Ekphrasis: Writing & Art
Our Ekphrasis projects build on the long history of dialogue between writers and artists in Belfast, and reflect the interdisciplinary research interests at the Seamus Heaney Centre.
Every year we collaborate with the Ulster Museum and their curators on a series of seminars and live events, and publish a pamphlet of new poems written by our students in response to artworks from the Museum's collection. These poems remain connected to the artwork through inclusion in their permanent collection files.
Besides the annual collaboration with the Ulster Museum, many of our staff and students are involved in the visual arts through art criticism, curatorial work, and individual art practices.
Colin Middleton and John Lavery (2023/24)
Colin Middleton: Among this Peace and Noise
An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Colin Middleton, spanning six decades. Middleton was a close friend of many writers, including Seamus Heaney. The Colin Middleton exhibition runs until 21 Jan 2024.
Renaissance to Romanticism (2022/23)
Collage: A Political Act (2022)
with support from Padraig Regan
The Pamphlet: Finding the Edge
With writing by Morgan Leathem, Matthew McGlinchey, Eoghan Totten, Dara McWade, Eoin Kelly, Joanne McCarthy, Suzi Bloom, Harry Bradley, Alanna Offield, Rose Winter, Emma Gibb, and Charlie McElwain.
Creating art from art
Our Ekphrasis Project has been featured in the Impact Magazine of Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. The collaboration took place in the 2021 Ekphrasis Project when none of the students at home or abroad had access to the gallery space. The short film showcasing the works is still available to view in our collection on QFT Player.
A Unique Silence (2021)
in partnership with Professor Jenny Browne and her students at Trinity University Texas
Changing Views (2020)
with support from Padraig Regan, Fulbright scholar Jenny Browne and SHC Fellow Vahni Capildeo
Privilege of Distance (2019)
with poems in response to a range of works from across the Ulster Museum's collections
That All I'd Seen Would Be Left Untranslated
commissioned by the Courtauld Institute of Art on the occasion of RES/Fest Belfast 2018.
Art & Writing: with Stuart Cumberland & Jake Hawkey
Poet and PhD candidate Jake Hawkey talks with painter Stuart Cumberland, finding common ground in their research and creative practices.
FRONTIER WORK: Four Artists on Ireland's Border
14 Jan - 4 Mar 2022, Regional Cultural Centre in Donegal
The exhibition marking 100 years of Ireland's border, is curated by Garrett Carr, senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the Seamus Heaney Centre at Queen's, and author of The Rule of the Land: Walking Ireland’s Border.
The exhibition and associated events are organised by Artlink and funded by the Arts Council of Ireland.
Image: by Anna Marie Savage
Upcoming events in this series
Date: 23/09/2021
Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM
Location: Lecture Room, Ulster Museum, Belfast
Category: Performance
Date: 31/08/2021
Time: 7:00PM - 7:30PM
Location: Online
Category: Performance
Date: 26/01/2021
Time: 2:00PM - 3:30PM
Location: Online
Category: Lecture / Talk / Discussion