TULCA Artist Talk: Vivienne Dick | ATU

Vivienne Dick discusses her practice as part of the TULCA 2026 Artist Talks Series. TULCA is pleased to present the Artist Talks Series as part of the 2026 programme, Veruca Salt, curated by Sinéad Keogh. Continuing its ongoing partnership with the ATU School of Design and Creative Arts, TULCA will present four talks throughout October and November 2026. The series invites audiences to engage directly with participating artists and the curator, offering insights into their practices and the ideas shaping this year’s festival. All talks take place at ATU Galway City – Wellpark Road. Admission is free and booking is required.Vivienne Dick discusses her practice as part of the TULCA 2026 Artist Talks Series. The talk accompanies Vivienne Dick’s presentation at TULCA Gallery for Veruca Salt. Vivienne Dick Vivienne Dick works with film, video and photography. Her films are concerned with gender politics, social issues, ecology and possible futures. She makes single and multiscreen work which combine elements of documentary, performance and fiction. Dick began making films in late seventies New York during a period referred to as ‘No Wave’. Later work was made in London, and in recent years, in Ireland. Her work has been shown widely with retrospectives in Queer Porto, Jeu de Paume, Paris, IMMA, Seville, Tate Modern, and Crawford Art Gallery. Recent group shows include Palais de Tokyo, Paris, RCC Letterkenny, Hawaii Contemporary, The Complex Arts Centre, Tate Britain, and IMMA, Dublin. Dick's films have been shown at festivals at the BFI, London, New York Film Festival, Cork, Dublin, FilmX, LA , Berlin, Edinburgh, Oberhausen, CPH:DOX, Copenhagen and others. New York Our Time, a Reel Art feature documentary, received the Dublin Film Critics Award at DIFF in 2020 and Best Documentary Award at Irish Film Festival, London. A member of Aosdána since 2000, her work is distributed by Lux UK and The Film Makers Coop NYC. Dick is grateful to An Chomhairle Ealaíon for its support. ATU Galway City Wellpark Road, Galway, H91 DY9Y Access Wheelchair accessible Accessible toilet Seating available Accessible parking available Event Time 3 November 2026 2–3.30pm Getting There Bus: Wellpark Road stop Free parking TULCA Festival of Visual Arts Veruca Salt Curated by Sinéad Keogh 6–22 November 2026 Galway, Ireland www.tulca.ie