Millennium Court

23/07/2024

If you are interested in this job opportunity contact Keith on the email address below ⬇️
[email protected]

Hiiii Guys! Can you help us out?! With the upcoming launch of our New App we are on the hunt for Delivery Drivers!

Here’s what we’re looking for:

Someone really dead on with good communication skills as you’ll be the face of Deja Vu at the front door!

Punctuality and Relibility - Nobody wants a cold burger delivered late!

The ability to read maps and remember local routes - Need to be able to find your way out of a paper bag at least

A clean driving record, valid driver’s licence, a reliable vehicle and insurance - No cowbais!

Weekend work but hours to be discussed at interview!

If you're interested send us your details through to [email protected] or if you know someone who might be interested tag them below 😊

22/07/2024

🎨 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 𝑷𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔! 🎨

Some pieces are still remaining from our adults and kids clay pressed flower workshops with The Clay Project!

For attendees of these workshops, your pieces are now available to collect from reception

We are open:
Monday - Thursday: 9am - 4:30pm
Friday: 9am - 4pm

22/07/2024

Join me this week on the mat!
Pop into a class near you......
£8 per person and just bring a mat with you.

21/07/2024

19/07/2024

🎨 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔! 🎨

Brendan Jamison: In-Between 7 Feb - 29 Mar 2008

MCAC is delighted to present ‘In-Between’, a new body of work by young Northern Irish artist Brendan Jamison. The work has been specifically created for the MCAC Gallery 2 space. Employing the primary colours of red, yellow and blue, the show features three large-scale wool sculpture installations, directly interacting with the space.
The theme of ‘In-Between’ is explored through the use of space. A yellow spiral staircase connects the floor to the ceiling; a blue wool bridge rises up and stretches across the centre of the gallery; and a curving red wool tunnel.

The artist employs wool for its warmth and tangible quality, with its therapeutic healing qualities offering non-violent associations. As an artist Jamison is constantly aware and engaging with the visual and psychological effects of colour and form on the viewer. This technique breaks down many of the academic notions that can at times isolate and distance people from contemporary art. This is also a major role MCAC plays as both a Gallery and Art Centre in its belief that art is for everyone and altering perceptions of art.

17/07/2024

🎨 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝑪𝒖𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓 𝑻𝒐𝒖𝒓! 🎨

Thursday 25th July | 2-4pm

This curator tour will be led with Simon Blanckensee and Sinéad Keogh the organisers of this exhibition. This event will provide an in depth tour of the exhibition, followed by tea and cake. Everyone is welcome. This event will be happening on Thursday 25th July from 2- 4pm!

Opening dates for this exhibition are as follows:
Monday 8th - 11th July 9am - 4.30pm
Monday 22th - 25th July 9am – 4.30pm

15/07/2024

🌸 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑮𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒅𝒔! 🌸

Do you enjoy gardening??

We have beds available in our Sustain community garden that are ready for planting! Whether your group is passionate about planting flowers or growing delicious vegetables. We have a spot waiting for you! 🍅

If you know any community groups that would be interested in taking a bed, let them know!

For more information, please contact us at: [email protected]

11/07/2024

🎨 𝑼𝒍𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕, 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈! 🎨

We had a great evening on Tuesday hosting the celebration event for the members of the Ulster Project Delaware group in Portadown.

In this project young people from both Protestant and Catholic backgrounds, were involved in a cultural exchange programme with teens from Delaware in America. These young people participated in a range of peace building activities to create friendships and promote the importance of the acceptance of diversity and inclusion.

Well done to all the participants involved in this project! 👏

11/07/2024

📆 𝑪𝒍𝒐𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑩𝒂𝒏𝒌 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒚 📆

Millennium Court and Barclays UK Community Social will be closed from Friday 12th July until Sunday 21st July.

We will re-open on Monday 22nd July at 9am

09/07/2024

Back on track🏁

Following today’s camp cancellations due to weather, we are pleased to announce that rest of the week will proceed as planned! 👏🤸‍♀

To make up for lost time, an additional hour each day will be added, with camps now operating from 10 AM to 2 PM.

