Between the 1 March 1976 and the 3 October 1981 [[Irish Republican]] prisoners in [[Maze (HM Prison)|HM Prison Maze]] carried out a variety of protests against the withdrawal of [[Special Category Status]] for prisoners convicted of proscribed "terrorism" offences. These protests culminated in the [[1981 Irish hunger strike]] in which ten prisoners died.
Between the 1 March 1976 and the 3 October 1981 [[Irish Republican]] prisoners in [[Maze (HM Prison)|HM Prison Maze]] carried out a variety of protests against the withdrawal of [[Special Category Status]] for prisoners convicted of proscribed "terrorism" offences. These protests culminated in the [[1981 Irish hunger strike]] in which ten prisoners died.
This article lists the various artistic responses to these protests.Theyaregrouped by the event/personthattheyrelateto.
This article lists the various artistic responses to these protests, made at the time and subsequently by artists supportive or opposing the protestors, and by artists who were uninvolved in the conflict.
==Street Art==
== Removal of Special Category Status ==
The People's Gallery is an area in the [[Bogside]] area of Derry, where a trio of artists known as the [[Bogside Artists]] created a series of murals depicting events during [[the Troubles]]. The Raymond McCartney mural is dedicated to "The H Block & Armagh Prison Struggle And In Memory Of Bobby Sands, Kevin Lynch, Frank Hughes, Kieron Doherty, Raymond McCreesh, Tom McElwee, Patsy O'Hare, Michael Devine, Martin Hurson, Joe McDonnell." <ref>{{cite web|title=The Bogside Artists: Raymond McCarthy mural|url=http://www.cain.ulst.ac.uk/bogsideartists/mural6/|publisher=Cain Web service|accessdate=26 November 2010}}</ref>
*[[Image:Raymond_Mc_Cartney_Mural_SMC_May_2007.jpg|thumb|widthpx|Mural depicting Raymond McCartney, one of the blanket protesters, by the Bogside Artists ]]
Between the 1 March 1976 and the 3 October 1981 Irish Republican prisoners in HM Prison Maze carried out a variety of protests against the withdrawal of Special Category Status for prisoners convicted of proscribed "terrorism" offences. These protests culminated in the 1981 Irish hunger strike in which ten prisoners died.
This article lists the various artistic responses to these protests, made at the time and subsequently by artists supportive or opposing the protestors, and by artists who were uninvolved in the conflict.
Street Art
The People's Gallery is an area in the Bogside area of Derry, where a trio of artists known as the Bogside Artists created a series of murals depicting events during the Troubles. The Raymond McCartney mural is dedicated to "The H Block & Armagh Prison Struggle And In Memory Of Bobby Sands, Kevin Lynch, Frank Hughes, Kieron Doherty, Raymond McCreesh, Tom McElwee, Patsy O'Hare, Michael Devine, Martin Hurson, Joe McDonnell." [1]
