Current and upcoming exhibitions


Re:New Wallace #6 - Time Frame
May
27
to Jun 30

Re:New Wallace #6 - Time Frame

The Re:New Wallace #6 Residency was awarded to artist, Emma Whitehead, who responded to the theme Time Frame for her solo exhibition. Inspired by the journey and time spent pasing through the hands of of people over time, she explored the compulsion to measure time, distance, the seasons, the stars, and the need to make sense of the connections that intersect with our lives

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McCaw Allan - a tea towel collection
Apr
22
to May 19

McCaw Allan - a tea towel collection

Alongside Belfast and Lisburn, Lurgan was one of the leading centres of linen production in Ulster and this exhibition celebrates the work of one Lurgan company in particular. McCaw, Allan & Co Ltd, now part of the Samuel Lamont Group, was founded in 1904, a partnership between Robert Johnston McCaw and Harry Allan.

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A Sense of Wonder
Apr
12
to Apr 19

A Sense of Wonder

An In Memoriam exhibition featuring the work of local photographer, Andrew Furey.

All pieces have been chosen by Andrew’s students from South Eastern Regional College (SERC), Lisburn, and represent a broad selection of the themes and interests that he explored.

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Jamming with Japoleon
Feb
10

Jamming with Japoleon

You are invited to a drop in jam session with Philip 'Japoleon' Poleon for the close of the exhibition A Life in Dub on the evening of Friday 10th February

The session will be held in the gallery space, a space that is no stranger to music events, for an evening of creative collaboration and music making. Bring your instrument of choice along, or a foot to tap, and join in -----ALL WELCOME-----

About Japoleon

As a musician he has performed with many of Jamaica’s most established acts such as Horace Andy and Gregory Isaacs, appearing on the “Later with Jools Holland Show” in 1995 on BBC2. He has also been involved in album projects with these international acts, and have toured both nationally and internationally, often also being responsible for selecting personnel for ensembles.

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A Life in Dub, Philip Poleon
Jan
14
to Feb 10

A Life in Dub, Philip Poleon

Musician, Philip Poleon, has performed with many of Jamaica’s most established acts such as Horace Andy and Gregory Isaacs, appearing on the “Later with Jools Holland Show” in the 90’s. He has been involved in album projects with these international acts, and has toured both nationally and internationally with them.

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Materials, Messages and Meanings #11 Sustainability
Nov
5
to Dec 9

Materials, Messages and Meanings #11 Sustainability

Three irish artists have been selected from an open call as part of our Materials, Messages and Meaning series. Now in its eleventh year, these exhibitions explore artists’ different approaches to materials, methods of production and messages within their work.

This year we have selected artists who have responded to the theme 'Sustainability.

Jasper McKinney MBE is an established practising artist based in Ireland and France making paintings, drawings and sculpture. McKinney studied at Brighton College of Art and Slade School of Fine Art, London, awarded an MBE in the 2013. He shows artwork internationally which reflects his experiences and imagination, along with his excitement and optimism for life.

Judith Waring is a visual artist working primarily in 3 dimensions and with the 'sculptural'. Concerned with materiality, process and scale her practice considers visual markers of time, of place and particularly of boundaries. The work is often site-specific and informed by imagined narratives. JW has shown work both nationally and internationally. Born in Belfast, JW currently lives and works in Denmark and N. Ireland; she is an External Lecturer at the University of Southern Denmark.

Mollie Mia Murphy is a Fine Art Media student from Dublin. A recurring theme in her work is the environmental impact Irish people have on our island. Her research on forestry takes in different factors such as settlement, colonisation and changes in culture and language.

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In Conversation with Stuart Cairns, Anne E. Boylan and Céline Traynor.
Sep
3

In Conversation with Stuart Cairns, Anne E. Boylan and Céline Traynor.

You are invitied to our second artist talk and closing event for Re-USe & Re-Imagine Adornment on Saturday 3rd September in the gallery with makers Stuart Cairns, Anne E. Boylan and Céline Traynor.

In Conversation - Making- An insight into the careers and different approaches to navigating research & materials.

All welcome.

No booking required.

