Don’t miss the upcoming exhibitions at Ards Arts Centre of artists from The Loft in Portaferry and a solo by Michael Geddis
Ards Arts Centre in Newtownards is pleased to welcome two new art exhibitions to its Georgian and Sunburst Galleries:xa0Surface Matters, a group exhibition of work by thexa0Loft Artistsxa0and Pursuing the Third Dimension,xa0a solo exhibition of research and development works byxa0Michael Geddis.
The Loft Artists are a professional collective of artists based at The Mill, in Bishop Mills, Portaferry. Their exhibition will feature works by Sara Brown, Owen Crawford, Sally Houston, Kate Rebbeck, and Cecilia Stephens responding to the title of Surface Matters.
The work showcased will be an outcome from developing the artists interpretation of the local environment, history, and heritage. By use of richness in colour, forms and mark making, the artists aim to connect to the viewer, to challenge our contemporary relationship with our land and sense of place.
Visual artist, Michael Geddis, specialises in drawing and print-making. His intuitively-drawn cellular landscapes are derived from memory and imagination.u202f His drawings are characterised by distinctively microscopic featuresu202fincludingu202fsoft and sharp focus, crisp silhouettes and a sense of diffuse lighting that appears to be coming from underneath the pictorial plane.
In 2023/24, Michael Geddis wasu202fau202frecipient of the Ards and North Down Borough Council Individual Artist Grant.
This grant enabled him to have one-to-one trainingu202fand mentoringu202fsessions with SmythCast Foundry to develop his work from two-dimensional drawings to three-dimensional bronze sculpture.
The outcomesu202fand selected artefactsu202ffrom Michael’s research and development will be presented in this exhibition.xa0
Michael will give an Artist Talk at Ards Arts Centre on Thursday 6 February about his experiences and processes during his one-to-one trainingu202fand mentoringu202fsessions with SmythCast Foundry, as part of his Individual Artist Grant.
Both exhibitions open on Thursday 23 January and continue until Saturday 15 February. Admission to Ards Arts Centre is free.
All are welcome to attend a Preview Event in Ards Arts Centre on Thursday 23 January at 7pm.
For more information visit:xa0www.andculture.org.uk
To register for Michael Geddis’ Artist Talk in Ards Arts Centre on Thursday 6 February at 6pm, please visit:xa0
Artist Talk and Arts Grant Information Session: Michael Geddis | AND Culture
To register to attend the Exhibitions’ Preview Event in Ards Arts Centre on Thursday 23 January at 7pm, please visit:xa0
