Publication Launch | Scene of the Myth – Sarah Pierce at Ormston House

24/10/2025 @ 6:00 pm – Scene of the Myth is a catalogue of thirteen works by Sarah Pierce, spanning twenty years. We are delighted to launch this publication at Ormston House. Pierce will be joined by Nathan O’Donnell, Roy Claire Potter, and our Artistic Director Pádraic E. Moore for readings and an informal conversation about the catalogue and its concerns. […]

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Contemporary Art of Northern Ireland #6 | Group Exhibition at Island Arts Centre

25/10/2025 – 22/11/2025 @ 9:30 am – 4:30 pm – ‘Contemporary Art of Northern Ireland #6’ continues to present and celebrate accomplished artists based in the region. The art selection on display has been curated to reflect the diversity and originality of their creativity with numerous artworks encompassing vibrant abstracts, atmospheric landscape paintings, works inspired by the beauty of nature, intriguing figures, exquisite glass art, […]

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Formal and Wild – Landscapes | Fergus Martin at Palazzo Birago, Turin (Italy)

25/10/2025 – 04/11/2025 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Fergus Martin presents Formal and Wild – Landscapes, an exhibition exploring the tension between order and imagination. Known for his post-minimalist approach, Martin transforms simple forms – barrels, pipes, hay bales – into vessels of memory, myth, and projection. Martin’s work resonates with Minimalist and Arte Povera traditions, yet distinguishes itself through openness to ambiguity […]

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The Quiet Persistence of Making | Sinéad Macken & Tony Magner at KAVA Kinvara Courthouse

25/10/2025 @ 11:00 am – 5:00 pm – Opening reception: Friday 24 October 2025, 7.30pm – 8.30pm. The first collaborative exhibition for Galway-based artist Sinéad Macken and artist and educator (Textiles, ATU Galway)) Tony Magner, showcasing a body of current work rooted in process-led, repetitive, and meditative practices. Working with the mediums of stitch and knot, the artists explore rhythm, materiality, and the […]

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Events | QSS Open Studios at The Arches Centre

25/10/2025 @ 11:30 am – 5:00 pm – Step inside the city’s creative engine rooms as over 65 artists open their doors across Creative Exchange & QSS Studios & Gallery. Roam at your own pace for conversations with artists working across sculpture, ceramics, textiles, painting and more. Refreshments will be available throughout the day.

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Raw Chicken | Group Exhibition at The Arches Centre

27/10/2025 – 13/11/2025 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Exhibition continues from the 9th of October to the 13th of November 2025 Raw Chicken is a satirical take on the kitsch, blurring the lines between the familiar and the abject. The exhibition centres around the concept of an old curiosity shop as an environment for eclecticism and obsession. The work subverts the familiar, taking […]

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Irish in Resistance during World War II | Group Exhibition at Smashing Times Visual Art Gallery

27/10/2025 – 30/11/2025 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Exhibition continues from the 10th of October to the 30th of November 2025Irish in Resistance during World War II is a multidisciplinary exhibition featuring visual art, photography, film, poetry, and storytelling, reflecting on stories of Irish people in resistance during the Holocaust and World War II who stood up against fascism. The installation features original […]

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100 Years of O’Connell Street | Deirdre Brennan at Mercato Coperto, Trieste (Italy)

27/10/2025 – 15/11/2025 @ 10:00 am – 6:00 pm – Exhibition continues from the 24th of October to the 15th of November 2025 Deirdre Brennan’s series “100 Years of O’Connell Street” is on exhibition in Trieste as part of Trieste Photo Days Festival. In honour of the 100th anniversary of the street’s name change from Sackville Street to O’Connell Street, Deirdre created a series of […]

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Underpin | QSS Studios Group Exhibition at The Arches Centre

27/10/2025 – 13/11/2025 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm – Exhibition continues from the 9th of October to the 13th of November 2025 QSS is proud to present Underpin, a group exhibition showcasing the work of QSS artists who took part in our pilot internal mentoring programme, generously supported by Belfast City Council. Launched in February 2024, the programme paired emerging QSS studio members with […]

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Talks | Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels – Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories with Clara Peeters at Triskel Arts Centre

27/10/2025 @ 11:00 am – 1:00 pm – In each Famous Paintings and their Hidden Histories lecture, Artist and art teacher Áine Andrews will focus on a particular painting to recount its history.  Week 3: Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels, Clara Peeters, 1615. This painting captures the different ages of the cheeses and reflections in glass and metal. A minute self-portrait […]

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