<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Culture Northern Ireland: Visual Arts</title><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org</link><description>Culture Northern Ireland's Visual Arts RSS Feed</description><copyright>Copyright 2010 CultureNorthernIreland</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:36:33 </lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Youth In the Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Police and thieves in the streets, but the kids aren't so bad, discovers <em>Joe Nawaz</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3445</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Craft Month 2010]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The best in arts and crafts in venues across the country</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3440</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Youth In the Media]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Police and thieves in the streets, but the kids aren't so bad, discovers <em>Joe Nawaz</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3436</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pocket Prints Postcards]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>They may be small, but it's what you do with them at Belfast Print Workshop</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3435</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Jewesbury & O'Beirn]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Joanne Savage</em> is less than impressed on a stroll through Belfast Exposed</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3428</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Sacred]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Jenny Cathcart</em> takes a walk around the displays of sacred art in Enniskillen</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3423</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obituary: Ian Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The noted arts critic passes away aged 73</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3421</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Mark Scott]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The documentary photographer on scooters, Tom Waits and 28mm fun</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3411</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three x 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The Glass Collective bring their alchemy to Craft NI</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3402</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blood & Thunder]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Tyrone-based author Darach MacDonald, who spent a year shadowing a loyalist band, tells <em>Garbhan Downey</em> how the experience confounded his expectations</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3386</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Nicola Russell]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>The artist on painting Bill Clinton, the simple pleasures of friendly horses and finding inspiration in the memory of Mo Mowlam</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3385</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tans-scapes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>'Leave your prejudices at the door,' says abstract artist Angela Fewer</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3376</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brendan Jamison]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>71908 things to do with a ton of sugar and a commission from the London Festival of Architecture</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3375</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Matt Pritchett]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Joe Nawaz</em> meets the cartoonist with <em>The Daily Telegraph</em></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3373</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Zandra Rhodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fashion designer Zandra Rhodes talks clothes, opera and sharp elbows over lunch with <em>Tammy Moore</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3367</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[2D Comics Festival Interviews]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch video interviews with <em>2000AD</em> founder Pat Mills, author of zombie horror novel <em>Flu</em>, Wayne Simmons, and the guys behind Berserker Comics]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3366</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[2D Comics Festival 2010]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Aaron Abernethy</em> visits Derry for 'the most relaxed' comic con festival around. Click on the link below for video interviews with <em>FLU</em> author Wayne Simmons, <em>2000AD</em> founder Pat Mills and the guys behind Berserker Comics]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3365</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Bernie Brown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Bernie Brown talks to <em>Joanne Savage</em> about capturing the landscape and mood of Strangford Lough with her wily lens]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3360</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[TP Flanagan's Correspondences]]></title><description><![CDATA[The renowned landscape painter enters into a <em>Correspondence</em> with the Ormeau Baths Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3358</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Frances Morris]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> attends an exhibition by the Fermanagh landscape artist and slips upstairs for a chat with the lady herself]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3356</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dr TP Flanagan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The iconic landscape painter honoured by the University of Ulster before opening new exhibition at Ormeau Baths Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3352</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venice@the Golden Thread]]></title><description><![CDATA[Psychic art, s&eacute;ance cabinets and globalisation with chair of the Golden Thread Gallery, <em>Fionola Meredith</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3349</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our View]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rita Duffy unveils new exhibition in Derry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3344</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: The Mill Worker]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray</em> critiques a new sculpture dedicated to the memory of Belfast's forgotten female workers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3321</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: The Glasgow Boys]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> is beguiled by 'effect not fact']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3320</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lavery and the Glasgow Boys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch an online exhibition featuring art by Lavery and the lads at the Ava Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3314</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Ancient Values]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> enjoys a Renaissance of fine art at Gormley's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3310</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: A Day of Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Ciara Hickey</em> visits Belfast Exposed for a spot of book binding and an informal take on the Q&amp;A format]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3297</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepa Mann-Kler]]></title><description><![CDATA[India meets County Down in Deepa Mann-Kler's new pen and ink on canvas art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3294</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Material Worlds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contemporary sculpture at its tactile best in the FE McWilliam Gallery in Newry. Watch a video below with curator Riann Coulter]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3292</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Resounding Rivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ghosts of Belfast rivers past can be heard around the city as part of PLACE's sound project. Listen to Matt Green below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3275</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land Of The Free]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stephen Schofield's Klingons, a wookie and a Star Fleet officer go to the Black Box]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3255</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Paul Milne]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bandwidth.com illustrator on the futility of art college, drawing