Far refers to this moment in time, and all that has led up to the […]

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