Photo by: Joanna Kidney

Wicklow Artists Salon #3: Minding yourself

14th March 2023, Mermaid Arts Centre

Guest Artists:

• Moderator: Teresa Nanigian - Visual Artist and executive Coach
• Jessica Kennedy - Dance Artist, choreographer and Co Director of Junk Ensemble Dance Theatre Company
• Emma Finucane - Visual artist
• Rónán O'Snodaigh - Musician and founding member of Kila

The Wicklow Artists Salon is a new, exciting, artist-run event exploring important themes affecting artists and cultural practitioners. Offering a space for discussion and exchange, each salon hosts a moderated discussion with invited guest artists and then opens out to a discussion with attendees in a friendly, inclusive atmosphere.

It aims to seed learning, interactions and perhaps even collaborations among participants. The programme is curated and facilitated by visual artist Joanna Kidney and writers Olivia Fitzsimons and Philip St John. It is crucially supported by Wicklow County Arts Office and Mermaid Arts Centre.

The theme is Minding Yourself for this Salon. What do artists need to sustain their wellbeing? What support structures are important in this? How do artists deal with the lows of a creative career - rejections, self doubt etc?

Find out more about our Salon guests:
Theresa Nanigian www.theresananigian.com
Jessica Kennedy https://www.junkensemble.com/
Rónán O'Snodaigh https://ronanosnodaigh.bandcamp.com/
Emma Finucane https://www.instagram.com/emmafinucane/