caricatures and Sophie Ellis Bextor]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3254</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Henderson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big canvases and a big life. Patricia Martinelli remembers the internationally acclaimed abstract artist with <em>Jenny Cathcart</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3231</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Archiving Place & Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Bree Hocking</em> takes a trip to Portadown, and discovers that history runs deep in art as in life]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3230</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Ulster Artists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Renovated, relocated and revitalized: the Ava Gallery at Clandeboye Estate is back with an exhibition of important, and very expensive, Ulster Artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3229</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deirdre Robb: Blue]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leading Belfast artist Deirdre Robb opens major solo exhibition inspired by Belfast&rsquo;s waters. Watch an online exhibition below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3209</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Ulster Museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> is stupefied by beauty while perusing 20th century Irish art at the Ulster Museum]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3195</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A View From Napoleon's Nose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Curator of Northern Irish exhibition in Taiwan on the importance of promoting art on a global scale]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3186</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Crumlin Road Sculpture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mill workers depicted as part of the 'Renewing the Routes' programme]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3185</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Museum Art Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Masterworks go on show. Watch an online exhibition below, featuring Head of Art, Kim Mawhinney]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3181</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kev Largey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Street art skills meet traditional techniques, with the Belfast artist's latest exhibition in Queen's Film Theatre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3178</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Rita Duffy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rita Duffy fuses the historic story of the Titanic with the present in <em>Legacy</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3174</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davy Portrait Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 'eyes' have it for Northern Irish artist Ian Cumberland's flaw celebrating self-portrait, currently exhibited in The Naughton Gallery at Queen's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3148</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sonya Whitefield: Journey of the Hysteretic Woman]]></title><description><![CDATA[The term hysteria was coined by Hippocrates, who believed it was caused by a woman's wandering womb]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3139</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[INTERVIEW: Ben Allen Solo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pop, button men and nouveau Belfast - Ben Allen explains his carnival of art to <em>Joanne Savage</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3130</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Dillon and Reid]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> reviews the clouds, castles and clowns of Reid and Dillon's work at the FE McWilliams Gallery. Watch an online exhibition below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3114</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: George H Smyth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The surrealist painter on inspiration, what makes an artist and having Fyfe Ewing turning up on his doorstep]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3105</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Reihill]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Cat Skills </em>is the latest exhibition by Mark Reihill, the man with the mouse<em><br />
</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3100</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raimi Gbadamosi]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Bree Hocking</em> discusses espionage and smart dust with <em>Exchange Mechanism</em> curator Raimi Gbadamosi]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3094</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Base]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast's first indoor street art and music festival comes to the Ulster Hall. Click Play Audio for podcast interviews and tracks from Barry's Electric Workshop, Nakatomi Towers and Cutaways]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3079</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cartoonist Nick Brennan ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Tammy Moore </em>takes a walk with the acclaimed cartoonist at the Void Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3076</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Compositions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creative Exchange exhibition coincides with the Belfast Nashville Songwriters Festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3069</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Substance]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>John Gray</em> delves into artist Andre Stitt's troubled back catalogue]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3059</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Substance by Andre Stitt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take a walk through a performance artist's history at the Golden Thread with Belfast born artist Andre Stitt]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3050</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Graham Smith]]></title><description><![CDATA[Winner of the Lex Van Rossen Award for European Music Photographer of the Year on loving music first]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3046</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vintage Arts Journalist]]></title><description><![CDATA[CNI's fashionista <em>Tammy Moore</em> travels back in time. Or her wardrobe does at least]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3040</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Play & Skinned Knees]]></title><description><![CDATA[A gilt grenade, a woman eating Indian Ink and a very naughty toilet are all on display in Catalyst Arts Gallery. Watch an online exhibition with curator Charlotte Bosanquet below]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3037</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fishing for Ghosts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The sea provides a wealth of inspiration for installation artist Janet Crymble<em><br />
</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3021</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rita Duffy]]></title><description><![CDATA['Damien Hirst is a complete charlatan.' Belfast's busiest artist talks to <em>Joanne Savage </em>about what makes good art, cultural courage and why it is more important to journey than arrive]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3020</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Majella Clancy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sri Lanka and Leitrim meet in the artist's abstract photography at the Naughton Gallery at Queens]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3012</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: UU Retrospective]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 'fast-track lesson in art history', courtesy of the Faculty of Art and Design]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=3010</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ashlar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist Tom Climent fuses the real and abstract in his exhibition at the Alley Theatre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2998</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual Arts in 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> on the deftness of John Sherlock and the daftness of Sean Scully]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2976</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Camargue]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage</em> appreciates the poetry in Ronan Walsh's equine paintings]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2943</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[White Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A sugarcube fireplace, porcelain shoes and paintings by Rhonda Paisley in the Naughton Gallery's Christmas show. Watch an online exhibition with the gallery's Anna Patrick below</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2933</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[William Scott]]></title><description><![CDATA[The life and work of the Ulster master painter illuminated by Jenny Cathcart]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2927</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Daniel Libeskind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starchitect receives honorary doctorate from the University of Ulster. Listen to Libeskind's acceptance speech below.