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Adornment (Re-Use + Re-Imagine)
Aug
6
to Sep 16

Adornment (Re-Use + Re-Imagine)

The ACJSNI Re-Use + Re-Imagine Adornment Project is a collaborative venture between 10 artist / makers related to the linen heritage of R-Space Gallery. The project highlights the distinct characteristics of 3-Dimensional research in Silversmith, Jewellery and Textile Art practices. The three craft areas see frequent overlaps in scale, materials, and methods of construction which, when combined, create potential for dynamic statements that push beyond traditional boundaries.

The artists present work that has explored a cross-over of sensitivities and developed their specialisms to create unexpected synergies and directions. The documented processes will be displayed with the finished pieces in the exhibition.

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Spring Fling
May
14
to Jun 4

Spring Fling

Spring Fling brings together four artists from different art backgrounds in an explosion of spring colours and mixed media. The four artists, Sarah McWilliams, painter, Janet Hackney, textiles, Zara Lyness, ceramics, and Robert Martin, glass, show the diversity or crafts and fine art being made in and around the Lisburn area.

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Re:New Wallace #5
Apr
9
to May 6

Re:New Wallace #5

Re:New Wallace #5 is the fifth Wallace Residency project run by R-Space Gallery. For 2022 three artists have been selected to work remotely and have been jointly commissioned to create a first animated short film on the story of the first Wallace fountains erected in Paris in 1872 by Sir Richard Wallace during the Paris siege, Meg Earls, Neil Foster and Nelson Santoni.

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Tipping the Balance
Mar
25
to Mar 29

Tipping the Balance

Tipping the Balance. The group of prisoners at HMP Maghaberry are known now as the TMB Club (to many birthdays) have created the work for this exhibition. This project was made possible thanks to funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Arts & Older People Programme and support from the Northern Ireland Prison Service. Facilitated by Artist in Residence Lucy Turner.

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Online Q&A with Cas Holmes
Jan
29

Online Q&A with Cas Holmes

R-Space Gallery is delighted to invite you to an online Q&A session on Saturday 29 January 2022 at 3pm with our current exhibiting artist, Cas Holmes. The exhibition Places, Spaces and Traces continues until 4 Feb.

If you have any questions, we encourage you to send them to the gallery before the session.

Please contact the gallery (rspace@linenroomslisburn.com) for details and how to join in on the day.

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Places, Spaces and Traces
Jan
8
to Feb 4

Places, Spaces and Traces

Cas Holmes is an award winning artist based in Kent. She graduated in Fine Arts from University College of Creative Arts, followed by research into paper-making and textiles in Japan. Renowned for her use of 'the found', she is the author of five books for Batsford, including her most recent ‘Embroidering the Everyday’ (2021) and ‘Textile Landscape:Painting with Cloth in Mixed Media’ (2018). Her work takes an eclectic view on how different places, everyday subjects and the landscape we live in, can inform your textile work

Places, Spaces, Traces reflects on her Romani heritage. She is interested in the commonalities we have as people, the need for a place of our own, family and food. With migration, changes in our working lives and increasing opportunities to travel, our certainty about who we are and where we fit in is unsure.

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Teatime
Oct
30
to Nov 26

Teatime

A group exhibition exploring our fascination with tea; including a community programme exploring the origins of tea across world culture.

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Translating Linen
Sep
25
to Oct 22

Translating Linen

This exhibition will showcase the award winning Translating Linen project, featuring a digital music piece created from the DNA structure of flax overlaid with the sights and sounds of Northern Ireland’s Linen Mills, and a large scale artwork on linen. This work has been developed with new collaborative work by Dr. O’Kane and Robert Peters.

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PINNED - on Linen
Aug
7
to Sep 3

PINNED - on Linen

'PINNED - on Linen' pays tribute to the fabric associated with R-Space and the Linen Biennale by installing work on locally sourced lengths of Linen. In adapting the Exhibition sympathetically and referencing the significance of its industrial heritage, ACJSN hopes to highlight the many unexpected facets of Contemporary Jewellery in material and form.

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MMM#9 - Remember
May
29
to Jun 25

MMM#9 - Remember

Now in its ninth year, this group exhibition will explore artists’ and makers’ different approaches to the materials they choose to work with and why; the messages and meaning they wish to convey using those materials; what those messages are, and the methods of production and process they use to make the work.

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Re:New Wallace #4
Apr
17
to May 14

Re:New Wallace #4

Matthew Wilson provides the fourth in a series of collaborative cultural projects involving a Northern Irish artist/maker and the Wallace Collection

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