The Golden Thread Gallery is delighted to announce that Allan Hughes has been awarded an ACNI Major Award. Allan first exhibited at the Golden Thread Gallery in 2000 as part of the ‘Couch tatties’ exhibition, he has worked closely with and been represented by the Golden Thread Gallery since. Work by Allan Hughes features in the ‘M-Machine’ curated by Ben Crothers currently on show in the Golden Thread Project Space.
The Golden Thread Gallery will be presenting selected works by Allan Hughes at the London Art Fair, stand G2 launching on Tuesday 18th January – through to Sunday 23rd.
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland has awarded grants of £15,000 to four of Northern Ireland’s most promising artists. The Major Awards, presented to composer Peter Rosser, writer Ian Sansom, playwright Dave Duggan and visual artist Allan Hughes, acknowledge the valuable contribution each have made to the arts in Northern Ireland.
These annual awards are the largest grants presented to artists by the Arts Council each year. The financial support provided makes it possible for artists to take time out to dedicate to their creative work and to produce a substantial and ambitious project that will make a significant contribution to the development of their careers.
Allan Hughes is a video installation artist and has exhibited both nationally and internationally. His work has been shown in the Mediations Biennale in Poznan Poland, UNOACTU in Dresden, La Sala Naranja Valencia, the Golden Thread Gallery Belfast and the Beursschouwburg in Brussels amongst others. ACNI
