Array Collective

06/10/2026

Our Emma Campbell and Clodagh Lavelle had the absolute honour of attending Notions this weekend. No better people for the task, wha? (Notions... they have BIG notions) ;)

Led by Sally O'Dowd, with guest artist Kate O' Shea, it was SUCH a fantastic gathering and learning experience.

The day kicked off with a walking tour around Swanlinbar with local community historian Gregory McGovern and Sally O’Dowd, learning about the town and its lands while gathering sticks along the way to make our very own drawing charcoal.

Back at Trivia House there was charcoal making, experimenting with materials and tools, lots of playful drawing and making together and, very importantly, sandwiches.

The evening slowed things down with the brilliant Kate O' Shea sharing stories, scraps, photographs, notes and other fragments from our own archives, and getting to know each other through conversation and making.
Unfortunately we didn’t get any photos from this part, so engrossed were we, but trust us when we say it was magic. x

A massive thank you to Sally O’Dowd, Kate O’Shea, Gregory McGovern, the Border Biennale team and everyone at Trivia House, and to Joe, Jane, Raquel, Amy, Patricia, Marta, Helen, Simon, Paul and Jonathan for helping make it all so wondrous.

More stuff like this, please. Walking, talking, making, eating, learning and bringing people together. It’s truly good for all things. x
Cavan County Council UK Government

02/10/2026

Ugh, AI. If you have strong views on this, now’s the time to share them!
Have your say on NI’s AI Strategy.

Closes 7 October.

Find and participate in consultations run by the Northern Ireland Civil Service

29/09/2026

Well you might have known over the past couple of years Array Collective have been busy working with Irish Arts Center New York on our USA debut with Rua Red Gallery director/curator Maolíosa Boyle and curator Jonathan Cummings.

In The Round, urges us to refuse inequality in favor of solidarity and belonging, through acts of resistance, community and care.

Rooted in the social and political landscape of Northern Ireland, Array’s eclectic interventions address urgent concerns including reproductive justice, body autonomy, LGBTQIA+ rights, refugee rights, and the right to protest. Taking form as activism, protest, performance, printed ephemera, costume, objects and large scale karaoke celebration, Array’s actions find particular resonance in New York, a city shaped by its own histories of protest and collective resistance.

Array Collective would like to thank the entire team at the Irish Arts Center, Maolíosa and Jonathan, and our friends and family. Thanks also to Arts Council Northern Ireland Belfast School of Art AHRC as well as Culture Ireland and The H.W. Wilson Foundation.

In the Round runs till January 13th 2027 (see IAC website for opening hours)

We would like to wish our friends Joshua Burnside Oona Doherty and Ryan O'Neill who will be in residence over the next few months at the Hell’s Kitchen venue a great time! These incredible creatives are just a slice of the exceptional talent coming out of the north of Ireland, the most underfunded region of the UK and Ireland! Go show your support for this show, and these incredible artists

More content to follow… 🎤

Image credit: Stephanie Powell, Irish Arts Center Array Collective In The Round 2026

28/09/2026

Try Anaka’s Hug, You are welcome!

جربي حضن اناكا
انت مرحب بك

باوەشی ئاناکا تاقی بکەرەوە
بەخێرهاتنتان لێدەکرێت

Prova l’abbraccio di Anaka, Siete tutti benvenuti. This banner is the result of a number of workshops led by Array member Alessia Cargnelli in collaboration with Omaia, Rana and Melav - artists members of Anaka Women’s Collective Anaka Women’s Collective in the aftermath of the Belfast Pogrom in June 2026.
Our banner is an invitation to deep care and empathy for our most vulnerable communities in the city we called home. It can give to those in need a big hug while marching for our shared social justice causes, and it also features a pocket for leaflets! The banner was commissioned by Array as part of the programme funded by Arts Council Northern Ireland. It is now shown as part of In the Round exhibition at Irish Arts Center in NY, before coming back to Belfast to be used for the next IWD rally, and many more to follow.
Anaka is a Belfast-based organisation established a decade ago by female asylum seekers, refugees and migrants with the objective of “using our collective skills to educate, support, advocate, and celebrate each other.. Anaka is committed in all its endeavors to social justice, and everything we do works to further our message of anti-oppression, freedom and equality for all. Although these goals may seem idealised or even intangible in this political climate, we focus on material actions that can be taken within our community to support each other, and in doing so further our collective cause.”(Anaka statement).
In the immediate aftermath of the June 2026 Belfast Pogrom, amid crisis and a lack of political leadership, Anaka “stood out above all others” in rescuing and supporting displaced asylum seekers, refugees, migrants and other non-white Belfast residents. Anaka provided leadership “unencumbered by sectarianism and focused exclusively on the emergency,” with Belfast rallying behind women “down on the ground doing what needed to be done” (Kirby, 2026)

IMAGE 1: Banner installed at the for Array Studios/Collective exhibition ‘In the Round’

Workshop in Anaka Studio, Natural Dyes tests with onion and avocado. Photo cred

19/09/2026

Love is in the air ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

18/09/2026

Tech upgrade for Noo Yoik!
Come to our Symposium of events this weekend, starting with the opening reception at 6pm TONIGHT! Link in bio to grab your tickets 🎟️

14/09/2026

We’re just DAYS away from the opening of In the Round at The Irish Arts Center !!

