Visual Artist in Residence

☀️ Exciting things are happening this August! ☀️

Join me at Ards Arts Centre as I transform the Sunburst Gallery into a temporary working studio, where I’ll be creating new work inspired by the local landscape — through painting, collage, drawing, and poetry.

🖌️ Open Studio Residency

📍 Sunburst Gallery, Ards Arts Centre

📅 Fri 1 Aug – Sat 30 Aug

⏰ Tues–Fri: 10am–4pm | Sat: 10am–1pm

(Please contact ahead to confirm if I’ll be in the studio when you visit. or visit @laurenciara_art on Instagram where working hours will be published)

Also running as part of the Creative Peninsula Art Month...

🌿 Group Exhibition: This Beautiful Place...

📍 Discovery Hub, Ards Visitor Information Centre

🗓️ Fri 1 Aug – Sat 30 Aug | Free Entry

Featuring work by Anna Smyth, Joel Smyth, Ruth Osborne, and myself — exploring the beauty of County Down through ceramics, jewellery, textiles, and painting.

Hope to see you there! 💫