• Hit The North: Dan Kitchener (DANK)

    Just one of many artists coming together for Becks’ Hit The North as part of this year’s Culture Night Belfast today, Dan Kitchener AKA DANK is an English Street artist, illustrator, painter, animator and art director who lives by the mantra “create something new, no matter what, everyday”. We talk to him about the process, perception and politics of street art. You’re set for Hit The North on Friday. Have you created art in Northern Ireland before? What can we expect from your participation? I am very excited to be coming to Ireland for the first time! It’s somewhere I keep meaning to travel to but…

  • Picture This – Your National Visual Arts Guide: Culture Night 2016: Dublin

    Ireland’s annual night of culture is upon us again this Friday as her galleries, museum, studios and a host of others cultural hotspots open their doors for a night of exhibitions, demonstrations and insights. Culture Night 2016 sees over 3,000 events take place across the whole island, and what started out as a capital only event 10 years ago has now spread to 40 towns and cities across the all of Ireland. Dublin sees a host of music gigs, gallery openings, late night museums and open houses with events taking place across the city until 11pm. As always Culture Night…

  • Culture Night Belfast 2015

    Far and away Belfast’s biggest annual celebration of music, art, theatre and everything in between, Culture Night Belfast will make its most happening seventh outing on Friday, September 18. With over 250 free events planned ranging from gigs, trails and tours to talks, demonstrations and screenings, the city’s historic Cathedral Quarter and beyond will be thoroughly transformed into a kaleidoscopic festival from early in the afternoon to late into the night. Keen as we are to be involved once again this year, we’re teaming up with Oh Yeah Music Centre to put on a free, genre-spanning showcase featuring The Wood Burning Savages, Hot Cops,…

  • Culture Night Belfast 2014 programme launched

    With the heady success of last year still lingering fondly in the memory, the programme for this year’s Culture Night Belfast has been launched. Set to transform Belfast city centre into bustling and kaleidoscopic cultural celebration of arts, music, craft, theatre, spoken word, poetry, dance and much more, this year’s showcase will take place on Friday, September 19. Next week we will present our Must-See events at this year’s Culture Night but at a first look, Rhinos (pictured), Cruising and Go Wolf at the Oh Yeah Centre, Culture Night Radio IMPRINT at Sort Design and live theatre shorts at the Sunflower Public…