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2926</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Terry Bradley]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>High-profile Belfast artist's Eakin Gallery exhibition brings more distinctive portraits to the public, but is his idea of beauty more than skin-deep?</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2917</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lightwriters: Crossword]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inaugural exhibition from Belfast-based LGBT photography collective, Lightwriters]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2914</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Urban Environment]]></title><description><![CDATA[New exhibition at PLACE explores connections between the built environment and social divisions]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2905</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sean Scully]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch an online exhibition from the acclaimed artist's major retrospective at the Ulster Museum]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2896</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Sonya Whitefield]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Sonya Whitefield talks about education, inspiration and having her work accepted by the Royal Ulster Academy]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2888</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exquisite Corpse]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Irish artists update the surrealists' favourite&nbsp;game at the Ormeau Baths Gallery. <em>Joanne Savage</em> takes a walk on the weird side</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2885</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artists from Sarajevo arrive in Belfast ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Queen's University hosts major cross-cultural event exploring art and conflict</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2873</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maurice Harron]]></title><description><![CDATA[At his debut exhibition in Derry, the prolific sculptor reveals his creative process, and how he finds inspiration at home and abroad]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2871</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: A Visual Force]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Joanne Savage </em>gets payback for life's finer moments at Belfast's Golden Thread Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2861</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Ulster Academy ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iconic former Northern Bank in Belfast plays host to 128th annual exhibition of the best in Northern Irish art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2850</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colm Tóibín]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Before his Belfast appearance, the two-time Booker-shortlisted author offers his take on criticism, the craft of writing, and the childishness of&nbsp;Jeff Koons&nbsp;</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2847</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: ISEA 2009]]></title><description><![CDATA[A moment of truth or the emperor's new clothes?]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2817</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FE McWilliam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banbridge-born sculptor with 'unique vision']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2792</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Caoineadh/Elegies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Injustice and war inspire a unique exhibition in Crumlin Road Gaol]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2773</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cupcake Camp]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast's sweet tooth is sated in Blick Shared Studios]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2766</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tall Ships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish artist Deirdre McKenna's scenes from life on the high seas. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2754</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection of public galleries in Belfast open late on the first Thursday of every month with exciting exhibitions, artist talks and more]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2728</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombay Street - Taken from the Ashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unique photographs of Belfast 1969 at Red Barn Gallery. Click Play Video to watch an online exhibition narrated by Frankie Quinn]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2719</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Craft Month 09]]></title><description><![CDATA[Craft NI launch new online craft directory and annual craft celebration]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2718</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubles Exhibition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artwork produced in response to the Troubles. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by co-curator Feargal O'Malley]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2703</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FILM REVIEW: Little Ashes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorca, Dal&iacute; and Bu&ntilde;uel brought to the silver screen]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2688</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[2D Northern Ireland Comics Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Verbal Arts Centre in Derry opens its doors to artists and enthusiasts. Click Play Video for a video podcast from the festival's Open Day]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2680</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venice Biennale]]></title><description><![CDATA[From the streets of Venice, we report on the success of Northern Ireland's exhibit]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2675</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Cumberland for BP Portrait Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banbridge-born artist is Northern Ireland's sole representative at prestigious competition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2667</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art Wins Tourism Award]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast City Council and CultureNorthernIreland joint initiative voted best new tourism project]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2661</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Festival of Art and Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Ulster welcomes top design talent to Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2653</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[PJ Holden]]></title><description><![CDATA[The comic book artist sets up his stall at St George's Market. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2642</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Student Scoops Top Painting Prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[UU student Ross Watson wins Art of Nurture competition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2624</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind The Lens]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Baucher's iconic images of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival reveal the stories behind the performances]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2613</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Sundays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sundays come alive in Belfast with the very first Summer Sundays guided tours]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2598</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Unseen On Screen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Factotum's posters pay homage to Northern Ireland films that never made it off the cutting room floor. Click Play Video for an online exhibition with Stephen Hackett and Richard West]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2592</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - May 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection of public galleries in Belfast open late on the first Thursday of every month with exciting exhibitions, artist talks and more]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2582</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maze 2007/08]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Donovan Wylie explores the carcass of the Maze prison. