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Visual Arts

Open Arts currently has 2 visual arts groups which meet in Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast weekly.

Monday 10:30am – 12:30pm

Wednesday 10am – 12pm

Art facilitator Richard is helping a participant with his artwork. They are standing at the end of a desk that has tree branches, tubes of paint and glue lying about.
Four members of the Wednesday art group sat at a large table the full length of the art room in the Crescent. The table is messy and covered in arts materials such as paint, pots of paint brushes, and pencils.
Five members of the Monday Art group are sat at two tables. In front of each of them are wooden boxes they are decorating. Richard the facilitator is standing in the middle of them smiling.

Open Arts, Acorn group is specifically for those who are blind or partially sighted. They meet in Divis Community Centre, Falls Road, Belfast weekly and are supported by Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.

Thursday 10am – 12pm

6 members of the Acorn Art group and two facilitators are facing the camera laughing, whilst wearing their playful and colourful Christmas jumpers.

Their most recent exhibition “Brush & Beyond” was held in the Green Room of the Black Box, Hill Street, Belfast.

The collection was composed of a variety of techniques including print, mosaic and collage.

Poster promoting our exhibition "Brush & Beyond." The main graphic has a navy blue background with metalic gold bird shapes scattered across the top half of the page.