Void Gallery
The Void (or VOID) gallery is a contemporary art gallery and events space in Waterloo Place, Derry, Northern Ireland. It began in 2003. Vivianna Chechia has been its director since May 2023, replacing Eamonn McCann.
In 2021 it moved to a new location in Waterloo Place. It received a grant of over £123,000 in 2021 from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
Programmes
The gallery has hosted art events for toddlers, life drawing and film showings. It has staged art pieces outside of their buildings, including billboard exhibitions. Some of its exhibitions have been political in nature.
Artists
Artists exhibited at the Void have included:
- Amanda Coogan
- Uwe Wittwer
- John Gerrard
- Niamh O'Malley
- Andrei Molodkin
- Niamh McCann
- Margaret Tait
- Pádraig Timoney
- Helen Cammock
- George Shaw
References
- ^ "Art galleries safely reopen to the public across Northern Ireland | Belfast News Letter".
- ^ "Void presents 'Re_sett_ing_s' – a collaboration between Jaki Irvine and Locky Morris". DerryJournal.com.
- ^ "Viviana Checchia new director of Void Gallery". DerryNow.com.
- ^ "Void Gallery announces move to new location at Waterloo Place | Derry Journal".
- ^ "New Void gallery to host talented Turkish artist in Derry". DerryJournal.com.
- ^ Staff reporter. "Two Derry organisations secure funding of more than £300,000 from Arts Council of Northern Ireland". DerryNow.com.
- ^ "Coming up at Derry's Void gallery this February! | Derry Journal".
- ^ "Shezad Dawood's Leviathan to feature at the Void Gallery | Derry Journal".
- ^ "Londonderry: New artwork for blown-up statue site". 26 June 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ McAree, Anna (6 August 2021). "New Derry billboard exhibition explores 'The State We're In'". BelfastLive.
- ^ "Anger as image of Jesus Christ immersed in urine going on display in Derry". 29 September 2016 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Staff reporter. "Exhibition by renowned gay rights activist to open in Derry". www.derrynow.com.
- ^ "Events confirmed for Derry's Foyle Pride festival 2022 | Derry Journal".
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