Artists as Cultural Leaders

<p><b>Artists as Cultural Leaders</b> </p><p>Through memory, myth, movement, and story, artists challenge dominant narratives and imagine new futures. Artists aren’t just creators, they are often visionaries, thinkers, and catalysts for change. Their work in art is social currency leading people, knowledge, activism, and acts of imagination. </p><p><br /></p><p>In a world that turns towards homogeneity, true creativity takes many forms. To make art is to dream freely and to lead others toward that dream.</p><p><br /></p><p>This series that looks at the energy, innovation and care brought to places and people through contemporary art, curatorial approaches, and cultural programming in Ireland. </p><p><br /></p><p>Series 1 was commissioned by Roscommon County Council and Creative Roscommon curated and produced by Sarah Searson; Recorded live at King House Boyle. The interviews focused on hospitality, care, exchange, and   environmental issues.</p><p><br /></p><p>Series 1 Features (Spring 2024)<br />Jennie Moran <br />Kate Strain <br />Cathy Fitzgerald  </p><p><br /></p><p>Series II Features </p><p>Sarah O'Brien </p><p>Anna Macleod </p><p>And more tbc.. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>

Sarah O' Brien: Painting, Time and the Studio.

Episode 1, Series II “The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is – it’s to imagine what is possible." &nb...

10-05
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Cathy Fitzgerald: A personal journey to Haumea Ecoversity and ecosocial values

Dr Cathy Fitzgerald is an ecological artist, creative entrepreneurial educator, and researcher with a long interest in the potential of ecoliterate creative people in catalysing community and conversations for a more equitable, sustainable, and peaceful world. She co-developed Haumea Ecoversity, an independent online platform that has supported upskilling over 300+ mid-career creative and cultural professionals in ecoliteracy and values-based learning. Cathy is centred on the potential ...

04-07
48:00

Kate Strain: Kunstverein Aughrim and collaborations with artists and communities.

Kate Strain is a curator of visual arts and founder of Kunstverein Aughrim, a curatorial production office established in 2022. Kunstverein Aughrim is located on the ground floor of a town house in Aughrim, County Wicklow, Ireland, and is part of a franchise established by Kunstverein Amsterdam, with sisters in Milan, New York, and Toronto. Kunstverein Aughrim collaborates closely with artists and communities to support the production of new artwork, bringing audiences as close to the creativ...

04-07
55:03

Jennie Moran, Hospitality and Cultural Practice

Listen back! How a creative practice creates moments of connection. The wonderful Jennie Moran @hiluncheonette speaks freely and generously about her work as a cultural producer, her wonderful career in creating hospitality, exchange, and her work with organisations, and students. Jennie talks about her work in creating unconditional welcomes. She speaks about studies in gastronomy, the theory, system and philosophy of hospitality. Artists as Cultural Leaders is supported by Culture Ire...

04-06
42:56

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