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by the artist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2569</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Guerrilla Lighting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteers take to the streets to highlight the need for&nbsp;sustainable lighting in Belfast city]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2545</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Captured On Tape]]></title><description><![CDATA['We're constantly under surveillance.'&nbsp;Click Play Video for an online exhibition with artist David McSwiggan]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2540</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - April 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection of public galleries in Belfast open late on the first Thursday of every month with exciting exhibitions, artist talks and more. <br />]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2538</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stark Sincerity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acclaimed landscape artist&nbsp;Paul Henry was influenced by the changing face of Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2535</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Susan MacWilliam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland's Venice Biennale representative on why the paranormal is endlessly interesting. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2523</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STAR: Ian Cumberland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo-realist painter who resisted the lure of London to ply his trade in Belfast. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2520</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hejira]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artists with schizophrenia&nbsp;showcased at new Arts and Disability Forum exhibition. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2504</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - March 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[A selection of public galleries in Belfast open late on the first Thursday of every month with exciting exhibitions, artist talks and more]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2499</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stephen Hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 'illustrator who likes to write' brings his ugly duckling to the Belfast Book Festival. Click Play Audio for podcast poems 'Magic Dog' and 'Absurd',&nbsp;and&nbsp;the song 'Outsider Tree']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2491</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Postgraduate Design Fair]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Ulster postgraduates aspire to compete on a global stage]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2464</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FE McWilliam Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[New gallery celebrating one of Ireland's finest sculptors opens in Banbridge. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2452</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colouring In For Christmas]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Download CultureNorthernIreland's fantastic Christmas picture to colour in, and check out Culture Live! events listings for what's on over the holiday period</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2423</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> takes&nbsp;a&nbsp;magical mystery tour in the land of Late Night Art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2407</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Screen]]></title><description><![CDATA[CEO Richard Williams and chairman Richard Hill. Click Play Audio for a podcast interview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2400</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paint the Smell of Grass]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Artist Nevill Johnson celebrated in book and retrospective exhibition. Click Play Video for an online exhibition with Dickon Hall</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2396</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davy Portrait Awards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Dunne wins first prize in the inaugural Davy Portrait Awards for his &lsquo;Portrait of Cara&rsquo; <br />]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2369</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feline Friendly Pop Art ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#0000ff"><strong><em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> meets Anarkitty artist, Emma Geary ahead of her latest exhibition, <em>Poisoned Lace</em></strong></font></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2357</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Belfast Ball]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flagship public art sculpture unveiled in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2352</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The MAC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast&rsquo;s own big MAC set to become&nbsp;a unique cultural and public space in the heart of the city. Click Play Video for an online exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2346</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Cultural Life: Pat Cowley]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Derry-based painter on his introduction to oils, his love of landscape and why Van Gogh is one of the greatest ever]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2300</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paint The Town Red with Late Night Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Art Galleries replace shopping as the new Thursday night past-time for culture vultures in the city</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2278</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Barn Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homely gallery space showcases the work of Belfast photographers. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by Frankie Quinn and Gary Hewitt]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2266</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vitruvians and a Mouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Da Vinci inspired Engine Room Gallery exhibition. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by gallery owner Cliff Brookes</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2247</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - December 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Another Late Night of exciting exhibitions and events in Belfast, with selected galleries open until 9pm</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1502</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Armagh Public Art Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artisits invited to tender for major new public arts scheme in Armagh city centre]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1501</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who Says Art and Politics Don't Mix?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Win satirical sculptures courtesy of new arts website, BelfastGalleries.com]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1496</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through The Viewfinder]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jimmy Nesbitt, Wayne Coyne and Anne Widdecombe appear in fearless photographer John Baucher's innovative exhibition. Click Play Video for a sneak preview&nbsp;with commentary]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1487</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Craft Month]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Craft NI launch&nbsp;their annual celebration of British and Irish crafts. Click Play Video for a <em>Silver Sounds</em>&nbsp;online exhibition from the Naughton Gallery at Queen's</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1466</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bob Dylan Arrives In Belfast ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland's only exhibition of the rock icon's artwork arrives at the Bradbury Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1463</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pushing the Boundaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Painting and photography meet in unusual ways at Queen Street Studios</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1448</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - August 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Late Night art initiative continues with seven&nbsp;Belfast&nbsp;art galleries opening late on August 7]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=343</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Africa Art Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Charitable art gallery&nbsp;is a&nbsp;window into the African imagination. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by Maeve Marnell</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=312</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Susan MacWilliam selected for Venice 2009 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Parapsychology, film&nbsp;and photography meet at the 2009 Biennale</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=303</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John McSorley]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Belfast and beyond explored in a magical light. Click Play Video for an online exhibition narrated by the artist</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=289</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STARS: Suzanne Harbinson ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Metalsmith and Craftsperson of the Year Suzanne Harbinson is making her mark. Click Play Video for online exhibition with commentary from the artist</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=280</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trans Urban Arts Academy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fledgling art forms develop through summer courses at Belfast's Waterfront Hall]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=274</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art For Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[CultureNorthernIreland and Belfast City Council launch new website BelfastGalleries.com]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=273</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Venice Biennale Comes to Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Golden Thread Gallery hosts Willie Doherty's acclaimed 'Ghost Story' video piece. Click Play Audio for a podcast with the artist</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=268</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Night Art - August 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000"><a href="http://www.belfastgalleries.com/article.aspx?art_id=2920"><strong>Late Night Art</strong> </a>continues in August with public galleries in Belfast open until 9pm with intriguing exhibitions, artist talks and more.</font></p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=265</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art All Around Competition]]></title><description><![CDATA[International public art competition in Maine gives artists the broadest canvas imaginable]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=262</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[A preview of some of Belfast's most outstanding works of public art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=238</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students Scoop Scholarships]]></title><description><![CDATA[University of Ulster students win annual Richard K Degenhardt Belleek Collector's Scholarships]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=230</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Invisible Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tracing the influence of past masters on artists in the present day. Click Play Video for commentary with Dickon Hall&nbsp;]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=222</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 9th Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival]]></title><description><![CDATA[The latest reviews from Northern Ireland's premier arts festival]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=221</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[RISING STARS: Naomi Campbell]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><em>Anne-Marie Marquess</em> meets Fermanagh-born musician and visual artist Naomi Campbell. Click Play Video for an online exhibition and Play Audio for a live version of 'Whispers On Ice'</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=186</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capturing the Irish landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Artist Simon Tarrant explores Ireland in <em>Oil Paintings. </em>Click Play Video for an online exhibition with the artist</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=184</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronnie Hughes: Manifest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Irish artist takes a new direction at the Millennium Court Arts Centre. Click Play Video to preview]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=174</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Talkin' About My Generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Photography exhibition explores contemporary sub-cultures, click Play Audio to watch an online exhibition</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=165</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Man and His Chainsaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click Play Video to watch chainsaw sculptor Ivan McNally at work]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=128</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Going Green]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click Play Video to watch an online exhibition and read a review by Lee Henry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=125</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Sad and Beautiful Place]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Photographer Gordon Ashbridge explores the townships of Cape Town. Click Play Video to watch an online exhibition</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=121</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooting Stars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steffan Hill has spent the early part of his career photographing stars in top London locations. Why in the name of Jebus is he back in Belfast?]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=117</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Washington Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Kirsten Kearney's</em> Rediscover NI blog follows the Irish invasion]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=113</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Black Mirror]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reflecting on Gareth Reid's Ava Gallery exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=86</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art in Public Places]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Darran Anderson</em> appreciates the work of Northern Irish artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=76</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face The Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Francis Jones talks to music illustrator Mark Reihill]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=73</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Good Fortune in the Year of the Rat]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lise McGreevy</em> explores the traditions, superstitions and celebrations of the Chinese New Year]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=69</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kelly Gallagher's Perceptions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click Play Video to watch an online exhibition, and discover how the county Down artist transforms her perceptions into paintings]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=58</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[PHOTOGRAPHY REVIEW: Phil O'Kane]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watch an online exhibition and read a review by Lee Henry]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=53</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[ARTS REVIEW: In and Out of Geometry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six artists bring planes and perspective to the Ormeau Baths Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2031</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through the Looking Glass]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alice McCullough tackles&nbsp;the human form&nbsp;at the Safehouse Gallery, writes <em>Lee Henry</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2195</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Writing's On The Wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art or advertising? Jim Johnstone's posters straddle the boundary]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1761</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scenes from Old Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time takes a tea break with Dougal McKenzie]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1950</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harajuku