The Radius 10 Project
Radius 10 was created by artist, activist and curator Sheila Flanagan. It is part of an evolving sculptural installation based on time, ecology, identity and intervention. Artfarm is the center point and the surrounding circular region of landscape and villages are a living evolving time based socially engaged work.
This project has a radius of 10km and a time span of 10 years.
All Artfarm activities, projects, residencies and collaborations are part of this living installation. It is an exploration of the role of artist in community, artist as activist and our social and ecological responsibilities.
Sheila Flanagan
Sheila Flanagan is an Eco social artist and activist based at Artfarm. Her work is placed based influenced by ecological rights and rooted in creating connections, collaborations, relationships and opening up spaces for conversations. It is process based, sometimes intangible, existing in conversations, ideas, in action or inaction, in moments.
Ecology, identity, political voice, representation, vision and ability to adapt to change are many themes of interest. Land use, habitat and biodiveristy loss and sustainability are big issues locally and globally. Ecological rights combine human and environmental rights with an essence of awareness of all life and habitats. The Radius 10 project area can be considered a microcosm of issues faced worldwide. High among these are the effects of colonialism, prejudice and privilege. This work borders many disciplines and methodologies.
Projects:
Creative Ireland, Galway Co.Co. 2024 Creative Carrownagappul with Galway's Living Bog
Creative Schools Programme 2024. Windfield National School. 'Treemendous Trees Project.'
Arts Council Agility Award 2023: 'Absorption' Bog Project.
Creative Ireland County Galway 2023: Creative Communities with Newbridge Tidy Towns. Newbridge Art Trail.
Creative Ireland County Galway: Landscape of Longhand project (2022)
Creative Schools (2019,2020) Mount Talbot National school 'The Wishing Tree' project. The Outdoor classroom.
Galway Heritage office (2021/22) Natural heritage project mapping Heritage Trees of Newbridge.
The River Shiven project funded by the Community Water Fund follows the story of the local River Shiven from source to where it meets the River Suck. This video project was created in 2020/2021.
Guest & Panelist for Create's National Networking Day 'Collaborating on Climate Justice'. Project Arts Ctr. Oct 2023.
Guest artist for Eco Showboat's Shannonbridge stop (2022)& Ballinasloe in 2023 with screening of the River Shiven film.
Guest speaker for 'Earth Day' conversations through Galway County Councils PPN 2020.
Panelist with Limerick City Gallery of Art for their 'Art on the Farm' exhibition.
Guest speaker for VAI'S artist cafe Furbo 2016.
Also a guest speaker for community groups in Mountbellew, Glenamaddy, Newbridge, Ballygar and Group 8 artist group in Ballinasloe.
The artist has worked with Galway Co.Council Arts Office through Creative Ireland as Creative advisor with Glenamaddy Heritage Group 2020. Sheila has been a recipient of an Arts Council Agility Award funding 2023 and an Individual artist bursary award from Galway Co. Council Arts Office (2014) and has secured funding through many other sources for local socially engaged collaborative projects under The Artfarm Collective.
ARTFarm Collective
The ARTFarm Collective is a group of 8 artists who act in an advisory and supportive capacity for the ongoing R10 project. This group of creatives have a broad range of practices covering Visual Arts, Dance, Music, Performance, Photography and Film and a range of expertise in areas of Environment, Body, Human Rights, Equality, Disability, Theology/Spirituality, Technology, Cooperatives and the Commons.
See Artfarm Collective Projects for more information.
ARTFarm Residencies has been supported by Galway County Council Arts Office and local projects run by the ARTFarm Collective have been supported by community funding from Galway Co. Council, Creative Ireland and Galway Rural Development.