BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1106@cal.gravitons.org SUMMARY:What is Creative Production? DTSTAMP:20260930T234539Z DTSTART:20261008T090000Z DTEND:20261008T170000Z DESCRIPTION:What is Creative Production?\nSymposium shaped by Creative Prod ucer Programme\nBrookLodge & Macreddin Village\, Aughrim Pavilion and Kuns tverein Aughrim\, County\nWicklow\, Ireland\n10am–6pm\, Thursday 8 October 2026\n\nRegister to attend here: Eventbrite\n[https://www.eventbrite.com/ e/1998378406609?aff=oddtdtcreator]\n\nWhat is Creative Production? is a sy mposium that brings together artists\,\ncurators\, creative producers and practitioners working across the field of\ncontemporary visual arts. Joini ng participants from Kunstverein Aughrim’s\nCreative Producer Programme al ongside invited international contributors\, a\npublic forum as part of th e symposium\, on Thursday 8 October\, continues an\nongoing conversation a round the role\, visibility\, labour and future potential of\ncreative pro duction within artistic practice in Ireland and beyond.\n\nContributors\nR achel Botha\, Clodagh Assata Boyce\, Jenny Brady\, Simnikiwe Buhlungu\, Ah mad\nDarkhabani\, Iarlaith Ní Fheorais\, The Domestic Godless\, Dr Isobel Harbison\,\nSarah Hayden\, Onur Karaoğlu\, Jennie Moran/Luncheonette\, Ais ling Murray\, JL\nMurtaugh\, Nathan O’Donnell\, Justin O’Shaughnessy\, Pro f. Andrea Phillips\, Sara\nSassanelli\, Seán Ward\, Lyónn Wolf\, Theresa Z werschke\, Bia! Zine community and\nCiaran Bohan\n\nSchedule Overview\nMor ning (10am–2pm): Presentations and conversations (including light lunch at \n1pm) at the BrookLodge and Macreddin Village\nAfternoon (3–6pm): Continu ed programme at Aughrim Pavilion and Kunstverein\nAughrim\n\nLocations\nBr ookLodge & Macreddin Village\n[https://www.brooklodge.com/?gad_source=1&ga d_campaignid=17637640541&gbraid=0AAAAAownOZKRUsi37ku_cZVpQ24WJKxBU&gclid=C j0KCQjw5vLVBhCiARIsAD56SFK3CD-Lf0l_J3x91LnoPsJANm5gwC2fRmO5bWrl2SVJuOOMBcJ 1kVoaAiR7EALw_wcB]\,\nMacreddin West\, Co Wicklow\, Y14 A362\n\nAughrim Pa vilion [https://www.aughrimtidytowns.ie/]\, Rednagh Road\, Aughrim\, Co\nW icklow\, Y14 WK38\n\nKunstverein Aughrim [https://kunstverein.ie/about]\, Main Street\, Aughrim Lower\,\nCo Wicklow\, Y14 K120\n\nAccess\nThe BrookL odge & Macreddin Village has designated wheelchair-accessible guest\nrooms with adapted bathrooms\, accessible public paths\, marked parking spaces\ ,\nand level or ramped ground-floor navigation across the main BrookLodge and\nBrookHall buildings.\n\nAughrim Pavilion is wheelchair accessible and has accessible bathroom\nfacilities. \n\nKunstverein Aughrim is not step free\, it has five steps at the entrance\, with no\nhandrails. Kunstverein Aughrim is located in the centre of the village\, with\nbusy roads either side. The footpaths are wide and uneven. There is a curb cut\n40 feet fro m the entrance. Kunstverein Aughrim has one inaccessible bathroom.\nThere is an accessible bathroom next door at First Batch bakery.\n\nThe event wi ll include ISL interpretation by Ela Cichocka and Carol McArdle. \n\nA qui et room is available throughout the day and attendees are free to come and \ngo.\n\nWe can offer a small number of travel bursaries to contribute to attendee’s\ntravel costs where helpful. Please email office@kunstverein.ie [\noffice@kunstverein.ie] for more information.\n\nTransport\nWe encourag e attendees to consider using public transport and/or car-pooling\nwhere p ossible. \n\nIf traveling by public transport from Dublin we recommend tak ing the 8:25am\nWexford Expressway Route 2\n[https://www.expressway.ie/rou te/2/dublin-airport-to-wexford] bus from Busaras\narriving to Arklow (Lidl stop) for 9:50am.\n\nWe can arrange minibus pick-up for attendees using t his service\, and we can\narrange drop-off in time for the 18:19 service b ack to Dublin.\n\nPlease let us know if you require pick-up/drop-off by em ailing Olamide Alao on\noa@kunstverein.ie [ oa@kunstverein.ie]\n\nIf you h ave any questions about the venues\, other transport logistics\, access\nf acilities\, or wish to flag any special requirements please contact creati ve\nproducer Olamide Alao at the above email address\, or our team on\noff ice@kunstverein.ie [ office@kunstverein.ie]\n\n\nThe symposium is funded a s part of the Culture Programme for Ireland’s\nPresidency of the Council o f the European Union 2026\n[https://www.irelandculture2026.eu/event/what-i s-creative-production/].\nKunstverein Projects CLG is supported by the Art s Council / An Chomhairle\nEalaíon.\n\n\n\n URL:https://cal.gravitons.org/event/what-is-creative-production LOCATION:Kunstverein Aughrim - Main Street\, Aughrim\, Co Wicklow\, Y14 K12 0 STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:Ainriail X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

