Documentation of TULCA 2024
As we conclude our roundup of the 2024 TULCA Festival of Visual Arts, we are pleased to share the official video documentation of The Salvage Agency, along with a selection of reviews from Art Monthly, Studio International, Visual Artists' News Sheet, and the Irish Examiner. These reflections provide a critical look at the festival's themes and the works presented, offering valuable context for the discussions that unfolded throughout the programme.
We would like to express our gratitude to everyone who engaged with The Salvage Agency, whether through attending in person or participating online. Your involvement has been integral to the festival’s depth and reach. A special thank you goes to our festival partners and funders, whose support made this programme possible. We also wish to thank the TULCA Festival team for their dedication and hard work in bringing the festival to life and ensuring its success. Most importantly, we extend our heartfelt thanks to the artists whose contributions shaped the programme and whose work continues to resonate beyond the festival itself.
Contributors to The Salvage Agency: Seanie Barron, David Beattie, Stephen Brandes, John Carson, Ruth Clinton and Niamh Moriarty, Michelle Doyle and Cóilín O’Connell, Bryony Dunne, Peter Fend and Finn Van Gelderen, Regina José Galindo, Léann Herlihy, Michael Holly, Patrick Hough, Joan Jonas, Catriona Leahy, Julie Morrissy, Áine Phillips, Jorge Satorre, Niamh Schmidtke, Temporary Services / Half Letter Press / Breakdown Break Down Press / Public Collectors, Lily Van Oost and Stuart Whipps.
Reviews
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts
The Salvage Agency
Curated by Michele Horrigan
1-17 November 2024
Galway, Ireland
Video documentation: Jonathan Sammon
Image: Glass model of a comb-jelly (Beroë punctata) by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, circa 1880. Courtesy of the Zoology and Marine Biology Museum, University of Galway.