Graduate Award- Age of Ephemerality
Platform are delighted to present our Platform Award to Miles Smith Brown, Elina Fallon, Rachel Kavanagh, Melissa McKee and Emma Stewart. To celebrate they have came together and created their new show for the month of July titled ‘ Age of Ephemerality’ A self-reflective body of work investigating the elements of self-identifcation. Opening Saturday 9th […]
June Members Show
Throughout the month of June we will be showcasing the work of our current Studio Holders right here at our gallery in the Connswater Centre, East Belfast. Although the exhibition is without a specific theme many of the pieces are deeply personal and a meditative reflection on place, loved ones, and isolation. I’m sure that […]
Volunteer Call Out 2022
If you are a motivated individual with an interest in helping an artist led gallery and contemporary art and would like to get experience with installation, invigilation and events we would love to hear from you! This can be a great way to get to know Belfast’s art scene and to get involved with the […]
Co-Directors Call out 2022/2023
It’s summer again and that means that Platform Arts is accepting expressions of interest for the role of Co – Director! Platform was founded on the basic principle of supporting and promoting the creation of innovative contemporary art. Its mission is to actively promote the creation, presentation of and access to contemporary art through […]
Grafters
A new monthly meet-up for working creatives and artists of all media and at all levels in their career. Perfect for peer reviews, networking, chats, and collaborating. Any questions or further information contact us via email with Subject Title ‘Grafters’ at platformbelfast@gmail.com Dates below: 27th May 1-3pm 24th June 1-3pm 29th July 1-3pm 26th August […]
Control Room
Synopsis of Exhibition:In this collaborative exhibition, Katharine Paisley and Phil Keers join together to explore concepts ofcontrol and reality. The exhibition consists of painting, sculpture, installation, film, text and audioworks. The title, ‘Control Room’ reflects how the audience will experience the works; in some worksthey can control how they engage, in some they can only […]
Susan Hughes
We are very excited to announce our upcoming show ‘SWEPT’, an exhibition of new works by Susan Hughes, recipient of the 2021 Platform Arts graduate award. ‘SWEPT’ opens on Friday 1st April and continues until 29th April. Susan Hughes, from Belfast, has completed many artist residencies in Ireland and Scandinavia where she has used her […]
Cathartic Heresy
Cathartic Heresy screened with Platform Gallery Belfast March 18th – 31st 2022. A selection of video works and performances by Atoosa Pour Hosseini, Eoin O’Dowd, Eleanor McCaughey, Luxury Mollusc, Reija Meriläinen, Richard Proffitt, Switch Collective (Frida Retz & Didde Borup Larsen) and Steve Maher. Curated by Eoin O’Dowd & Eleanor McCaughey Selected stills: Text: […]
Young Artists Callout
Young Artists Callout We are super excited for spring around the corner! With our gallery currently getting a spring clean and some general maintenance done we would LOVE to invite local budding artists to showcase some spring paintings in our windows! If you are an artist aged 3-12 and you want to have your work […]
Open Call for Exhibitions 2022
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: 31st January 2022, 5pm. Platform Arts is accepting proposals from artists and curators, working in any media or discipline to be included in our 2022 exhibition and events programme. Please refer to the guidelines before completing your proposal. PROPOSAL FORMAT Email your proposal as single PDF file to platformbelfast@gmail.com with “Exhibition Proposal: […]