Green Dog Arts

GREEN DOG ARTS

2008-10-05T00:48:00.001-07:00

NO TOP LESS BATHING

2008-10-05T00:32:00.000-07:00

ARTS, BRITISH COUNCIL

2008-10-04T09:52:00.000-07:00

REFLEX

2008-10-04T09:45:00.000-07:00

HILOS DEL CAMINO

2008-10-04T09:43:00.000-07:00

LA VOZ DE MICHOACAN

2008-10-04T09:40:00.000-07:00

THROUGH OUR EYES, A NORTHERN IRISH / NEW YORK ARTISTS EXCHANGE

2008-10-04T08:37:00.000-07:00

Through Our Eyes was an international exchange exhibition involving artists from Northern Ireland and New York working in a variety of media which included painting, sculpture, installation and lens based. The exhibition was facilitated by the Artist Exchange, NY and Green Dog Arts, Belfast. More info: The Painting Centre, New York.

The initial goal of The Artists Exchange was to create a mechanism for viewing a key historical events through the eyes of artists. Begun in 2002, by a group of artists whose studios had been located near the World Trade Centre, it has now grown into a framework for artists to engage in dialogue, show their art, and act as witnesses of their times. It is also an exploration of artists' insights into violence and cultures in trauma. Through public exhibitions, open studios, and public forums such as panel discussions and symposia, the Artist Exchange creates a bridge from the studio to the greater community and extends to artists working in other countries within other contexts. In this way, it has become a forum for international dialogue.

The Artist Exchange planned its first international exchange with artists from Northern Ireland in 2006, supported, in part, by the British Consulate and the 9/11 Fund. Artists from Northern Ireland traveled to New York in September, to coincide with the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council’s Second International Summit on Art and Recovery, and New York artists went to Ireland in October of that same year. In New York, artists from the Province exhibited at the Painting Center in Lower Manhattan. They stayed with New York artists, and took part in a panel discussion featuring Belfast and New York artists and members of the public. In addition, there was an exhibition of digital art from Queen Street Digital Studios, Belfast (online and in a gallery) at Pace University in conjunction with their Irish Studies department. Later on, in Belfast, fourteen New York artists exhibited at The Metro Building as part of the Belfast Festival at Queens, and participated in a number of related outreach activities.

Participating artists: Acitore Artezione, William Artt, Bill Brand, Emma Connolly, Rita Duffy, Ray Duncan, Barbara Friedman, Mimi Gross, Robert Janz, Katy Martin, Ruth McCullough, Ross Neher, Mark O’Grady, Jack Pakenham, Ima Picó, Adele Pound, Peter Richards, Gail Ritchie, Maura Sheehan, Sandi Slone, Gwenn Thomas, Jennifer Trouton, April Vollmer, Claire Whitten, Jo Wood-Brown, Michael Zwack.

Coordination and Curation in Belfast: Green Dog Arts
Curation and Coordination in New York: Jo Wood Brown

Supported by: Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Artist Exchange, Culture Ireland, Queen Street Studios, Green Dog Arts, Golden Thread Gallery, British Consulate.

Artwork: Gail Ritchie. From The Sky. Installation.

INTERSECTION: JAPAN-NORTHERN IRELAND ARTISTS’ EXCHANGE

2008-10-04T06:06:00.000-07:00

Intersection: Globalization and identity was a project that involved artists from Japan and Northern Ireland. In December 2006 the ‘INTERSECTION’ Belfast-Tokyo Exchange Project started off in Tokyo hosted by Youkobo Art Space. During this time 5 Northern Irish based artists visited Tokyo and held an exhibition at in the gallery space of Youkobo Art Space. After this event, 5 Japanese artists travelled to Belfast from February to March 2007 and actively engaged in exchange through their contemporary art practice. In total 10 Japanese contemporary artists showed their new work in the gallery space and other open spaces at Queen Street Studios.

The proposed project was principally coordinated by Green Dog Arts, Belfast in partnership with Youkobo Art Space, Tokyo . The exhibition and other events organised (panel discussion, visits to art organizations, galleries and museums) provided occasions for artists from both cultures to come together and discuss issues such as globalization and identity. These events provided a wonderful opportunity to increase Japanese appreciation and awareness of Ireland’s cultural life and give them greater understanding that Ireland is a rich and varied source of world class cultural activity.

Participating artists:
Inagaki Tatsuo, Motomiya Kaoru, Satoh Yoshiko, Takashima Ryozo, Yokoyama Aska, Taki Kentaro, Kanamaki Kazumi, Hattori Katsuyuki, Kawai Masayuki, Nakamura Akiko, William Art, Rita Duffy, Gail Ritchie, Ima Picó, Ruth McCullough, Fiona Larkin, Acetore Artezione, Aisling O’Beirn, Lorraine Burrell and Alan Hughes.