Jam]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>James Gracey</em> meets photographers Craig Smith and Terri McManus]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2127</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Gerry Devlin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intrigue at The Engine Room Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2113</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Distorted Clarity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mixed-media artist Heather Wilson goes pro in Lisburn, writes <em>Lee Henry</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2115</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Artist's Medium]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Picasso to the Belfast Print Workshop, we explore the wide appeal of printmaking]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2095</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Living With Lithography]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amanda Croft sheds some light on <em>International Contemporary Lithography</em> at Queen's]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2078</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[VISUAL ARTS REVIEW: Making Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Craft exhibition&nbsp;explodes preconceptions at the Ormeau Baths Gallery]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2050</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Imagine We Made Our Weapons Into A Ploughshare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colin McGookin has never surrendered to compromise, as <em>Jenny Cathcart</em> discovers]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2041</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Against All Odds?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland's artists have an uphill struggle, writes <em>Lisa Conlan</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2022</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Space CRAFT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry </em>visits the art gallery with a difference]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2018</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hugh Thomson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Illustrator of the classics Hugh Thomson remembered in Coleraine, <em>Heather Simpson </em>reports]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2002</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cahoots get Comic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children's theatre company flex their muscles&nbsp;with schools project]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=2003</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Come to Anacostia!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kirsten Kearney waxes lyrical about DC's 'most notorious district']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1997</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going Deaf For A Living]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Graham Smith lives life through a lens]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1984</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Face to the Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones</em> talks to music illustrator Mark Reihill]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1675</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going Straight to the Source]]></title><description><![CDATA[NI's visual artists are spreading their wings, writes <em>Kiran Acharya</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1936</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Out of the Darkness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Press photographers'&nbsp;exhibition sheds light on a troubled past]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1918</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Healthy Appreciation for Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrea Spencer is devoted to art within NI's hospitals, finds <em>Lee Henry</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1914</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Painting A New History]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry</em> talks to Armagh artist Tracy Gallogly on the changing face of NI]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1908</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maeve King Spends Nights on the Tiles ]]></title><description><![CDATA[<!-- Generated by XStandard version 1.7.1.0 on 2007-02-27T12:38:03 --><p>Lee Henry meets Newcastle's maritime mosaic-maker</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=24</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Campbell]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry </em>discovers how David Campbell is using comics for education, charity and community]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1890</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art For Art's Sake? Show Me The Money!]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Children's Express </em>reporter <em>Ruth Magennis</em> despairs at the state of modern art.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1847</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turf at the Top]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Emma O'Neill</em> visits Brian McGirr's Island Turf Crafts]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1844</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claire Falconer Set To Soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart </em>on the young Fermanagh artist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1755</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engineer, Joiner, Sculptor, Artist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ned Jackson Smyth's artwork is all around&nbsp;us, finds <em>Emma O'Neill</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1801</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shady Lane Productions ]]></title><description><![CDATA[He wasn't awarded the prize but&nbsp;Phil Collins is definitely a winner, writes <em>Rosie Blair</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1773</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Spiritual Eye on Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> meets Pip Sides, the potential preacher turned philosphical photographer]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1770</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Layered Messages]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Terri McManus </em>visits Gary Shaw&rsquo;s exhibition <em>Locution(s)</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1751</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Studying the Science of Clothes]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> speaks to Clothesology expert Alma McManus]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1757</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grand Designs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graphic Design in NI can compete on the world stage, says <em>Jason Walsh</em>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1748</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firing the Natural World and Byzantium]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Emma O'Neill</em> meets ceramic artist Dianne McCormick]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1749</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sparking Something off in Tyrone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emma O'Neill investigates a new craft initiative]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1747</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Polish Eye on Fermanagh]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> meets Polish artist Cezary Bielicki]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1745</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[All Aboard for Destination Dub]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visual artist Ben Jones talks us through his new exhibition]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1692</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rogue Rocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Belfast illustration company producing perfect panels locally and internationally]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1684</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rowel Friers]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Claire Simpson's</em>&nbsp;profile of the cartoonist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1042</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Available to All]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Francis Jones </em>on Urban Eyes, the 2006&nbsp;festival making street art accessible]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1674</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sterling Effort]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking to <em>Craig Smith</em>, jeweller Julie McLaughlin reveals the secrets of her craft]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1659</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contemporary Photography in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The last 100 years of photography in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=374</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual Arts Institutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[A survey of visual arts institutions in Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=379</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual Arts Publications]]></title><description><![CDATA[A survey of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s visual arts publications.]