Category / Northern Ireland
Loft Collective podcast
I was recently coerced into participating in a podcast by artist called Brian Kielt for Loft Collective, of which he is a founding member. You can listen to it here. Loft Collective draws together a diverse group of creative practitioners seeking to establish a multi-disciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas in contemporary visual culture.…
Research interests
I thought that it might be helpful (both for you: the reader, and me: the writer) to focus less on my jobs and professional interests, and more on my almost (hesitantly) artistic interests* *I have not made work as an artist for a very long time, but I will again, at some stage. Dammit. These recurrently all…
Belfast Photo Festival
I’m delighted to be coordinating Belfast Photo Festival this year. Running from 1 – 30 June, the 2017 Festival has taken as its inspiration the visual politics of sexuality and the ways in which the camera is used to construct and deconstruct gender binaries. Through a range of exhibitions, talks, workshops, screenings, masterclasses, reviews and…
Studio Visit: John Rainey
Yesterday I visited NI/ London-based artist John Rainey in his (amazingly equipped!) home studio. I invited John to work with me on a new initiative that I’m coordinating on behalf of VAI NI. About John: Through a series of classical references and both manual and digital (3D Print) processes, my sculptures consider how digital…
International Curator Visits
This week, VAI NI welcomed six curators from Paris to visit Northern Ireland to meet artists, studios and galleries in Belfast and Derry. Their packed schedule involved a series of public engagement events, Show & Tells and individual studio visits based on each curator’s personal interests. They are: Raphael Brunel (Independent curator and writer and member…
Mentoring: Paul Moore
Image from the #fleg series, Paul Moore, 2014 Paul has invited me to undertake some support sessions with him, specifically around project management, signposting, writing and developing proposals. I’ve outlined a plan for 8 different sessions, which we’ll start in April 2017. About Paul: Paul Moore is a visual artist based in Belfast working in…
Avenue: a new domestic space initiative for artists
I’ve been ruminating on the idea of providing domestic space for artists for a while… and in Spring 2017 I will launch a new initiative – Avenue – that supports artists/ curators/ academics visiting Belfast, from my own home. My proposal is to offer affordable accommodation to individuals and groups in a supportive, artistic environment,…
Board membership, Creative Exchange Artist Studios
I’m delighted to share the news that I have been appointed as a board member of Creative Exchange Artist Studios. Creative Exchange Artist Studios have been active in East Belfast for the past 20 years, providing essential workspace for visual artists at all stages of their careers. As an artist led initiative, they are renowned…
Project Management and Planning Workshop, VAI
I’m running another professional development session on behalf of Visual Artists Ireland: Project Management and Planning Saturday 12 November, 1pm to 4pm North Down Museum, Bangor VAI Members £5 Non Members £10 Visual artists often find themselves juggling many projects consecutively, including their art practice itself, marketing and promoting their work, writing grants and proposals,…
Speed Curating at Belfast Open Studios
Saturday 5 November 2016 Belfast Exposed, The Exchange Place, 23 Donegall St, Belfast BT1 2FF Speed Curating is back… This is a perennially popular strand of our Get Together event and Belfast Open Studios and one that can potentially lead to all sorts of opportunities. The format offers just 15 minutes get to meet a Curator…
