A short documentary film about renowned playwirght and novelist, John Arden on aspects of his work and thought. The documentary, produced by his son Finn Arden, accompanies the publication of a collection of short stories, Gallows and Other Tales of Suspicion and Obsession.
The collection investigates the underbelly of Irish history, using dark comedy and melodrama, from the 17th to the 20th century.
On 5th December 2003 the BEAT Initiative created the First East Belfast "Making Light" Lantern Parade. It was the result of months of various arts workshops carried out in various community centres and with differe...
Internationally acclaimed Glenarm artist, who was born in Belfast and studied in Munich and Vienna, tells us the stories behind his paintings at the Ulster Museum (2004). "One of the problems of being an artist is ...
"If you go back to 1983, there was no organisation set up to encourage the development of photography at any level. Belfast Exposed was the first organisation to allow and encourage photographers to show their work.” ...
“It’s a purely natural and innate thing in me. It’s always been there. The less I have to think and just paint...the better.” Neil Shawcross Neil Shawcross grew up and studied art in Lancashire, England before movi...
