QSS 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 celebrates, amplifies and develops the strong current of electronic music and digital visual arts from Northern and Southern Ireland. This year’s festival will be a two day event hosted on Friday 2nd June and Saturday 3rd June at T13 Belfast.