Coordination and Curation in Belfast: Green Dog Arts
Curation and Coordination in Tokio: Youkobo Art Space.

Supported by:
British Council, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Culture Ireland, The Daiwa Anglo/Japanese Foundation, Sasakawa Foundation, The Nomura Cultural Foundation and Queen Street Studios.

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Photo: Ima Picó

NO TOPLESS BATHING BELFAST HAS SUFFERED ENOUGH.

2008-10-04T02:59:00.000-07:00

20 NORTHERN IRELAND BASED ARTISTS AT LA SALA NARANJA

“No Topless Bathing. Belfast Has Suffered Enough” was a collective proposal which aimed to give an insight into contemporary art in Belfast. The perspective taken was a removal from the normal view of Belfast, which is that of a city in conflict. The exhibition took its title from a piece of graffiti sprayed on an inner city wall and is located across from a gay bar. Now something of a local institution, this writing is bizarre and somewhat out of context. Its surreal humor is indicative of a side of the city which is not shown often to the outside world.

“No Topless Bathing. Belfast Has Suffered Enough” was coordinated by Green Dog Arts in partnership with the Digital Studio at Queens Street Studios and the Golden Thread Gallery. The primary aim of the project was to advance of internationally an awareness of and appreciation for contemporary visual artistic production from Northern Ireland. The exhibition featured the work of 20 contemporary Northern Irish artists in La Sala Naranja, independent gallery in Valencia, Spain, with conferences in the Polytechnique University of Valencia and MUVIM, Museum of the Illustration and Modernity, Valencia. More info La Sala Naranja.

This diverse range of artists and media offered a cross section of contemporary visual art being created in Northern Ireland today. Collectively, these artists have participated in hundreds of exhibitions, projects and events, nationally and internationally, and have received critical acclaim in addition to countless awards -including the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.

Along with the exhibition a conference was organized on the 25th of May at 18.00h. at MUVIM (Museo de la Ilustración y Modernidad) and another on the 26th of May at 19:00 h. at Salón de Actos de la Facultad de Bellas Artes, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia. The artists discussed, amongst other things, the current position of the visual arts in the cultural sector of Northern Ireland and how this impacted on their own practice.

Year: 2005

Exhibition space and events:
La Sala Naranja, Polytechnique University of Valencia and MUVIM

Participating artists:
Dainne Nic Aoidh, Lorraine Burrell, Richard Davies, Fiona Larkin, Susan MacWilliam, Ruth McCullough, Aisling O'Beirn, Gail Ritchie, Sinead O'Donnell, Hugh O'Donnell, Ima Picó, Gary Shaw, Mary McIntrye, Dan Shipsides, Ian Charlesworth, Allan Hughes, Lisa Malone, Caroline Hopkins, Brian Kennedy y Peter Richards.

Curation and Coordination in Belfast: Green Dog Arts and Golden Thread Gallery.

Supported by:
British Council, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Cultural Relations Committee of Ireland, MuVIM, Association of Critics of Valencia, Golden Thread Gallery, Queen Street Studios and Diputació de Valencia.

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Photo: Peter Richards

COLONIZATION, THINKS WE DID AND DIDN'T DO

2008-10-04T02:48:00.000-07:00

NORTHERN IRISH AND MEXICAN ARTISTS’ EXCHANGE

Photo: Anna Soler. La Gran Tenochtitlan.

Things we did and didn’t do was a lens based exhibition of new work on the theme of Colonialism, composed of eight contemporary artists, four from Morelia in Mexico and four from Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The exhibition was hosted by Queen St. Studios and Gallery and the Art Tank Gallery, in Belfast and moved to the city of Morelia, a world heritage site, and was hosted by Fabrica de Imágenes (centre of contemporary photography). This exhibition intended to widen the parameters of cultural expectations and stereotypes; to draw on differences and similarities between two countries with a history of political instability, social unrest and factions created around the issues of borders.

Year: 2004

Exhibition spaces:
Fábrica de Imágenes Morelia, México
Queen Street Gallery and Arttank Gallery. Belfast. Northern Ireland.

Participating artists:
John Mathews, Anna Soler, Gareth Pyper, Xaté Aguilar, Hernani Villaseñor, Gail Ritchie, René Serrano and Ima Picó.

Curation and Coordination in Belfast: Green Dog Arts

Organisation in Mexico: Anna Soler

Supported by:
British Council, Cultural Relations Committee of Ireland, Queen Street Studios, Arttank Gallery and Fábrica de Imágenes.

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Photo: Anna Soler

Photo: Anna Soler