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QSS Artists' Studios & Gallery Affordable high quality studio provision and exhibition space in Belfast. Stay tuned for upcoming events!
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With support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Queen Street Studios (QSS) provide affordable studios for professional artists in Belfast. Our artist members deliver a diverse range of public facing activities locally, across the UK and internationally, all supported by their-studio centred practice. Closer to home our artists foster links with the wider community via a range on in-house events; from guided tours and workshops through to exhibitions and open days. Follow us on Twitter
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Joy Gerrard – British Art Show 10We are absolutely over the moon for QSS artist who has been selected to be part of 'B...
15/10/2026

Joy Gerrard – British Art Show 10

We are absolutely over the moon for QSS artist who has been selected to be part of 'British Art Show 10', a touring exhibition providing a vital overview of the most significant and exciting art produced in the UK during the past five years.

The landmark 10th edition of the British Art Show explores how art can challenge fears of otherness and difference during periods of uncertainty and change.

Featuring 37 artists, the exhibition invites an expanded conception of the Stranger – a defining motif of our times that reflects our collective unease in an unpredictable world. Moving beyond standard archetypes, it presents the Stranger as a Wanderer: a fluid presence moving between borders to offer new ways of seeing, connecting, and imagining otherwise. The exhibition will tour around the UK over the next two years.

Huge congratulations, Joy! 👏⭐️

👀 Opening this Thursday...Join us for two new openings 6–8:30pm ⭐️BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! – Reuben Brown, Gallery 1 🪩B...
13/10/2026

👀 Opening this Thursday...
Join us for two new openings 6–8:30pm ⭐️

BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! – Reuben Brown, Gallery 1
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BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! is a new, transdisciplinary body of work by Reuben Brown, developed over the course of his Master of Research (MRes) in Fine Art By Practice at the National College of Art & Design, Dublin. The research, Club [Construction]: Evidence, Ephemera and the Temporary Architectures of Q***r Nightlife, interrogates the q***r club-space as a site of counter-cultural archiving, asking how absence and fragmentation might become productive material, and what this, in turn, might reveal about the complexity and multiplicity of q***r experience in Ireland, alongside the precarious state of cultural infrastructure across the island.

between two breaths – The Drawing Journal, Gallery 2
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The Drawing Journal is a collaborative art collective. It has been active since 2019 and its membership recently expanded to include thirteen artists based across Ireland and the UK, with five of its members based at QSS. Members are: Tamzin Ashcroft, Niamh Clarke, Hannah Clegg, Daniel Coleman, Craig Donald, Julia Entwistle, Sarah Horton, Bernie McAdams, Sharon McKeown, Claire Penketh, Joanne Proctor, Alannah Robbins and Doris Rohr.

QSS is generously supported &

Since March of this year, QSS artist has been working at Britannia Row Studios in Islington, London ⭐️ Catch Sharon's ...
11/10/2026

Since March of this year, QSS artist has been working at Britannia Row Studios in Islington, London ⭐️ Catch Sharon's open studios/exhibition, which continues this week Thurs 12 - Sat 17 October (12-6pm). Pop by and see 'Sciortaí an-fhada | Long, Long skirts', a large-scale installation they have been building during their time on residency.

The space is housed in Pink Floyd's old recording studios, where many artists from Joy Division, New order, Pulp, Kate Bush, Björk and Soul II Soul made iconic music. 30 other artists are showing work across the incredible space!

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Behind the Studio Door 🚪Saturday 24 Oct, 11:30–5pmTake a peek behind the studio doors of over 60 wonderful artists pract...
07/10/2026

Behind the Studio Door 🚪
Saturday 24 Oct, 11:30–5pm

Take a peek behind the studio doors of over 60 wonderful artists practising in East Belfast at QSS and across the road at ⭐️

Learn firsthand about our artists' process and practice, and explore each studio at your own pace. Whilst the guided tour is now sold out, visitors are very welcome to come along and explore the studios throughout the day at your own pace 👋

🔗 Find access information about planning your visit to QSS through the link in our bio. If you have any specific requirements or queries, get in touch with us at [email protected].