Please remind your child to bring wet weather gear. Keep an eye on your emails for any further camp updates.☔🌈

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

09/07/2024

🎨 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒑 𝑷𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔! 🎨

Check out these beautiful pieces created in our adults and kids clay pressed flower workshops with The Clay Project! 🤩

For attendees of these workshops, your pieces are now available to collect from reception

08/07/2024

🎨 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔, 𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕! 🎨

We had a great opening event on Saturday for our 'Clarity of the stars' exhibition. A retrospective on the work of Northern Irish artist Jordan Howe.

Our thanks to the Deputy Lord Mayor Kyle Savage for opening this exhibition for us. Our thanks to councillor Julie Flaherty and our directors Brian Walker, Arnold Hatch and Lewis Porters for supporting this event as well.

We would like to thank Sinead Keogh and Simon Blanckensee for their help in setting up and organising this exhibition, in memory of Jordan. We were delighted to have the opportunity to display her pieces. Make sure to call in and see this exhibition!

Opening dates for this exhibition are as follows:
Monday 8th - 11th July 9am - 4.30pm
Monday 22th - 25th July 9am – 4.30pm

05/07/2024

🎨 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔: 𝑨 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒏 𝑯𝒐𝒘𝒆 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 🎨

Opening event: Saturday 6th July at 2pm

This exhibition is an expansive retrospective on the work of Northern Irish artist Jordan Howe. Howe's work encompassed themes of identity, femininity and surrealism, often presented within pop cultural references and visual culture.
Working in mixed media, primarily painting as a visual artist, Howe was also heavily involved in music production and composed many original pieces. Her work was widely recognised and respected amongst her peers and she was both technically ambitious and unguarded in her evocation of emotion within her theatrical and decisive body of work. This retrospective is a celebration of the
life's work of Jordan Howe.

This exhibition is open to public from Friday 5th July 2024 9am – 4.30pm

Monday 8th - 11th July 9am - 4.30pm

Monday 22th - 25th July 9am – 4.30pm

Official exhibition launch, featuring speeches at 3pm by Manager of Millennium Court Arts Centre Geraldine Lawless, special guests, Co-Curator Simon Blanckensee and Jordan's brother Caolan. Saturday 6th July 2pm – 5pm. All are welcome.

Tactile tour for audience who are blind and visually impaired followed by tea and cake with Co-Curator Sinéad Keogh. Thursday 11th July 11am – 1pm.

Curator tour with Simon Blanckensee and Sinéad Keogh. An in depth tour of the exhibition followed by tea and cake. Everyone is welcome. Thursday 25th July 2- 4pm.

04/07/2024

🎨 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔! 🎨

Mark McGreevy: A Gap In The Bright 6 Dec 2007 - 26 Jan 2008

MCAC is delighted to host ‘A Gap in the Bright’, presenting new work by young Northern Irish artist Mark McGreevy. ‘A Gap in the Bright’ is the first project in Beneath the Painted Surface, a series of three exhibitions that investigate the liminal (i.e. thresholds, boundaries and borderlines) and subliminal elements in the medium of painting and curated by Megan Johnston. Three Northern Irish contemporary artists have been selected because their practice engages with these issues. Through these exhibitions, MCAC aims to provoke contemplation, dialogue and debate about the formal readings of the painted surface — colour, line, perspective and narrative. We will also engage with the artist to incite deeper examination of painting in historical, modern and post-modern eras.

03/07/2024

🎨 𝑪𝒓𝒂𝒇𝒕 𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒉 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏! 🎨

We are delighted to have Ciara Campbell Crawford, displaying her ceramic exhibition 'Echoes' at Millennium Court for August Craft Month 2024! 🎨

The Opening event for this exhibition will be on Friday 2nd August from 7-9pm.

You will have the opportunity to Meet The Artist exhibition event 10th August, from 10am – 12pm. This event provides participants with the opportunity to ask questions to the artist and chat about the themes within her work and learn about the materials and techniques used in the creation on her unique pieces! You will also have the opportunity to help her build one of her sculptures in the gallery.

In this exhibition, Ciara invites you to embark on a journey through the landscapes of Northern Ireland, where every piece tells a story of resilience, beauty, and the enduring power of the natural world.