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=380</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual arts in East Belfast: An Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[An introduction to visual arts in East Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=385</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ulster Society of Women Artists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Learn about the aims and activities of the USWA]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=943</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Visionary]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jason Walsh</em> meets Anne Davey Orr: the Ulster Architect]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1648</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[These Artists are Making It]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Fionola Meredith</em> finds out more about the Craft NI new scheme]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1585</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Breathing Factory by Mark Curran]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>A&nbsp;collection looking at the working environment of the multinational corporation Hewlett-Packard (HP), located on the former site of a meatpacking factory in Celbridge, County Kildare.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1546</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Millennium Court Arts Centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s premiere art spaces]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=941</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Training and Education in Fashion and Design]]></title><description><![CDATA[Educational opportunities in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=809</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Textile Art in the North]]></title><description><![CDATA[How innovative embroiderers have explored the boundaries of stitch]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1024</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tom Carr]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tom Carr is regarded as one of Ireland&rsquo;s most distinguished painters]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=471</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neil Shawcross]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profile of the artist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=487</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Theo Snoddy and the UTV Art Collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[An interview with the curator of art at Ulster Television]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=693</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ulster Unit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the most exciting collective arts experiment in pre-1980s Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=378</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beauty and The Beast]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Lee Henry</em> meets Daryl Maxwell for a custom job]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1562</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sally Young]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young at Art festival artist in residence creates <em>Small Worlds</em> in Botanic Gardens]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=939</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Arts and Environment Project at the Royal]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s most adventurous public art projects]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=377</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second Hand Clothes Shops in Belfast]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quick guide to second-hand shops in Belfast]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=720</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rosamond Praeger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profile on the sculptor and illustrator from Holywood, Co Down]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=595</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ronnie Hughes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Irish painter]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=478</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharon Wauchob]]></title><description><![CDATA[Successfully exhibiting at Paris fashion week 2005]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=410</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rita Duffy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powerful Belfast artist with a worldwide reputation]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=475</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Costelloe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish designer whose collections display an American philosophy of casual elegance]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=401</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philip Napier]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s most challenging installation artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=484</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oliver Jeffers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Profile on the acclaimed writer and illustrator]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=940</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Michael McCrory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biography of the artist and silversmith]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1557</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deirdre McCrory]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biography of the artist and printmaker]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1558</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cara Murphy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biography of the silversmith and jewellery-maker]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1559</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maria Cardenas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Designer whose collections combine Irish Linen with Latina style]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=400</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mariad Whisker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mariad Whisker is a Belfast designer who works mainly with Irish linen]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=411</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Micky Donnelly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-born artist challenging accepted forms of cultural identity]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=474</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Laverty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Co Antrim artist whose naive style pays homage to Irish figurists such as Markey Robinson]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=911</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memories Made of Scrap]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Heather Simpson</em> learns about the latest craze of&nbsp;scrapbooking]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1389</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jen Kelly]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was his fluid, body hugging costumes that replaced the stiff traditional costumes of old]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=439</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Aiken]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sculptural artist John Aiken was born in Belfast in 1950]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=468</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joseph McWilliams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast painter, gallery owner and art critic]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=592</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jack Pakenham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist who responded ferociously to communal violence]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=590</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Luke]]></title><description><![CDATA[A