Friday 13 March 2009

Good to see the hard work in Kilcooley is starting to pay off

North Down Borough Council Art of Regeneration Photographic Exhibition
Thursday 19th March 6pm –8pm,

Golden Thread Gallery,
84-94 Great Patrick Street, Belfast

On Thursday the 19th of March, at the Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast, Roisin McDonough, Chief Executive of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Mayor of North Down, Alderman Leslie Cree M.B.E, will open the North Down Art of Regeneration Photographic exhibition, as part of the successful Art of Regeneration Public Art Project in the Kilcooley and Loughview/Redburn estates.

North Down Borough Council’s 4-year Art of Regeneration Project, set out to address aggressive paramilitary murals and anti social graffiti through the medium of public art. The project culminates in August 2009 and this exhibition documents how the project has achieved its main aims and objectives.

Documentation of the project was an extremely important aspect of the process. The images range from before and after shots of potential sites, removing murals, workshops, site visits and the overall involvement and commitment of the communities involved. This exhibition images are also being collated into a publication, which will be launched in June 2009.

The project has created 9 artworks to date, with 2 more being launched in March 2009. 2 have replaced paramilitary murals, a paramilitary memorial has been removed and a contentious area has been regenerated. No artworks created in either area have been vandalised.

The North Down Art of Regeneration Project is funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, The Department of Social Development, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, North Down Local Strategy Partnership through Peace II and North Down Borough Council.

For more information on the project contact Lesley Cherry, Art of Regeneration Officer on 028 91 270371 extension 8027 or email lesley.cherry@northdown.gov.uk.

The exhibition continues until the 28th March 2009

The Golden Thread Gallery, 84-94 Great Patrick Street, Belfast, BT1 2LU.Tel: [028] 9033 0920 Email: info@gtgallery.org.uk Web: http://www.gtgallery.org.uk/OPENING TIMES of Golden Thread - Tuesday-Friday 11am-5pm. Saturday 1pm-4pm.
Admission Free.
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The Munter Hitch Friday 20th March – 18th April 2009
Dan Shipsides – Gallery 1
Seamus Harahan – Gallery 2

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