Category: News
QSS artists exhibiting at the RUA Annual Exhibition
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in NewsTen of our talented studio holders are currently showcasing their work in the Royal Ulster Academy’s 143rd Annual Exhibition, open at the Ulster Museum until January 6th, 2025. Among them are Alana Barton, Majella Clancy, Pauline Clancy, and Ashley Holmes, alongside Academy members Ian Cumberland, Angela Hackett, Sharon Kelly, Clement McAleer, Anushiya Sundaralingam, and Jennifer…
Belfast Media Group shares article on 40 years of QSS
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in NewsWriter Bronagh Lawson shares her perspective on the history of QSS, in an online article featured on belfastmedia.com. ‘While the archive photos up the stairwell tell of the past of the organisation, the exhibition itself very much leads to the future. The eclectic selection of work gives an overview of a talented and prolific charity…
QSS and Tamil artist, Anushiya Sundaralingam, exhibits poignant installation about global displacement at Ulster Museum
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in NewsTappi Odu (Flee), a new and evocative installation by Anushiya Sundaralingam (supported by The National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland) is available to view at the Ulster Museum until 15th December 2024. The installation reflects on the collective experiences of the Tamil diaspora and the universal human condition of displacement. With nearly…
Studio Sublet Opportunity
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in NewsQSS invite applications for a ten-month studio sublet (1st Nov 24 – 31st Aug 25) at The Arches Centre, 11-13 Bloomfield Avenue, Belfast, BT5 5AA. QSS studios are accessible from 8.00 to 23.00 Monday to Friday, 8.00 to 22.00 on Saturdays and 10.00 to 21.00 on Sundays. The available studio is on the 2nd floor with a high…
Clare French – Szilvashi Circles
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in NewsWe are delighted to hear that QSS member Clare French is showing with RNOP (Reductive Non Objective Project) and KNO (Kyiv Non Objective) at the Ukrainian Musem of Contemporary Art, as part of ‘Szilvashi Circles’; the first museum retrospective of the work of Tiberiy Szilvashi. The first museum retrospective of Tiberius Silvashi presents his practices…
VAN features Organisation Profile of QSS in the lead up to ‘We are QSS at 40’
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in NewsCheck out our organisation profile as part of the September/October issue of The Visual Artists’ News Sheet, out now! QSS Board Secretary Irene Fitzgerald spoke to Visual Artists Ireland about the evolution of Queen Street Studios over the last four decades, as well as our upcoming 40th Birthday Programme. You can read the full article…
Reuben Brown Awarded a Place on the INFERNO Residency Program 2024
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in NewsThe residency is supported by INFERNO, a techno rave come performance art platform that prioritises and champions trans+, non-binary and queer DJs and performers with artist and DJ Lewis G Burton at the helm. As part of the residency, Reuben Brown will be developing the newly commissioned video work, “FLUORESCENT’, to be shown at the…
In Plain Sight – Jennifer Trouton
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in NewsSpanning two galleries within the RHA, this substantial project incorporating paint, embroidery, wallpaper, textiles and artefacts will mark QSS member Jennifer Trouton’s first solo exhibition in Dublin for ten years. Taking place from 6th September to 20th October, In Plain Sight is an exhibition that started in the historical archives. It began as a series of stories…
‘Transit’, by Anushiya Sundaralingam – R-Space
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in News‘Transit’ showcases Anushiya Sundaralingam’s multi-disciplinary work through the lens of her personal journey navigating the perilous waters of the Sri Lankan civil war. In this exhibition, the artist weaves together threads of memory, displacement, and the universal human experience of migration. The exhibition features three-dimensional skeleton boats, original prints, drawings, and an installation that depict…
Contemporary Art of Northern Ireland #5 – Gallery 545
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in NewsGallery 545 in collaboration with the Island Arts Centre presents their annual major exhibition of contemporary art of Northern Ireland, featuring over twenty accomplished artists and a large and diverse selection of exciting artworks. ‘Contemporary Art of Northern Ireland’, now in its fifth edition, continues to showcase and celebrate emerging and more established artists based…
Behind the Studio Door featured as part of the Belfast International Arts Festival 2024
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in NewsAs part of our 40th anniversary celebrations, we are delighted to be hosting our open studio day, Behind the Studio Door, featured as part of this years Belfast International Arts Festival. You can learn more about this event, alongside the vast array of other incredible events running from 16th October – 23rd November as part…
The Shape of a Pocket – Group Exhibition
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in NewsTaking place until 31st August at Catalyst Arts, The Shape of a Pocket is a group exhibition curated by Dougal McKenzie and Christopher Hanlon. “The pocket in question is a small pocket of resistance. A pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement….” – John Berger Curated by Dougal McKenzie and…
UPHOLD: Form Follows Function
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in NewsForm Follows Function is an exhibition of artworks and new commissions by Array Collective, Sighle Bhreathnach-Cashell, Lorraine Burrell, QSS member Majella Clancy, Ailbhe Greaney, Mark McGreevy, Jan McCullough, Tara McGinn, and Locky Morris. The opening takes place on Friday 9th August 6pm – 9pm at La Roche House (5a Windsor Avenue North, Belfast BT9 6EL).…
Possession by Amanda Coogan
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in NewsOpening from 21st – 23rd June, as part of this years Cork Midsummer Festival, is Possession, a new opera from artist and QSS studio member Amanda Coogan, and composer Linda Buckley along with collaborators Alvean Jones, Lianne Quigley and the Cork Deaf Community Choir. Based on a script from the deaf artist Teresa Deevy telling…
Other Ghosts – Ursula Burke, Jennifer Trouton and Joy Gerrard at Ormston House
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in NewsCollective and individual activism, political protest, and artistic labour are subjects that lie at the heart of Other Ghosts, opening on Friday, 3rd May from 7-9pm at Ormston House in Limerick. Featuring work by Ursula Burke and QSS studio artists Joy Gerrard and Jennifer Trouton, showing together at Ormston House for the first time, each…
We Are Hiring! – Freelance Digital Media Officer
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in NewsQSS 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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in NewsQSS 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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in NewsHuge 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,…
Welcome Mollie Browne – 2023/24 Graduate Bursary Awardee
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in NewsEach 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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in NewsCongratulations 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…