Location: QSS Gallery 2

At the start of the evening Una will reflect on the political and cultural landscape of early 1980s Northern Ireland, the period in which Queen Street Studios (QSS) was founded. She will explore the art world’s infrastructure at the time, examining the exhibition and funding opportunities available to visual artists. Una will also highlight the…

“This show is not meant to act as celebration of the past 40 years of QSS, but seeks to acknowledge the many great artists who have helped create the organisation and to highlight the huge talent that exists in the current membership.”

We invite you to take a look behind the studio doors of some of Belfast’s brightest emerging and established artists. Visitors are free to explore the studios independently or join a guided tour to hear a select number of artists talk about their processes and influences (held at 12:30, 14:00 and 15:30 – advance booking…

In 2023, President Michael D. Higgins said, “We have to reject the suggestion that war is the natural human condition or indeed that xenophobia is a natural human condition, or that people of different religions or cultures cannot reconcile (and) live harmoniously…We have to pursue a new symmetry. Our very species’ survival depends on that,…

‘Freebirds M.C.C. Project’ will bring a motorcycle rally exhibition to the Gallery combining film, artwork, and motorcycles. A motorcycle rally themed event, held on Saturday 8th June, will feature live music from Lazarus Brother playing heavy metal classics, followed by a screening of the short film co-created with Bruno Pierucci ‘Freebirds’, inviting the audience to…