• Made To Measure: Lily Bailie

    December 5, 2016 - By 

    One of many shining lights being champions by our friends at BeKreativ, we chat to Belfast costume designer Lily Bailie about the overlap between music and visuals in her work. Hi Lily. Tell us about your earliest memories in taking an interest in costume design? As a child my mum always hand-made my fancy dress costumes. She used to be a fashion designer so could make me any costume I wanted, from a mermaid to a cat to a princess. I just loved getting creative and making everything by hand. You’re currently based in Edinburgh and Belfast. How do the cities…

  • BeKreativ: Hit The North 2016

    December 1, 2016 - By 

    In association with our friends at BeKreativ, Sara Marsden captures some of the finest street murals from this year’s Hit The North as part of Culture Night Belfast 2016.                                                            Dermot McConaghy/DMC                                                                       Dan Kitchener      …

  • Creative Rubbish: Meet Dublin artist Rob Crane

    August 25, 2016 - By 

    One of many Irish creatives being championed by our friends at BeKreativ, Rob Crane is a Dublin based artist working in various mediums but particularly with found objects such as cans, creating unique one-off pieces of sculpture art titled ‘pissheads’ and what he describes as ‘original creative rubbish’. He chats to us about what drives his artistic processes and his plans for the future. How did you get interested in art and where did it begin? I became interested in art and stuff mainly from 80s and 90s cartoons and movies. I would draw the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters…