Void Gallery
{{short description|Contemporary art gallery in Northern Ireland}}
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| name = The Void
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| map_type =United Kingdom Derry
| map_caption =Shown in Derry
| coordinates = {{Coord|54.9984205|-7.3214192|display=inline,title}}
| established = 2003
| type = contemporary art gallery
| chairperson =
| director = Vivianna Chechia
| location = Waterloo Place,
Derry
| website = {{URL|DerryVoid.com}}
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The Void (or VOID){{Cite web |title=Art galleries safely reopen to the public across Northern Ireland | Belfast News Letter |url=https://www.newsletter.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/art-galleries-safely-reopen-to-the-public-across-northern-ireland-2976615}} gallery is a contemporary art gallery and events space in Waterloo Place, Derry, Northern Ireland.{{Cite web |website=DerryJournal.com |title=Void presents 'Re_sett_ing_s' – a collaboration between Jaki Irvine and Locky Morris |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/arts-and-culture/art/void-presents-resettings-a-collaboration-between-jaki-irvine-and-locky-morris-4046267}} It began in 2003. Vivianna Chechia has been its director since May 2023,{{Cite web |title=Viviana Checchia new director of Void Gallery |url=https://www.derrynow.com/news/home/1162702/viviana-checchia-new-director-of-void-gallery.html |website=DerryNow.com}} replacing Eamonn McCann.
In 2021 it moved to a new location in Waterloo Place.{{Cite web |title=Void Gallery announces move to new location at Waterloo Place | Derry Journal |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/news/environment/void-gallery-announces-move-to-new-location-at-waterloo-place-3146732}}{{Cite web |title=New Void gallery to host talented Turkish artist in Derry |website=DerryJournal.com |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/new-void-gallery-to-host-talented-turkish-artist-in-derry-3371575}} It received a grant of over £123,000 in 2021 from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland.{{Cite web |author=Staff reporter |title=Two Derry organisations secure funding of more than £300,000 from Arts Council of Northern Ireland |url=https://www.derrynow.com/news/news/637206/two-derry-organisations-secure-funding-of-more-than-300-000-from-arts-council-of-northern-ireland.html |website=DerryNow.com}}
Programmes
The gallery has hosted art events for toddlers,{{Cite web |title=Coming up at Derry's Void gallery this February! | Derry Journal |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/arts-and-culture/art/coming-up-at-derrys-void-gallery-this-february-4008738}} life drawing and film showings.{{Cite web |title=Shezad Dawood's Leviathan to feature at the Void Gallery | Derry Journal |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/arts-and-culture/art/shezad-dawoods-leviathan-to-feature-at-the-void-gallery-4170104}} It has staged art pieces outside of their buildings,{{Cite web |date=June 26, 2020 |title=Londonderry: New artwork for blown-up statue site |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-53180778 |via=www.bbc.com}} including billboard exhibitions.{{Cite web |last=McAree |first=Anna |date=August 6, 2021 |title=New Derry billboard exhibition explores 'The State We're In' |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/new-void-gallery-billboard-exhibition-21206520 |website=BelfastLive}} Some of its exhibitions have been political in nature.{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2016 |title=Anger as image of Jesus Christ immersed in urine going on display in Derry |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/anger-as-image-of-jesus-christ-immersed-in-urine-going-on-display-in-derry/35088304.html |via=www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk}}{{Cite web |author=Staff reporter |title=Exhibition by renowned gay rights activist to open in Derry |url=https://www.derrynow.com/news/home/491465/exhibition-by-renowned-gay-rights-activist-to-open-in-derry.html |website=www.derrynow.com}}{{Cite web |title=Events confirmed for Derry's Foyle Pride festival 2022 | Derry Journal |url=https://www.derryjournal.com/lifestyle/outdoors/events-confirmed-for-derrys-foyle-pride-festival-2022-3800162}}
Artists
Artists exhibited at the Void have included:
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Category:Art museums and galleries in Northern Ireland
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Category:Contemporary art galleries in the United Kingdom
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