BEIRUT: “After the explosion, I was ready to give away everything I’ve ever done if it made the situation better. I hopped on any opportunity to donate my work in exchange for raising funds,” says Lebanese visual artist Ayla Hibri. “A lot of good people put together these platforms of exchange and it really felt like it was helping. It confirmed to me that art carries a kind of transferable honorable energy that can push people to do good.”
Hibri is by no means alone. Following the lethal blast in the Port of Beirut in August, Mary Cremin, the director of Void Gallery in Northern Ireland, reached out to Beirut Art Residency (BAR), offering the organization her support. She was willing to host a fundraising exhibition at her space in Derry, with all proceeds going towards the BAR Support Fund, which provides emerging artists with small grants.
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Well-known Derry arts centre is moving to a new home
Void Gallery to set up a new base in the heart of the city centre
The Void Gallery is moving from Patrick Street.
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One of Derry s leading arts centres is on the move.
The Void Gallery is moving from its current home at Patrick Street to a new base at Waterloo Place.
The move will happen in April.
Void’s new home will be located at the foot of the Derry Walls and will provide two main gallery spaces and a walk-in education space.
The building is street facing with a wide glass front, which will enable the gallery to present its programme, even in lockdown.