Opening Friday, September 18, the exhibition brings together work emerging from a wider trajectory of Array Collective’s practice over the past several years, building on projects including the Turner Prize-winning The Druthaib’s Ball; An Dún, created for the Irish Museum of Modern Art’s 2023–2024 Self-Determination: A Global Perspective; and The Goose and the Common, commissioned by Rua Red Rua Red.

Join us for the exhibition opening on Friday evening, followed by a full day of workshops, conversation, performance and protest Karaoke on Saturday.

FRIDAY / SEPTEMBER 18 / 2026

6pm / In the Round exhibition opening

SATURDAY / SEPTEMBER 19 / 2026

1:30pm / Under Seaveillance Fabric Printing Workshop

4pm / Cathartic Choruses: Strategies of Resistance and Resilience in Art Practice, an interactive panel with members of Array and invited artists Pablo Helguera and Leigh Davis

7:30pm / Under Seaveillance Protest Karaoke, with guest performer Viva Ruiz

Full details and booking for all events via https://irishartscenter.org

IN THE ROUND RUNS UNTIL JANUARY 13, 2027.

GALLERY HOURS

Mondays / Tuesdays / Wednesdays
2pm–8pm
September 21–November 11

Saturdays
1pm–5pm
September 19–December 12

The exhibition will be closed October 12 and the week of November 23.

In the Round is curated by Maoliosa Boyle and Jonathan Cummins and presented in partnership with Rua Red.

The workshop, symposium, and karaoke are presented with generous support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts and Humanities Research Council - AHRC , and Belfast School of Art at Ulster University

ARRAY COLLECTIVE ARE

Sighle Bhreathnach-Cashell
Sinéad Bhreathnach-Cashell
Jane Butler
Emma Campbell
Alessia Cargnelli
Mitch Conlon
Clodagh Lavelle
Grace McMurray
Stephen Millar
Laura O’Connor
Thomas Wells

04/09/2026

New York, brace yourselves!

Please join us at the Irish Arts Centerfor In the Round, a new exhibition drawing from a wider trajectory of our work developed over the past several years.

The exhibition builds on projects including the Turner Prize-winning The Druthaib’s Ball; An Dún, created for the Irish IMMA - Irish Museum of Modern Art 2023–2024 Self-Determination: A Global Perspective; and The Goose and the Common, commissioned by Rua Red

In the Round opens on Friday, September 18, followed by a one-day symposium featuring three events on Saturday, September 19:

Friday / September 18 / 2026

6pm / In the Round exhibition opening

Saturday / September 19 / 2026

1:30pm / Under Seaveillance Fabric Printing Workshop

4pm / Cathartic Choruses: Strategies of Resistance and Resilience in Art Practice, an interactive panel with members of Array and invited artists Pablo Helguera and Leigh Davis

7:30pm / Under Seaveillance Protest Karaoke, with guest performer Viva Ruiz viva_lalaruiz /

Full details and booking for all events via the link below.

IN THE ROUND RUNS UNTIL JANUARY 13, 2027.

GALLERY HOURS

Mondays / Tuesdays / Wednesdays
2pm–8pm
September 21–November 11

Saturdays
1pm–5pm
September 19–December 12

The exhibition will be closed October 12 and the week of November 23.

In the Round is curated by Maoliosa Boyle and Jonathan Cummins and presented in partnership with Rua Red

The workshop, symposium, and karaoke are presented with generous support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Arts and Humanities Research Council - AHRC and Belfast School of Art at Ulster University

Array Collective:

Sighle Bhreathnach-Cashell
Sinéad Bhreathnach-Cashell
Jane Butler
Emma Campbell
Alessia Cargnelli
Mitch Conlon
Clodagh Lavelle
Grace McMurray
Stephen Millar
Laura O’Connor
Thomas Wells

More Info and to book :https://irishartscenter.org/event/array-collective

25/08/2026

Rua Red are amazing and the building is class! They are inviting applications from mid-career to established artists for an upcoming studio space.... don't sleep on this, run don't walk etc etc ! xx

Open Call for Artists!

We’re now inviting applications from mid-career to established artists for an upcoming studio space at Rua Red.

Our studios offer affordable, dedicated workspaces for visual artists, with licences running from one to three years depending on needs and availability. The studio is Rua Red's largest studio, measuring approximately 7.5m x 8.7m with a monthly fee of €360.

Deadline to Apply: Monday 7th September 2026

What’s Included:
• Concrete flooring
• Sink and storage
• Heating
• Natural light
• Wi Fi
• Access to a supportive artistic community

We welcome artists working across all visual arts disciplines.

To apply or learn more see the link in our bio.

Image: Cecilia Bullo, current studio artist.

18/08/2026

For anyone heading to The Edinburgh Art Festival ! Get all over this! x

Our glamorous curatorial team + our glamorous new door!
EAF @ 92 is open for business and we cannot wait to welcome you.

Our festival-led exhibitions are open to the public every day until 30 August:
EAF @ 92: 10am—5pm
Custom Lane: 10am—5pm
Palestine Museum: 11am—6pm

Come drop in and say hello 👋

Photo: Elle Haswell, Kim McAleese, and Eleanor Taylor outside EAF @ 92, 92 Constitution Street. Photo: Murray Orr