• You Are Here @ Mart, Dublin

    November 4, 2015 - By 

    You Are Here – an exhibition of new works by three emerging artists, Christine Browne, Abigail Denniston and Sarah Edmondson – will launch at Dublin’s MART on Thursday, November 5. A provocative exploration into our current relationship with maps, both old and new, and the way technology allows us to navigate our way around the world based on our current location, the exhibition is a “A subjective and personal voyage into the art of map making, relishing in the lines, shapes, and scale of this picturesque language that we have depended on for centuries. A language that never claimed to…

  • Slender Songs @ FILTER Cafe, Cork

    September 14, 2015 - By 

    A curious highlight in the programme of the inaugural Sounds From A Safe Harbour festival, Cork-based graphic designer, artist and co-founder of Fractured Air, Craig Carry will host a new exhibition, Slenders Songs, at Cork’s FILTER Cafe from September 16-October 16. Comprised of twenty prints based upon a selection of musicians taking part in Sounds From A Safe Harbour, the exhibition (see samples of the artwork above and below) is named after Seán Mac Erlaine’s sublime A Slender Song album. The exhibition launches on Friday, September 18 from 7.30pm-9pm with live music from Seán Mac Erlaine and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, as well as…

  • Out in the Open: Artistic Explorations in the Public Domain

    August 25, 2015 - By 

    Presented by the ever-tasteful Household, Out in the Open: Artistic Explorations in the Public Domain will ask a few questions: What constitutes a piece of public art? Should it be outdoors and monumental? Permanent and made of strong, durable materials? Or is it something that can be more fluid, intimate in scale and ephemeral in execution; operating in our constantly changing urban environment in new ways, inviting us to consider our surroundings in a new light and asking difficult questions about how city spaces are developed and controlled? A three-day programme of new commissions, screenings, interventions and conversations about “what it…

  • Hey Symmetric by Karolin Reichardt @ Pollen Studio

    October 20, 2014 - By 

    Hey Symmetry, an exhibition showcasing the recent work from Berlin based artist Karolin Reichardt, will take place at Belfast’s Pollen Studio on Wednesday, October 22. In her work, Karolin – who lives and works in Berlin but has studied at Belfast’s University of Ulster – plays with the precariousness of change and chance. Her art is inspired by personal observations and reactions to the built and natural environment  and is informed by means of scientific data display such as maps, plans and models. Check out some of her work here. Hey Symmetric is open from 6-9pm but the exhibition will also be open…

  • Belfast Photo Festival

    May 3, 2013 - By 

    Taking place over a month from June 6 to June 30, Belfast Photo Festival will celebrate some of the most exquisite national and international photography and visual culture. Undoubtedly Northern Ireland’s premier visual arts festival, this year’s city-wide celebration of the photographic image will have a variety of stunning exhibits featuring the cream of local and global talent. Highlights throughout the festival run include On-Set(Ulster Museum), which presents behind the scenes photography taken during the filming of major features shot in Northern Ireland, including HBO’s highly successful series  Game of Thrones. Or if you visit The Naughton Gallery (Queens University)…