ACID REFLUX
Acid Reflux Aoife Ward | Sorcha McNamara Platform Arts, Belfast 13th- 28th October 2023 curated by Freida Wao & Aaron Rammasch ‘Where everything aligns so perfectly’ Shaina Hurley, Love is Blind, Season 2 Acid Reflux began as a collective exasperation over artistic burnout. A reaction, or reckoning, against the constant juggling and multi-tasking that’s expected […]
Magic City
Magic City is a multidisciplinary installation that involves video projection, a series of linocutprints and a series of hand-painted signs. Magic City is an attempt to remember and rethink the urban landscape of the city of Athensand pose questions regarding the socio-economical challenges that the city’s working classhad to endure during the turbulent decades of […]
Bug Parade
Bug Parade is an exhibition produced by Inner stream with Diamond Youth, Charter Ni developed over three days during the summer. Offering creative expression to the children involved and a link to professional artists.Inner stream is run by artist Bronagh Lawson and focuses on visual art-based projects within areas and groups that may have little […]
Fake Body
If you find yourself around Belfast, it opens Saturday 13th of May from 13:00 – 18:00 and runs until May 27th Tuesday – Saturday in Platform Arts (Connswater shopping centre). FAKE BODY refers to a TikTok hashtag used to trick algorithmic moderators in order to avoid videos becoming flagged for containing partial nudity. The need to circumvent […]
Clothes SWAP/ Crafting SESH
✨community event✨ Platform Arts is happy to welcome you to our very first completely free clothes swap/ crafting sesh!! All sizes and genders welcome to come trade items, learn new crafts, or just sit on a comfy bean bag and be social while still being creative! Tickets are FREE but MUST be booked over the […]
Both,And
Natalie Pullen is an artist who makes paintings which are almost drawings, and drawings that are almost paintings. She worksin the mediums of oil bar, watercolour and oil paint on linen canvases, paper and panel. The abstract surfaces referencelandscape and organic forms, and are informed by her body’s relationship to the land during travel and […]
Independent Contractor
We are exited to announce that Beth Fox, Independent Contractor Exhibition opening 4th March come in and enjoy watchinh this exiting video piece, we are here till 6pm today based in Conswater Shopping Centre, Belfast, @bethsface Beth Fox is London based artist. She tells personal stories through video, using combination of appropriate footage and self-shot scenes. Immigration, […]
Christmas Art Market
We are having a Christmas Market! It will be opened for three days during our Member Show. Save the dates! We already have some artists and makers on board who are getting ready for the market. See you soon! Open on 16th, 17th and 18th of December Poster designed by Giovanna ChiarellaEvent curated by Katya […]
December Member Show
‘December Member Show’ is a Christmas tradition started in 2022, where we exhibit together artists, who are our studio holders, artists who volunteer with Platform and Co-Directors. A jolly artistic get together is open to public from 12 pm Saturday 3rd of December and will run until the 18th of December. Participating artists: Latisha ReihillShannon […]
i n m a t e
i n m a t e is an exhibition of new performance by Hattie Godfrey. It is the performative culmination of a two-year project working with individuals living with chronic /& long-term health conditions. Conversations, photographs, notations, drawings and audio recordings were collated, analysed and transformed into a single durational enactment that presents a collective narrative and understanding of chronic illness.
Co-Directors Call-Out! 2023/2024
Hey all! We are delighted to announce a new Call Out for Co-Directors to join us in 2023/ 2024! We have updated the application form and now it is a short questionnaire, which helps us understand which practical skills are your strongest ones and how Platform Arts can help you develop as a co-director within […]
HOT GLUE
SOPHIE GOUGH & DAIRE O’SHEA CURATED BY SARA MUTHI 5th – 21st October 2022 Platform Arts, Belfast The German word Materialgerechtigkeit loosely translates to ‘material justice’. This principle holds that any material should be used where it is most appropriate and that its nature should not be hidden. This is a principle that is deeply […]
WE BROKE OUR BACKS YEARS AGO
3rd – 24th September 2022 Platform Arts, Belfast Hazel O’Sullivan and Phillip Rhys Olney present a collaborative show at Platform Arts, exploring so- cial-class and personal heritage with specific reference to labour and the home. Spaces once occupied and operated by those dependent upon its employment are transforming into corporate shells, managed and orchestrated by governing bodies which […]
Bridge Rose – Decade
In Collaboration with Eastside Arts Festival Artist talk 6th August at 1pm https://www.eastsidearts.net/events/bridge-rose-artist-talk/ My work explores the intersection of emotional and systemic processes. Connection isforged through emotional experiencing if given the correct conditions. Shame,disconnection, loss and fear obstruct expression. These emotions can be transformedthrough connection and acceptance. However, we also need to be supported by […]
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: […]
December Members’ Show 21
Our December Members’ show showcases both our current Studio Holders and Co-Directors, as well as previous studio holders and Co-Directors. It is a celebration of the new space being established here in Connswater Shopping Centre and the reemergence of the arts after what has been a tough couple of years! We love an excuse to […]
Salonathon show 2021
Preview Thursday 4th November 6-9pm Open to the public Friday 5th November 6-9pm Continuing until 17th November Platform Arts are delighted to announce the opening of The Salonathon exhibition. 39 talented artists from our creative little Island have been selected to showcase their work in our new space @connswatersc. The exhibition will be running a soft opening […]
Co-Director Call Out 2021
Platform Arts is currently seeking 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 its studio, gallery and education programs. A […]
Studio space available
Studio space available in our new location at Connswater Shopping Centre. This is a great opportunity for an artist looking to rent a large semi-private space just outside of Belfast city centre. The studio would suit a variety of different uses and is approximately 11 square metres. WIFI, electricity and access to toilet facilities are included […]
Weʼre raising £1,000 to Fix up our new space
We need some money to help us fix up the space and help keep supporting artists in our exhibition program and studios while bringing you the best events and keep the arts thriving in our beautiful new space in Connswater Shopping Centre At the moment we are looking for some extra support for this and to […]
nothing alien is human to us
Nothing Alien is Human to Us is an exhibition of new work by visual artist Tara McGinn. In this new, ongoing body of work, she explores themes of historical absence and the uncanny in relation to domestic space, after a period of heightened anxiety and close proximity to her family home. Using […]
parallel [in]Between
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Platform Arts presents Parallel [in]Between by Kate Murphy and Ellen Duffy. – a collaborative show of site-responsive sculptural installations. Photography By Simon Mills Platform presents a collaborative show of site-responsive sculptural installations by Ellen Duffy and Kate Murphy. Parallel [in]Between is an exhibition born out of the pair’s collaborative project of the same title that […]