Summer Exhibitions
27 May-15 July
Ray Bonner
A showcase of the work of emerging Artist, Ray Bonner who has been
training at the Void Art School in Derry since September 2008.
www.derryvoid.com
Venue: Lis Linn Healthy Eating Centre, Creggan
T: (028) 71308080
Admission: Free
9 June- 1 Aug
Amra Choluim Chille Exhibition
The Amra Choluim Chille is one of the oldest dateable poems in Gaelic
composed shortly after the death of Colm Cille in 597.
This exhibition is a combination of artwork and calligraphy commissioned
by Colmcille and the Ultach Trust.
www.derrycity.gov.uk/museums/tower.asp
Venue: Tower Museum
T: (028) 71372411
Admission: Free
27 June-20 July
Haircuts by Children
A project by Mammalian Driving Reflex (Toronto) playfully exploring
the enfranchisement of children, trust in the younger generation,
and the thrills and chills of vanity.
www.derryplayhouse.co.uk
Venue: The Context Gallery
T: (028) 71373538
Admission: Free
June-July
WAVE exhibition
An exhibition of personal testimonies charting the human cost of conflict
on both sides of the community.
www.bogsideartists.com
Venue: Bogside Artists Studio
T: (028) 71373842
Admission: Free
25 July-22 Aug
International Collage Party
A project by Paul Butler (Winnipeg) featuring collaborations with local
and international artists.
www.derryplayhouse.co.uk
Venue: The Context Gallery
T: (028) 71373538
Admission: Free
July-Aug
A Celebration of Percy French Exhibition
Famous for his songs such as the 'Mountains of Mourne' and 'Are Ye Right
There Michael', Percy French was a talented songwriter, poet, painter and
entertainer. This exhibition celebrates his unique place in our musical
heritage.
www.derrycity.gov.uk
Venue: Foyle Valley Railway Museum
T: (028) 71265234
Admission: Free
July-Aug
Summer Group Show and Gallery Collection
This exhibition will contain the work of some of Ireland's leading
contemporary artists, with both national & international reputations,
in both figurative and abstract genres with varying degrees of size and
price.
www.gordon-gallery.com
Venue: The Gordon Gallery
T: (028) 71374044
Admission: Free
25-30 Aug
Glorious Flotsom by Killian Doherty
Killian Doherty is a local architect who went to New Orleans to work with
several non-profit organisations in August 2008. On the 4th anniversary of
Hurricane Katrina presented here is his photographic record. An attempt to
illustrate what endures amongst the flotsam of New Orleans and the peoples'
passion for their city and to see it rise again.
www.derryplayhouse.co.uk
Venue: The Context Gallery
T: (028) 71373538
Admission: Free
Aug-Sept
Images of Halloween Exhibition
An exhibition of photographs of the famous Banks of the Foyle Halloween
Carnival taken by Tom Russell.
www.derrycity.gov.uk/museums/tower.asp
Venue: Tower Museum
T: (028) 71372411
Admission: Free