Centre for Contemporary Art
Derry ~ Londonderry 10–12
Artillery St
Derry~Londonderry
BT48 6RG,
Northern Ireland
Our regular opening hours are
Tuesday–Saturday,
noon–6pm
Saturday 30 May 2026, 2–4pm
CCA Derry~Londonderry is delighted to host SUBMERGED, an interactive workshop by artist BENCOLE. Ben returns to CCA following the CCA Graduate Award in 2025. The workshop will take place in CCADLD on Saturday 30 May 2026, 2–4pm. This event forms part of the Public Programme for Glimmers, a solo exhibition by artist Yasmine Robinson.
During the workshop participants will engage with Ben's approach to exploring the boundaries between expanded painting and installation, working with textiles, fabric dyes and spray paint. To get started, introductions will be held SUBMERGED in fabric. This will be followed by exploring these materials, through movement, looking at transparency, engaging with colour and layering. In response to the exhibition you will paint with the materials, while reflecting on colour through interaction and memory. Next, as a group you will create a still life/ environment/ habitat with the fabrics, piling and draping. As a group you will use the fabrics and colours as stimulus for drawing. A reflection will bring the session to a close.
Booking is essential for this workshop as places are limited. You can book your place via CCA's online shop here. This workshop is free to attend, a £5 deposit will be needed to book. This deposit is refundable on arrival to the event. The workshop is suitable for those 16 and over. It is suitable for all levels of ability and all materials are provided. This page offers information on the accessibility of CCA. We look forward to seeing you there.
BENCOLE is a Belfast-based artist exploring the boundaries between expanded painting and installation. His work engages with ideas of life and death, the conscious and subconscious, and the unknown spaces in between. His practice is rooted in materiality and develops through a playful, sculptural process using suspended semi-transparent fabrics.
Colour plays an important role in BENCOLE's practice, connecting him to memory. Working with fabric dyes and spray paint, he creates layered surfaces that blend marks of both control and chance.
BENCOLE's work exists with both an exterior and interior, forming immersive, atmospheric spaces that invite the viewer to become submerged within them. He spent three years at Ulster University studying Fine Art, specialising in painting and drawing. Upon graduating, he received the CCA Graduate Support Award and has exhibited in shows including Emergence XI (QSS, 2026) and the Royal Arcade Academy Show (2025).
