Caimin Walsh

Curatorial Program for Research participant: (Re) Presentation in the Nordics

Caimin Walsh (Ireland) is a curator and cultural producer from Limerick City, Ireland. He holds a BA in Fine Art from Limerick School of Art and Design (2013). His work encompasses events, exhibitions, research projects, festivals and educational programmes. Through his curatorial projects, he connects artists, communities and audiences to examine aspects of shared cultural and natural heritage. Caimin is Curator at Ormston House (est.2011), a cultural resource centre in Limerick City. He is Chairperson of Spacecraft Studios (est.2017), a non-profit contemporary art studio in Limerick City. He was selected for the MAC Curatorial Directions programme in Belfast, New York and Philadelphia (2019). Recent and ongoing projects include Ollphéist (2020), River Residencies, co-curated with Mary Conlon (2021-23), Engine of Hell (2022), Crex crex, crex crex, crex… (2022-23) and More Than the Reverb, co-curated with Rachel Gilbourne, at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (2022).

CPR 2023: RPN brings up to 8 international curators to Finland, Norway, and Sweden from August 20th – September 8th, 2023 to research the regional art scene with the ambition to get a better understanding of the complex history and current political situation in the Nordics. Following the program, the participating curators are invited to propose an exhibition with artists and issues they have come across during the program.

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Caimin Walsh