Works by Deirdre McKenna (right) and Tracey McVerry (left), both in Precinct Belfast

Precinct Belfast, to June 20, various sites around Belfast. With a miniscule gallery-going population, projects like this are vital, utilising the space currently dedicated to advertising throughout the city centre. This is a Catalyst Arts and Pallas Studios collaboration. It is worth looking out for, and a whole lot more interesting than artists being content to show their work to each other while the ground beneath their feet is removed for 'development'.

The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh: The Great Divide, June 15-July 27. Fine art and Craft - the old debate continues to be relevant as each year we produce 'artists' who seem to have more and more clever concepts, and less and less skill to realise them.

Sal Randolph: from the Free Words Biennial. Randolph placed the winning bid in the e-Bay auction of a place in Manifesta 4. The place was that of Swiss artist Christoph Büchel, who decided to put his invitation on the web for open bidding on March 19. The auction began at $1, and, after a slow start, rose to $15,099.

The city of Frankfurt am Main is the host for the European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Manifesta 4, from spring to autumn 2002. Three curators have collaborated on this extravaganza; a flux among themselves stressing the different realities of individuals and the way people work together, and how they approach different situations. This I want to see, having notions myself that we can create a Biennal worth working for here in the North.

Peter Richards: Waiting to meet you, pin-hole transparency digitally printed onto Pvc, 4500mm x 3000mm; courtesy the artist; from Contested Space at the Golden Thread Galelery

Golden Thread Gallery, Contested Space, to June 28. Ian Charlesworth and Peter Richards explore aspects of Belfast's contemporary urban condition. With tracksuit-clad youth and acts of unprovoked conformity, this is one not to miss. I hope the youth of North Belfast are invited and attend in their hundreds.

Andrew Folan: Susanna and the Elders; courtesy Chester Beatty Library

The Chester Beatty Library, Dublin: Holy Show - Irish Artists and the Old Testament, to September 15. Curated by Charles Horton and sponsored by IONA technologies, this exhibition provides participants and audience with an opportunity to reflect upon one of the major influences on the formation of western civilisation. Look forward to a feast of skill and thought.

Fenderesky Gallery, at the Crescent Arts Centre, Belfast: Jennifer Trouton, Looking at the Overlooked, to June 7. This is an epic work: paintings and photographs three years in the making, and worth climbing the stairs for. Keep your eye open because the show is touring in Ireland (see it in Cork's Triskel Art Centre from June 11 to 27).

Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Forever, 2001; © the artists; courtesy Modern Art, London

Milton Keynes Gallery: Tim Noble & Sue Webster, to June 23. In Ghastly Arrangements the artists continue to explore the thrills of illumination, love, language, shadows and cash, and leave you asking yourself: what is the function of art in contemporary society... ?

Jeremy Sykes, courtesy Mrua Gallery (left), Patricia McKenn (right): Journey; courtesy the artist, just finished at the Mrua Gallery.

Mrua Gallery, Bellharbour, West Bealaclugga, County Clare: Patricia McKenna, ends May 28. It's a shame if you missed this mixed-media exhibition. Anyone who is prepared to persuade a farmer of the artistic potential of "derelict cottage as art" is worth a look. So keep an eye out for any more sightings of this artist's work. Interesting things are happening outside of the 'metropolis' and it's important to encourage quality before rural Ireland becomes touristville. If you do go that distance, enjoy the drive and stay for the Jeremy Sykes print show.

John Aiken (left), courtesy the artist, Ilya Rabinovitch: Parking places, Berlin, 2001; courtesy Ormeau Baths Gallery (right). Rabinovitch is a participant in Underworld at the OBG.

Orchard Gallery, Derry, John Aiken, June 7 - July 6. Sculptural installation , this guy's work is great and it's always worth checking him out when he is showing.

Ormeau Baths Gallery, Underworld, June 6-July 13. Social and political themes, curated by Una Henry: we are promised transformation of the gallery from a place of passive observation to active space - this sounds great, I'm all for transformation!

Ann Hamilton: Reflection (12:35), 2000, colour photograph; courtesy Sean Kelly Gallery, image courtesy Irish Museum of Modern Art

Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin: Ann Hamilton, to July 14. Installation, video, and photography from the early eighties to the present, Hamilton's work ritualises mundane gestures, imaging simple objects and actions on a huge scale. Try popping a few pebbles in your mouth and go see for yourself!

Waterfront Hall, Belfast: Deborah Brown, July 29-August 23. This artist, now in her 70s, contributed an enormous amount to the visual arts on the island. Surely, if we are to have a valued visual culture, there should be some sense of tribute and respect to those who have preceded us - fashionable or not, there are important things to be learnt. Perhaps the proposed new gallery in Belfast will mean the old and the new can be set in context. The exhibition is curated by Marianne O'Kane.