Other Saturdays for this exhibition can be open by request.

Featured below is one of her pieces on display for her exhibition

This exhibition will be on display from Friday 2nd – 31st August

Ciara Campbell Ceramics

02/07/2024

🎨 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒔: 𝑨 𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒑𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑾𝒐𝒓𝒌 𝒐𝒇 𝑱𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒏 𝑯𝒐𝒘𝒆 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 🎨

Opening event: Saturday 6th July at 2pm

This exhibition is an expansive retrospective on the work of Northern Irish artist Jordan Howe. Her work encompassed themes of identity, femininity and surrealism, often presented within pop cultural references and visual culture. Her work was widely recognised and respected amongst her peers and she was both technically ambitious and unguarded in her evocation of emotion within her theatrical and decisive body of work. This retrospective is a celebration of the life's work of Jordan Howe.

This exhibition will be open on:

Monday 8th - 11th July 9am - 4.30pm

Monday 22th - 25th July 9am – 4.30pm

The exhibition opening, will feature speeches by, special guests, Co-Curator Simon Blanckensee and Jordan's brother Caolan. All are welcome to this opening event!

On Thursday 11th July at 11am, a tactile tour will be provided for an audience who are blind and visually impaired followed by tea and cake with Co-Curator Sinéad Keogh.

On Thursday 25th July at 2pm, a curator tour with Simon Blanckensee and Sinéad Keogh will be happening. This will include an in depth tour of the exhibition followed by tea and cake.

02/07/2024

It's a new week, and a new month! Here are five little things you can do to take care of your mind this week:

🚶‍♀️ Go for a 5-minute lunchtime walk
📞 Call a friend or family member, just for a chat
🎧 Listen to your favourite song
✍️️Write down three things you are grateful for
📴 Avoid scrolling social media right before you go to sleep!

What would you add to our list?

01/07/2024

🎨 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝑶𝒏 𝑰𝒏 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒚! 🎨

This month we have our new upcoming exhibition 'A Clarity of the stars' a retrospective on the work of artist Jordan Howe.

Featured in this exhibition will be a tactile tour on Thursday 11th July from 11am - 1pm,
this tour will be for an audience who are blind and visually impaired.

On Thursday 25th July there will be a Curator tour from 2-4pm
This curator tour will be led with Simon Blanckensee and Sinéad Keogh with refreshments provided after both tours.

01/07/2024

28/06/2024

🎨𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐞🎨

Check out our new room hire section on our website in the link below, to see the spaces that we have available!

We cater for a wide range of events at Millennium Court. If you would be interested in using the facilities, visit our website or use the contact details below ⬇
✉️ [email protected]
📞 02838350935

28/06/2024

Calling all Storytellers 🎭

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/gPFHDhyyMaQafdBp/

📢Calling those from the border counties of Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Monaghan & Cavan📢

📌Border Talk 4 – Expression of Interest

Storytellers of Ireland in partnership with The Armstrong Storytelling Trust have recently launched a joint cross border storytelling project called 'Border Talk'. Funded by the International Fund for Ireland (IFI), the project promises to deliver cross border, cross community storytelling events and training programmes to promote the tradition of oral storytelling and in turn develop a network of storytellers who can deliver cross-border events, leading to increased cross-border activities and reconciliation amongst border communities. The border area is a unique landscape with a rich heritage in the oral tradition of storytelling.

We invite expressions of interest from anyone from the border counties of Armagh, Fermanagh, Tyrone, Monaghan & Cavan. This EOI seeks to establish a group of participants from these counties in a bespoke storytelling training program, leading to a National Open College Network (NOCN) Level 2 Unit in Oral Storytelling skills for performance.

If you are interested in taking part in this course, please complete the Expression of Interest form by close of play Monday 1st July.

You will find the link in the insta bio above or follow https://forms.office.com/e/iZj59zx1Xe

For further information on Border Talk please contact Colleen Savage Border Talk Project Coordinator on [email protected]

Best of luck!

