The Golden Thread Gallery is a contemporary art space in

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. It hosts contemporary art exhibitions and participatory events by a mix of Northern Irish and international artists; six large-scale exhibitions in the main gallery spaces and twelve exhibitions in its project space. It also facilitates exhibitions of Northern Irish art in other venues across the globe. The Golden Thread Gallery was established in 1998 by Gail Prentice in a former linen mill on an 'interface area' (an area where segregated nationalist and unionist residential areas meet) in North Belfast. In 2001, it was reconstituted to become the Golden Thread Gallery Ltd., a limited company with charitable status. In 2002,

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, artist and curator, was appointed as the gallery's new director. Gallery outreach activities include working off-site and in partnership with communities and groups, devising projects in addition to providing artists’ talks, gallery tours and workshops. The gallery also publishes exhibition catalogues and books. In recent years the Golden Thread Gallery has been working with a number of artists living and working in Northern Ireland to create a “not-for-profit” form of artists’ representation and has championed their work at art fairs such as the London Art Fair, Berliner Liste and Scope New York as well as establishing a dedicated in-house sales room. Golden Thread Gallery is a member of

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, a network of 35 contemporary art galleries and organisations based throughout the UK. The Golden Thread Gallery is free to the public and is funded by the

Arts Council of Northern Ireland The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (Irish: ''Comhairle Ealaíon Thuaisceart Éireann'', Ulster-Scots: ''Airts Cooncil o Norlin Airlan'') is the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland. It was founded in 1964, as a successor to ...

, National Lottery,

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and supported by RMI and ASHP YEHA.

Staff

*CEO and Creative Director - Peter Richards *Gallery Manager - Sarah McAvera *Exhibitions Officer - Mary Stevens *Development & Fundraising Officer - Liz Byrne *Gallery Assistant - Katharine Paisley

References

External links

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Arts Council of Northern Ireland Website
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