Artists as Cultural Leaders

Send us Fan Mail Artists Leaders is a podcast which ditches the algorithmic pressures to be super snappy in favour of a relaxed and conversational pace. This episode was recorded in Anna Macleods studio in Sheehan’s House Artists Studios a busy main street which is part of The Leitrim Sculpture Centre Workshop which is on New Line Road in Manorhamilton A hawthorn tree near Manorhamilton that split...

Send us Fan Mail This episode was recorded at The Black Box Theatre and Studios in Galway. Home to Artspace and The Galway Arts Festival. In this conversation, Sarah and Fionna Murray unfold her practice back through five decades from post-punk Manchester to Chelsea and Belfast. They speak about early chapters of Murray's biography, which is her largely undocumented work in music promotion. M...

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."                                                                                                                          bell hooks  Artist Sarah O' Brien's rural studio is in Kinsale, Co Cork, nor far from where she lives and works. The studio is as much a part of h...

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 cultura...

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...

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, s...