London Street Gallery
At the request of the Inner City Trust, in autumn of 2012 CVA produced a plan for the establishment and running of a gallery at the ICT’s property in London Street, to be presented to the Culture Company Ltd for discussion and approval.
The project plan was adopted, and Noelle McAlinden was appointed by the Culture Company Ltd to curate the artists’ exhibitions during 2013 that the Culture Company had committed to in their Visual Arts programme.
As part of the building preparation, CVA oversaw the installation of gallery-specific fitting requirements (lighting and hanging systems) in order to create a functional gallery space. CVA has further lent the gallery sundry fixtures and fittings (chairs, kitchen equipment, bathroom fittings, etc.) to equip the office space and create a working environment for the voluntary personnel, as there was no budget allocation within the Culture Company or ICT to cover this.
During 2013, The London Street Gallery running costs have been funded by the CVA through a Culture Company Ltd grant and by the Inner City Trust who donated building, heat and light costs.
The Gallery has been staffed on a purely voluntary basis, with a core management team organised and directed by the CVA.
Up to the 30th October the London Street Gallery had hosted 9 exhibitions, and in total 12 are planned for the 8 month run of the gallery. These exhibitions have featured approximately 500+ artists, the vast majority of whom are local. These local artist exhibitions have been juxtaposed with high profile exhibitions from renowned artists like Brian Ferran RUA, Maurice Harron, Eamonn O’Doherty, Julian Friers RUA and most recently an Arts Council Collection exhibition featuring works by Bridget Riley, Basil Blackshaw and Tracy Emin.
This formula has proved extremely popular and successful. The London Street Gallery has had approximately 7000 visitors in the period 20th April to 30th October.
The Gallery has received high-profile media coverage on BBC TV, Radio and in the national, regional and local press, which in advertising terms is worth many thousands of pounds. It has also featured in specialist press, like Irish Arts Review.
Notable visitors from the world of politics have included the President of Ireland, Michael Higgins, Mayors of Derry; Mr Kevin Campbell, Mr Martin Reilly, Deputy First Minister Mr Martin McGuinness, Mr Mark Durkan MP, Shadow secretary of state Mr Vernon Coaker MP and Mr Ed Vaizy Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries. We have also welcomed visitors from other aspects of community life such as Bishop of Derry and Raphoe James Mehaffey, fashion guru Wayne Hemingway, music personalities such as Soak, Paddy Glasgow, Gay McIntyre, and many more.
The project plan was adopted, and Noelle McAlinden was appointed by the Culture Company Ltd to curate the artists’ exhibitions during 2013 that the Culture Company had committed to in their Visual Arts programme.
As part of the building preparation, CVA oversaw the installation of gallery-specific fitting requirements (lighting and hanging systems) in order to create a functional gallery space. CVA has further lent the gallery sundry fixtures and fittings (chairs, kitchen equipment, bathroom fittings, etc.) to equip the office space and create a working environment for the voluntary personnel, as there was no budget allocation within the Culture Company or ICT to cover this.
During 2013, The London Street Gallery running costs have been funded by the CVA through a Culture Company Ltd grant and by the Inner City Trust who donated building, heat and light costs.
The Gallery has been staffed on a purely voluntary basis, with a core management team organised and directed by the CVA.
Up to the 30th October the London Street Gallery had hosted 9 exhibitions, and in total 12 are planned for the 8 month run of the gallery. These exhibitions have featured approximately 500+ artists, the vast majority of whom are local. These local artist exhibitions have been juxtaposed with high profile exhibitions from renowned artists like Brian Ferran RUA, Maurice Harron, Eamonn O’Doherty, Julian Friers RUA and most recently an Arts Council Collection exhibition featuring works by Bridget Riley, Basil Blackshaw and Tracy Emin.
This formula has proved extremely popular and successful. The London Street Gallery has had approximately 7000 visitors in the period 20th April to 30th October.
The Gallery has received high-profile media coverage on BBC TV, Radio and in the national, regional and local press, which in advertising terms is worth many thousands of pounds. It has also featured in specialist press, like Irish Arts Review.
Notable visitors from the world of politics have included the President of Ireland, Michael Higgins, Mayors of Derry; Mr Kevin Campbell, Mr Martin Reilly, Deputy First Minister Mr Martin McGuinness, Mr Mark Durkan MP, Shadow secretary of state Mr Vernon Coaker MP and Mr Ed Vaizy Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries. We have also welcomed visitors from other aspects of community life such as Bishop of Derry and Raphoe James Mehaffey, fashion guru Wayne Hemingway, music personalities such as Soak, Paddy Glasgow, Gay McIntyre, and many more.
London Street Gallery Survey

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