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Belfast Galleries set to open on Sundays
19 March 2010 14:25:39
Belfast Galleries set to open on Sundays
As part of Belfast's ‘Sunday In The City’ programme a selection of city centre art galleries will be opening from 10am – 4pm. Participating galleries are the Naughton Gallery at Queen’s, PS2, Queen Street Studios, Catalyst Arts, Belfast Print Workshop, Golden Thread Gallery, Gerard Dillon Gallery and Belfast Exposed. This initiative follows on from the successful Late Night Art tours, which take place on the first Thursday of each month. 
 
‘Sunday In The City’ has been a hit with music, tours, markets and video gaming. Old favourites and new experiences combine to provide a range of activities and entertainment designed to appeal to all ages and tastes, countering the argument that there is nothing to do on a Sunday. 
 
Councillor William Humphrey, Chairman of Belfast City Council’s Development Committee explains: 
 
‘We’re really keen to keep on adding to and enhancing the visitor experience in Belfast. The ‘Sunday In The City’ programme is really helping to build a critical mass of affordable activities for Belfast people and our ever growing numbers of visitors to enjoy – and it’s energising our city centre like never before.’ 
 
Some of the programme’s activities include: 
 
• Rehearsed readings of new plays from some of our finest theatre companies every Sunday in the Ulster Hall for just £1
 
• Circus acts at the Belfast Circus School
 
• An Electronic Creche at the newly refurbished Crescent Arts Centre
 
• Free performances from local musicians at the Oh Yeah Music Centre 
 
This project has been part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund under the European Sustainable Competitiveness Programme for Northern Ireland and administered by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board. 
 
More details on Sunday In The City can be found at www.belfastcity.gov.uk/sunday. Information on Late Night Art can be found at www.belfastgalleries.com. 
 
      
 


1 COMMENT

Craig Smith
19 March 2010 20:41:38
Well done to CultureNorthernIreland, Belfast City Council and the various sponsors. Belfast needs such initiatives to promote the growth of cultural diversity.

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