TWO WOMEN, one of Congolese heritage, the other a member of the Igbo people of West Africa, have been appointed as artists in residence at the Galway Arts Centre.
The artists are Beulah Ezeugo and Joselle Ntumba, who work as the collective Éireann and I, a collaborative project that sources, contextualises, and chronicles the experience of Black migrants in Ireland. The appointments were made to coincide with International Women’s Day on Tuesday.
Joselle Ntumba is a cultural producer of Congolese-heritage who was raised in Galway. Her work centres on community and memory. She has a background in social science from Trinity College Dublin.
Beulah Ezeugo is an Igbo artist, curator, and researcher currently based in Glasgow. Her work focuses on “Black postcolonial dreaming” using collective memory and myth. Her practice is informed by a social science background from UCD and an MLitt in Curatorial Practice from the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Glasgow.
Community recording events
During their residency in the Galway Arts Centre, Ezeugo and Ntumba will develop a series of community recording events documenting intergenerational Black migrant experience in Galway. The resulting work will be developed into a series of transmissions and events alongside an exhibition in the GAC.
“We are excited to have a space where the archive can grow and take on whatever form it needs to,” said the artists, “particularly in Galway where there is such a vibrant black community with stories to share.“
The residency will run from April to August. For more information see www.eireannandiarchive.com
