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Curator Visits, Summer Series: Tadhg Crowley

Curator Visits, Summer Series: Tadhg Crowley

June 4 - June 4, 2025
9:30am-4:30pm
Sample-Studios, Churchfield

Tadhg Crowley is the Senior Curator – Education + Community at the Glucksman in University College Cork, Ireland. The Glucksman presents a wide-ranging programme of temporary exhibitions accompanied by an extensive education programme to engage visitors of diverse interests and backgrounds. A graduate of Limerick School of Art and Design, Tadhg’s role at the Glucksman is to help foster an appreciation of the visual arts among the wider public. In 2022, the Glucksman was the recipient of the European Museum Academy Art Museum Award and in their report the judges noted, ‘ The Glucksman prioritises its role as a civic institution that enables creative agency among diverse communities. The staff has realized impressive results with their projects, which serve as an inspiration for museums all over the world.’ Tadhg has recently curated projects with communities of interest and communities of place including – Making Waves (2017);  Future Forms (2019); and Tales of a City (2020). Tadhg has coordinated the Glucksman’s Creative Agency programme with young asylum seekers since 2015. These engagements at the museum have been realised through a variety of projects including Our Place (2016); Change the Beat (2019); and My Generation (2020). He has curated exhibitions at the museum including Viewpoints (2019); Moving Spaces (2019); and New Light (2020). Tadhg designed the University’s first Visual Arts Module for third level students with intellectual disabilities delivered as part of the Certificate in Contemporary Living. In 2019, the module was recognized as one of Europe’s Best Practices by the Erasmus + Creative Inclusion in Adult Education.

CURATOR VISITS

Our Curator Visits series offers Sample-Studios members a unique opportunity to connect directly with local and international curators. Members meet with curators 1to1 to present their work, discuss their practice, and receive expert advice and guidance from prominent professionals bringing a wealth of experience, a variety of backgrounds in different arts contexts, and valuable networks.

Tadhg Crowley is the Senior Curator – Education + Community at the Glucksman in University College Cork, Ireland. The Glucksman presents a wide-ranging programme of temporary exhibitions accompanied by an extensive education programme to engage visitors of diverse interests and backgrounds. A graduate of Limerick School of Art and Design, Tadhg’s role at the Glucksman is to help foster an appreciation of the visual arts among the wider public. In 2022, the Glucksman was the recipient of the European Museum Academy Art Museum Award and in their report the judges noted, ‘ The Glucksman prioritises its role as a civic institution that enables creative agency among diverse communities. The staff has realized impressive results with their projects, which serve as an inspiration for museums all over the world.’ Tadhg has recently curated projects with communities of interest and communities of place including – Making Waves (2017);  Future Forms (2019); and Tales of a City (2020). Tadhg has coordinated the Glucksman’s Creative Agency programme with young asylum seekers since 2015. These engagements at the museum have been realised through a variety of projects including Our Place (2016); Change the Beat (2019); and My Generation (2020). He has curated exhibitions at the museum including Viewpoints (2019); Moving Spaces (2019); and New Light (2020). Tadhg designed the University’s first Visual Arts Module for third level students with intellectual disabilities delivered as part of the Certificate in Contemporary Living. In 2019, the module was recognized as one of Europe’s Best Practices by the Erasmus + Creative Inclusion in Adult Education.

CURATOR VISITS

Our Curator Visits series offers Sample-Studios members a unique opportunity to connect directly with local and international curators. Members meet with curators 1to1 to present their work, discuss their practice, and receive expert advice and guidance from prominent professionals bringing a wealth of experience, a variety of backgrounds in different arts contexts, and valuable networks.

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