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Online Artist TAKEOVER – Patrick Coulhoun
15•August•2022What’s your background? I have no formal art background to speak of. I did a Business Studies degree and working in the Construction industry in a Marketing capacity for many years. My interest outside of that was rugby but a...
Open Call for Artists – The Green Room Exhibitions
28•June•2022The Black Box is looking for artists for our monthly exhibitions in The Green Room! Each month we feature a different artist through an in-person exhibition, as well as online through our website, blog, and social media platforms. The callout...
Online Artist TAKEOVER: Lenka Davidikova
30•May•2022Lenka Davidikova is a Slovakian artist, painter and drawer, born in 1980 in the small city of Dolny Kubin, which was then part of former Czechoslovakia. She moved to Belfast, Northern Ireland in 2006, and in 2012 she graduated in...
Online Artist TAKEOVER: Alana Barton
18•May•2022Hi, I’m Alana Barton (@alanabartonart), a painter from the North coast of Ireland. I studied Fine art at the University of Ulster and graduated in 2016. I’m based at Vault Studios in East Belfast. My paintings explore childhood and family relationships...
Online Takeover-IN JUXTAPOSITION
10•November•2021During our closure, we had moved our exhibitions online and will feature each monthly artist on our website and social media including an Instagram takeover on our account (@theblackboxbelfast) We are continuing this as well as showcase work again within...
Artist Takeover- Alexandra Arellano Espinoza
23•August•2021Due to the venue being temporarily closed, not only can we not have amazing shows & events but we are also unable to have our regular exhibitions in The Green Room. In response, we have moved our exhibitions online and...
Artist Takeover- Emma Brennan
29•July•2021Due to the venue being temporarily closed, not only can we not have amazing shows & events but we are also unable to have our regular exhibitions in The Green Room. In response, we have moved our exhibitions online and...
Artist Takeover- FGB
20•June•2021Due to the venue being temporarily closed, not only can we not have amazing shows & events but we are also unable to have our regular exhibitions in The Green Room. In response, we have moved our exhibitions online and...
Artist Takeover- Gabriel Hyra
13•May•2021Due to the venue being temporarily closed, not only can we not have amazing shows & events but we are also unable to have our regular exhibitions in The Green Room. In response, we have moved our exhibitions online and...
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