Diversity in the arts today in Ireland has so much to teach us. Some of the most active proponents at the vanguard of diversity join us today for what promises to be a challenging and inclusive debate about where we are today and where we can grow.
Artist in Residence for the King’s Inn Society of Ireland,Jesse Jonesproposes a re-imagining of the relationship between the Law and the body through speculative feminism. Working across film, performance, installation, and community-arts activism, Jesse has represented Ireland at the Venice Biennale, and has shown at ICA Singapore and Guggenheim Bilbao.
Skein Pressare a writer-centred publishing house supporting traditionally underrepresented voices in Irish literature and have curated and championed some of the most thought-provoking stories to be held in reader’s hands today. With programmes such as their Play it Forward Fellowships, they are persistently broadening conversations around diversity, inclusion, access and opportunity across the literary landscape.
Recently founded by seven poets,Macha Presswork as a collective endeavour and actively challenge dichotomous and binary modes of thinking. All the founders are currently based on the island of Ireland, though each has a visionary reach that is integral to the international and trans-generational character of Macha. They promote the appreciation, performance and recognition of the endeavour of both emerging and recovered poets to the local community and beyond.
