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JANUARY WORKSHOPS AT THE GTG!

JANUARY WORKSHOPS AT THE GTG!

We are starting the New Year off with plenty of colour and fun! Join our free family workshops on Saturday 7th to make firework paintings, using materials that might otherwise just be thrown away. On Saturday 14th January we have a teens and adults workshop for ages...

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DECEMBER WORKSHOPS AT THE GTG!

DECEMBER WORKSHOPS AT THE GTG!

We have lots going on this month for all ages! Join our free family workshops on Saturday 3rd to make Polar Bears and on Saturday 17th December you can design your own Snow Globe. We have a second Christmas workshop on Saturday 17th in the afternoon for ages 13 and...

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NOT ALONE COMES HOME

NOT ALONE COMES HOME

Project Space 1st – 21st December 2022

GTG is delighted to revisit one of our most popular exhibitions, which travelled all over Europe yet has never actually been seen in the gallery!

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DASH Arts presents a new film celebrating WAIWAV 2022

DASH Arts presents a new film celebrating WAIWAV 2022

GTG was proud to be the Belfast venue for We Are Invisible We Are Visible on 02 July 2022, thirty different interventions by artists who identify as D/deaf, disabled or neurodivergent staged simultaneously at galleries across the UK. We hosted artist Porcelain Delaney...

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Bon Voyage! Free art and music workshops for older people

Bon Voyage! Free art and music workshops for older people

Throughout autumn and winter, Golden Thread Gallery will continue to bring the joy of visual art to older people, thanks to an #ArtsAndOlderPeople funding award from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Our new programme Bon Voyage will explore colourful summer...

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FREE ART WORKSHOPS FOR TEENS AND ADULTS IN OCTOBER!

FREE ART WORKSHOPS FOR TEENS AND ADULTS IN OCTOBER!

Thanks to support from the Prince of Wales Charitable Fund, we’re delighted to announce a new series of art workshops for teenagers (13+) and adults. Beginning on Saturday 8th October, we’ll host a workshop every Saturday from 1.30-3pm this month!

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VOLUNTEER AT THE GTG!

VOLUNTEER AT THE GTG!

WE NEED YOU! Volunteers are an intrinsic part of the gallery team and help with tasks spanning greeting visitors at Front of House, invigilation of exhibitions, event facilitation, archiving, workshop assistance and much more. If you are interested in volunteering...

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ROOT AND BRANCH Catherine and Simon McWilliams

ROOT AND BRANCH Catherine and Simon McWilliams

20 August – 15 October 2022 Opening Sat 20 August 1-4pm Catherine and Simon McWilliams, mother and son artists, present work together in the Golden Thread Gallery’s Project Space. Taking Betty McCord’s sculpture ‘Rook’ as a starting point, the exhibition is a...

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WELCOME TO THE TEAM JENNIFER ALEXANDER!

WELCOME TO THE TEAM JENNIFER ALEXANDER!

Thanks to support from the Department for Communities via the Art Work Scheme administered by Future Screens NI, the Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to welcome Jen Alexander to the team as our new Audience Development Assistant. Jennifer will work closely with our...

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WE’RE HIRING: Development & Fundraising Officer

WE’RE HIRING: Development & Fundraising Officer

Thanks to support from the from the Dormant Accounts Fund NI, delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund in conjunction with the Department of Finance, the Golden Thread Gallery is seeking applications for the role of Development & Fundraising Officer.

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GTG awarded funding support from Dormant Accounts Fund NI

Wednesday 6th July 2022 Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to be able to share the news that we have been awarded funding from the Dormant Accounts Fund NI. We are one of 18 organisations from the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector in Northern...

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