Linen Biennale 2020 – Open Call
Open Call/Expressions of Interest Following on from the success of N.Ireland’s inaugural Linen Biennale in 2018, Lisburn’s R-Space Gallery is at the Planning & Fundraising stage for next year’s events […]
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Linen Biennale 2018 Evaluation
The External Linen Biennale Evaluation for 2018 has now been published and can be accessed here. To find out more about how to get involved in Linen Biennale 2020, please […]
Poem from card room wall in Liddell’s Mill in Donacloney – author unknown
During a recent celebration of the Shuttles & Shafts in Dunacloney Orange Hall one of our founders Anthea McWilliams took a moment to read aloud a poem that was copied from […]
Shuttles & Shafts
Last Friday the Linen Biennale team had the pleasure of celebrating with Shuttles & Shafts in Dunacloney Orange Hall. This amazing project documented the heritage of Wm Liddell & Co […]
Linen Themed Show featuring Gráinne Maher, Elin Johnston, Rachel Fitzpatrick
PREVIEW – Tues 9 Apr, 7.30pm–9pm Three leading, local women designers showcase their latest creations inspired by linen. Gráinne Maher (featured image) has been creating bespoke headwear for the past […]
Get your tickets to Waking Beauty
We are just a few days away from the premiere in Lisburn of The Linen Opera ‘Waking Beauty’. There are still tickets available, but we strongly urge booking soon as […]
Linen Biennale Lost in Linen exhibition at Island Arts Centre with Heather Richardson
At the Linen Biennale Lost in Linen exhibition at Island Arts Centre, Lisburn one of the many featured artists is Heather Richardson. Colm Kelpie from BBC News NI interviewed her at the […]
Our Linen Stories
Fantastic article in the News Letter about Our Linen Stories at Lisburn Cathedral for the Linen Biennale this year. It has been a pleasure to have Dr John Ennis with us for this exhibition and he was […]
Linen Biennale Conference Highlights
We would like to extend a warm thank you to our conference speakers and particpants who made this two day event so successful. We would also like to thank our […]
Linen Opera: extras needed!
10 people (18+yrs) are required to perform non-singing roles in a new opera created by R-Space for the Linen Biennale in partnership with Northern Ireland Opera. Waking Beauty is written […]