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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 Morrison (with Satpreet Kahlon), Jamila Prowse, Benoît Piéron, Lorenzo Sandoval, and Rehana Zama...

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, their inaugural exhibition taking place at Limerick’s Sailor’s Home. In 2023, they curated th...

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 independent spaces, with over 1700 listings worldwide. In 2022, Alternative Art Guide and ARNE initiat...

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. Established in 1997, the organisation works to unite emerging and established artists through exh...

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, object making, live work, and projects. In 2022 Mayes travelled to Latvia to take part in the Black Holes Residen...

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. At Juxtapose, she leads the Nordic Visitors Program, runs the Think Tanks, and focuses on the fa...

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 went on to form Best Before Collective. A diverse group of artists, curators, crafters and art enthu...

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 proud to host this important archive of the Together for Yes campaign.

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://togetherforyurt.home.blog for photos from the Limerick campaign. Ormston House is proud to host this imp...

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 Lynch joined the campaign to help his friends, and also became a canvass leader. Featuring Jane Conway...