I suppose many of you might say what artistic life?? but I can vouch that there is a vibrant artistic community struggling on in Belfast there are a number of interesting exhibitions and opening coming up this week first off. BELFAST PRINT WORKSHOPS has to get a mention with it opening in the cotton court in the cathedral quarter on Thursday 7pm. the exhibition is titled " other things we do" and will show art other than prints that workshop members make.
Secondly on the same night The Engine room Gallery 414 Newtownards road is showing Studio c
art from 6 local artists including Lisa Ballard of the Belfast Print Workshops. The opening is from 7pm - 9.30 pm.
If you want to follow the artistic theme the next night you could visit the Ormeau Baths Gallery
where international renowned artists Jake and Dinos Chapman: My Giant Colouring Book
& Sue Williams: Small Talk, High Heels 7pm – 9pm. The exhibition continues until 5th July and some say there will be quite a bit of controversy over the subject matter for the exhibition.
Secondly on the same night The Engine room Gallery 414 Newtownards road is showing Studio c
art from 6 local artists including Lisa Ballard of the Belfast Print Workshops. The opening is from 7pm - 9.30 pm.
If you want to follow the artistic theme the next night you could visit the Ormeau Baths Gallery
where international renowned artists Jake and Dinos Chapman: My Giant Colouring Book
& Sue Williams: Small Talk, High Heels 7pm – 9pm. The exhibition continues until 5th July and some say there will be quite a bit of controversy over the subject matter for the exhibition.
Belfast City council have started an initiative the first Thursday every month galleries will open http://www.belfastgalleries.com/ have all the information.
So you see Belfast does have an artistic life, there are a few things hindering it at the moment one of them being that many of the studio spaces that people have had over the years are chucking out the artists as the property has become too valuable meaning that many artists do not have a place to work. Maybe with the property slump there seems to be at the moment in Belfast might give some of them some reprieve. Here hoping.
Last but not least there is an ulster festival of art and design http://www.ulsterfestivalofartanddesign.com/ based at the art collage on York Street not forgetting the actual degree shows themselves which open on June 9th. So you see there is lots of creativity going on in Belfast all it needs is for us all to support it. Hope to see you there.
So you see Belfast does have an artistic life, there are a few things hindering it at the moment one of them being that many of the studio spaces that people have had over the years are chucking out the artists as the property has become too valuable meaning that many artists do not have a place to work. Maybe with the property slump there seems to be at the moment in Belfast might give some of them some reprieve. Here hoping.
Last but not least there is an ulster festival of art and design http://www.ulsterfestivalofartanddesign.com/ based at the art collage on York Street not forgetting the actual degree shows themselves which open on June 9th. So you see there is lots of creativity going on in Belfast all it needs is for us all to support it. Hope to see you there.
Painting above Drumlins by Bronagh Lawson acrylic on canvas featured in "other things we do exhibition at BPW"
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