UPCOMING ExhibitionS & events 2008

JILL MCKEOWN, Six Degrees of Separation – Small World

The Black Church Print Studio presents ‘Node’ National Print Studio Network Exhibition at the Original Print Gallery from 12 September to 5 October 2008, this exhibition will preview on Thursday 11 September at 6pm. The ‘National Print Studio Network’ was an initiative of the Black Church Print Studio and was launched in 2007. It was conceived to generate a dialogue regarding contemporary print practice in Ireland, encourage greater interaction between Fine Art Print Studios and to increase creative opportunities for their Artist Members. The National Print Studio Network includes: Belfast Print Workshop; Black Church Print Studio; Cork Printmakers; Courtyard Printmakers at Airfield; Graphic Studio Dublin; Leinster Printmakers; Limerick Printmakers; Lorg Printmakers; and Seacourt Print Workshop. As part of this initiative the Black Church Print Studio were delighted to invite members from the nine participating studios to submit work in response to the exhibition title, ‘Node’. The title of this exhibition was based on the definition of a Node as a central point of a network of operation; from this starting point many connections and associations evolve establishing vital links for mutual benefit. Applicants were encouraged to explore and respond to this title in it’s broadest context taking into consideration the many interpretations of what a network encapsulates and through the various printmaking mediums.

Raymond Henshaw, curated and will also officially open this exhibition. He is an artist/curator based in Belfast for the last eighteen years. During this time he has been a member of various arts organisations including, Flaxart, Paragon Studios and currently Belfast Print Workshop. He studied in England, where he received an MA and BA in Painting. He has also received numerous awards from institutions such as The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the British Council and the Department of Foreign Affairs. He works chiefly across three mediums; painting, photography and printmaking.
A prize of €1,000 will be adjudicated by Dr. Michael Ryan, Director, Chester Beatty Library and presented to the chosen Artist on the evening of the exhibition preview.
Selected artists include Debbie Godsell, John Graham, Struan Hamilton, Sean Hanrahan, Catherine Hehir, Fiona Joyce, Ann Kavanagh, Marianne Keating, Jo Kelley
Jill McKeown, Louise Meade, Tom Moore, John Charles William Morris, Red O’Neill,
Bill Penney, Ben Reilly, Vincent Sheridan, Debbie Symth and Katherine Van Uytrecht
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri 10.30am – 5.30pm, Sat. 11am – 5pm & Sun. 2 – 6pm