This exhibition brings together various artists who are exploring the hidden potential of paper transformation. Through cutting, pulping, folding, oiling and collaging, the magical properties of paper will be revealed... Paper is one of our oldest and most familiar materials. It has been with us from ancient times to the present, a constant companion recording … Continue reading ‘Paper Magic’ Exhibition

Stitch Me Up For Life by Janet Hackney at the R-Space Gallery in Lisburn will be exhibited in four sections: The first section will include early works from her fashion and textile art college days, glove designs, prototypes and five garments with accessories and supporting drawings. The second section will be her textile landscape works … Continue reading Stitch Me Up For Life

SEAMS, a solo exhibition by Laura Wilson comprises of three installations including a significant new body of work entitled Winding then Winding. Laura is interested in how everyday materials such as bricks, textile, wheat, salt and bread dough transmit historical and embodied knowledge between people over time and place. Laura develops research-led projects, working with … Continue reading SEAMS

Re Connected is an exhibition exploring creativity and colour while living with acquired brain injury. Rachel Fitzpatrick is a designer and maker working at the interfaces of art, design and social practice. Re-Connectedexplores the artist’s reconnection with creativity and colour after her recovery from a neurological disorder and learning to live with an acquired brain … Continue reading Re-Connected

Craft NI Gallery are delighted to launch our ‘Spring Collectors’ Showcase’, a unique exhibition of one-of-a-kind pieces made by some of the most established designer-makers in Northern Ireland. Following a visit from international collectors, the gallery’s current selection shines a light on new work from some of Northern Ireland’s best contemporary craft makers.  The exhibition … Continue reading Spring Collectors’ Showcase

Following the continued success of the Re:New Wallace Collection exhibitions since 2018, R-Space delivers the sixth in a series of collaborative cultural projects involving a Northern Irish artist/maker and the Wallace Collection in London with selected artist, Emma Whitehead.  Inspired by the journey and time spent passing through the hands of of people over time, … Continue reading Re:New Wallace #6 – Time Frame

ForM Sculpture Exhibition takes place annually each June and is one of the highlights of Ards and North Down Borough Council’s annual Arts exhibition programme, giving visitors the unique opportunity to experience art in a different context, outside the traditional gallery setting. The exhibition will showcase selected works from artists from across the island of … Continue reading ForM Sculpture Exhibition

 The Sunburst Gallery at Ards Arts Centre will host a solo exhibition of ceramic sculpture by Fang Zhao. Her practice as a ceramicist seeks to communicate international ideals through sculpture and functional pottery. The organic form of mountain shapes, inspired by Chinese Mountain Paintings, serves as a metaphor with which to examine her personal life … Continue reading ‘The Form is Emptiness’

The Georgian Gallery in Ards Arts Centre will host a joint exhibition by Karen Daye-Hutchinson and Enda Kenny starting June 2nd.   This ambitious exhibition, by Karen Daye-Hutchinson and Enda Kenny, explores the relationships between human and animal evolution, extinction and change; exploring the interaction of human beings and the natural world.  Connecting with instincts … Continue reading Merciful, Savage

'Woonderful Wool!' is' an exhibition of work by members of Region 14 of the International Feltmakers Association. The exhibition shows the versatility of this wonderful natural product when it is subjected to the process of dry or wet felting. A variety of wools have been used in the various exhibits - combined in different ways … Continue reading Wonderful Wool!

Throughout August, Ards Arts Centre will play host to the main Creative Peninsula exhibition, featuring exclusive works by the finest Artists and Makers from the Ards and North Down Borough This exhibition will feature unique pieces of art and craftwork in a variety of mediums, specially selected for display in Ards Arts Centre and created … Continue reading Creative Peninsula Exhibition at Ards Arts Centre