ART IN THE EASTSIDE - CEX artists billboard exhibition in East Belfast

Creative Exchange Artists presents the second year of an outdoor gallery of nine billboards across East Belfast that celebrates the artistic exploration of the physical, visual and cultural expression of the area. The official launch and accompanying exhibition for the event will take place in Portview Trade Centre on the 20th of October 2011 from 6pm till 9pm. The artists whose work will be featured on the billboards in the area are Peter Richards, Cliff Brooks, Ray Duncan, Colin Davis, Ben Allen, George Robb, Katie Blue,
Lesley Cherry and Deirdre Robb.

This event is part of the Belfast Festival at Queens and is supported by Belfast City Council and the Arts Council of NI with sponsorship from Belfast Media Print and Design, Portview Trade Centre and James Brown and Sons.

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