Letter of endorsement for the former Ormeau Baths Gallery Team

Letter of endorsement for the former Ormeau Baths Gallery Team

Organisations wishing to sign up to this letter can email their organisations name and contact details to campaignforobg@googlemail.com


Dear Minister

We the undersigned wish to acknowledge our support and concern for the former Ormeau Baths Gallery team in light of the consequences of the Arts Council’s decision to suddenly withdraw funding from the Ormeau Baths Gallery.

We have only high praise for the exciting and invigorating programme of contemporary visual arts implemented by the team. It was an invaluable resource that brought high caliber international artwork to a local audience and pitted the work of contemporary Irish artists in an international context.

The OBG played a vital role in the cultural life of Northern Ireland and we mourn the loss of such a highly regarded organisation and worry about the long-term ramifications of this decision.


____Signature___________________________Organisation_______________________

David Crawforth
Director
Beaconsfield Contemporary Art

Flaxart Studios
44 - 46 Corporation St
Belfast
BT1 3DE

Colin Darke
Co-Manager
Void
Patrick Street
Derry
BT48 7EL

declan sheehan
context galleries,
the playhouse,
5-7 artillery st,
derry bt48 6rg

Cliodhna Shaffrey
curator
Ireland

Richard Drury
The Czech Museum of Fine Arts,
Prague

Danielle Sheehy
Art Trail
Cork

Paco Simón
ARTE EN ORBITA
Cl. Jussepe Martinez 7
50003 Zaragoza
España
http://www.arteenorbita.com

Michele Robecchi
Senior Editor
contemporary
K101, 100 Clements Road, London SE16 4DG
www.contemporary-magazine.com

Dr.Maeve Connolly
Dun Laoghaire
Co. Dublin
Ireland

Annie Fletcher
Head of Curatorial Training Programme 05/06
De Appel - Centre for Contemporary Art
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 10
1017 DE Amsterdam
Amsterdam