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Artists as Cultural Leaders

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Artists as Cultural Leaders 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. 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. This series that looks at the energy, innovation and care brought to places and people through contemporary art, curatorial...

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Sarah O' Brien: Painting, Time and the Studio. 05.10.2025 39:05

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...

Cathy Fitzgerald: A personal journey to Haumea Ecoversity and ecosocial values 07.04.2024 48:00

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: Kunstverein Aughrim and collaborations with artists and communities. 07.04.2024 55:03

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...

Jennie Moran, Hospitality and Cultural Practice 06.04.2024 42:56

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...