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..
Artists as Cultural Leaders
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 creative process as possible. Kunstverein Aughrim is supported by the Arts Council and Wicklow County Council. www.kunstverein.ie
Artists as Cultural Leaders is supported by Culture Ireland and developed by Roscommon Arts Service it takes place in February 2024. Artists as Cultural Leaders is a series of presentations, and discussions by contemporary practitioners who share visual arts skills & strategies in the evolving landscape of visual and artistic leadership.