News, updates & blogs from the black box.

What’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...

The 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...

Lenka 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...

Hi, 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...

During 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...

Due 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...

Due 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...

Due 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...

Due 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...