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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Featured Event

Taryn Simon's Contraband

October 27, 2011 at 7pm to December 30, 2011 at 5pm – Belfast Exposed The solo exhibition by Taryn Simon features photographs of contraband material seized at US customs over a defined period of time. Organized by Belfast Exposed. | Type: exhibition, opening

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
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
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
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
Rosie McClelland

September 7, 2011 at 7pm to December 16, 2011 at 10am – Belmont Tower 14 week Autumn art classes and workshops beginning Sept 7th in Belfast. Organized by Rosie McClelland | Type: art, classes
New part time HNC course in Fine Art Printmaking at BMC

September 19, 2011 to September 19, 2012 – Belfast Metropolitan College New Part time course in Fine Art Printmaking Starting 21st September at BMC CODE: C4056 / 101P This HNC in Fine Art Printmaking has been designed to meet the needs of those who wish to develop their… Organized by Dr. Josephine McCormick | Type: course
Teenage Kicks creative industries courses for teenagers

October 1, 2011 at 10am to December 10, 2011 at 4pm – Blick Studios A series of creative industry courses and free seminars for young people (16+) . Blick Studios is launching Teenage Kicks - a dynamic series of courses and seminars for young people to highlight t… Organized by Blick Studios | Type: workshop
Jerwood Contemporary makers

October 13, 2011 at 6pm to December 11, 2011 at 7pm – Naughton Gallery At Queens Coming to the Naughton gallery as part of the UK tour, the Jerwood contemporary makers is a open submission initiative designed to support and shwocase emerging artists working in the applied art.s Organized by Naughton gallery | Type: exhibition, opening
Transition

October 19, 2011 at 6pm to November 27, 2011 at 4pm – The Empress Gallery at City Golf Life is a transition. My work conjures up places in time, which lead us from one point to another. I have examined the chaotic qualities we find in nature to express the human. My work explores the l… Organized by Stephen Doyle | Type: exhibition
Unexpected Edge: Yugen in Contemporary Craft

October 22, 2011 to December 3, 2011 – Cavin-Morris Gallery, 210 Eleventh Avenue, Suite 2001, New York, New York Unexpected Edges is an exhibition of art and design that is not about materials or physical materials. It will explore artistic intentionality across genres of wood, ceramic, art brut, textiles and… Organized by Deirdre Hawthorne | Type: exhibition
The Queen Art and Image

October 25, 2011 at 6pm to January 15, 2012 at 4pm – Ulster Museum Beaton to Warhol .Touring exhibition from the National Portrait Gallery in London exploring the atartling array of media derived imagersy that the Queen has inspired. Organized by National Portrait Gallery | Type: exhibition
Warriors of the plain

October 25, 2011 at 6pm to February 19, 2012 at 7pm – Ulster American Folk Park 200 years of the Native Americians . Exhibition put together by the British Museum of all aspects of Native Americian Life. Organized by Ulster Americian Folk Park | Type: exhibition
New Work by Dennis Orme Shaw and Joe Boyle

November 2, 2011 at 7pm to December 5, 2011 at 5pm – The Arboury Gallery private view 2nd November 7pm-9pm new work by Dennis Orme Shaw and Joe Boyle in the ground floor gallery. In the upstairs gallery we are displaying work by five students studying at University of Ul… Organized by The Arboury Gallery | Type: exhibition
Memory Awake

November 3, 2011 at 6pm to December 1, 2011 at 7pm – Storey Gallery Selected by artist Paul Rooney (Northern Art Prize winner 2008) Memory Awake is a collection of seven short films by contemporary artists which speculate on ideas of social memory. The artists use wi… Organized by Storey Gallery | Type: exhibition
AAI Awards 2011 - New Irish Architecture

November 3, 2011 at 6pm to January 14, 2012 at 5pm – PLACE 3rd November - 14th January @ PLACE Now in their 26th year, the AAI Awards are an annual showcase of outstanding Irish architecture. Special awards this year have gone to firms including Donnelly Tu… Organized by PLACE Architecture Centre | Type: exhibition
Human/ Nature: Landscape Photography from the State Art Collection. Curated by Davey Moor

November 5, 2011 at 6pm to December 23, 2011 at 7pm – Farmleigh Gallery, Phoenix Park, Dublin 5 Michael Boran_Ursula Burke_Gerard Byrne_Sinead Cahalan_Patricia Chan_Mark Curran_Ciaran Dolan_Sean Hillen_Dragana Jurisic_Ros Kavanagh_Emilie Lidstrom_Paul Lynam_Sean Lynch_Ruth McHugh_Conor Masterso… Organized by Davey Moor | Type: exhibition
Tears in Rain/ Dheora san Fhearthainn

November 16, 2011 at 10:30am to December 3, 2011 at 5:30pm – Golden Thread Gallery Tears in Rain/ Dheora san Fhearthainn, curated by Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, “commends to you works by artistic alchemists who turned the coal of broken hearts into diamonds of unspeakable beauty”. The exh… Organized by Golden Thread Gallery | Type: exhibition
Contemporary art in Northern Ireland

November 21, 2011 at 9pm to December 2, 2011 at 4pm – Parliment Buildings Contemporary art in Northern ireland is an exhibition of selected works from the arts council's collection and includes some of the best work created in Northern ireland over the last decade by emerg… Organized by Arts Council NI | Type: exhibition
Hidden Voices (Homelessness Awareness Week)

November 25, 2011 to December 3, 2011 – Red Barn Gallery ‘Hidden Voices’ Images of Homelessness The homeless are amongst the most isolated and disadvantaged people in society. The Westcourt Centre’s ‘Hidden Voices’ project aims to capture and share the per… Organized by Red Barn Gallery | Type: photography, exhibition
Christmas at the Port

November 26, 2011 to November 27, 2011 – Portaferry Tourist Office Fancy a run to Portaferry this weekend? Ards Crafts have invited members of "The Port" to have their Christmas fair upstairs in the Loft Gallery at the Tourist office in Portaferry saturday and Sunda… Organized by Ards Crafts | Type: christmas, fair, by, the, members, of, art, and, crafts, @, port
VISUAL ARTS FERMANAGH at Rossahilly House

November 26, 2011 at 10am to November 27, 2011 at 4pm – Rossahilly House, Enniskillen ROSSAHILLY OPENS ITS DOORS FOR VISUAL ARTS FERMANAGH ART EXHIBITION On Friday 18th November Rossahilly House will open its doors to host the Visual Arts Fermanagh Art Exhibition. This is an excell… Organized by Susan Hughes | Type: art, exhibition
Visions of Ireland and Belfast City

November 26, 2011 at 2pm to December 16, 2011 at 5pm – Bradbury Gallery Selection of members' work from the Pastel Society of Ireland Organized by Pastel Society of Ireland and Bradbury Gallery | Type: art, exhibition
Titanic drawing offices last exhibition

November 26, 2011 at 11pm to November 27, 2011 at 5pm – Titanic drawing offices Last chance to see exhibition in the Titanic drawing offices, Titanic quarter of Belfast before they redevelop it. One weekend only open 11-5 Saturday and Sunday Organized by Titanic drawing offices | Type: exhibition
The Rising, Titanic drawing offices

November 26, 2011 at 11pm to November 27, 2011 at 5pm – Titanitc drawing offices, Queens Road Final opportunity to see the Titanic drawing offices before they get redeveloped- erotic exhibition (at least thats what they say) Open 12-5 Sat and Sun Artsist Jennifer MOrrow Aliastair Curran Cia… Organized by Titanic drawing offices | Type: exhibition