To support Artist Connect, a diverse group of artists living and working in County Wicklow have been tasked with crafting a blog post that delves into navigating change and uncovering fresh perspectives.
Olivia Fitzsimons is from Northern Ireland and now lives in Co Wicklow but never lost her accent.
Robert Barrett lives in west Wicklow, where he writes flash fiction, short stories, and plays.
Shane Finan assembles art from interactive contemporary technologies, found objects and traditional artistic media.
Philip St John’s plays include the international award winning Maxine; Temptress, the rights of which have been sold for a movie, and The Sylvia.
Aisling Ennis is a renowned and highly regarded as a harpist both at home in Ireland and internationally.
Emily Gillmor Murphy is a writer and theatre maker. Emily uses dark humour and fantasy to create flawed but beautiful characters and stories.
Conor Dowling is a writer, filmmaker and podcaster from Dublin who moved to Wicklow in 2018.
Brian is an actor and film maker from Wicklow. He has acted in features and TV shows and has also written, produced and directed short films.
Niamh started her writing life as a crime journalist and worked as the true crime editor of the Sunday World for 12 years. She has been nominated three times for an Irish Book Award.
In the lead up to the next Wicklow Artist Salon which takes place on 24th June 2023 from 2pm in the Tinahely Courthouse Arts Centre, Philip St. John and Joanna Kidney reflect on the last year of salons.
Finn is photographer and filmmaker based in Wicklow and splits his time between personal projects that focus on themes of human agency and citizenship, and commercial work that concentrates on people.
Anna has been making theatre adventures for people of all ages to watch and participate in since 1989. Her work for Early Years audiences has been shared worldwide
Eoin O’Malley is a Wicklow-based artist who has been developing his practice since 2008 working alongside facilitator Orla Callaghan.
Susan Coughlan is an experienced independent facilitator, coach and consultant in the arts and cultural sector.
Eamon performs and teaches music and is co-director of Alchemy Music. He is committed to the provision of music in healthcare settings and Early Years music.
Kate is a curator of visual art, lectures in curatorial practice, art history and contemporary art and is founder of Kunstverein Aughrim.
Grace is a writer and actress, created and produced ‘New Fish A Musical’ as part of a collaborative teamand is currently writing a play about the life and work of her grandmother Una O’Higgins O’Malley.
Áine is an accomplished dance artist and filmmaker from Wicklow Town. Her current project in development is a feature film ‘When Life is Silent’ exploring the little known dance history of Monte Verità Foundation, Switzerland
Robert Manson is a filmmaker from Redcross in Co. Wicklow and set up Ballyrogan Films, an artist run film production company in 2015.
Eleanor Phillips is a multidisciplinary visual artist who, over a 30 year plus span, has worked with performance, sculpture, photography, and painting.
