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Out There, Thataway - CCA Derry-Londonderry

Stephen Brandes, Nathan Coley, Aleana Egan, Fergus Feehily, Kevin Gaffney, Rana Hamadeh, Merlin James

Curated by: Francis Halsall, Declan Long, and CCA

Out There, Thataway has two conceptual starting points: first, a concern with imagining or navigating territories that are ‘beyond knowledge’; and second, an interest in ways that metaphors of geography shape our thinking and behaviour. The exhibition includes artworks that refer to terrains that are traversed through strategies of fiction and historical association (Stephen Brandes, Kevin Gaffney, Rana Hamadeh); works that imply hesitancy or potentiality regarding location and direction (Merlin James, Fergus Feehily); and others that suggest spaces that are beyond the horizons of our geography altogether (Aleana Egan, Nathan Coley)

Image: Kevin Gaffney, selected still from Our Stranded Friends in Distant Lands. Duration: 5mins 37sec, Korean with English subtitles, 2015.

Admission:Free Time:

Playhouse Staff Exhibition - The Playhouse

A multi-media exhibition of visual and performance art showcasing the wonderful talents of The Playhouse team.
Gavin O'Connor Arts Development Officer with the Arts Council of N.Ireland officially opened the exhibition of over 30 pieces of art produced by The Playhouse staff themselves 

Music - Bennigans Bar Gallery

Tonight will mark the grand opening of Bennigans Bar’s  Art Gallery consisting of works from local artists.
The exhibition will run for two months will all pieces being available to buy.
Enjoy some food, music and wine from 6 - 8pm on Thursday 1st of October.

Admission:Free Time:6-8pm

Spring Watching Pavilion - Void

Art Labor Collective, Dinh Q Lê, The Propeller Group, Lin+Lam,Ngoc Nau, Linh Phuong Nguyen, Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, Nguyễn Trinh Thi, Tran Minh Duc Curated by Orla Ryan

Spring Watching Pavilion presents the first major exhibition of contemporary Vietnamese art in Ireland. 2015 marks the 40 anniversary of  the ‘Fall of Saigon’ and the end of the Vietnam war.

Spring Watching Pavilion exhibits the work of 14 artists who mostly work in lens based media and participatory/socially engaged practices. The works presented are dynamic, engaging yet poetic and  nuanced in their reflection on the richness and complexity of contemporary Vietnamese life.

The title of this exhibition is taken from a poem of the same name  by  the  19th century Vietnamese  poet Hồ Xuân Hương.

Kathryn Elkin / Trees Prosper & Len Graham - CCA Derry~Londonderry

Kathryn Elkin / Trees Prosper & Len Graham, featuring new commissions by Kathryn Elkin and Seamus Harahan, on Saturday 10th October at 7pm. Seamus Harahan has invited a number of different collaborators under the name Trees Prosper (including Patrick Morgan, Christina Anna Morgan and Sara J. Barry), who have in-turn collaborated with folk musician Len Graham for a performance that will take place on Saturday 10th October. A film of their collaboration, recorded in Derry in the weeks preceding the opening, will be presented during the course of the exhibition.

Time:7pm

Prints and Princesses - The Playhouse

An exhibition by Adrian Newton

Adrian studied Fine Art and a PGCE in Art and Design at John Moore's University, Liverpool. He moved to Derry in 2002 ( a woman, now his wife!) He works as a substitute teacher and part time picture framer. 
Adrian started making woodcuts about two years ago, he enjoys the process, firstly drawing, then carving, then the anticipation and surprise when pulling the first print. He loves the aesthetic qualities, the different styles achieved through endless possibilities of line and mark-making. 
His subject matter is very simple, based on the question, 'what makes him happy?' His three young daughters feature heavily in his work, their innocence, naiveity, playfulness and vulnerability provide constant inspiration. He love carving blocks, he loves his children, it's the perfect combination for him to make art.
Exhibition launch Tuesday 20th October at 6pm. All are welcome.