On Wed 9th July 18:30-19:30 we’ll be joined by Manuel McCarthy Valderrama as the next  artist in our series! Come along to learn more about Manuel’s work. If you are interested, please RSVP below. These talks are open to the public so invite your friends!

Manuel McCarthy Valderrama is an Irish-Spanish artist and facilitator aiming to make art accessible for all through a community-responsive approach. Manuel develops interactive work through textile sculpture, performance, photography and video. His work imagines different ways of being, existing and relating in an inter-connected world between humans and their surrounding objects.

Manuel has shown their solo and collaborative work internationally in Germany and Spain, and in Ireland at NGI, IMMA and The Complex among others. Manuel’s published works have been issued by the Douglas Hyde Gallery and ¬Accesos research journal, featured in Dublin Art Book Fair and included in CSIA’s and NIVAL’s collections.

Manuel is a tour guide and facilitator at Dublin Castle, Rua Red and the National Gallery of Ireland. He is a representative of the NGI Youth Panel, member of 126 Gallery, A4Sounds Studios and Catalyst Arts and former member of the Douglas Hyde Student Forum 2024.