Coordinates: 54°59′54″N 7°19′17″W / 54.9984205°N 7.3214192°W / 54.9984205; -7.3214192

Void Gallery

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The Void
Void Gallery is located in Derry
Void Gallery
Shown in Derry
Established2003
LocationWaterloo Place,
Derry
Coordinates54°59′54″N 7°19′17″W / 54.9984205°N 7.3214192°W / 54.9984205; -7.3214192
Typecontemporary art gallery
DirectorVivianna Chechia
Websitederryvoid.com

The Void (or VOID)[1] gallery is a contemporary art gallery and events space in Waterloo Place, Derry, Northern Ireland.[2] It began in 2003. Vivianna Chechia has been its director since May 2023,[3] replacing Eamonn McCann.[4]

In 2021 it moved to a new location in Waterloo Place.[4][5] It received a grant of over £123,000 in 2021 from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.[6]

Programmes

The gallery has hosted art events for toddlers,[7] life drawing and film showings.[7][8] It has staged art pieces outside of their buildings,[9] including billboard exhibitions.[10] Some of its exhibitions have been political in nature.[11][12][13]

Artists

Artists exhibited at the Void have included:

References

  1. ^ "Art galleries safely reopen to the public across Northern Ireland | Belfast News Letter".
  2. ^ "Void presents 'Re_sett_ing_s' – a collaboration between Jaki Irvine and Locky Morris". DerryJournal.com.
  3. ^ "Viviana Checchia new director of Void Gallery". DerryNow.com.
  4. ^ a b "Void Gallery announces move to new location at Waterloo Place | Derry Journal".
  5. ^ "New Void gallery to host talented Turkish artist in Derry". DerryJournal.com.
  6. ^ Staff reporter. "Two Derry organisations secure funding of more than £300,000 from Arts Council of Northern Ireland". DerryNow.com.
  7. ^ a b "Coming up at Derry's Void gallery this February! | Derry Journal".
  8. ^ "Shezad Dawood's Leviathan to feature at the Void Gallery | Derry Journal".
  9. ^ "Londonderry: New artwork for blown-up statue site". 26 June 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
  10. ^ McAree, Anna (6 August 2021). "New Derry billboard exhibition explores 'The State We're In'". BelfastLive.
  11. ^ "Anger as image of Jesus Christ immersed in urine going on display in Derry". 29 September 2016 – via www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk.
  12. ^ Staff reporter. "Exhibition by renowned gay rights activist to open in Derry". www.derrynow.com.
  13. ^ "Events confirmed for Derry's Foyle Pride festival 2022 | Derry Journal".

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