Government artworks 'flow’ at the Braid

The 13th joint exhibition of Government-owned art will be on show at the Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena, from 11 August – 18 September 2010.

The exhibition, which takes place annually, was officially opened this evening by Finance Minister, Sammy Wilson. It features 40 art works from the collections of the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) and the Office of Public Works (OPW) in Dublin and is based around man’s relationship with water, which is reflected in the title, ‘Flow’.

The artworks selected describe this relationship in many of its forms such as transport, leisure, work, power and sustenance. The collection includes paintings of seascapes, ships, harbours, rivers, lakes, beaches, marine life and watermills.

Among the artists represented in the exhibition are T.P. Flanagan, Patrick Collins, William Ashford and Basil Blackshaw.

The exhibition moves to the Linenhall Library on 22 September 2010 and admission is free.

Notes to editors:

1. The Department of Finance & Personnel (DFP), on behalf of the NICS, has been working with OPW in organising joint art exhibitions since 1997. Over that period, the exhibition has toured extensively throughout Northern Ireland, the Irish Republic and abroad, via local arts centres, libraries, civic offices, colleges and heritage sites.

‘Flow’ celebrates the thirteenth shared venture between the Northern Ireland Civil Service (NICS) and the Office of Public Works (OPW).

2. For further information, please contact: Aaron Boyd by phone on 028 90512642 or by email: aaron.boyd@dfpni.gov.uk

3. Media enquiries only to: DFP Press Office on 028 9052 7278 or 028 9052 27375. Out of office hours please contact the Duty Press Officer via pager number 07699 715 440 and your call will be returned. Photos available upon request from DFP Communications Office on 028 9052 7378.