Visual Arts

Household Belfast
Centred around the Ormeau Road, the multi-disciplinary arts festival shows work by artists in their own environments
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Joseph Kosuth Gets Wordy in Enniskillen
The conceptual artist takes ispiration from Samuel Beckett for new installation at the Happy Days Festival
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Johanna Billing Retrospective at the MAC
The Swedish artist's video installations are so atmospheric, you can almost smell the sweat
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Derry Goes Digital With CultureTECH
The inaugural four-day festival of 'tech, media and music' takes over venues across the maiden city
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The Red Barn Gallery Annual Exhibition
Fusco's ice-cream, nuns and Rhianna in New Lodge – the 'Belfast archive' welcomes all-comers
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The Evolution of Crafts in Northern Ireland
With August Craft Month in full swing, Joseph McBrinn of the University of Ulster considers the evolution of arts and crafts in Ireland
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The Art of Wedding Photography
Some dismiss it as a cheesy sideline, but for Derry Journal photographer Stephen Latimer it's an art form to be cherished
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It's a Cowmoonity Thing
The public art exhibit has been put out to pasture from New York to Taipei. Now Cow Parade arrives in Northern Ireland
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Works in Progress at Craft NI
Six makers, including Alison Lowry and Michelle Stephens, show how their processes differ during August Craft Month
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Rocking Interior Design with Roco
Editor Rachael Colton launches a free, Ireland-focused online magazine that's been garnering international attention
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The Art of Gardening
Blogger and amateur horticulturalist Kelli Boyles on being creative in her Antrim garden
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Who's Been Framed At The Ulster Hall?
Photographer Carrie Davenport and the Skyway Club embrace a noir aesthetic for their photographic mystery
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Peace Camp Lights Up the Northern Irish Coastline
The voices of artists, writers and the public can be heard in Deborah Warner's London 2012 coastal art installation
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Satis House, Come Inside
Curators Kim McAleese and Eoin Dara wanted a gallery to run and needed a place to live. They joined the two
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Oscar Muñoz, Drawing Down the Walls
Colombian artist reimagines contentious interface area in north Belfast as part of the London 2012 Festival
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Artist Photographs Legacy of Economic Collapse
Watch Anthony Haughey talk about Settlement, a post-Celtic Tiger look at the Irish landscape at Belfast Exposed
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Ava Gallery Focus on 'Ireland: Her People and Landscape'
From the iconic to the unexpected. Watch curator David Britton discuss the Ava Gallery's stunning summer exhibition
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The Best Art Under Our Noses
Belfast is currently hosting Da Vinci, Steve McQueen and others, but it's the homegrown art that Fionola Meredith truly appreciates
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Ulster Museum Hosts Leonardo Da Vinci Exhibition
Watch video and see the Renaissance master's work up close and personal
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3D Street Artist Wows Belfast
Watch video from Victoria Square as world-renowned street artist Julian Beever plays with our perspectives
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City of Culture Winning Mascot Design Announced
'Oaky Dokes' by designer and artist Domnall Starkie will take centre stage in 2013
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Warning! This is Andre Stitt
The performance artist exhibits a rare collection of paintings at the Crescent Art Centre
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The Union Flag: Change and Diversity
The current exhibition in the Naughton Gallery at Queen's explores 'the evolution of the British banner'
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Ralf Sander at FE McWilliam Gallery
Is it Medusa, or Osama Bin Laden? Nothing is as it seems at the Banbridge sculpture gallery
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Free Comic Book Day Comes to Belfast
Forbidden Planet and online retailer Disposable Heroes mark the occasion with free titles up for grabs
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The Belfast Photo Factory is Open Now
This thematically diverse, international photography exhibition has everything from deer ears to bug eaters
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Sara Greavu Toasts the Titanic
From disinterested to dazzled, the artist explores the Titanic story through alternate universes and infographics
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Grace Digney Creates Acoustic Autographs
The Newry artist uses visible sound to map the shapes of words, noises and the occasional burp
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Titanic Tragedy and Tradition
The curator of the Bigg Life Arts Centre wants to remember the working men who built the Titanic, not the tragedy that sunk her
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Your Paintings and Alison Mitchelson
