R-Space delivers an annual programme of contemporary art and craft exhibitions, public talks and participatory workshops.
Coming Up
Judith Waring
Re: New Wallace Collection #7
1/06/24- 28/06/24
‘Re:New Wallace #7’ is the seventh in a series of collaborative cultural projects involving a Northern Irish artist and the Wallace Collection in London. This is an extraordinary collection encompassing paintings and decorative art objects collected from around the world by Sir Richard Wallace and his predecessors. The project provided a residency opportunity to visual artist Judith Waring to carry out research in response to the collection and create an innovative body of new work.
Judith Waring (b. Belfast) is a visual artist primarily concerned with 3-dimensional objects and with the sculptural. Considerations of materiality, process and scale drive her output. Her practice is research-led and project-focused. Visual markers of time, of place and in particular of boundaries are central to the concerns of her practice. The work is often site- or space-specific and informed by real and imagined narratives.
Image - Hereford House
Credit -Leslie Livingston https://www.thegeographicalcure.com/post/guide-to-the-wallace-collection
Current Project
Patterns of Collaboration
Community Project with Robert Peters
Patterns of Collaboration is an inclusive project by R-Space Gallery running from January 29th to March 31st, 2024. It aims to unite 20 participants from Northern Ireland's largest communities and ethnic minority groups through creative workshops. Led by Robert Peters, these sessions explore participants' cultural heritage via textile art, emphasising the significance of patterns in Ireland and beyond. The project fosters mutual respect, understanding, and skill development with hopes in reducucing physical and cultural barriers. The project involves working with over 100 individuals and results in exhibiting collaborative artworks at R-Space Gallery.
Through creative expression, "Patterns of Collaboration" project aims to bridge cultural divides and foster dialogue, contributing to a more inclusive and harmonious society in Northern Ireland.
Image - Patterns of Collaboration with The Resurgam Trust and International Women North Down and Ards. Example of participants print on relief damask plates onto linen.
Credit - Robert Peters