The ERG at Belfast City Hall

On Friday evening we set of a selection of works to benefit East Belfast Community Counselling. The East Belfast Community Counselling Centre was created to help fulfill a need in the local community to provide a vitally-needed counselling service for adults who might otherwise be excluded because of finance or shortfall in service provision. Prior to the service being set up in 2010 there was no other dedicated counseling services in East Belfast, apart from counseling offered by local churches.

We selected a variety of works for the show from large-scale works by George Callaghan and emerging artists Susanna McConville and David Watt-Magowan, to smaller pieces by Denise Robinson.  The selection is now on view at our Town Gallery located on the corner of Linenhall and Clarence Streets.

You can see more images from the night after the jump....

Colin_Davis BIRDS + BEASTS

Opening next week at The Engine Room Gallery: Colin_Davis BIRDS + BEASTS.

Opening reception with the artist at the Gallery on Thursday 4th April from 7pm.

 



 

LINK opening

The LINK Collective

Last Thursday, 14th March, The Engine Room Gallery opened the inagural exhibition of work by Belfast's LINK Collective. The exhibition is on view at 414 Newtownards Road through 31st March. All images are courtesy of LINK.



Artist David Watt Magowan introducing his work Constructed Cloth

Close-up of Picnic Area II by Susanna McConville

You can see more photographs from the reception after the jump...

LINK

The Engine Room Gallery are excited to host LINK - Link collective's inaugural exhibition, opening 14th March 2013.

LINK are a diverse group of creative practitioners who came together to aid and support each other in the transition from art students to creative professionals. As a collective they seek to provide a consultancy and knowledge-based service to inspire individuals to progress in the creative field and fulfil their artistic potential. LINK do this by creating connections between creative people, places and professionals. By celebrating the varied array of creative talent within the city of Belfast, LINK hope to stimulate a creative dialogue and aid the accessibility of culture, visual arts and design – making ideas together.

This showcase is the first of many events to be held by LINK collective within the coming months. In April 2012, the group are holding a series of talks and public group discussions about artistic development and Belfast’s expanding contemporary creative merit. The intention is to provide a refreshing creative experience for the people of Belfast, in the aftermath of a challenging time for all communities. Further to this, LINK aim is to endorse the rich creative talent coming from Belfast, introduce opportunities, and in turn foster future creative enterprise.
Find LINK Collective on Facebook to keep up to date with upcoming events and further information.

The show will run through Saturday 30th March.