Monaghan County Libraries
Cavan County Library Service
Cavan County Museum
Ring Of Gullion AONB
Cavan Public Participation Network
Fermanagh & Omagh Arts and Culture
Strule Arts Centre, Omagh
Lough Erne Landscape Partnership
Lough Erne Landscape Partnership
Lough Erne Heritage
Creative Monaghan
Armstrong Storytelling Trust
Liz Weir - Irish Storyteller
The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh

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27/06/2024

🎨 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔! 🎨

Name: Walter Ferris

Exhibition Pieces: Judgement By Others

Walter's piece was inspired from his fight with clinical depression, This work reflects how he felt being judged by others who considered me inferior.

27/06/2024

We were delighted to host the multi-agency flood review at Millennium Court on Wednesday evening!

Thanks to everyone who attended tonight’s Open Evening in Portadown on the multi-agency review of the Autumn flooding in the South East.

You can give feedback on the event here: https://forms.office.com/r/Ld4q1nGP7e

Tomorrow’s Open Evening will be in Downpatrick Leisure Centre from 4-7pm when the emerging findings and considerations from the draft report will be presented.

You are invited to attend.

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
John O'Dowd MLA
Police Service of Northern Ireland
Armagh Banbridge Craigavon Council
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27/06/2024

🎨 𝑷𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔! 🎨

Cuchulain Comforted: Visual & Verbal Collaboration by Rita Duffy and Paul Muldoon, April - May 2007

MCAC is delighted to host the exhibition and launch of ‘Cuchulain Comforted’ and the publication ‘Cloth’— a visual and verbal collaboration by Rita Duffy and Paul Muldoon. This is the second exhibition and book in a two-part series of new work entitled ‘Interrogating Contested Spaces’ involving the collaboration of major Northern Irish visual and verbal artists.

26/06/2024

🎨 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔! 🎨

Name: Senga Sharkey

Exhibition Pieces: Making Memories and More Memories

Senga is primarily an abstract artist who loves the process of painting. She isn’t usually concerned with having a particular image in mind when starting her work, rather allowing the paint, random collage, and free drawing to lead in an intuitive way as she builds up layers of paint, paper and other media. Senga’s inspirations and interests are varied and any of her life experiences, good and bad, can make their way into her paintings. She is increasingly digging deep and painting from memories, feelings and hopes. Senga primarily seeks an emotional response from viewers, who can draw on their own feelings and experiences, and make what they will of her work.

26/06/2024

Final sessions for June this week 👍
Some pop in spaces available, just send me a DM or comment ✔️

25/06/2024

🎨 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔! 🎨

Name: Sara Fox

Exhibition Piece: Support Me Before I Fall

Sara Fox is a painter of people and places who expresses her interpretation of the world through her practice. This understanding is a window into how she perceives and is influenced by her environment. She was brought up in a country in a perpetual state of flux, creating uncertainty and unbalance. This tension is rooted deeply in her subconscious and has emerged as a critical theme in the subjects she chooses to work with. Her work reflects her ever-changing circumstances and is her way of trying to unpick them. Everything leads to the realisation that dialectical relationships push her practice: high art vs craft, manmade vs natural, new vs old, modern techniques vs traditions, health vs illness, Belfast vs itself.

24/06/2024

🎨 𝑨𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔! 🎨

Name: Petra Dominová

Exhibition Piece: The Middle Pillar

Petra Dominová is a Czech multidisciplinary artist, currently based in Northern Ireland, working with painting, moving image, sound and digital art. With the use of myth and personal intuitive iconography, she creates work, that brings attention to the subconscious layers of the psyche, where significance is given to symbolism, depicting a connection to the unity of Nature and our roots, whilst also exploring ideas about consciousness, eco-psychology and mysticism. She has completed her MFA in Fine Art at the Ulster University in Belfast, NI in 2019. Later that Year, she exhibited her work as part of the RDS Visual Art Awards at the RHA in Dublin.

24/06/2024

🎨 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝑻𝒐 𝑽𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝑺𝑹𝑪 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑵𝑰𝑴𝑯𝑨𝑭 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔! 🎨

Make sure to call in and see our 2 exhibitions before they are gone! These exhibitions include our SRC Volume 2 exhibition and our Pause exhibition it association with Northern Ireland Mental Health Arts Festival

These exhibitions will be on display until Friday 29th June