distinctive easel painter and muralist]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=591</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Kindness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The maker of the &rsquo;Big Fish&rsquo; is one of Northern Ireland&rsquo;s best-known artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=479</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Baucher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Award winning freelance photographic artist and facilitator]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=912</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interface looks to the future]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Centre for Research in Art, Technologies and Design&nbsp;explores the role of art in society]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=971</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Beat - George Campbell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast painter who introduced modernist principles into provincial art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1060</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ian Fleming]]></title><description><![CDATA[Specialises in the mediums of print, television, animation, multimedia and new media]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=978</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Her Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claire Morgan is one of Northern Ireland's best emerging installation artists]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1052</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Fitzpatrick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jewellery designer with a preference for unusual materials]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=402</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Clement McAleer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dungannon-born artist known for his abstract landscape painting]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=481</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public Art in Belfast - A Personal Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Eleanor Wheeler</em> notes the benefits of Belfast's improving Public Art]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1420</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Visual Arts in Belfast - A Personal Reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Deirdre Robb</em> considers the challenges Belfast has recently met and will take on]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1421</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hair Spray]]></title><description><![CDATA[Graphic artist Kev Largey&nbsp;on why his latest exhibition is in a hair salon]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1038</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greengrass Bluegrass Newgrass in Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 2002, artists from Ireland and Kentucky have been changing places and ideas...]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=982</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[George Robb]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>Previous official photographer of the Engine Room Gallery.</p>]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=977</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gerard Dillon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dillon&rsquo;s work utilises landscapes from the west of Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=588</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deirdre Robb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Installationist, sculptor and founder member of the Creative Exchange]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=976</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ann McNulty Throws Pots Around the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[<em>Jenny Cathcart</em> talks to the Enniskillen artist about her work and inspiration]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1438</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Craft NI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Champion for Craft in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1440</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Groundwork Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Links environmental, social and economic regeneration to sustainable development]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=747</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fine Art and Local Industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theo Snoddy shares his thoughts on the relation between art and industry in Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=694</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fergus Delargy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast-born artist whose work explores power, liberty and suffering]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=476</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maggie Jackson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Young Business and Professional Woman of the Year in 1989]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=403</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miriam Mone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Armagh designer remembered for her attention to detail and impeccable style]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=405</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland Fashion Designers Association]]></title><description><![CDATA[Offers design, prototype and business advice]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=807</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Frank McKelvey (1895-1974)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acclaimed painter of landscapes]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1150</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fashion Designers in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[An overview of designers hailing from or working within Northern Ireland]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=806</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[FE McWilliam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ireland&rsquo;s most important twentieth century sculptor]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=477</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eye on the Island (Winter)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Desima Connolly reflects on a difficult period for the Rathlin island community]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1001</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Mach: Coming soon to a street near 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of Cultivating Creativity]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=917</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultivating Creativity: The Big Catch, Kilkeel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Created a site-specific artwork of 1035 individual relief ceramic tiles]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=918</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community Arts in Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[A distinct part of arts and wider community development]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=739</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Context Gallery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Derry&rsquo;s Context Gallery was established in 1993]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=495</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cultivating Creativity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigative and experimental artistic project addressed to communities in rural environments]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=916</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Beat - Sharon Kelly]]></title><description><![CDATA['Art was a channel to another realm']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1030</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Beat - Alistair Maclennan]]></title><description><![CDATA['Be it quick, or be it slow, everything transitions, everything interfuses.']]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1088</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art Beat - Graham Gingles]]></title><description><![CDATA[A constructor of intimate narratives in boxes]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1098</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Changing Face of the Murals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now a source of community pride and celebration]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=901</link></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paul Henry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Images of an Irish Arcadia]]></description><link>http://www.culturenorthernireland.org/article.aspx?art_id=1101</link></item></channel></rss>