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not only the earth we share – Sol Archer
Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to present not only the earth we share, an exhibition of film and sculptural installation by Sol Archer, which examines the past, present, and future of a small neighbourhood in Belfast called Sailortown.
Blog: Sinead O’Donnell x Asiatopia 2021
GTG Gallery Assistant Katharine Paisley writes about assisting acclaimed artist Sinead O’Donnell on the Asiatopia Foundation ‘Closer Distancing’ project.
GTG Diversity Forum: Joe Nawaz in conversation
Wednesday 31st March, 12.00 - 13.00, on Zoom In partnership with the Strand Arts Centre in Belfast, Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to announce a new online event with writer, performer and critic Joe Nawaz, part of our continuing series of discussions about...
Easter Zoom Workshop – Book Now!
Struggling with ideas of how to keep the kids entertained over Easter? Don’t worry, GTG have you covered! We have an eggcellent Easter creative workshop on the way. Katharine and Esther will be creating colourful Easter animals using handprints live over Zoom on...
Junior Gallery Newsletter: Spring Edition!
Our brand new Junior Gallery Newsletter is out now! Celebrate the beauty and creative inspiration of Spring by making your own 3D Daffodil and a traditional Japanese Sakura cherry blossom artwork.
LOVE ART BUY ART
The Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to present LOVE ART BUY ART, a special showcase of local, exceptional artwork from artists who sell their work, available at accessible prices. This is a wonderful opportunity for anyone who has ever wished to invest in an original piece of contemporary art by an artist whose work is gaining increasing acclaim and recognition.
Paul Moore: Fionnghlas
Coming up in the Project Space, an exhibition of new work by Paul Moore.
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2021: Live online performance by Katherine Nolan
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021, Golden Thread Gallery is excited to announce a special live online performance by acclaimed artist Katherine Nolan, entitled 'Fluid Flesh'. This one-off performance will draw from Nolan’s recent work which explores lived,...
Not Alone in The Dollhouse
Another new (temporary) home for our exhibition in a bottle! Last weekend the repacked artworks were driven across the Netherlands to North Holland and delivered to curator Ciara Finnegan in The Dollhouse Space.
GTG Junior Gallery Newsletter: Lockdown Edition!
In our latest GTG Junior Gallery Newsletter you can explore our new Project Space exhibition Fionnghlas by Paul Moore, learn about the art created in lockdown by artists Nina Cosford, David Hockney, Antony Gormley and the mysterious street artist Banksy, and find out...
GTG Diversity Forum: Resources & Reading
A collection of organisations, online resources, reading material and Esther’s blogs about improving diversity and inclusion.
GTG Online Forum Session 6: Where Next?
Join us on Thursday 11th February at 2pm as our current series of online discussions about improving diversity and inclusion in the arts in NI concludes with a very special panel event! Our incredible guest speakers are Nisha Tandon OBE, CEO of ArtsEkta, Lori...
GTG & Over The Hill Music Collective Workshop: Room Songs
Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to be partnering with the Over the Hill Music Collective for a free online workshop with a difference. In Room Songs, Paul Kane and Chip Bailey will use music and storytelling to ask how we are all relating to the rooms we...
GTG Online Forum Session 5: Make New Spaces
Join us on Thursday 4th February at 2pm as our series of online discussions about improving diversity and inclusion in the arts in NI continues with two of the founders of the social media, storytelling and activism phenomenon Black and Irish. Black and Irish was...
The Great Big Art Exhibition and the GTG!
GTG is excited to announce that we are a partner of ‘The Great Big Art Exhibition’, led by Firstsite and supported by the Plus Tate Network and Arts Council England. Whether you are a professional artist, enthusiast, dabbler or complete first-timer, you can help...
GTG Workshop: Little Plastic Family with Sophie Daly
Welcome everyone to this week's Junior Gallery workshop! We will be making our own little version of our families out of plastic bottles. Plastic is a really difficult thing to recycle, but it is also something that is super hard to avoid using. Let's have a look at...
LOVE ART BUY ART New GTG Exhibition
ONLINE & Gallery 2 in February and March The Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to present LOVE ART BUY ART, a special showcase of local, exceptional artwork from artists who sell their work. LOVE ART BUY ART is a project devised to be a direct response to the...
GTG Online Forum Session 4: Art at the centre of change
Back with a bang for 2021, our series of online discussions about improving diversity and inclusion in the arts in NI continues on Thursday 28th Jan. We’re delighted to be joined by a fantastic guest speaker for this event, artist and activist Cuthbert 'Tura'...
GTG Blog: Continuing the work of making the Arts diverse and inclusive, by Esther Andare
I hope you all had a restful holiday period and are adjusting to being back at work, albeit working from home. Last year we hosted three online sessions, one for individuals and two for organisations; each session focused on a different aspect of diversity and...
Not Alone – catch up with our exhibition’s incredible journey so far!
So far, our unique touring exhibition Not Alone has... Been viewed by 10,000 virtual visitors Showcased new work by 8 Northern Irish and Irish artists to audiences across Europe.Survived 9 packing and unpacking processes almost intact... Clocked up over 2700 miles -...