TULCA Assembly | PorterShed

TULCA Assembly brings together critical voices from Ireland, Europe and the United States, sharing artistic research and asking crucial questions about the role of artmaking, activism and environmental discourse today.

Join us on Saturday afternoon, 9th November at PorterShed, 15 Market St, for a gathering of Irish and International experts that will discuss their research, practice, art, activism, and experience as it relates to this year's Festival theme, The Salvage Agency.

The schedule of the day, as follows:

12noon: Welcome tea and coffees

12:30pm to 1:30pm: Introduction by Michele Horrigan, followed by speakers Kate O’Shea, Micol Curatolo, and Becky Nahom

1:40pm: 30 Minute Lunch Break

2:20pm to 3:50pm: Stephanie Smith, Risteard O’Domhnall, J.D. Whitman, Paul O’Neill

3:50pm: Closing remarks and Panel Discussion with time for Q+A.

4:30pm: Wrap up and Post-Assembly informal/casual conversations

About the Speakers:

Risteard Ó Domhnaill, one of Ireland’s most renowned documentary filmmakers, speaks about his current research and long term approach to communities and places in conflict with governmental and corporate policies.

Irish curator, artist, writer and educator Paul O’Neill is a global voice on the possibilities and energies that exhibition-making and contemporary art practice can achieve - he shares his recent findings.

Kate O’Shea’s activist work and publishing activities have constantly found new perspectives for an egalitarian Ireland.

Becky Nahom, in her role as director of exhibitions at New York’s Independent Curators International, has developed numerous experimental exhibitions that challenge art historical narratives across the globe.

Stephanie Smith’s curatorial work in Chicago and elsewhere is acknowledged for commitments to groundbreaking ecological thinking through art.

Artist JD Whitman’s involvement in digital preservation of Ireland’s nineteenth century Blaschka glass models of marine invertebrates has a special resonance, considering the important collection on exhibit at the University of Galway’s Zoology and Marine Biology Museum.

Micol Curatolo highlights her work around borders, cultural work, belonging and identity in Finland, and launches her new edited publication Here, Not. Dialogues on art and the making of here.

TULCA Assembly is produced in association with Askeaton Contemporary Arts.

Supported by Arts Council, Galway City Council, Askeaton Contemporary Arts.

Access
We aim to ensure that our event is accessible to all individuals interested in attending. If you have access related questions, please contact info@tulca.ie

PorterShed
Accessible venue
Accessible toilets
Accessible parking (Market Street)