Paintings from Northern Ireland's national collection have been unearthed from basements and 'secret stores' and made available online
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Official City of Culture 2013 Mascot Competition
Culture Northern Ireland and Culture Company 2013 launch design competition, with £3,000 worth of Apple products awarded to the winner
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Newtownards and the Global Rainbow
New York artist Yvette Mattern brought her international light exhibition to Scrabo Tower
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Hans Peter Kuhn Decorates the Causeway With Flags
German sound artist explains the concept behind his latest work
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Jenny Keane Explores Imagery in Horror
A distillation of horror's iconic bathroom scenes at Belfast Platform for the Arts
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MAC Programme Launches
Northern Ireland's largest arts centre opens in April with shows from LS Lowry and Owen McCafferty
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CowParade Comes to Northern Ireland
Artists urged to decorate life-sized sculptures in Belfast and Derry~Londonderry
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Portfolio Exchange at Belfast Print Workshop
Gallery manager Alice Dixon talks about the 'alternative printmakers' putting Ireland on the map
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Artist Breathes Art into the Linen Hall Library
Artist-in-Residence Laura Graham opens a 'Door', the first in a series of art installations
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Portrait of Edna Longley Unveiled at Queen's
The scholar and critic enjoyed an 'interactive' experience in the presence of artist Jeffrey Morgan
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Eastern Promise For Belfast Artist
Gail Ritchie chosen to represent Northern Ireland at prestigious Beijing exhibition
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Have Yourself a Crafty Little Christmas
In the age of austerity, it's still much easier if the experts do the work
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Fiona Henry Paints The Mournes and More
County Down artist finds inspiration in nature – and paints an unlikely portrait
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Own Art Scheme Encourages Collectors
Can't afford that special something this Christmas? The Arts Council is here to help
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Reflections on 30 Years of Clay
Watch video from Ann-Marie Robinson's whimsical retrospective at the ISLAND Arts Centre
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Perceptions by Stephen Johnston
The first solo exhibition from the University of Ulster's star pupil of 2010
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Deirdre McKenna Models Reality
What is more Christmassy than fibre-optics, glue and models? The artist talks about the PS2 exhibition
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Platform Belfast: Fashion, Fierce, Fabulous
Fashion, visual arts and music mix at Northern Ireland's newest DIY fashion show
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Illustrator Peter Strain's Dutch Tilts
Movie posters used to have punch – some still do. Watch video from an exhibition at Queen's Film Theatre
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Banbridge Arts Festival Returns
There's much for art lovers to see and do outside of Belfast this month
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Late Night Art - December 6
Merry Christmas and happy festive season from Late Night Art. Enjoy a special Christmas opening at selected public galleries in Belfast. They open late on the first Thursday of December with exciting exhibitions, artist talks and some Christmas refreshments.
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2011 Royal Ulster Academy Exhibition
So good it makes you proud to be Northern Irish. Listen to prize winners discussing their works
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My Cultural Life: Phil Hession
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland puts artists in 'Corners'
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The Queen Strikes a Pose at the Ulster Museum
Paul Moorhouse from the National Portrait Gallery in London on a regal exhibition
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Northern Ireland Animation Nominated In Cannes
Joe and Jack receives plaudits at the prestigious MIPJunior screening event
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Batman Live in Belfast
As the Dark Knight takes to the stage in Belfast, artist PJ Holden and writer Malachy Coney discuss the hero's popularity
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Artists Kreep Out Miguel Martin
The artist and curator on the aesthetics of ALTAR, the latest exhibition at Platform Arts
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Through the Eye of the Needle at Armagh Museum
Celebrating the craft through the centuries
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Craft Guerrillas Spread the Word in Derry
Simon Fallaha visits the Craft Village to learn about the value of hand-made goods
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Woodturning: An Art Or a Craft?
As August Craft Month continues, woodturner Tom McCosh on why the ancient craft deserves more respect
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The Future is Weird in Lydia Holmes' World
Queen Street Studios exhibition combines art and synthetic biology
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