Jewellery holds our attention, not only because of its ability to play with light – to sparkle – it also transmits signals of wealth and status.

Yet the intimate relationship we build with our jewels runs deeper; rooted in emotional ties to significant events, people and place. This complex relationship originates in ‘gifting’; a transaction that creates bonds, conveying a culture’s values through its most prized resources.

Using the language of jewellery Earls Boylan takes us on a thought-provoking journey, manipulating visual and historic cues. She draws on the tensions embedded within our value systems, reframing what “precious” within a jewel might be; its monetary value or its power to hold our attention and communicate sentiment.

‘Leaving, Lovingly’ is the debut solo exhibition of new oil paintings by Armagh-born artist Zoë O’Hare. A self-taught artist, Zoë’s work is deeply rooted in what she has lived, learned, and loved. Her paintings emerge as a form of emotional excavation. The series explores the quiet complexity of leaving a relationship with care, respect, and foresight, recognising what can no longer be sustained.

Using a restrained palette of pinks and reds, traditionally associated with love and romance, the paintings create a subtle tension that reframes separation as an act of devotion, where absence remains tender and love continues in another form.