Ormston House

Get Well Soon (prologue) is a group exhibition drawing a connection between human and planetary exhaustion. This audio guide serves as walk through of the exhibition for those with additional access requirements or who cannot visit the exhibition in person. Curated by Lucy Lopez, the exhibition brings together works by Roo Dhissou, Kyla Harris & Lou Macnamara, Rowena Harris, Bint Mbareh, Harun...

In the second episode of the Artist-Run Network Europe (ARNE) podcast, Ormston House’s Niamh Brown speaks with independent curator and co-director of Juxtapose Art Fair, Pam Grombacher. Pam Grombacher is an independent curator based in Aarhus, Denmark. In 2021, Grombacher assumed the role of co-director of the inaugural Juxtapose Art Fair, a biennale for artist-run organisations in Aarhus, Denmark...

Artist and cultural worker Stuart Mayes is the next guest to speak with Niamh Brown in this episode of the Artist-Run Network Europe (ARNE) podcast. Artist Stuart Mayes has lived and worked in Sweden since 2011, currently operating out of a studio in Uppsala. For over sixteen years, Mayes has used his blog “Project Me'' to chart his artistic practice which encompasses installation, objec...

In this episode of the Artist-Run Network Europe (ARNE) podcast, Ormston House’s Niamh Brown speaks with independent curator and founder of the Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association (LTMKS), Lina Rukevičiūtė. The Lithuanian Interdisciplinary Artists’ Association (LTMKS) is an artist-run organisation that has more than 140 members and belongs to the Lithuanian Art Creators’ Association....

In the penultimate episode of the Artist-Run Network Europe (ARNE) podcast, Ormston House’s Niamh Brown speaks with artist, curator and co-founder of Alternative Art Guide, Rob Knijn. Rob Knijn is an artist, curator, and cultural organiser and initiator based in The Hague, The Netherlands. Knijn is the founder of Alternative Art Guide; the largest online overview of non-profit, artist-run and inde...

In the final episode of the Artist-Run Network Europe (ARNE) podcast, Ormston House’s Niamh Brown speaks with Limerick-based artist and curator Dylan Ryan.  Since graduating in 2021, Dylan Ryan has been an active member of the Limerick artist-run scene. In 2022, they co-founded The Oobleck Collective, a curatorial project investigating and presenting that which lies beneath the production of art,...

Welcome to the Artist-Run Network Europe (ARNE) podcast. In our first episode, Ormston House’s Niamh Brown speaks with artist and founding member of Best Before Collective, Belinda Morén. In 2021 Morén participated in ARNE partner Candyland’s course in “Artist-Run Theory and Practice” at Konstfack – University of Arts, Crafts and Design, Stockholm. Morén, along with some of her fellow graduates we...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment.  This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley. In episode 6, local artist Sinead Dineen discusses the way art was used in the campaign to Repeal the 8th Amendment, including the Cut Out Dolls, Ukealadies, and Artists' Campaign to Repeal the 8th Repeal P...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley. In episode 7, we move away from Limerick city and hear from some of our County canvassers, who campaigned to repeal the 8th in towns and villages across Co. Limerick. Featuring Vicky Murphy and Ellen Dillon. Visi...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley.  In episode 8, we hear from some of our youngest and most dedicated campaigners - students at UL. The students at University of Limerick voted to became a pro-choice campus in 2018 and many of the members of the...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley. In episode 9, we hear from two Repeal campaigners who canvassed in Limerick City. Jane Conway is a teacher who experienced infant loss in 2015 and told her story to countless people during the campaign. Seán Lync...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley. In our final episode, we hear about the final days of the campaign in Limerick, the vote and the all-important results. Featuring Yvie, Jennifer Schweppe, Thomas Bibby and Jimi Kavanagh. Visit https://togetherfor...

A special bonus episode of Together For Yurt. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley. On the year anniversary of Repealing the 8th Amendment - an occasion we're calling Repealmas - we met up with some of the canvassers we didn't get a chance to chat to before. Visit https://togetherforyurt.home.blog for photos from the Limerick campaign.  Ormston House is prou...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley. In episode 4 we hear from more canvassers for Limerick Together for Yes. Ciara Kane talks about her busy role as administrator and first point of contact for all Limerick’s canvassers, Kevin O’Connor talks about...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley. In episode 5 we visit Ormston House, the headquarters for Limerick Together For Yes which acted as a place for voters to find out more information and pick up a badge or Repeal jumper. Ultimately Ormston became a...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley.  We interview organisers, canvassers and volunteers who took part in this historic campaign. From the origins of RepealLK to our first canvass, our base in Ormston House, and final monster canvass, you’ll hear th...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin with assistance from Thomas Bibby, and narrated by Jess Beeley. Episode 1 examines the origins of the Limerick campaign from RepealLK to Limerick Together for Yes, and the forming of the Limerick-wide Fellowship to Repeal the 8th. Featuring...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley. Episode 2 looks at the start of canvassing for Limerick Together for Yes, and the official launch of the campaign in Limerick to Repeal the 8th Amendment.  Dave Tobin and Jess Beeley hear from politicians involve...

Together for Yurt is a podcast looking back at the 2018 Limerick Together for Yes campaign to repeal the 8th Amendment. This podcast is produced by Dave Tobin and narrated by Jess Beeley. Episode 3 looks at canvassing for Limerick Together for Yes. Rose McInerney talks about her experiences on the doors, and Deirdre Flynn discusses her role as canvass lead. Poet Sarah Clancy also performs her poem...

The year is 1934. Extraordinary events are unfolding in Limerick city as a radio pirate takes control of the local airwaves. Jim O’Carroll, an aspiring electrical engineer, became one of the first radio pirates in Ireland when he discovered he could transmit a signal across the city. Broadcasting each night from a friend’s attic, the City Broadcasting Service (CBS) was born. The broadcasts were ho...

For our final podcast of 2020, Inês Cavaco and Hamish Rhodes share their experience of curating and coordinating the Govan Production Residency for our Scottish partner, Fablevision, amidst shifting COVID-19 restrictions. Following the warm welcome from local artists, activists, businesses and communities during the research residency last year, the Memory of Water team was determined to stay conn...

Roman Sebastyański curated the City Labs for the Memory of Water project at the Baltic Sea Cultural Centre in Gdańsk, Poland. He brought together artists, activists, politicians, property developers and other key stakeholders to discuss the future of the former Gdańsk Shipyard area, and the importance of cultural heritage to the identity of the city. In this episode of the Memory of Water podcast,...

In this episode of the Memory of Water podcast, we meet Agnieszka Wołodźko who curated our Research and Production Residencies in the former Gdańsk Shipyard in Poland. Agnieszka introduces her participatory practice as an artist and as a curator, and shares her personal memories of the Solidarity Movement, the importance of this history to the people of Gdańsk, and her motivations for generating n...

t s Beall is a socially-engaged artist and researcher based in Glasgow and Dumfries. She works with communities on long-term or durational projects to recover and highlight marginalised histories. Her work spans a variety of media including performative events and guided art-walks. For this episode of the Memory of Water project, she describes her approach to engaging with local customs and honour...

Ira Brami is a performance artist, mask-maker and artistic director. For the Memory of Water project, Ira Brami represented our Greek partner, the Municipality of Levadia. In this episode of our podcast, she describes the experience of working with retired shipyard worker, Mrs. Ula Ściubeł in Poland, and with community activist, Helen Kyle in Scotland during the international residency programme....