Galway Arts Centre is hosting the prestigious 2021 Turner Prize installation from Belfast-based the Array Collective in Galway this August and September - enjoy a gallery of images above.
The 2021 Turner Prize winners, the Array Collective, is a group of 11 Belfast-based artists from the north and south of Ireland, England and Italy. They all live and work in Belfast creating collaborative projects in response to issues affecting Northern Ireland and issues around access to abortion, gay rights, mental health, gentrification and social welfare.
They are the first artists from Northern Ireland to win the Prize and their work encompasses performances, protests, exhibitions and events. While each has their own artistic practice, the prize was won as a collective.
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Listen: The Array Collective talk to RTÉ Arena
The centrepiece of their installation is The Druthaib's Ball, centred on an imagined síbín - an illegal bar – with a floating roof made from banners created for protests and demonstrations. Audiences gather in this síbin, populated by semi-mythological drúthaib, along with the Ball’s esteemed guests.
The Array Collective's installation runs in Galway Arts Centre's performance space, Nun’s Island Theatre, until 30th September 2022, while a wider exhibition of works will be on display in Galway Arts Centre’s gallery space just a short walk away. Find out more here.
