{"id":19525,"date":"2021-07-15T15:04:04","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T14:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=19525"},"modified":"2021-07-15T15:04:04","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T14:04:04","slug":"road-bowling-to-feature-in-new-market-place-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2021\/07\/road-bowling-to-feature-in-new-market-place-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"ROAD BOWLING TO FEATURE IN NEW MARKET PLACE EXHIBITION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>From Monday 26 July until Saturday 4 September, The Market Place Theatre in Armagh will play host to a photographic exhibition by Michael Bradley, Colin Robins and Joonas Aitonurmi, entitled \u2018Road Bowling in Armagh &amp; Cork\u2019. Part of The John Hewitt International Summer School, which is renowned for featuring local art and artists, the exhibition in the Theatre\u2019s Main Gallery will be free to attend.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/press-3-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/press-3-1024x852.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19526\" width=\"512\" height=\"426\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Road bowling, or \u2018throwing the bullet\u2019 is primarily associated with the Counties of Armagh and Cork. It is somewhat idiosyncratic as a pursuit, disputed as to its origins and in some ways seemingly a legacy of a previous era, involving nothing more than participants taking turns at throwing an iron and steel ball as far down a country road as possible. Yet healthy numbers continue to spectate and to stroll alongside the players whilst many frequently wager not insignificant amounts on the prospective winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The photographs in this exhibition show people and environments from these two regions, featuring both players and spectators of the sport. Photographs are by Michael Bradley, Cork, and Colin Robin, assisted by Joonas Aitonurmi in Armagh. Joonas Aitonurmi is a Helsinki journalist and writer, and Colin Robins is a Cornwall based photographer and lecturer at the University of Plymouth. Two recent collaborations resulted in exhibitions held in Helsinki at the Alexsanteri Institute, Finnish Centre for Russian and Eastern European Studies, and at Tiedekulma\u2019s Crazy World conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To keep up-to-date with the latest news at the Market Place Theatre, you can follow us on Facebook (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/marketplacearmagh\">www.facebook.com\/marketplacearmagh<\/a>) and Twitter (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/mptarmagh\">www.twitter.com\/mptarmagh<\/a>) where you will find all the latest information, special offers and video previews.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Monday 26 July until Saturday 4 September, The Market Place Theatre in Armagh will play host to a photographic exhibition by Michael Bradley, Colin Robins and Joonas Aitonurmi, entitled \u2018Road Bowling in Armagh &amp; Cork\u2019. 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