Exhibitions

Axis has two exhibition spaces - the Mezzanine Gallery and the Café Gallery. You'll find the details of current exhibitions here. The axis Gallery is fully programmed until the end of 2024. An open call will be made in late 2024 for 2025 exhibitions.

Aaron Sunderland Carey presents Stones a new mixed media exhibition made in collaboration with Ballymun.
Stones portrays a community who have faced countless changes and challenges, reflecting on and examining the relationship between the community, the landscape and those with power.
Stones is supported by Axis Ballymun, An Comhairle Ealaín/ The Arts Council, Create and Dublin City Council.

Dublin Port 2021-2023
This series of Dublin Port subjects began with funding from the Pumphouse Bursary, an initiative between Dublin Port and Axis Centre Ballymun, that funded two of the paintings exhibited.

Art Made By Walking is a commissioned art project that centres walking as an art practice.
Artists Lian Bell, Shanna May Breen and Veronica Dyas and will develop their work as part of this project which will culminate in an exhibition at Axis through winter 2024.

This exhibition has now ended.
The project, led by St. Margaret’s Community Traveller Association’s (SMTCA) Primary Healthcare Team in partnership with Oein de Bhardúin, Axis Ballymun and the National Museum of Ireland, with the community as expert of its own heritage, lived experience and cultural awareness.
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Ballymun Communications celebrate the launch of their archive with an exhibition of selected photographs from the last 20 years.
In the axis café space.
Coming from September 2024

Axis Ballymun is delighted to welcome a new commission by Joseph Chester and Steve Wickham. ‘Au Revoir Tristesse’, five bagatelles for solo classical guitar composed by Chester, with Wickham painting a companion visual work in response to each piece.