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BAN Meeting Schedule

Backwater Artists Network artist presentation meetings take place in hybrid form both in Studio 12 and on zoom.
 
Thursday 20 February, 6pm
Thursday 27 March, 6pm
Thursday 10 April, 6pm
Thursday 8 May, 6pm
Thursday 5 June, 6pm
Thursday 10 July, 6pm
Thursday 11 September, 6pm
Thursday 9 October, 6pm
Thursday 6 November, 6pm
Thursday 4 December, 6pm (Christmas Event)
 
Please contact Elaine at elaine@backwaterartists.ie if you would like to do a short (10-15min) presentation at these meetings.
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Rupture and Reshape – Art from 1960
Art History Lecture Series with Ciara Rodgers 

Tuesday 8, 15, 22 October and 5 November 2024 
In Person – Studio 12, 5:30- 6:30 pm 

Backwater Artists Group Member Ciara Rodgers offers a four part lecture series focusing on one of the most significant decades in 20th-century art, the 1960s

The 1960s saw the shaping of new aesthetic styles and movements during one of the most influential cultural periods of the 20th century. Amid growing criticisms of established systems, the era saw student protests, the civil rights movement and the sexual revolution where artists experimented with new media and blurred the boundaries between fine and popular art.

Movements such as Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Fluxus, Performance Art and Arte Povera challenged systems which existed in the art world in a time period which redefined the concept of the art object, its existence, and its space. Due to its turbulent political and social events, 1960s art is often seen as a cut-off period when modern art ends and contemporary art production begins.

These lectures can be attended as a series or as standalone talks and are suitable for members interested in a refresher course or for art history beginners. Ciara Rodgers is a practicing visual artist and has lectured in Art History and Studio Modules at SETU Waterford since 2022.

RSVP
elize@backwaterartists.ie

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6 visiting curators will be scheduled each year for onsite studio visits. Members who do not have a studio in the complex will be allocated a space within the complex for the curator visit. We aim to provide each member with at least one curator visit per year. Please email elaine@backwaterartists.ie to book a slot
Visiting Curators 2025
Wednesday April 9 | Mark O’Gorman | The Complex
Mark O’Gorman is the inaugural curator and producer of visual art at The Complex, a multi-disciplinary arts centre in Dublin’s north inner city, since 2018. The exhibition programme focuses on commissioning site-specific work with a prolonged developmental process and conversational approach with artists, who are carefully brought together in relation to one another. Mark has presented exhibitions and events at The Complex featuring artists including Jeremy Deller, Vivienne Dick, Aleana Egan, Jaki Irvine, Sean Lynch, Dennis McNulty, and Locky Morris. He co-curated Fly Floor in 2023 with Niamh O’Malley in partnership with the Ireland tour of Ireland at Venice at The Complex.
Thursday April 10 | Davey Moor | RHA Gallery Curator
Thursday May 22 | Katie O’Grady | Glucksman Gallery, Cork | Curator of Exhibitions & Projects
I am an event manager, curator and creative producer with over seven years of experience in managing projects, exhibitions and events in Ireland and Scotland. My practice centres on collaboration, social engagement, support and sustainable futures. I am particularly interested in ‘working in friendship’ and durational research that produces multi-disciplinary outputs across exhibitions, writing, moving image, talks and workshops. I hold an MLitt (Distinction) in Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) from the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Glasgow and a BA (Honors) in Printmaking and Contemporary Practice from Limerick School of Art and Design, Ireland.
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