Artists as Cultural Leaders
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 approaches, and cultural programming in Ireland.
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.
Series 1 Features (Spring 2024)
Jennie Moran
Kate Strain
Cathy Fitzgerald
Series II Features
Sarah O'Brien
Anna Macleod
And more tbc..
Episodes
4 episodes
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." ...
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, sus...
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 i...
