A Discussion with CJ Clarke Belfast Exposed Gallery Thursday 6 May 4.00pm - 6.00pm   A conversation with photographer CJ Clarke, one of the contributing photographers to the exhibition Playgrounds at Belfast Exposed. Over two years CJ has been following groups of Belfast teenagers around their local haunts building an intimate portrait, which invites us to consider the ways in which young people inhabit or occupy the city on their own terms, creating their own grounds for interaction and amusement. CJ Clark is a photographer based in England. His first major project Magic Party Placewas widely published and exhibited in 2006/07. He has worked with NGOs in Romania, Sri Lanka, India and Africa. His photographs have been commended in the Ian Parry Award (2006), Observer Hodge Award(2005 & 2006), Magenta Flash Forward Competition (2006 & 2008) and thePress Photographers Year (2009).   MORE IN VISUAL ARTS:

Steve Schofield - Land of the Free The Black Box Café 29 April – 09 May     Prospectus: New Works from the Society of Northern Alberta Print Artists (SNAP) Belfast Print Workshop 29 April – 29 May     Mr. Kern The Black Box Gable 1 - 2 May     Stefania Gurdowa - Negatives are to be Stored Red Barn Gallery May 1 - 29 Opens Mon - Sat 10.00am –5.00pm     Maud Cotter - Rumpus Room The Third Space 30 April - 5 May Private View: 29 April 6 - 9pm

Belfast Exchange Belfast Exposed Saturday 1 May 6.00pm - 9.00pm     A Discussion with CJ Clarke Belfast Exposed Gallery Thursday 6 May 4.00pm - 6.00pm     Time Enough To Dream Of Home Safehouse Gallery April 29 – May 9