Category: News
Damien Magee addresses the impact of funding cuts on QSS & PS2 in A-N
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in NewsWith the recent announcement by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland that both QSS and Paragon Studios in Belfast have lost all their annual funding, Damian Magee addresses the impact of the decision on the city’s artist community and argues that it is indicative of a general lack of support for artists living and working…
QSS statement on recent loss of ACNI funding
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in NewsHaving now reviewed the documentation, the Board of QSS are of the view that the decision to entirely cut our annual funding has been based on flawed information. It is our intention to work proactively with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) to seek a review and a reversal of this decision. Many thanks…
Congratulations to QSS artist Angela Hackett who was selected for a prestigious residency in India
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in NewsQSS member Angela Hackett (second from right) is one of four artists selected by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the British Council to undertake residencies at two prestigious Indian institutions. The residencies will give the artists dedicated space and time to develop their artistic practice and are the result of new links forged with key…
QSS pop-up studios available to let
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in NewsQSS invites applications for 13 short-term studio spaces at Norwich Union House, 1-7 Fountain St, Belfast, BT1 5EA. Studios will be available to rent from the beginning of December for 8 months (it is possible that this period will be extended subject to business negotiations). The 13 studios are spread over two floors in Norwich…
Zoe Murdoch wins residency award at RUA Annual Exhibition
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in NewsCongratulations to QSS artist Zoë Murdoch ARUA on winning the Tyrone Guthrie Residency Award for an artist from Northern Ireland working in any medium at the RUA Annual Exhibition! The award, which was introduced in 2015, was previously won by QSS member Jennifer Trouton (2016) and painter Kyle Barnes (2015). The Tyrone Guthrie Centre is a beautiful, secluded residential workplace in…
Rory McElroy golf tee portrait by David Turner and Brendan Jamison Studios
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in NewsQSS artist David Turner has recently worked with Brendan Jamison Studios and Mammoth Belfast to create a portrait of Rory McIlroy for the Rory Foundation. The portrait, which is made up of 3145 golf tees, was exhibited during the Irish Open at Portstewart Golf Club and will be sold at a charity auction…
Expression of interest call for studio rental
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in NewsQSS is seeking expressions of interest for affordable, mixed-use, 24 hour access studios in Belfast city centre due to begin September-October 2017. These studios would be suitable for a variety of uses e.g. fine art, craft, design and sculpture. Studios would be available for a minimum of 3 months to a maximum of 18 months.…
Congratulations to QSS artist Mark McGreevy, winner of the 2017 Suki Tea Art Prize!
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in NewsThe Suki Tea Art Prize includes a two month, fully-funded, artist residency at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris (with flights, accommodation, studio space, a monthly stipend, and superb networking opportunities) worth over £4,000 and aims to provide artists with an opportunity to respond to a new environment and develop new work. This opportunity is…
Belfast School of Art graduates invited to exhibit at QSS Gallery in 2018
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in NewsQSS has invited 14 Fine Art graduates from the Belfast School of Art to exhibit in the QSS Gallery in January 2018. They are: Hannah Clegg, Petra Dominova, Meghan Downey, Olivia Gamble, Jordain Gillen, Mary Goss, Erin Healy, Megan Holmes, Fern Keeney, Megan Kerr, Ruth McGillycuddy, Yasmine Robinson, Charlie Scott and Sarah Smith. Congratulations to…
Susan Connolly & Mark McGreevy shortlisted for Suki Tea Art Prize
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in NewsQSS members Susan Connolly and Mark McGreevy have been shortlisted for this year’s Suki Tea Art Prize. The prize was open to professional artists resident in Northern Ireland and Visual Artists Ireland members in the Republic of Ireland, working in all visual art forms and at all career stages. The winner will receive a two month…
Catherine McLaughlin shortlisted for emerging artist competition
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in NewsQSS member, Catherine McLaughlin, is one of six artists shortlisted for the AVA Emerging Visual Artist Competition – the overall winner will be announced next week. Shortlisted entries are being projected in the courtyard of the Bullitt Hotel in the run up to the announcement. AVA is an Audio Visual Arts Festival and Conference in Belfast that…
Family Art Tour & Workshop with Young at Art
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in NewsEnjoy an exclusive free tour and workshop around one of Belfast’s most exciting artist’s studios, QSS Bedford Street. Discover art with your family through a free guided tour of the current QSS Studios exhibition ‘Print Salon – #buythedozen’ followed by a parent & child art workshop with Jane Butler. The exhibition is created in collaboration…
Studios Available to Let at QSS
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in NewsQSS invites applications for two studio spaces commencing in 2016. First space: Second floor studio is 202.25 sqf and the rent per month is £55.59 Second space: Third floor studio is 115.17 sqf and rent per month is £32.52. This is a short-term project space for a minimum of three months/maximum 6 months let. This…
Short Term Studios Available to Rent at QSS Bedford Street
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in NewsQSS has two short-term studio spaces available to let, commencing in September 2015. One studio at 6 month let (140sqf) and one studio at 10 months let (308sqf). Located within a large studio complex in Belfast City Centre, which also houses QSS Gallery. The studio application is open to established and emerging artists. We also…
European Heritage Open Day
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in NewsOur building will be included in this years European Heritage Open Day. Built circa 1875. Formally JF Haig’s Emerald Shirt Factory Warehouse. The building is now occupied by QSS charitable organisation. QSS is an artist studio provider, providing studio space for 23 visual artists.
Dougal McKenzie at The MAC International
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in NewsQSS Studios member Dougal McKenzie was shortlisted for The MAC International 2014 award. Exhibition open from Friday 31st October, through to Sunday 18th January 2015. “I think of painting not simply as a self-contained world of depiction, but rather as a surface that connects to other surfaces. I am interested in the proposition that if the…
The Place of Painting – A Painting Symposium
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in NewsThe MAC’s inaugural symposium for arts practitioners, students and artists will explore current conditions related to contemporary painting practice. There are markedly pluralistic approaches to how painting can be thought of today; new attitudes towards figuration and abstraction work alongside ever increasing methods of ‘expanded’ practice and new technological media. Narrative concerns, history, socio-political stances,…
Lord Mayor’s visits QSS
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in NewsThe Lord Mayor of Belfast, Councillor Máirtín Ó Muilleoir, stopped by QSS Artists’ Studios & Gallery to take a look at our new location on Bedford Street and see the QSS Christmas Salon exhibition. The Lord Mayor also got a chance to chat with the QSS Board and a number of studio members! In regards to his visit…
Behind the Scenes at the New QSS Studios
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in NewsImage: The Moments of Inception Exhibition includes this piece by artist Grace McMurray Queen Street Studios have been home to a number of successful artists since its development in 1984 when it was set up to satisfy a growing need for artist studio spaces in Northern Ireland. Almost thirty years later Queen Street Studios are…
QSS is now at Bedford Street!
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in NewsAs of May 2013, Queen Street Studios is now located on Bedford Street! Be sure to stop by and say hello! Our new address is 31 – 33 Bedford Street Belfast BT2 7GH