Celebrate People’s History | Online Talk*

Thursday 17th October 2024
Location: Online
Join us for an online conversation with Josh MacPhee, curator of the Celebrate People’s History project. A selection from the posters series is currently on show alongside the exhibition ‘Toil and Moil’ by artist Emma Swan at the Tea Houses.

The Celebrate People’s History poster series demonstrates a DIY tradition that centralises principles of democracy, inclusion and collective action. The project has been organised by Josh MacPhee since 1998, he is a founding member of the Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative and Interference Archive, a public collection of cultural materials produced by social movements based in Brooklyn, NY. Justseeds Artists’ Cooperative is a decentralised network of 41 artists from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, committed to social, environmental and political engagement.

The collection is kindly borrowed from artist and organiser Kate O’Shea.

The Tea Houses are situated by the River Nore in Kilkenny city centre and have recently been acquired by the Kilkenny Arts Office to be activated as visible spaces to host a public art programme. Over the next few months these spaces will be used as a gallery, a curatorial office, a studio, a residency, a production space, a workshop space, a meeting place, a library and more. Art Gatherings is a visual arts project with a multidisciplinary approach that encourages a sense of community and active citizenship. This project is founded by the Kilkenny Arts Office.

‘Toil and Moil’ runs until Saturday 26 October 2024, opening times are Thursday to Saturday, 11.30am – 5.30pm. Curated by Rachel Botha.

Book via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/celebrate-peoples-history-online-talk-tickets-1041931764957?aff=oddtdtcreator
[Zoom link will be sent before the event.]
Organisers Website

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