Toma McCullim 2023
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1 May to 13 May 2023
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Toma McCullim
Salt and Pepper
1 May to 13 May 2023
Studio open to visitors Tuesday & Saturday
Salt and Pepper returns for a second year with artist Toma McCullim as creative producer, ’Salt and Pepper because we are at the time of life when our hair is starting to speckle but we are also the essential spice of life!’ the project invites older people who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Trans or a sprinkle of all those terms and shake of others to weekly sessions or studio drop in 2 to 13 May to create together and document an important moment in time for our older and rural LGBTQ+ community; reflecting on past and present challenges and celebrate older rainbow generation commonality and achievements.
‘Bealtaine Festival celebrates the arts and creativity as we age,’ as Toma describes,‘ this is time to show up and shine. Salt and Pepper collective, this May, will be creating a participative film together. We will be weaving story and image with sound from our multi points of view to tell a tale of belonging. We will be playing the fool, acting up, and coming out with all sorts.’
As part of the project dance artist Andrew Coombs (UK) and filmmaker Julie Ballands will facilitate sessions in movement and filmmaking respectively, sharing both skills and getting involved in the collective explorations. There will also be a soundscape session with Carole Nelson (dates to be arranged) Tuesday 2nd and Tuesday 9th May at 7.30pm to 9.30pm there will be performance and film screening at Uillinn.
Toma McCullim is an ‘artivist’- an activist artist. Her work is powered by a strong belief in social justice and environmental ecology. Her participatory practice empowers her collaborators in the amplification of their own authentic voice. As an anthropologist of art, she is interested in the fundamental question: ‘What does art do?’ Her work stimulates a call to action for creative change making. Toma has a 1st class BA (hons) Degree in Anthropology of Art from the University of East Anglia and has an MA in Arts Process from the Crawford College of Art and Design, Cork.
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