Emily Joy | Interview
Artist Emily Joy in conversation with curator Beulah Ezeugo following delays at customs that held up her ceramic salmon sculptures for TULCA 2025.
The discussion reflects on borders, migration, and movement.
Listen back: www.tulca.ie/podcast/2025/11/19
Mair Hughes | A Field Guide to the Offa’s Dyke
Audio work accompanying Mair Hughes' TULCA 2025 installation, reflecting on growing up in the Welsh borderlands with a dual Welsh-English identity and the shifting meanings of Offa’s Dyke across the landscape.
Listen: www.tulca.ie/podcast/2025/11/21
Image: Jess Zamora-Turner, Postomia (2023), TULCA Gallery. Photo: Ros Kavanagh
RTÉ lyric fm | Culture File at TULCA 2025
Luke Clancy visited TULCA 2025 for RTÉ lyric fm’s @culturefile.bsky.social, walking through Strange lands still bear common ground in conversation with curator Beulah Ezeugo.
Listen back: www.tulca.ie/news/2025/11/15-1
Bint Mbareh | Tidal Memory
Commissioned for TULCA 2025 and first broadcast live on @flirtfm.ie, Tidal Memory unfolded in two parts: a composed audio work and an experimental music broadcast.
Part I — www.tulca.ie/podcast/2025/11/20-1
Part II — www.tulca.ie/podcast/2025/11/20-2
Enya Moore & Kate O’Shea | A Collection of Ocean Waifs
Commissioned for TULCA 2025, this audio collaboration reflects on The Wild Goose (1867), created by Irish political prisoners aboard the Hougoumont en route to Walyalup (Fremantle).
Listen: www.tulca.ie/podcast/2025...
Part Four: Audio Works & Podcasts
TULCA shares documentation from the audio programme of its 2025 festival, curated by Beulah Ezeugo.
Featuring works by Enya Moore & Kate O’Shea, Bint Mbareh, Mair Hughes, Emily Joy, and RTÉ lyric fm’s Culture File.
www.tulca.ie/news/2026/02/27
Susannah Bolton | Gam Thàladh
Video documentation of Gam Thàladh, presented at the O’Donoghue Centre as part of TULCA 2025, curated by Beulah Ezeugo, in partnership with Arts in Action.
Performed by Ellen MacDonald, Ceitlin Lilidh and Eilidh Cormack.
Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZbTZ__9An8
Part Three: Performance
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts is pleased to share documentation of Gam Thàladh, a live choral work by Susannah Bolton presented as part of its 2025 festival, Strange lands still bear common ground, curated by Beulah Ezeugo.
www.tulca.ie/news/2026/02/19
Curator’s Gallery Tour | Beulah Ezeugo | 28:10
Beulah Ezeugo leads a walk through the TULCA Gallery at Hynes Building, reflecting on the development of the TULCA 2025 programme and the exhibition as a whole.
Watch: youtu.be/NGQJcYOBOjY
Artist Talk | Seán O’Riordan | 38:13
Seán O’Riordan reflects on their installation for TULCA 2025, discussing material processes and the politics of value, desire, and language across ceramics, textiles, and sculpture.
Watch: youtu.be/w0a7P2TZQRM
Artist Talk | Jess Zamora-Turner | 47:57
Jess Zamora-Turner’s talk forms part of the TULCA 2025 artist talks series, reflecting on her practice through textile processes, plant knowledge, and sculpture.
Watch: youtu.be/M8Nr8-9Y2dQ
Artist Talk | Tom O’Dea | 27:26
Tom O’Dea presents a performance lecture combining readings and moving image, reflecting on his work for Strange lands still bear common ground and examining human relations with animals and artificial intelligence.
Watch: youtu.be/TBIbFvjR4aM
Curator’s Talk | Beulah Ezeugo | 42:10
Beulah Ezeugo discusses the curatorial framework of Strange lands still bear common ground, reflecting on belonging, shared histories, and the role of collective imagination in fractured times.
Watch: youtu.be/UbPgzVlwM9w
Part Two: Artist Talks
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts is pleased to share online video documentation from the artist talks programme of its 2025 festival, Strange lands still bear common ground, curated by Beulah Ezeugo.
www.tulca.ie/news/2026/02/12
The full exhibition documentation from TULCA 2025 is now available to watch: youtu.be/-L1__KJzRaA
Strange lands still bear common ground
Curated by Beulah Ezeugo
Video documentation by Jonathan Sammon
Watch Part One: Exhibitions
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts is pleased to share the first public outcomes and online documentation of its 2025 programme, Strange lands still bear common ground, curated by Beulah Ezeugo.
www.tulca.ie/news/2026/02/09
Culture File’s Luke Clancy dropped into TULCA, sitting down with Curator Beulah Ezeugo to unpack the theme ‘Strange lands still bear common ground’ & to spend time with artworks at the heart of this year’s festival.
🎧 Listen to the episode here: www.rte.ie/radio/lyricf...
@culturefile.bsky.social
A map of Galway City showing seven gallery locations for the 2025 TULCA Festival of Visual Arts, themed “Strange lands still bear common ground.” Marked venues include TULCA Gallery (St Augustine St), Galway Arts Centre (Dominick St), 126 Artist-Run Gallery (St Bridget’s Place), James Mitchell Geology Museum, Zoology & Marine Biology Museum, University Gallery (all at University of Galway), and ATU Wellpark Road Library. The map highlights central streets, landmarks like Galway Cathedral and Eyre Square, and the River Corrib.
TULCA Festival of Visual Arts is HERE and Galleries are OPEN!
Titled 'Strange lands still bear common ground', #TULCA2025 is curated by Beulah Ezeugo and runs until 23rd November in Galway City.
Gallery Map & Opening Hours available here: www.tulca.ie/map-2025
Promotional graphic for TULCA Festival of Visual Arts 2025. The image shows artist Seán O’Riordan against a light background. Overlaid text reads: ‘Strange lands still bear common ground. Artist Talk: Seán O’Riordan. ATU. 4 November 2025, 2pm.’ Logos for the Arts Council, Galway City Council, and ATU appear along the bottom.
Join us for a special Artist Talk with Seán O’Riordan for #TULCA25
📍The Church, ATU Wellpark Road
🗓️ Tuesday 4 November
⏰ 2pm - 3:30pm
🎟️ Learn more / book: www.tulca.ie/events/2025/...
In partnership with ATU Galway City, School of Design & Creative Arts
Promotional graphic for TULCA Festival of Visual Arts 2025. The image shows curator Beulah Ezeugo seated on a wooden bench surrounded by plants. Overlaid text reads: ‘Strange lands still bear common ground. Curator’s Talk: Beulah Ezeugo. ATU. 21 October 2025, 2pm.’ Logos for the Arts Council, Galway City Council, and ATU appear along the bottom
Join us Tuesday, October 21st, for a special talk with #TULCA2025 Curator Beulah Ezeugo
📍The Church, ATU Wellpark Road
🗓️ Tuesday 21 October
⏰ 2pm - 3:30pm
🎟️ This talk is free but ticketed, reserve a spot:
www.eventbrite.ie/e/tulca-cura...
Learn more about this 2025 Festival at tulca.ie
Announcing #TULCA2025 Contributors!
Titled 'Strange lands still bear common ground' and curated by Beulah Ezeugo, TULCA brings together 26 artists + collectives from Ireland and beyond, working across installation, film, performance & sound.
🔗 www.tulca.ie/news/2025/10...
📍7–23 Nov | Galway City
