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Cathy Fitzgerald
Discipline(s): Documentary Film, Film Editing, Film Education, Art Criticism, Art Education, Drawing, Installation Art, Photography, Video/Film/Sound Art, Visual Art Writing/Criticism, Web Art,Context(s): Art And Science, Art Education, Collaborative Art, Community Art, Environment/Nature,
Resident in Co. Carlow
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New Zealand artist now living in Ireland 15 years.2007-2010 ArtLinks Director of innovative 5 county arts development programme
2009: Member of Kilkenny SAW film group formed on ArtLinks
Art practice is informed by background in agricultural microbiology research. After working in the science in New Zealand for ten years, Cathy attended the National College of Art and Design, in Dublin, Ireland during 1996-2002 and gained a BA & MA in Irish Art History & Fine Art (New Media).
2008: Open Window- leukemia project, Group exhibition, 14 Oct, St James Hospital
2008: Exhibited 'the local project' community forestry film at the 2008 inaugural Wylie O'Hagan Film Festival, London.
2007 Open Window: invited artist to contribute to St Jame's Hospital project for patients in isolation Leukemia ward
July 07: Left Brain/Right Brain, broadcast on RTE radio: In the 3rd programme in the radio series, science and culture journalist Mary Mulvihill interviewed artist Cathy Fitzgerald with scientist Dr Paula Murphy on their arts council collaborative project, 'a different language', that took place with the scientists and staff of the Zoology Dept of Trinity College, Dublin, first shown at the 2005 BA Festival of Science.
2006 'the local project': an art & ecology project - solo exhibition, The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon, later at the Cultivate Centre, Temple Bar, Dublin, Green Energy Fair, 2007 Kilkenny; Wylie O'Hagan Irish Film Festival, 2008-London.
2005 Curated a Carlow Visualise exhibition of Cornelia Hesse-Honegger's work, a leading Swiss artist who has worked since 1985, on art and science, particularly on radiation effects from nuclear power plants on the natural environment.
During 2001-2005, initiated two residencies in science laboratories in Dublin, one of which was supported by the Arts Council.
Artist Practising from : since 1990
Involved in art group since : 2000-present
My art & ecology work documents a SLOW ART project - 'the holly wood diaries'. Since 2008 it's an ongoing diary in images, short films; conversations between myself, foresters, our local community & beyond, detailing an example of how we are turning our small monoculture spruce plantation into an ecologically & economically, permanent real FOREST.
In Sept 2010 I will be beginning a PhD in VIsual Culture at NCAD on film practice and theory on art and ecology and continuing my slow art project based in our small forest. You are welcome to follow the project at www.ecoartnotebook.com
I am passionate about using film to convey personal stories of small backyard environmental actions in response to global ecological concerns. I am developing a personal, poetic narrative film-making style, that while documentary in certain aspects, allows a larger range of ideas and emotions to be presented, in contrast to standard nature documentaries.
So far my project 'the Holly Wood Diaries' has allowed me to create two experimental film sketches, 'burning bright' (08) and 'once i counted birds' (09) and builds on previous stories with beginner foresters and their young trees/new woodlands in the more traditionally styled documentary film 'the local project revisited', 2006
I also write about other eco-art works that inspire me & which may be inspire others.
In her contemporary visual arts practice, Cathy Fitzgerald, often in collaboration with local communities and scientists, works in different ways to engage with ecological concerns.
Cathy believes that artists will be increasingly central in lending their communication skills in local communities to raise awareness about ecological concerns.
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Cathy recently formed a art & ecology group on the www.transitiontownireland.ning network; if you are interested in art and ecology, do join. She is also on the UK RSA Arts and Ecology site and network and on the UN Culture|Futures site - all in arts concerned with culture and environmental concerns are welcome to join atwww.culturefutures.ning.com
2010 June: once i counted birds - at 2nd Carlow Eigse Film Festival
2010 May: once i counted bird - la cathedral film screening, DUblin
2009: Attended first international conference on Culture and Climate Change at Copenhagen UN Summit, read my article here http://ecoartnotebook.com/?p=894
2009 Oct: I once counted birds, film for 1minutetosavetheworld.com film competition, also screened at GreenScreen Kilkenny, at the Town Hall, Dec 17, 09
2009: Burning Bright film shown at Nine Stone Group Show, The Norman Gallery, Monksgrange, Co. Wexford
2009: June, Burning Bright film selected for Carlow Eigse Film programme
New work: 'Burning Bright', a piece for Biodiversity Week 2008, see http://www.youtube.com/cathnarnia
Ongoing since 2008: Documenting a SLOW Art & Ecology project 'the Holly Wood Diaries': converting a monoculture Sitka Spruce plantation into a mixed species, ecologically & economically sustainable 'forest, in South Carlow, see ecoartnotebook.com
New: Cathy now has a blog on art & ecology http://www.ecoartnotebook.com
In Sept 2010 I will be beginning a PhD in VIsual Culture at NCAD on film practice and theory on art and ecology and continuing my slow art project based in our small forest. You are welcome to follow the project at www.ecoartnotebook.com
I am passionate about using film to convey personal stories of small backyard environmental actions in response to global ecological concerns. I am developing a personal, poetic narrative film-making style, that while documentary in certain aspects, allows a larger range of ideas and emotions to be presented, in contrast to standard nature documentaries.
So far my project 'the Holly Wood Diaries' has allowed me to create two experimental film sketches, 'burning bright' (08) and 'once i counted birds' (09) and builds on previous stories with beginner foresters and their young trees/new woodlands in the more traditionally styled documentary film 'the local project revisited', 2006
I also write about other eco-art works that inspire me & which may be inspire others.
In her contemporary visual arts practice, Cathy Fitzgerald, often in collaboration with local communities and scientists, works in different ways to engage with ecological concerns.
Cathy believes that artists will be increasingly central in lending their communication skills in local communities to raise awareness about ecological concerns.
___________________________
Cathy recently formed a art & ecology group on the www.transitiontownireland.ning network; if you are interested in art and ecology, do join. She is also on the UK RSA Arts and Ecology site and network and on the UN Culture|Futures site - all in arts concerned with culture and environmental concerns are welcome to join atwww.culturefutures.ning.com
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2010 Sept: Beginning PhD in Visual Culture at NCAD on film practice and theory on art and ecology. Follow project at www.ecoartnotebook.com2010 June: once i counted birds - at 2nd Carlow Eigse Film Festival
2010 May: once i counted bird - la cathedral film screening, DUblin
2009: Attended first international conference on Culture and Climate Change at Copenhagen UN Summit, read my article here http://ecoartnotebook.com/?p=894
2009 Oct: I once counted birds, film for 1minutetosavetheworld.com film competition, also screened at GreenScreen Kilkenny, at the Town Hall, Dec 17, 09
2009: Burning Bright film shown at Nine Stone Group Show, The Norman Gallery, Monksgrange, Co. Wexford
2009: June, Burning Bright film selected for Carlow Eigse Film programme
New work: 'Burning Bright', a piece for Biodiversity Week 2008, see http://www.youtube.com/cathnarnia
Ongoing since 2008: Documenting a SLOW Art & Ecology project 'the Holly Wood Diaries': converting a monoculture Sitka Spruce plantation into a mixed species, ecologically & economically sustainable 'forest, in South Carlow, see ecoartnotebook.com
New: Cathy now has a blog on art & ecology http://www.ecoartnotebook.com
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from these counties.
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