This week its just a quick chat from me - Oonagh McAteer about a new thing on my to do list - resting! If you have any comments or suggestions or would lie to take part or do a podcast takeover please get in touch with me either by messaging

Skate boarding as an Art Practice (Ep. No25)

Feb 2nd, 2021 28m 57s

Drydan Wilson returned to Belfast School of Art to Study his for his master’s degree after graduating in 2016 from BA Fine Art. In 2017 he was the returning artist in residence. Drydan has taken part in several residencies, both virtually and p

Highlights and challenges of showing art virtually with Lauren Ciara McCullough (Ep.24)

Jan 26th, 2021 46m 53s

This week Oonagh speaks with Lauren Ciara McCullough about some of the highlights and challenges of having a virtual art show having recently taken part in the second part of the E-Quadrant show. We also get to hear about how lockdown has affe

E-Quadrant Virtual Show Part 1 (Ep.23)

Jan 19th, 2021 33m 46s

The virtual show mentioned is and link below has images and further artist information. E-Quadrant 1 Tours - 14th-15th Jan1. Drydan Wilson2. Emily Esdale3 NokuLunga Mazibuko4. Oonagh McAteer5. Susan Hugheshttps://catalystarts0.wixsite.co

Featuring Anna Donovan (Ep. No.22)

Jan 12th, 2021 41m 23s

Oonagh McAteer and Zara Lyness, Buoy Park Art is a podcast full of chat about art and artists in Northern Ireland and beyond. Meeting on the Fine Art Master’s Course in Ulster University, Oonagh (BA Photography) and Zara (BA Fine Art) started t

Featuring Alison Lowry (Ep No.21)

Jan 5th, 2021 39m 28s

Alison Lowry Alison Lowry is a glass artist living and working from her studio, ‘Schoolhouse Glass’ in Saintfield, Co. Down. In 2009 she graduated from Ulster University with an Honours degree in Art and Design. Since then she has won numerous

Featuring Allison aka VirtuAli (Episode No.20)

Dec 29th, 2020 41m 32s

Skills backed by years of experienceAlison Matthews or Ali for short is a Virtual Assistant (hence the business name VirtuAli). Started VirtuAli Administrative Solutions in 2015 to help busy business owners be less busy and concentrate on the

Featuring Haley Morris-Cafiero (Episode. 19)

Dec 22nd, 2020 49m 53s

Featuring Haley Morris-CafieroPart performer, part artist, part provocateur, part spectator, Haley Morris-Cafiero explores the act of reflection in her photography. Morris-Cafiero’s photographs have been widely exhibited in solo and group exhi

Featuring Duncan (Episode No.18)

Dec 15th, 2020 40m 9s

Duncan Ross is a visual artist, illustrator and arts educator. He studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee graduating with a BA in Fine Art in 2000. From 2002 to 2004 was a co-director of Cinilingus, a new media organisation sp

Featuring Bronagh Lawson (Ep. No.17)

Dec 8th, 2020 44m 20s

Bronagh Lawson is an artist living in Belfast but originally from Strangford and Portaferry ,co founder of the Hydrangea project a Belfast Chicago collaboration with Adjunct Professor Suellen Semekoiski of School of art institute Chicago. She c

Featuring Sharon Adams (Episode No.16)

Dec 1st, 2020 36m 36s

Sharon Adams Biog 2020Sharon Adams is an applied artist based in rural Northern Ireland. Working with themes such as place, memory and connection to the land, her practice is personal, and deeply rooted in the landscape of her farming childhoo

Featuring Susan Hughes and Charys Wilson (Episode No.14)

Nov 24th, 2020 45m 57s

Charys Wilson"I have always had a fascination with the overlooked, underappreciated, seemingly banal aspects of nature. Fleeting moments that are often missed, namely those which involve sunlight. I have been intrigued with making works based

Featuring Jayne Cherry (Episode No.14)

Nov 17th, 2020 45m 22s

Jayne CherryPerformance, drawing, sculpture, textiles and curation are the result of Cherry examining and deconstructing her past experiences. Responding to where she has found herself to be from birth, comfort and reassurance replaced with pa

Our Studios (Episode No.13)

Nov 10th, 2020 34m 35s

This week in the podcast that almost wasn't, Zara and Oonagh each talk about where they make their work. Oonagh McAteer and Zara Lyness, Buoy Park Art is a podcast full of chat about art and artists in Northern Ireland and beyond. Meeting on t

Featuring Robert Martin (Episode No.12)

Nov 3rd, 2020 52m 45s

Director Robert Martin is an extremely experienced arts professional, having worked nationally and internationally offering creative solutions for a wide range of partnerships. Robert is a strategic thinker working across the public sector and

Featuring Sue Cathcart (Episode No.11)

Oct 27th, 2020 54m 8s

Sue has been working in mixed media for 30 years; she works primarily with paper, particularly papier mache and makes collages and 3D pieces. Sue is a self taught practitioner, and would call herself a Folk or Outsider Artist. Her work is very

Featuring Anna Nangle Pt2 (Episode.10)

Oct 20th, 2020 42m 33s

Part two with Australian Artist Anna NangleOonagh McAteer and Zara Lyness, Buoy Park Art is a podcast full of chat about art and artists in Northern Ireland and beyond. Meeting on the Fine Art Master’s Course in Ulster University, Oonagh (BA

Featuring Anna Nangle (Episode No.9)

Oct 12th, 2020 29m 25s

This week Zara and Oonagh talk with Australian Artist Anna NangleOonagh McAteer and Zara Lyness, Buoy Park Art is a podcast full of chat about art and artists in Northern Ireland and beyond. Meeting on the Fine Art Master’s Course in Ulster Un

Thoughts on Imposter syndrome (Episode No.8)

Oct 6th, 2020 42m 34s

This week Zara and Oonagh discuss imposter syndrome as artists and the different ways we can deal with it.Oonagh McAteer and Zara Lyness, Buoy Park Art is a podcast full of chat about art and artists in Northern Ireland and beyond. Meeting on

Featuring David Copeland (Episode No.7)

Sep 29th, 2020 46m 27s

This week Zara and Oonagh talk to David Copeland .. Based in Northern Ireland, David has just completed an MFA in Photography at Ulster University, after having achieved a first-class hons degree in Photography in 2017. David divides his time b

Featuring Robert Peters (Episode No.6)

Sep 22nd, 2020 52m 53s

On this weeks podcast Zara goes on location the the R-Space gallery to talk with Robert Peters and Anthea about the Wallace Residency. More information on Peter can be found on www.artscreative.me and you can find him on instagram on @robertpe

Featuring Nollaig Molloy and Sinéad O'Neill-Nicholl (Episode No.5)

Sep 15th, 2020 53m 56s

Welcome to the Buoy Park Art podcast with Oonagh McAteer and Zara Lyness. Buoy Park Art is our virtual place, named after the vanished public art sculpture park situated beside the Belfast School of Art where we used to meet and chat. We invite