Belfast Exposed Photography Gallery

17/06/2026

🚨New Event Alert - Saturday 🚨

In case you missed the recent Late Night Art, we are delighted to offer a new opportunity to meet the graduates of the UU’s MFA in Photography.

A panel discussion and exhibition tour of Beneath the Surface – showcasing a new generation of photographic voices emerging from the programme at Ulster University.

The MFA panel will provide a brief guided tour of the exhibition followed by a panel discussion. The panel will include Belfast Exposed CEO Deirdre Robb and MFA artists David Wright, Joanne Mullin and Sarah Beatty.

Date: Saturday, 20th June
Time: 11am - 12pm
Free to attend, although spaces are limited so please register on our website

https://www.belfastexposed.org/whats-on/mfa-panel-talk-tour/

16/06/2026

Started in 2017 by The Marmalade Trust, Loneliness Awareness Week (15-21 June) is the world’s largest campaign to inspire conversations about loneliness.

This resonates very specifically with us thanks to our pioneering work in Therapeutic Photography. We work everyday with groups, communities, schools and charitable organisations to inspire these conversations, with many workshop participants never having felt the ability to talk openly before.

The difference that a therapeutic photography session can make, whether surrounded by strangers, contemporaries, colleagues or friends, can not be underestimated and we are privileged to bear witness to so many profound moments with many that we now call friends of Belfast Exposed.

The image on this post was taken by David McKinney who recently exhibited a solo show with us, a photographic journey in response to his own lived experience with loneliness.

David’s work is also part of ‘Beneath the Surface’ the current exhibition of work by the MFA Photography Belfast graduates.

If you, or someone you know is experiencing a sense of loneliness, small moments of connection can make a difference and it is important to seek out support from those that are creating welcoming spaces to help others feel seen and heard.

09/06/2026

We are now into our first full week of Camera Obsolete?, part of the Belfast Photo Festival.

One of our founding principles is to spark conversation, and we strive to do that in any of the art we present on our walls or the experiences we offer in our spaces, this is no different.

With the Festival and Camera Obsolete?, we are proud to mark this moment in the medium of photography’s evolution and mechanical history, by inviting audiences to engage directly with what is being remade and reimagined.

As image-making enters an algorithmic and AI-driven age, we ask ourselves and we ask you to choose to question, confront, create or simply watch.

More detail on our website.

Images are from last Thursday's Late Night Art.

03/06/2026

Also opening tomorrow (Thursday June 4th) is ‘Beneath the Surface’, the new show of work from graduates of the programme at

The exhibition reflects the ambition, criticality and creative experimentation fostered through the MFA Photography programme and offers audiences an opportunity to engage with a wide range of contemporary photographic practices emerging from Northern Ireland today.

Bringing together the work of nine talented individuals, we are delighted to once again be the gallery partner for this showcase exhibition.

Even better news is that this work will grace our upstairs gallery walls for a full two month run so you’ve plenty of time to see it.

Of course, if you can, we’d love to see you for tomorrow from 6-9pm.

Full details in the What’s On section of our website.

03/06/2026

We were delighted and privileged to facilitate a panel event at Parliament Buildings earlier this week.

Local artist and activist brought together panellists and guests with lived experience of what it is to come from elsewhere and make Northern Ireland their home.

It was great to hear from both and Andy George of the PSNI and NBPA about their own sense of belonging here.

It was beneficial to all in the room to hear from audience members with similar, yet different, but always personal and very real stories of their own experiences.

This event ‘First They Ignore You’ took place in response to the launch of Sheila’s own photobook of the same name, available in our store and online.

The event was generously supported by

30/05/2026

Lunchtime Panel Event, this Monday at Stormont

We are delighted to present 'First They Ignore You', a panel discussion that has been proudly supported by Migrant Help UK.

Bringing together artist and activist Sheila Chakravarti, former refugee Sipho Sibanda, and President of the National Black Police Association (NBPA) in the UK, Andy George, a serving officer with the PSNI.

This free event will provide the opportunity to hear their lived experiences of life in Northern Ireland as someone who has chosen our wee country as their home.

We would encourage anyone, especially those from migrant communities (as in have come from somewhere else) to make their voices heard and join us on Monday.

Monday, June 1st at 12:30-2pm
Parliament Buildings, Stormont
Free to attend

Further details on our website, we encourage pre-registration to guarantee a seat.

28/05/2026

Join us at Stormont Parliament Buildings, in the Long Gallery, on Monday 1st June, 12.30pm to listen to people who have come from different countries to make Northern Ireland their home, including Sheila Chakravarti, Andy George & Sipho Sibanda.

🎟️Book your free ticket:
https://www.belfastexposed.org/whats-on/panel-discussion-first-they-ignore-you/

Global majority people experience racism in Northern Ireland. If you have not experienced this it will not be prominent in your thoughts. However, increasingly, it is becoming an issue in Northern Ireland. This is an opportunity to gain a greater understanding of how racism impacts our lives, and to consider the issues at stake without blame or accusations.

At a time when discourse around this issue becomes increasingly polarised, informed policy, and law made and enacted with understanding becomes increasingly important.

Join us at Stormont Parliament Buildings, in the Long Gallery, on Monday 1st June, 12.30pm to listen to people who have come from different countries to make

21/05/2026

The BIEN Project, in partnership with the Office of Inclusion and Cultural Expression, finishes on Saturday, bringing to an end an engaging and enlightening series of exhibitions and events that has allowed us to explore the significance of identity in Northern Ireland.

As part of that events programme we welcomed acclaimed flautists Aisling Agnew and Andrew Douglas, to showcase the versatility of the instrument, including its prevalence in folk and popular culture.

Andrew plays with the Ulster Orchestra and Aisling is the artistic director of the Hard Rain Soloist Ensemble and host of The Flute NI podcast.

Our three current exhibitions as part of BIEN (British? Irish? Either? Neither?) finish this Saturday, 23rd May. We are open tomorrow and Saturday 11am-5pm.

20/05/2026

We pride ourselves on providing a platform on which we can champion the world class work of local and home grown talent.

The BIEN Project (British? Irish? Either? Neither?) has given us the opportunity to showcase 16 local artists in the one space.

As part of this project, in collaboration with the Office of Inclusion and Cultural Expression, we had two solo shows and one group show.

One of the solo shows was from Rebecca Brownlie, the passionate photographer behind

Another of our BIEN programme events had Rebecca in conversation with our CEO .

We loved to see the interaction with the audience as we learned more about Rebecca’s work and what keeps driving her to document the crumbling remnants of our built environment.

The work of Rebecca and our other artists are all on display until Saturday. We are open 11am-5pm.