Image depicts artist working in their studio, taken by

QSS is generously supported by &

BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! – Reuben Brown (REUBEN BROWN) Gallery 1Opens Thursday 15 October, 6-8:30pmRuns Thursday 15 Octo...
05/10/2026

BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! – Reuben Brown (REUBEN BROWN)
Gallery 1
Opens Thursday 15 October, 6-8:30pm
Runs Thursday 15 October – Thursday 19 November

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1. A whirring sound, such as a phone ringing, or the sound of cogs turning.
2. A rough edge or ridge left on an object, especially of metal, by the action of a tool or machine.

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BURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!! is a new, transdisciplinary body of work by Reuben Brown, developed over the course of his Master of Research (MRes) in Fine Art By Practice at the National College of Art & Design, Dublin. The research, Club [Construction]: Evidence, Ephemera and the Temporary Architectures of Q***r Nightlife, interrogates the q***r club-space as a site of counter-cultural archiving, asking how absence and fragmentation might become productive material, and what this, in turn, might reveal about the complexity and multiplicity of q***r experience in Ireland, alongside the precarious state of cultural infrastructure across the island.

Working across installation, sculpture, dance and performance, sound and participatory practices, Brown treats materials often discarded by formal archives, flyers, oral histories, anecdote, found images, gossip, half-truths, as forms of vital cultural evidence.

Reuben will also be hosting a participatory zine workshop ‘From the Same Night’ on Saturday 7 November – head to the link in our bio for more info! 🔗

Part of Belfast International Arts Festival

QSS is generously supported by Arts Council Northern Ireland & Belfast City Council

Sharon Kelly Shortlisted for Wells Art Prize 🎉 (! ⭐️)A huge congratulations to Sharon; whose work 'Hidden Holds' was sho...
04/10/2026

Sharon Kelly Shortlisted for Wells Art Prize 🎉 (! ⭐️)

A huge congratulations to Sharon; whose work 'Hidden Holds' was shortlisted from 2000 entries, coming from 49 countries around the world.

Wells Art Contemporary 2026 will open at Wells Cathedral, Somerset (England’s oldest Gothic cathedral) from 10 October to 7 November 2026. Established in 2012, Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) is a volunteer-led art exhibition that provides artists worldwide with the opportunity to showcase their work in the breathtaking setting of Wells Cathedral.

Known as the first Gothic cathedral in England, and often described as “the most poetic of the English cathedrals”, Wells Cathedral welcomes 18,000 visitors each month, offering an inspiring backdrop of pale stone, ethereal light, and soaring architecture.

The Gallery Show was selected by artists Abdollah Nafisi, Anne Magill and Neequaye Dreph Dsane.



Artwork details: Sharon Kelly, Hidden Holds, 2026, charcoal, crayon on paper, 223 x 150 cm

between two breaths – The Drawing Journal Gallery 2Opens Thursday 15 October, 6-8:30pmRuns Thursday 15 October – Thursda...
03/10/2026

between two breaths – The Drawing Journal
Gallery 2
Opens Thursday 15 October, 6-8:30pm
Runs Thursday 15 October – Thursday 19 November

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“The Drawing Journal is a collaborative art collective. It has been active since 2019 and its membership recently expanded to include thirteen artists based across Ireland and the UK, with five of its members based at QSS. Members are: Tamzin Ashcroft, Niamh Clarke, Hannah Clegg, Daniel Coleman, Craig Donald, Julia Entwistle, Sarah Horton, Bernie McAdams, Sharon McKeown, Claire Penketh, Joanne Proctor, Alannah Robbins and Doris Rohr.

The projects we set each other have as a common denominator a visual and material investigation of the relationship of text to drawing and the possibility to translate one through the other. Typically this involves sharing excerpts of creative writing, drawings and personal objects for mutual examination and re-interpretation. Drawn images are described through text, and prose visualized through drawing. Through this interaction the artists co-inhabit the texts and the images. It is the translation performance of drawing to text, and text to drawing that contributes to creating new meaning.

For this exhibition we have been working in pairs responding to short phrases taken from poetry written by ourselves or used as a citation from another. Each member brings a distinct and deeply personal approach to drawing resulting in works that vary in scale, material, presence and technical ex*****on. This highlights the many forms in which drawing can be interpreted or positioned within contemporary practice. Through the act of collaboration we hope to broaden the conversation on drawing.”

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The Drawing Journal exhibiting members: The Drawing Journal@tamzindoesart Niamh Clarke Hannah Clegg Daniel Coleman Julia Entwistle .horton_artist Bernie Mc Adam Sharon Mckeown Joanne Proctor Alannah Robins

🔗 ✨ The collective will also host an online creative writing & drawing workshop online, more deets to come/head to our website for more!

Part of Belfast International Arts Festival

QSS is proud to be supported by Belfast City Council and Arts Council Northern Ireland

between two breaths – The Drawing Journal Gallery 2Opens Thursday 15 October, 6-8:30pmRuns Thursday 15 October – Thursda...
03/10/2026

between two breaths – The Drawing Journal
Gallery 2
Opens Thursday 15 October, 6-8:30pm
Runs Thursday 15 October – Thursday 19 November

The Drawing Journal is a collaborative art collective. It has been active since 2019 and its membership recently expanded to include thirteen artists based across Ireland and the UK, with five of its members based at QSS.

The Drawing Journal Exhibiting Members: @tamzindoesart Julia Entwistle .horton_artist .mcadam Joanne Proctor

The collective will also host an online creative writing & drawing workshop online, more deets to come/hezd to our website for more!

Part of

Some snaps of QSS Artist in action presenting their work 'Hector (In memoriam 1961)' during the final exhibition at , ...
24/09/2026

Some snaps of QSS Artist in action presenting their work 'Hector (In memoriam 1961)' during the final exhibition at , where they spent two months during their initial residency as part of the programme.

Conrgats Gail 👏

About the work:
"In Hector (In memoriam 1961), a life-sized aluminium rat wearing an anti-gravity suit is suspended in space. Based on an archival photograph, the sculpture memorialises Hector, a laboratory animal used in the French space programme and later dissected. Ritchie draws a parallel between Hector’s fate and that of forced labourers at La Coupole, both of whom were treated as expendable bodies without agency and who were instrumentalised in the name of progress."

About the programme:
"The Art of Remembrance project reimagines WWII remembrance by blending history with contemporary art. Through artist residencies, travelling exhibitions, and educational initiatives, the project connects audiences with the profound stories of WWII in new and engaging ways."

Amanda Coogan - 'Dignity' at Thursday 24 September – Sunday 27 September QSS artist is very busy in preparation for th...
21/09/2026

Amanda Coogan - 'Dignity' at
Thursday 24 September – Sunday 27 September

QSS artist is very busy in preparation for their new production 'Dignity', created in collaboration with

"This acclaimed collaboration returns to its enduring engagement with the work of deaf playwright Teresa Deevy, reimagining one of her most celebrated radio plays in the centenary year of Radio Éireann. “Leave your mind free to follow my words.” In Deevy’s 1939 radio play, listeners are invited into an unseen world. In Dignity, audiences are invited into another invisible realm, following bodies, movement and sign as they reveal what happens beyond the reach of sound. Like Deevy, we have learned to listen differently. Through Irish Sign Language, we watch, sign and resist, opening a visual world that deepens our connection to her work and its transformation into a rich choreographic language.

Performed in Irish Sign Language, Dignity brings together professional and community artists to celebrate the expressive and choreographic power of sign."

Some shows are already sold out, don't miss out! Tickets linked through our bio 🔗

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Wednesday 10am - 5pm
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