Author: Cathy Scullion
We Are Hiring! – Freelance Digital Media Officer
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QSS Studios & Gallery seek to recruit an experienced ‘Digital Media Officer’ (Freelance) As one of the largest studio providers and gallery spaces in Belfast, QSS is seeking an enthusiastic, organised and committed individual to work with us as a Digital Media Officer in a freelance capacity. You will work closely with the Membership &…
Happy Holidays from QSS
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QSS would like to wish all visitors, audiences & patrons a very merry Christmas and a happy new year for 2024 We would like to thank all those who have supported us in 2023, either by visiting any of the 18 exhibitions we hosted in our two gallery spaces, visiting the launch of our Patron…
Sharon Kelly Awarded ACNI Major Individual Award 2023
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Huge congratulations to QSS artist Sharon Kelly on being awarded the ACNI Major Individual Award 2023. Sharon is one of 4 creatives honoured with Major Individual Awards in 2023, this years recipients include acclaimed writer, Jan Carson, poet, Stephanie Conn, and writer Gail McConnell. The prestigious awards are given in recognition of the contribution each…
Mollie Browne – Queer Assembly
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QSS Bursary artist Mollie Browne will be published in Queer Assembly, a catalogued exhibition of Queer expression from 25+ artists throughout Northern Ireland. Spanning across multiple disciplines and mediums this book is a role call of all those who impact the culture of the Northern Irish art world through their medium and perspective. Connor Mills,…
Sharon McKeown
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What is your typical studio routine? I usually arrive around 9:30, eat breakfast and then get stuck in. I begin the morning with some typing, lately I have been writing what I call ‘piece poetry’ where I grab words from books and try to make a semi-understandable usually quite floaty bit of poetry in one…
Welcome Mollie Browne – 2023/24 Graduate Bursary Awardee
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Each year QSS select a recent graduate from Belfast School of Art, Ulster University, to receive our Graduate Bursary Award. This award provides the artist with one year access to a 298sq foot professional studio space and inclusion in all QSS led opportunities. This year we are delighted to introduce Mollie Browne as our selected…
Gail Ritchie – Basil Chubb Award Winner 2023
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Congratulations to QSS artist Gail Ritchie who is the 2023 winner of the Basil Chubb Award. The award is made by the Political Studies Association of Ireland in recognition of an outstanding contribution to research focused on the politics of Ireland. Gail received this award for her practice based PhD research The im/material monument. Some…
Jonathan Conlon
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How do you describe your practice? My practice is constantly shifting, in this moment I find myself combining traditional techniques with contemporary elements to create intriguing and challenging artworks. The painting’s limited colour palette portrays a feeling of depth and melancholy. Strong feelings may be evoked, and the subtleties of light and shadow can be…
THE A TO Z OF CONFLICT -a tri-lingual artists’ book by ten Sri Lankan contemporary artists, including QSS artist Anushiya Sundaralingam
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THE A TO Z OF CONFLICT Book Launch, Friday 11 August 2023, of ‘The A to Z of Conflict’ commissioned and published by Raking Leaves in 2019 with Abdul Halik Azeez, Muhanned Cader, Arjuna Gunarathne, Nina Mangalanayagam, Nillanthan, Anomaa Rajakaruna, T.Shanaathanan, Anushiya Sundaralingam, Chandraguptha Thenuwara and Kamala Vasuki ‘The A to Z of Conflict’ is…
Sharon Kelly – International Printmaking Residency at the Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium
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QSS member, Sharon Kelly is undertaking a 5 week international Printmaking Residency 20th August – 22 September at the Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium. This is a wonderful opportunity to explore and extend printmaking processes, experimenting and integrating 2 and 3D aspects of her art practice. Sharon was awarded the Artist International Development Fund to…
Amy Higgins
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How do you describe your practice? My practice is in a state of flux, always. One minute I’ll think I know what I’m doing and what I’m focusing on and it just gets away from me; the ideas flow and it turns into something else, I just float away with it. Then I come back…
Hannah Clegg – Culture Connects
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QSS artist Hannah Clegg is among a group of 14 artists taking part in ‘Culture Connects’. Culture Connects is a creative placemaking study that investigates the connection between visual artists and place. Based across two places, Culture Connects explores the opportunities for artist support programmes, cross border mobility, shared workspace, and residencies. This pilot project involves…
Art_101 Portfolio Building with QSS & Ulster University
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Over the past few days QSS have had the absolute pleasure of working with a small group of budding artists from Year 13 Boys & Girls Model Secondary School, North Belfast on our Art_101 Portfolio Building Pilot. In collaboration with Ulster University Belfast School of Art, the QSS Art_101 Portfolio Building course has introduced the…
Kate O’Neill
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What is your typical studio routine? Recently I changed jobs, so now that I am working midweek, I’m transitioning into working in the studio weekends and evenings. Arriving in the studio my first step is usually coffee as I get settled into the space. I often begin tidying a small space to work that day,…
Vasiliki Stasinaki – International Residency with Morpho, Antwerp
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QSS artist Vasiliki Stasinaki is on an international residency with Morpho in Antwerp. The residency is supported by ACNI, SIAP, Artist International Development Fund. The residency runs from 1/5/23-30/6/23. https://morphovzw.be/nieuws/new-residents-spring-2023 During her residency, Vasiliki will work on a research project that explores the industrial landscape of post-civil war Athens through the traditional, working class, male dance…
Jennifer Trouton – Supermarket Art Fair, Sweden – Ormston House
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QSS artist Jennifer Trouton has been selected to represent Ormston House at Supermarket Art Fair in Sweden. 11-14 May 2023 ORMSTON HOUSE is a meeting place for the arts in the heart of Limerick City. Their programme is co-designed with artists and citizens, resulting in community partnerships, multi-annual projects and cultural events that are responsive…
The Clare French Film selected for inclusion in the Tokyo International Short Film Festive 2023
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Congratulations to QSS artist Clare French and 1968 Film Group on the selection of ‘The Clare French Film for the Tokyo International Short Film Festival 2023. Tokyo Film Festival is a place for unique and underrated films to be seen, films that experience with new methods of narrating their stories. The festival has two sections, namely…
Kwok Tsui – Zabludowicz Collection Masterclass 2023
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QSS artist Kwok Tsui was selected to take part in Master Class hosted by Zabludowicz Collection London Master Class is a Professional Development program that runs from 17 April–23 April Info- Eight early-career artists selected through a national open call are supported by this unique and free programme. The week-long intensive is developed in collaboration…
Hannah Clegg
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What is your typical studio routine? Most studio days begin in the morning, outdoors. I always, always go for a long walk before painting. There is a brightening quality to moving through whatever weather the day offers. Music and motion meet here, offering a doorway into attentiveness. I find tangible music in the shapes of…
Alana Barton
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What is your typical studio routine? My routine varies depending on the project. When I get to the studio, it takes me a while to settle in; I put on music and clear the space from the day before. I’m usually waiting on paintings to dry between layers, so it’s good to have a few…
QSS Exhibition Open Call – 2023/24 Gallery Programme
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QSS are delighted to be in the position of inviting exhibition submissions from artists and curators at all stages of their career for a number of shows in our 2023/24 Gallery Programme. We are interested in solo or group proposals in any fine art medium. Interested artists should submit (i) an exhibition proposal (250 words), (ii)…