What is Creative Production?
Symposium shaped by Creative Producer Programme
BrookLod ge & Macreddin Village, Aughrim Pavilion and Kunstverein Aughrim, Coun ty Wicklow, Ireland
10am–6pm, Thursday 8 October 2026

Re gister to attend here: Eventbrite

What is Creative Production? is a symposium that b rings together artists, curators, creative producers and practitioners wor king across the field of contemporary visual arts. Joining participants fr om Kunstverein Aughrim’s Creative Producer Programme alongside invited int ernational contributors, a public forum as part of the symposium, on Thurs day 8 October, continues an ongoing conversation around the role, visibili ty, labour and future potential of creative production within artistic pra ctice in Ireland and beyond.

Contributors
Rachel Botha, Clodagh Assata Boyce, Jenny Brady, Simnikiwe Buhlungu, Ahmad Darkh abani, Iarlaith Ní Fheorais, The Domestic Godless, Dr Isobel Harbison, Sar ah Hayden, Onur Karaoğlu, Jennie Moran/Luncheonette, Aisling Murray, JL Mu rtaugh, Nathan O’Donnell, Justin O’Shaughnessy, Prof. Andrea Phillips, Sar a Sassanelli, Seán Ward, Lyónn Wolf, Theresa Zwerschke, Bia! Zine com munity and Ciaran Bohan

Schedule Overview
Morni ng (10am–2pm): Presentations and conversations (including light lunch at 1 pm) at the BrookLodge and Macreddin Village
Afternoon (3–6pm): Continue d programme at Aughrim Pavilion and Kunstverein Aughrim

Loca tions
BrookLodge & Macreddin Vill age, Macreddin West, Co Wicklow, Y14 A362

Aughrim Pavilion, Rednagh Road, Aughrim, Co Wicklow, Y14 WK38

Kunstverein Aughrim, Main Street, Aughrim Lower, Co Wicklow, Y14 K120

Access
The BrookLodge & M acreddin Village has designated wheelchair-accessible guest rooms with ada pted bathrooms, accessible public paths, marked parking spaces, and level or ramped ground-floor navigation across the main BrookLodge and BrookHall buildings.

Aughrim Pavilion is wheelchair accessible and has acces sible bathroom facilities. 

Kunstverein Aughrim is not step fr ee, it has five steps at the entrance, with no handrails. Kunstverein Augh rim is located in the centre of the village, with busy roads either side. The footpaths are wide and uneven. There is a curb cut 40 feet from the en trance. Kunstverein Aughrim has one inaccessible bathroom. There is an acc essible bathroom next door at First Batch bakery.

The event will in clude ISL interpretation by Ela Cichocka and Carol McArdle. 

A quiet room is available throughout the day and attendees are free to come and go.

We can offer a small number of travel bursaries to contrib ute to attendee’s travel costs where helpful. Please email office@kunstverein.ie for mor e information.

Transport
We encourage attendees to consider using public transport and/or car-pooling where possible.&nbs p;

If traveling by public transport from Dublin we recommend taking the 8:25am Wexford Expressway Route 2 bus from Busaras ar riving to Arklow (Lidl stop) for 9:50am.

We can arrange minibus pic k-up for attendees using this service, and we can arrange drop-off in time for the 18:19 service back to Dublin.

Please let us know if you re quire pick-up/drop-off by emailing Olamide Alao on oa@kunstverein.ie

If you have any questions about the venues, other transport logistics, access facilities, or wish to flag any special requirements please contact creative producer Olamide Alao at the above email address, or our team on office@kunstverein.ie

The symposium is funded as part of the Culture Progra mme for Ireland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2026 . Kunstverein Projects CLG is supported by the Arts Council / An Chomhairl e Ealaíon.

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