Belfast Exposed is Northern Ireland’s premier contemporary photography organisation, commissioning, publishing and showing work by artists and photographers from Northern Ireland and across the world. Our vision is to enrich people's lives through the power of photography.


Exhibitions

Belfast Exposed is Northern Ireland's only gallery specialising in contemporary photography showing local and international work from emerging artists alongside some of the major names in photography today.

• Eleven Voices - Psychogeography, Belfast (Gallery 1)
• Sixteen (Gallery 2)
  
• Through the Looking Glass (Gallery 3)
  

Courses

Belfast Exposed has over 35 years experience delivering photography courses to the general public. We also design bespoke photography training for schools, colleges, businesses, individuals and community groups. Our training courses enable participants to learn and develop new skills in photography. The workshops provide skills for pleasure photography as well as for employability, enterprise and career development. We provide a variety of courses in each medium:

• Digital Photography (Level 1, 2, 3 & 4)
• Film Photography (Level 1 & 2)
• Post-Production (Photoshop & Lightroom)
• Traditional Processes (Pinhole, Lith, Wet Plate & Cyanotype & Van Dyke Brown)

Community

Belfast Exposed undertake community engagement and photography projects in Belfast and across Northern Ireland. Our work encompasses a wide range of individuals and organisations, of all ages, interests and backgrounds. Our community work is inline with our socially engaged ethos addressing exclusion, unemployment, mental health, increasing access, enabling creativity and critical thinking by using the camera as a method for driving and documenting change.


Archive

Belfast Exposed maintains a substantial collection of approximately one million negatives and slides in trust for the community. The archive represents a valuable historical document recording political, cultural and social change in Northern Ireland over more than three decades.


Bookshop

The bookshop, situated in the ground floor gallery, is the only independent photography bookshop in Belfast. We sell self-published, limited edition and locally produced titles that cannot be found elsewhere, as well as classic photo books, photography magazines, journals and more.


Venue Hire

Belfast Exposed offers four contemporary, multi-purpose spaces available to hire at affordable prices. We have a range of spaces available, including two galleries exhibiting internationally renowned artists and local photographers, as well as a studio, that are suitable for meetings, wine receptions, presentations, seminars, business events, product launches, networking events and bespoke corporate hospitality. We partner with local restaurants to support your catering needs.