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Thursday, August 4, 2011

Featured Event

Late Night Art

August 4, 2011 from 5pm to 10pm – Belfast City Centre + Naughton gallery + East Belfast The one night in Belfast each month when the Art pixies have been working hard to bring you Art for all different reasons.Satrt early and plan your route for maximum opportunity to access Art. See yo… Organized by All the Art pixies around Belfast | Type: multiple, gallery, openings

A brief History Of Art

February 12, 2011 at 6pm to April 2, 2013 at 7pm – Ulster museum Ever wondered if the ompressionists really starved in garrets? Or puzzled over what is romantic about Romanticism or new in Art Nouveau? Then this could be the course for you. Richly illustrated an… Organized by Ulster Museum | Type: course
CraftCabinets

March 5, 2011 at 6pm to December 31, 2011 at 7pm – Millennium Court Arts Centre As part of the year of Craft 2011 Millennium Court Arts Centre invites artists to display in our CraftsCabinet exhibition. In our foyer we will show various local Crafts through the whole year. Come… Organized by Millennium Court Arts Centre | Type: exhibition
ART AND SOCIAL DROP-IN

April 18, 2011 at 9am to June 27, 2012 at 9am – Jubilee Hall (green building) TSX the Art of Charity is running an Art and Social Drop-in every Wednesday 9am - 12, at Jubilee Hall (parking off Carrickfern Gardens) Greenisland. You don't have to be a budding Picasso to drop in… Organized by Rosetta Jallow | Type: art, and, social, drop-in
Shoreline

April 21, 2011 at 7pm to May 30, 2012 at 9pm – Strawberry fair an exhibition of new work by Joanna Martin. The title of this exhibition encompasses her passion for the wildlife found around the shores or Strangford lough and the north Antrim coast. Her main inte… Organized by sian maxwell | Type: exhibition, opening
Biospheres

April 23, 2011 to May 6, 2012 – Strangford Lough, Biospheres temporary sculpture floating on Strangford Lough commissioned by Strangford Lough and lecale partnerships. Artists Ngaire jackson and Clare lawson of Red apple arts. Viewable from Strangfo… Organized by *Ngaire Jackson and Clare lawson | Type: temporary, floating, sculpture
Entwined extended to 5th June

May 21, 2011 at 10am to May 5, 2012 at 5pm – Red Barn Gallery Final year Belfast Metropolitan College HND students Fine Art Extended to 5th June Organized by Red Barn Gallery | Type: fine, art, exhibition
Flower power

May 30, 2011 at 6pm to November 10, 2011 at 7pm – Ulster museum Selection of fashion inspired by flowers from 1800 to present day Organized by Bronagh Lawson | Type: exhibition
Creative Exchange Summer Exhibition

June 2, 2011 at 6pm to August 26, 2011 at 5pm – Creative Exchange Studios Creative Exchange Annual Summer Exhibition 2 – 30 June 2011 Opening: Thursday 2 June 2011, 6pm – 9pm. CEX celebrates its 2nd anniversary at their studios at Portview Trade Centre, Newtownards Road. C… Organized by Creative Exchange Artist Studios | Type: exhibition
a hand held

June 10, 2011 at 11am to June 13, 2012 at 5pm – Wild Strawberry Gallery, Strangford, Co Down Exhibition of Ceramics by Deirdre Hawthorne Delicate one-off sculptural vessels in paper-thin porcelain and red earthenware. My work and voice are rooted in the Irish landscape, in specific pla… Organized by Deirdre Hawthorne | Type: exhibition
Convergence: Literary Art Exhibitions

June 16, 2011 at 5pm to August 6, 2011 at 7pm – Golden Thread Gallery Curated by Christa-Maria Lerm HayesThis exhibition will show how reading and interpreting literature is - in diverse ways - at the core of some of the most renowned contemporary artists’ practices: A… Organized by Golden Thread Gallery | Type: exhibition, and, talk
Convergence: Literary Art Exhibitions

June 16, 2011 at 5pm to August 6, 2011 at 5:30pm – Golden Thread Gallery Curated by Christa-Maria Lerm Hayes Opening night 6pm-8pm, Thursday 16 June 2011 This exhibition will show how reading and interpreting literature is - in diverse ways - at the core of some of the mo… Organized by Golden Thread Gallery | Type: exhibition, &, talk
JOKFACE SOLO EXHIBITION 'NOTHING FUNNY'

June 23, 2011 at 7pm to June 29, 2012 at 8pm – Creative Flux, First Floor Studio One week only. Organized by JOKFACE | Type: exhibition
Anything but a still life....

