The Best Art Gallery in Belfast

I recently took my 2 year old daughter to a fun and relaxed art class at the gallery. All the ladies who supervised were lovely and interacted really well the children. They had a bird theme running throughout all of the activities, it was nice to have a focus. My daughter really enjoyed the painting and the freedom to mix paints and get messy! She also loved making a bird feeder which the birds enjoyed in our garden. There was a generous amount of resources for the children to use.

Catalyst Arts is such a dynamic organisation supporting emerging artists as well as bringing international artists to Belfast. One of the best exhibitions this year for me was the Fata Morgana show....beautifully curated and the space was completely transformed.

Eakin's my favourite art gallery on the Lisburn Road. A lovely little family run gallery spanning two floors of a red brick townhouse. Specialists in contemporary Irish art they also have some pieces from the past as well. You'll find a range of Artists' work here including George Callaghan, Brian Ballard, Neil Shawcross, Dean McDowell, Louis le Brocquy, J B Vallely and Terry Bradley amongst others. Yesterday I visited to view the beautiful, stylised, atmospheric paintings of George Callaghan.