A reading and discussion by two exciting and emerging Irish writers Sara Baume and Maeve Mulrennan, whose primary degrees and foundational creative education emerges from their art college experiences. The reading takes place in the magnificent library, voted one of the top ten most beautiful in the world. The CCAM library is one of Galways hidden architectural gems and was designed by architects de Blacam & Meagher it is at the heart of the building.
Sara Baume is a fine art graduate and award winning writer. She was born in Lancashire in 1984 and grew up in Co Cork. She won the 2014 Davy Byrnes short story award, organised by the Stinging Fly in association with Dublin Unesco City of Literature. Her short stories have been published in the Moth, the Stinging Fly and the Irish Independent as part of the Hennessy New Irish Writing series. Her reviews and articles on visual art and books have also appeared online and in print. Her debut novel, Spill Simmer Falter Wither, will be published by Tramp Press next year. She studied fine art at Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design and completed the MPhil in creative writing at Trinity College Dublin.
Art College Graduate, Maeve Mulrennan has published articles and reviews in the Visual Artists' Newsletter, Circa Magazine, Billion and Paper Journal of Visual Art and Engage: The International Journal of Visual Art and Gallery Education. Her short fiction has been published in Wordlegs, the Galway Review and the Doire Press Chapbook Competition. She is head of Visual Art & Education in Galway Arts Centre, Ireland. Currently Mulrennan is the Chairperson of Tulca Festival of Visual Art and lectures in the MA in Arts Policy in Huston School of Film and Digital Media. She has also curated the residency 'Public House' in Kildare.. She received a BA in Fine Art (Painting) from Limerick School of Art & Design, a h.Dip in Arts Policy from NUI Galway an MA Visual Art Practices from IADT Dun Laoghaire and most recently a Diploma in English Literature, German and Sociology & Politics from NUI Galway
Places are limited please book at ccam@gmit.ie
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Is the CCAM Library a classic and a must-visit building?
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