Thank You
As this years TULCA exhibitions come down across Galway city and county, we take a moment to reflect on an incredible couple of weeks!
We were delighted to take up temporary residence in the wonderful An Post building on William Street this year. It’s potential as a central cultural venue for Galway city and county is unquestionable. Visitor numbers to the TULCA Festival Gallery surpassed our entire 2018 festival after just one week, making TULCA 2019 our most well-attended festival to date!
We extend a special thank you to the Galway International Arts Festival for their fantastic support and assistance during our time in William Street, in particular, Paul Fahy and Adam Fitzsimmons. Their work and vision revealed a beautiful exhibition space in the heart of Galway City and we hope we have helped contribute to its upkeep over the winter months.
We would also like to thank An Post for their incredible generosity and support by allowing TULCA to bring exciting new works to our city centre this November. This venue joined our long-standing exhibition partners Galway Arts Centre, 126 Artist-Run Gallery, NUIG Gallery and Columban Hall, as well as new spaces, Engage Art Studios, The Hall of the Red Earl, Tuam Library, and Galway City Museum Ireland.
We would like to express our graitude to everyone who helped make TACTICAL MAGIC such a memorable and special festival. THANK YOU to this years curator Kerry Guinan, to all our incredible 2019 artists, our dedicated team and our amazing volunteers. Thank you for the continued support of our festival funders, sponsors, education partners and supporters.
And last but not least, a massive THANK YOU to all our festival visitors, both new and old, who attended our exhibitions and events in huge numbers. We truly appreciate your support and look forward to seeing you all again next year!
All TACTICAL MAGIC volunteers
All TACTICAL MAGIC artists
All TACTICAL MAGIC event facilitators and contributors
Grainne Tynan
Claire Doyle (Arts Council of Ireland)
James Harrold (Galway City Council Arts Office)
Sharon O’Grady (Galway County Council Arts Office)
Angus Laverty, Maurice Blake, Pat Dillane (An Post)
Paul Fahy & John Crumlish (Galway International Arts Festival)
Adam Fitzsimons (Galway International Arts Festival)
Hildegarde Naughton
Martina O’Flaherty (Matt O’Flaherty Chemists)
Jack Fitzgerald
David Kennedy
Damien Donnellan (Galway City Museum)
Maeve Mulrennan & Siobhan Singleton (Galway Arts Centre)
Enda McDonagh (BurgerStory)
Mairead Cogivan
Caroline Phelan, Liam Blake, Jim Higgins (Galway City Council)
Patria McWalter (Galway County Archivist)
Michael Quinn (Galway Civic Trust)
Gugai MacNamara (Róisín Dubh)
Pádraic E. Moore
Eimearjean McCormack
Joanna McGlynn
Susan Roche
Fionnuala Gallagher (NUIG Gallery)
Emma Brinton (O’Donoghue Centre, NUIG)
Eilís Ní Dhúill (NUIG)
JP McMahon & Drigín Gaffey (Tartare Cafe + Wine Bar)
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
Eoin McGrath (Electric)
Mary MacPartlan & Joanne Couch (Arts in Action)
Austin Ivers & Gavin Murphy (CCAM, GMIT)
Simon Fennessey Corcoran (126 Artist-Run Gallery)
Michael Hill (Temple Bar Gallery & Studios)
Ruairi O hAodh, Geraldine Mannion, Siobhan Arkins, Joan Earley, Aoife O Kelly (Galway Public Libraries)
Rodelyn Aponte (CityLink)
Eimhin Killilea (Citybin)
Ann Barrett (Kinlay Hostel)
Caroline Spollen
Katie Walsh & Ruta Vitosiene (Pálás Cinema)
Grace Mitchell (Engage Art Studios)
Padraig Cunningham (Pure Designs)
Vicky Smith
Adrian Kelly (Glebe Gallery)
Elena Santos (Just Art It)
Glass & Mirror Designs
All applicants to the TACTICAL MAGIC open call.
All who contributed to the artistic, organisational, and technical development of the festival.
Arts Council of Ireland
Galway City Council
Galway County Council
Creative Ireland Bursary
An Post
Galway International Arts Festival
Galway Arts Centre
Pálás Cinema
O’Donoghue Centre for Drama and Performance, NUIG
Arts Office, NUIG
CCAM, GMIT
Róisín Dubh
Galway Public Library
Galway City Museum
Tuam Library & County Council Buildings
Engage Art Studios
A4 Sounds
126 Artist-Run Gallery
Kevin Kavanagh Gallery
Burgerstory
Hall of the Red Earl
Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop
This Is Galway
Galway Gin Company
Galway Hooker Brewery
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts
TACTICAL MAGIC curated by Kerry Guinan
1-17 November 2019
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Video: Jonathan Sammon