Within the present backdrop of late capitalism and austere technological advancement, All Manner of Things Shall Be Well explores how humankind navigates this alienating and dissociative landscape.

How do we connect to the natural world? How do we forge relationships and maintain them? What moments do we witness, recognise as beautiful? How do they resonate in our memory?

With work from visual artist/filmmaker, Éanna Mac Canna and sound artist, Nathan Harper, they acknowledge the gentle moments and details of everyday existence holding such profound weight, which arguably surpass domineering technological forces, if we listen closely.

Exhibition continues from 01/10/26.

In the backdrop of late-stage capitalism and austere technological advancement, this exhibition explores how humankind navigates this often alienating and dissociative landscape. How do we connect to the natural world? How do we forge relationships? How do we maintain them? What moments do we witness, acknowledge, recognise as beautiful? How do they resonate in our memory? Artists Éanna Mac Canna and Nathan Harper acknowledge the gentle moments and details of everyday existence that hold such profound weight, which surpass the domineering technological forces, if we listen to them closely.

Between Cloud and Ground marks a new body of work from ceramic artist Ciara Campbell-Crawford, introducing new forms that reach beyond the vessel into open space. Inspired by the vast, dramatic skies of Ireland, where light shifts in an instant and clouds gather with dramatic intensity, these pieces capture a landscape in constant motion.

At the heart of the work are birds in flight: fleeting, purposeful, free. Rendered in clay, they carry the weight of longing and the lightness of escape in equal measure. The Irish landscape below is felt rather than mapped, elemental, abstract, and intimately familiar.

Exhibition continues from 30/01/2026 to 08/11/2026.

To celebrate our 75th anniversary, the Lyric presents this new exhibition that showcases our rich history. A history which includes an art gallery (The New Gallery, 1963–1969), a literary magazine Threshold (1957–1990), a dance centre, a drama school, Belfast’s first music academy, and of course, a theatre.

Click here to view the full programme

Belfast’s Trailblazing Visionary Returns: A New Chapter of  A House of Play Explores Alice Berger Hammerschlag’s Groundbreaking New Gallery
The Lyric Theatre is delighted to present  The Return: Alice Berger Hammerschlag and the New Gallery, a new exhibition within its major anniversary show, A House of Play. This latest chapter revisits the bold legacy of the Lyric’s New Gallery (1963-1969) and its singular Curator and Director, Alice Berger Hammerschlag (1917-1969), bringing renewed focus to a remarkable and often overlooked moment in Belfast’s cultural history.

Coláiste Feirste to showcase their artwork in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich. This exhibition gives us an insight into the young people in our community and the subjects that inspire them to create their art. This exhibition is now a yearly event which showcases the immense talent coming out of the Coláiste Feirste art room. The pieces will include work by A-Level and GCSE students across a range of mediums. We are delighted to celebrate the fantastic artistic ability in our community courtesy of budding young artists.

In Ephemera, Stephanie is exploring the remnants and traces that inhabit the landscape. Focusing on what is left behind, discarded, overlooked or only partially visible, the work draws attention to the subtle evidence of presence, absence and change. Forces sometimes natural and other times acted upon by the hand of humankind, each has the chance to shape and change the landscape and leave evidence of its passing.
Ephemera showcases some of the work made during Stephanie’s 2026 artist residency in The Netherlands, alongside some work inspired after the residency completed – the work itself acting as a relic and a remnant.

BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! is a new, transdisciplinary body of work by Reuben Brown, developed over the course of his Master of Research (MRes) in Fine Art by Practice at the National College of Art & Design, Dublin. The research, Club [Construction]: Evidence, Ephemera and the Temporary Architectures of Queer Nightlife, interrogates the queer club-space as a site of counter-cultural archiving, asking how absence and fragmentation might become productive material, and what this, in turn, might reveal about the complexity and multiplicity of queer experience in Ireland, alongside the precarious state of cultural infrastructure across the island

The Drawing Journal is a collaborative art collective. It has been active since 2019 and its membership recently expanded to include thirteen artists based across Ireland and the UK, with five of its members based at QSS. Members are: Tamzin Ashcroft, Niamh Clarke, Hannah Clegg, Daniel Coleman, Craig Donald, Julia Entwistle, Sarah Horton, Bernie McAdams, Sharon McKeown, Claire Penketh, Joanne Proctor, Alannah Robbins and Doris Rohr.

Exhibition continues from 30/01/2026 to 08/11/2026.

To celebrate our 75th anniversary, the Lyric presents this new exhibition that showcases our rich history. A history which includes an art gallery (The New Gallery, 1963–1969), a literary magazine Threshold (1957–1990), a dance centre, a drama school, Belfast’s first music academy, and of course, a theatre.

Click here to view the full programme

Belfast’s Trailblazing Visionary Returns: A New Chapter of  A House of Play Explores Alice Berger Hammerschlag’s Groundbreaking New Gallery
The Lyric Theatre is delighted to present  The Return: Alice Berger Hammerschlag and the New Gallery, a new exhibition within its major anniversary show, A House of Play. This latest chapter revisits the bold legacy of the Lyric’s New Gallery (1963-1969) and its singular Curator and Director, Alice Berger Hammerschlag (1917-1969), bringing renewed focus to a remarkable and often overlooked moment in Belfast’s cultural history.

Between Cloud and Ground marks a new body of work from ceramic artist Ciara Campbell-Crawford, introducing new forms that reach beyond the vessel into open space. Inspired by the vast, dramatic skies of Ireland, where light shifts in an instant and clouds gather with dramatic intensity, these pieces capture a landscape in constant motion.

