Christmas Steps Arts Quarter - Night of the Year

If there was any fear that the event wouldn’t live up to it’s title, it was certainly unfounded and the title vindicated by a truly brilliant night for the Arts Quarter.

The weather was thankfully glorious and it all went off without a hitch. The Steps were packed with people way into the small hours, all enjoying the galleries and exhibitions as well as the projections and music.

The cinema - the crowning glory at the top of the Steps - looked impossibly beautiful, with the steps themselves forming a natural theatre and twinkling tea lights accompanying the striking cinema screen showing short documentaries about famous photographers.

There is one regret, however: that we can’t do it every weekend.

Unfortunately the pics aren't as great as the night, as all street lighting had to be blacked out for the projections to take full flight:

The Cinema

Open studio at Niamh Collins Gallery

Some impromptu projections by Paolo

Street snacks

Projections and accompanying music

More projections