Saturday 23rd October 2pm-3pm, free admission Curator and art historian Dickon Hall explores the influence that industry had on the development of art in Northern Ireland from the 1920s to early 1950s. This talk will take place in the exhibition space and will highlight works by John Luke, Romeo Toogood and Colin Middleton to name […]
Saturday 30th October 11am-12pm, free admission Join curator Shan McAnena as she discusses her approach to documenting 100 years of art from Northern Ireland. Free admission, booking not required. We’re operating under current Covid-19 safety guidelines, as follows: Maximum capacity is 50 visitors at one time. We may ask you to wait outside for a […]
Thursday 4th November 6pm, free admission A special edition of the satirical newspaper, The Vacuum, is being launched as part of the Portrait of Northern Ireland exhibition. Join us for the launch on the exhibition closing event, taking place as part Late Night Art Belfast for November. Free admission, booking not required. We’re operating under […]
Saturday 27th November 2021 to Saturday 12th February 2022 Launch Event: Saturday 27th November 1pm-3pm Golden Thread Gallery are delighted to announce our upcoming exhibition by photographer Donovan Wylie, with Chris Klatell. The exhibition will explore Wylie’s Lighthouse series, 2016 - 2021. This photographic series explores the subject of borders in the wake of Brexit. […]
Wednesday 1st December Golden Thread Gallery is proud to partner with Visual AIDS for Day With(out) Art 2021 by presenting ENDURING CARE, a program of seven new videos highlighting community care within the ongoing HIV crisis. Across the whole day, we'll be showing seven short videos highlighting strategies of community care within the ongoing HIV […]
19th March – 30th April 2022 Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast | 5th March – 16th April 2022 Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda A COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITION OF ARTISTS' MOVING IMAGE FROM THE BRITISH COUNCIL AND LUX FILMS BY JOHN AKOMFRAH | REHANA ZAMAN | AYO AKINGBADE | SUSAN HILLER | DUNCAN CAMPBELL Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast and Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda announce a […]
Slow Art Day - Saturday April 2nd 2022 SLOW DOWN... THE MORE YOU LOOK THE MORE YOU SEE... Life moves fast. Visitors to art galleries usually spend just 15 to 30 seconds looking at a piece of art - that's less time than we spend looking at a page on the internet! But what would […]
12 May – 09 July 2022 An exhibition of outstanding work by feminist and queer photographic artists from the Belfast School of Art, curated by Dr Clare Gallagher. Part of HOW DID WE GET TO: KNOW SO LITTLE? Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast Photo Festival and the Northern Irish Art Network present A Bigger Picture; a group exhibition of […]
THU 12 MAY – SAT 9 JULY 2022 HOW DID WE GET TO: KNOW SO LITTLE? is a collaboration between Golden Thread Gallery and Docs Ireland 2022. This exhibition of artist moving image works explores how museums and archives perpetuate western colonialism through categorisation and collecting objects, and hopes to engage with the ongoing dialogue about […]
Saturday 30th July to Saturday 10th September 2022 Exhibition launches Saturday 30/07/22 at 12 noon, with an introduction by curator Peter Richards and artist Ailbhe Greaney at 1pm. Free family art activity inspired by the exhibition from 1pm. Please join us to mark the launch of Room Without a View, a major solo exhibition by […]
Saturday 3rd September 1PM-2PM, Gallery One Join us for a talk by artist Ailbhe Greaney and writer Declan Long, discussing the forthcoming publication of their book, the exhibition Room Without a View, and the inspiration behind Ailbhe's work. There will also be an opportunity for questions from the audience. The talk will be livestreamed on […]
24/9/2022 – 5/11/2022 Elvira Santamaría Torres is an internationally acclaimed performance artist whose work has resonated with audiences around the world. Born in 1967 in Mexico City, she has been based in Northern Ireland since 2011. The Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to present this seminal exhibition Artefacts and Encounters as part of the Belfast […]