June 30, 2011 to July 16, 2012 – Red Barn Gallery Margaret Hamill’s dedication to bringing art into the community as a unifying force was as vibrant as her extraordinary paintings. A new exhibition of the late artist’s work at Belfast’s Red Barn Gal… Organized by Red Barn Gallery | Type: exhibition, of, paintings
Sean Cotter. Memorate

July 1, 2011 at 10am to August 6, 2011 at 5pm – Millennium Court Arts Centre Sean Cotter, an Irish painter, uses different speeds, thickness and directions in his work, hinting at depths or alternatives. Whether his medium is a combination of charcoal and inks or oil on canva… Organized by Millennium Court Arts Centre | Type: exhibition
Belfast Exposed Photography Summer School

July 6, 2011 at 6pm to August 22, 2011 at 7pm – Belfast Exposed We are please to announce the launch of our FIRST ever Photography Summer School to commence this August. If you would like to apply please email brian@belfastexposed.org for more information LINK… Organized by Brian Morrison | Type: photography, course
Summer Collection

July 7, 2011 at 11am to August 20, 2011 at 5pm – The Arboury Gallery 18 Grays Hill Bangor BT20 3BB exhibition of 30 artists linked to The Arboury Gallery including Ana Grattone, Keith Ayton, Dennis Orme Shaw, Joe Boyle, Ciaran Magill,James May, Andrew Coombes, Lee Boyd and Patrick Colhoun Organized by The Arboury Gallery | Type: exhibition
(dis)playing the Other

July 14, 2011 at 7pm to August 9, 2011 at 5pm – Catalyst Arts Preview on Thursday 14th July 7-10pmThis exhibition will explore ways in which artists today continue to challenge, subvert, or deconstruct hegemonic notions of heteronormative identity in contempora… Organized by Catalyst Arts | Type: exhibition
nigel peake

July 16, 2011 at 11am to August 22, 2012 at 5pm – Srawberry fair Strangford Nigel Peake has a background in architecture. He creates drawings of everyday things that surround him. Most of his days are spent on commission work or self related projects and books. He provides i… Organized by sian maxwell | Type: exhibition, of, drawings
Engine Room Summer exhibition

July 21, 2011 at 7pm to August 5, 2011 at 9pm – Engine Room Gallery On Newtownards Road, East Belfast, A selection of paintings,prints and small sculptural pieces from contemporary Northern Ireland Artist's. Includes Bronagh Lawson and many other loal contemporary artists. Launch 21 July 2011 7-9pm… Organized by The Engine Room Gallery | Type: exhibition
Apartment Bar Belfast summer exhibition

July 23, 2011 at 6pm to September 18, 2011 at 7pm – Apartment Bar Organized by Vent Collective | Type: summer, exhibition
'Three' @ Feile an Phobail

July 28, 2011 at 9:30pm to August 6, 2011 at 5pm – St. Marys University College Show called Three as there were 3 artists to begin with but one artist had to pull out unfortunately. We are all based at the Conway Mill and are delighted to be part of the Feile an Phobail. Organized by | Type: exhibition
sue cathcart

August 1, 2011 to August 31, 2011 – Cultra/Belfast Craft%20Month.pdf As part of Craft Month,Northern Irish Museums Live and Learn project is hosting a month of free craft classes at both museum sites in N Ireland -Cultra and the Ulster Museum. These… Organized by Sue Cathcart/Live and learn project | Type: craft, classes
The Orchard Group exhibition

August 1, 2011 at 6:30pm to August 5, 2011 at 5:30pm – Holywood Arches Library You are invited to the opening of an exhibition of recentwork by Maureen Cousley, Harriet Ennis, Uel Hardy,Vivienne Keatley, David McClelland, Alison Moth,Diana Oxlade, Edwin Oxlade and Claire Wright… Organized by David McClelland | Type: exhibition
'. . . come let me lighten your (ironing) load'- Julie Miller

August 2, 2011 to August 6, 2011 – PS2 Not many questions reveal so much about the balance of power and characteristics of a relationship than the question who does the ironing? If straight or gay, it seems that the partner who fulfils th… Organized by PS2 | Type: art, project
Roseanne Lynch at QSS Gallery

August 4, 2011 from 5pm to 9pm – Queen Street Studios Gallery 'Document' by Roseanne Lynch at QSS Gallery Artist Talk: Thursday 4th August 2011 - 17:00hrs Preview: Thursday 4th August 2011 18:00hrs - 21:00hrs Exhibition Continues: 5th - 27th August 2011 Gallery… Organized by Queen Street Studios | Type: photographic, exhibition
Preview of PIECE WORK - Stacia Blake - ADF

August 4, 2011 from 5pm to 7pm – Arts & Disability Forum Gallery, Cathedral Quarter Workspaces Preview of emotive new installation by Irish artist, Stacia Blake, who has dedicated her life to creating artworks commemorating all the people who died as a result of the Hiroshima and Nagaskai bomb… Organized by Arts & Disability Forum | Type: preview
Late Night Art Belfast @ OBG!!

August 4, 2011 from 5pm to 9pm – OBG Late Night Art co-incudes with the launch of Belfast Photo Festival and "Detonating Rough Ground" at OBG. Join us Thursday 4th August 5-9pm Organized by OBG | Type: late, night, art
Belfast Photo festival

August 4, 2011 at 6pm to August 16, 2011 at 7:30pm – acrossbelfast Photo festival first time Belfast has a photo festival and about time to lots of exhibitions/talks/events. www.belfastphotofestival.com Organized by belfast photo festival | Type: event, launch
A SENSE OF PLACE, a love song to Northern Ireland

August 4, 2011 at 6pm to August 27, 2011 at 4pm – Space CRAFT, 9b The Fountain Centre, College Street, Belfast, BT1 6ET A Sense of Place The Craft & Design Collective's August 2011 Exhibition at Space CRAFT The Craft & Design Collective presents A Sense of Place, an exhibition of Craft, Applied Art and Design… Organized by Space CRAFT | Type: exhibition