At the heart of the work are birds in flight: fleeting, purposeful, free. Rendered in clay, they carry the weight of longing and the lightness of escape in equal measure. The Irish landscape below is felt rather than mapped, elemental, abstract, and intimately familiar.

Opening Evening: Thursday 24 September 2026, 6pm – 9pm.

Exhibition continues: 24 September – 21 November 2026.

Sarah Lee-Byrne (aka Ayeen) will be showcasing a new body of work in the form of small scale etchings as well as screenprints at Seacourt Print Workshop, Co. Down, this Autumn. “Reflections” is as the name suggests, a reflection of life seen through exploring and discovering quiet moments in nature. Sarah’s small scale artwork invites you to take a closer look and appreciate the often seemingly small and overlooked moments.

An exhibition not to be missed, by one of our members and studio holders, Ayeen. A series of brand new intricate etchings, monotone screen prints and some old favourites too. Opening as part of Late Night Art Bangor on the 24th September from 6-9pm.
Sarah will also be talking about her work and leading a demo of her printing process on Friday 23rd Oct 5pm.

The Breathing Wall marks the first solo exhibition by artist Daniel Godínez Nivón in the UK and north of Ireland. The exhibition is an invitation to dream with a place, and the many forms of life and memory it holds. Daniel’s practice investigates dreaming as a shared space for encountering other forms of life and sparking collective imagination. Bringing together ecological relationships and different forms of knowledge, his work explores the possibility of an ecosystem of dreams: a territory shared by humans, plants, stones and other beings.

Launches: Saturday 26 September 2026, 6-8pm

Within the present backdrop of late capitalism and austere technological advancement, All Manner of Things Shall Be Well explores how humankind navigates this alienating and dissociative landscape.

How do we connect to the natural world? How do we forge relationships and maintain them? What moments do we witness, recognise as beautiful? How do they resonate in our memory?

With work from visual artist/filmmaker, Éanna Mac Canna and sound artist, Nathan Harper, they acknowledge the gentle moments and details of everyday existence holding such profound weight, which arguably surpass domineering technological forces, if we listen closely.

Coláiste Feirste to showcase their artwork in Cultúrlann McAdam Ó Fiaich. This exhibition gives us an insight into the young people in our community and the subjects that inspire them to create their art. This exhibition is now a yearly event which showcases the immense talent coming out of the Coláiste Feirste art room. The pieces will include work by A-Level and GCSE students across a range of mediums. We are delighted to celebrate the fantastic artistic ability in our community courtesy of budding young artists.

The Drawing Journal is a collaborative art collective. It has been active since 2019 and its membership recently expanded to include thirteen artists based across Ireland and the UK, with five of its members based at QSS. Members are: Tamzin Ashcroft, Niamh Clarke, Hannah Clegg, Daniel Coleman, Craig Donald, Julia Entwistle, Sarah Horton, Bernie McAdams, Sharon McKeown, Claire Penketh, Joanne Proctor, Alannah Robbins and Doris Rohr.

BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! is a new, transdisciplinary body of work by Reuben Brown, developed over the course of his Master of Research (MRes) in Fine Art by Practice at the National College of Art & Design, Dublin. The research, Club [Construction]: Evidence, Ephemera and the Temporary Architectures of Queer Nightlife, interrogates the queer club-space as a site of counter-cultural archiving, asking how absence and fragmentation might become productive material, and what this, in turn, might reveal about the complexity and multiplicity of queer experience in Ireland, alongside the precarious state of cultural infrastructure across the island

Belfast City Council is delighted to announce the upcoming solo exhibition of its Botanic Gardens artist-in-residence, Kerrie Hanna.

Titled “The Earth is the First Body,” the exhibition marks the culmination of an extraordinary residency and celebrates Kerrie’s profound creative contribution to the city.

The showcase will feature a collection of contemporary stained glass and mixed-media artworks created using pigments, charcoals, and inks gathered entirely on-site within the gardens. 

The public is invited to attend a free opening event on Saturday 24 October 2026, from 1pm to 3pm inside the historic glass structure of the Palm House at Botanic Gardens.

Exhibition continues from 01/10/26.

In the backdrop of late-stage capitalism and austere technological advancement, this exhibition explores how humankind navigates this often alienating and dissociative landscape. How do we connect to the natural world? How do we forge relationships? How do we maintain them? What moments do we witness, acknowledge, recognise as beautiful? How do they resonate in our memory? Artists Éanna Mac Canna and Nathan Harper acknowledge the gentle moments and details of everyday existence that hold such profound weight, which surpass the domineering technological forces, if we listen to them closely.

Trina Hobson returns to ArtisAnn Gallery for her first solo show in Belfast in five years.

“Gathering” explores how the accumulation of our life experiences shape the way we perceive, interpret, and move through the world. Through the lens of what we believe to be true, we project meaning onto our surroundings, revealing the deeply personal nature of our understanding of reality.

In Ephemera, Stephanie is exploring the remnants and traces that inhabit the landscape. Focusing on what is left behind, discarded, overlooked or only partially visible, the work draws attention to the subtle evidence of presence, absence and change. Forces sometimes natural and other times acted upon by the hand of humankind, each has the chance to shape and change the landscape and leave evidence of its passing.
Ephemera showcases some of the work made during Stephanie’s 2026 artist residency in The Netherlands, alongside some work inspired after the residency completed – the work itself acting as a relic and a remnant.