MAIN GALLERY

Main exhibition space on the ground floor of the old Flowerfield House
which is accessed via the new wing

August 7 to 29

BI:FOCAL:

An exhibition of Photographic Prints by Norma Burrowes and Susan Glass

This exhibition brings together the work of two photographers, who delight in extracting the abstract from the mundane.  Their distinctly different styles and subject matter are somehow united by their eye for the unusual detail that can sometimes pass others by. Photography is becoming more and more accepted as an art form in its own right. Contemporary photographers have pushed the boundaries of what can be considered as likely visual subjects.  Bland, mundane and even ugly spaces and objects can be transformed through the lens, creating a different point of view. The visual impact of the images in this exhibition will question how the spectator observes everyday objects and rural landscapes.
Reception & Viewing with the artists on Saturday 8 August at 2pm
All welcome.

Gallery Talk- to be confirmed.
Admission free
Please telephone in advance if you wish to attend

September 3 to 26

FACES:

An exhibition of Portraits from public places

An annual joint art exhibition organised by the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland and the Office of Public Works in the Republic of Ireland.  'Faces' concentrates on portraits including those of influential figures from the cultural, social and political landscape of Ireland. A prestigious show containing contemporary and historic portraits this exhibition is one of the high-lights of the Flowerfield gallery year. Particularly recommended to schools and art students
This show features a guided tour and Gallery Talk from 11-12.30 each day on Friday 4th Friday 18th Saturday 19th and Mon – Friday 21-25 Sept

Group Bookings welcomed. 
Admission Free 
Please telephone in advance if you wish to attend

October

Glass event: Details of exhibition to be confirmed
Check for details on the Flowerfield website as the date approaches: www.flowerfield.org

November 7 to 28

FAIR LADIES: An exhibition of etched prints & watercolours by Tim Stampton

Tim Stampton is an artist, illustrator and printmaker of international acclaim now based in Donegal. He produces wood engravings, woodcuts and watercolours and collaborates with authors as an illustrator of books from Irish folklore to children's stories. Fair Ladies is a series of specially produced etched prints to pioneer the use of soft ground aluminium plates etched with a salt solution, the ragged lines, random dots and marks being a by-product of the process. This  new work will go on show for the first time at Flowerfield Arts Centre on 7th November with a reception from 2-5 pm, all welcome to come and meet the artist.

Gallery Talk -Saturday 14 November, 'The Artist as Illustrator'   
Gallery Talk - Talk by the artist about his work - to be confirmed 
Admission free 
Please telephone in advance if you wish to attend

Tim is holding a 'Green Etching' workshop on Saturday 12th September, 10am-4pm: Now Booking - £25 & £20 concession.
Tea & Coffee included.

December 5 to 23

DREAMTIME: Maurice Orr
An exhibition of original oil paintings

Dreamtime... the Earth was flat, in darkness, dead, silent. Unknown forms of life slept below the surface of the land. Then the supernatural Ancestors broke through the crust of the earth from below, with tumultuous force. The sun rose out of the ground. The land received light for the first time. Maurice Orr captures in opulent paint the intense heat and mysterious ambience of the Australian outback which resonates with strange silences and pulsating vibrations of a million cicadas.

Maurice a native of Ballymoney and now a professional artist, turned to oil painting as a hobby after taking early retirement and undergoing major surgery, in 2002 he won his first international residency and in 2003 was awarded the prestigious Arts Council of Northern Ireland's Banff Residency in Alberta, Canada, an experience which radically changed the style of his work. Another residency followed in 2007 from the Arts Council of Australia. "Gondwanaland Vibrations" emerged from it and this is part of that body of work. ENJOY THE HEAT!

Reception & Viewing with the Artist Saturday 5 December 2009 2-5pm in Main Gallery - Open welcome to all.

Gallery Talk "Australian Painters"
Saturday 12 December, 12-1.00pm
Admission Free

The Upper Gallery

Ground & First Floor Exhibition Space

August 22 to 26

Walking in Beauty: Photographs by Roisin Rafferty

Roisin believes beauty can be found anywhere and every where, in the least expected places and when we don't look for it. These photographs are a mix of black & white, colour and digitally edited pictures taken by Roisin in her walk through life. Roisin originally from Portstewart, Northern Ireland, currently lives in Verona, Italy

November 1 to 23 Dec

The Line in the Curve

Black & White Photographs by Ruth Milne
 
Photographer Ruth Milne is Exhibiting throughout November to early December a series of black & white photographs exploring linear structures contained within the frame of the camera, mages which range from the natural world to man-made industrial structures.
 
Ruth is a recent graduate in B.A. Hons Media Studies & Production and MDes in Design & Communications at the University of Ulster.
 
The photographs are for sale on request.