Producing Strategies Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/producing-strategies In Producing Strategies an academic and curator talk to experts from creative spheres (including art, writing, theatre, dance) about how they produce things. We often find that when talking abour creativity things like form and content are what are mostly discussed. In Producing Strategies we consider the other work that goes on when producing things and which is sometimes overlooked. © 2026 Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey c835e1b8-9aae-5652-a615-b26a293d5434 no en Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:44:20 -0700 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:45:09 -0700 https://podcast.producing-strategies.fm https://img.transistorcdn.com/cBva3pKJGC7_UolnzN5TJaDjJ6YA9gtbTrW6lC-e_ko/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85YWMx/NTMwMTUyYTUzMmI0/MWVkMjJiOGVkNmIw/NzUzNC5qcGc.jpg Producing Strategies https://podcast.producing-strategies.fm episodic Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey In Producing Strategies an academic and curator talk to experts from creative spheres (including art, writing, theatre, dance) about how they produce things. We often find that when talking abour creativity things like form and content are what are mostly discussed. In Producing Strategies we consider the other work that goes on when producing things and which is sometimes overlooked. In Producing Strategies an academic and curator talk to experts from creative spheres (including art, writing, theatre, dance) about how they produce things. production, curation, public, art, design, creative practice Francis Halsall halsallf@staff.ncad.ie No No PS - Vivian Crockett: curator as mediator in times of crisis 9 9 PS - Vivian Crockett: curator as mediator in times of crisis full 11884c92-8b37-469a-9127-d751e107e591 https://share.transistor.fm/s/2b0731b8 We talk to curator Vivian Crockett about her curatorial work at the New Museum (New York) and the museum's Sixth Triennial, co-curated with Isabella Rjeille, Curator at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP).

We consider curation as collaboration, mediation and a hustle in the context of crises in institutions.

This conversation was organised as part of the IRELAND INVITES initiative.  

]]> We talk to curator Vivian Crockett about her curatorial work at the New Museum (New York) and the museum's Sixth Triennial, co-curated with Isabella Rjeille, Curator at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP).

We consider curation as collaboration, mediation and a hustle in the context of crises in institutions.

This conversation was organised as part of the IRELAND INVITES initiative.  

]]> Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:53:14 -0800 Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey 2118 We talk to curator Vivian Crockett about her curatorial work at the New Museum (New York) and the museum's Sixth Triennial, co-curated with Isabella Rjeille, Curator at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP).

We consider curation as collaboration, mediation and a hustle in the context of crises in institutions.

This conversation was organised as part of the IRELAND INVITES initiative.  

]]> production, curation, public, art, design, creative practice No PS - Amanda Wilkinson: curating as translation (live at the Mermaid Bray) 8 8 PS - Amanda Wilkinson: curating as translation (live at the Mermaid Bray) full 57691f06-f3e0-48f9-a79f-a68b9f59d255 https://share.transistor.fm/s/e12fafdc We talk to gallerist Amanda Wilkinson about running Amanda Wilkinson Gallery and her role in managing the estate of artist, filmmaker, author and activist Derek Jarman. Such activities involve building audiences and communities (particularly of queer and trans people) and strategies of production as processes of translation.

This conversation was recorded live at the What is a Creative Producer? Event organised by Kunstverein Aughrim’s Creative Producer Programme, at the Mermaid, Bray.

]]> We talk to gallerist Amanda Wilkinson about running Amanda Wilkinson Gallery and her role in managing the estate of artist, filmmaker, author and activist Derek Jarman. Such activities involve building audiences and communities (particularly of queer and trans people) and strategies of production as processes of translation.

This conversation was recorded live at the What is a Creative Producer? Event organised by Kunstverein Aughrim’s Creative Producer Programme, at the Mermaid, Bray.

]]> Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:14:21 -0800 Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey 2180 We talk to gallerist Amanda Wilkinson about running Amanda Wilkinson Gallery and her role in managing the estate of artist, filmmaker, author and activist Derek Jarman. Such activities involve building audiences and communities (particularly of queer and trans people) and strategies of production as processes of translation.

This conversation was recorded live at the What is a Creative Producer? Event organised by Kunstverein Aughrim’s Creative Producer Programme, at the Mermaid, Bray.

]]> production, curation, public, art, design, creative practice No PS - Anita Reilly: conversation as practice 7 7 PS - Anita Reilly: conversation as practice full 262ad56e-7ac3-4e91-af1d-f8b6f16fcc74 https://share.transistor.fm/s/3eb30b95 Anita Reilly speaks about her work which includes disability advocacy and community programming and liaison. This work, centring around communication often intersects with artistic practices and approaches, including Augusto Boa's Theatre of the Oppressed.

In her own words: "I'm community activist and broadcaster based in the Liberties, Dublin. Born and raised in this vibrant neighbourhood, I'm a 55-year-old mother of four with roots deeply planted in community. Family is my world, and the neighbourhood is my comfort blanket. With a knack for juggling many things at once, I take life one step at a time with a smile.I've dabbled in broadcasting, and my work includes disability advocacy, community programming, and liaison, often intersecting with artistic practices like Augusto Boa's Theatre of the Oppressed. I'm always finding new ways to contribute and connect in the Liberties"

Interview in The Liberty newspaper about life in The Liberties and being on the hit Virgin Media show Gogglebox. 

]]> Anita Reilly speaks about her work which includes disability advocacy and community programming and liaison. This work, centring around communication often intersects with artistic practices and approaches, including Augusto Boa's Theatre of the Oppressed.

In her own words: "I'm community activist and broadcaster based in the Liberties, Dublin. Born and raised in this vibrant neighbourhood, I'm a 55-year-old mother of four with roots deeply planted in community. Family is my world, and the neighbourhood is my comfort blanket. With a knack for juggling many things at once, I take life one step at a time with a smile.I've dabbled in broadcasting, and my work includes disability advocacy, community programming, and liaison, often intersecting with artistic practices like Augusto Boa's Theatre of the Oppressed. I'm always finding new ways to contribute and connect in the Liberties"

Interview in The Liberty newspaper about life in The Liberties and being on the hit Virgin Media show Gogglebox. 

]]> Fri, 06 Feb 2026 08:02:50 -0800 Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey 2495 Anita Reilly speaks about her work which includes disability advocacy and community programming and liaison. This work, centring around communication often intersects with artistic practices and approaches, including Augusto Boa's Theatre of the Oppressed.

In her own words: "I'm community activist and broadcaster based in the Liberties, Dublin. Born and raised in this vibrant neighbourhood, I'm a 55-year-old mother of four with roots deeply planted in community. Family is my world, and the neighbourhood is my comfort blanket. With a knack for juggling many things at once, I take life one step at a time with a smile.I've dabbled in broadcasting, and my work includes disability advocacy, community programming, and liaison, often intersecting with artistic practices like Augusto Boa's Theatre of the Oppressed. I'm always finding new ways to contribute and connect in the Liberties"

Interview in The Liberty newspaper about life in The Liberties and being on the hit Virgin Media show Gogglebox. 

]]> production, curation, public, art, design, creative practice No PS - Cleo Prickett: the fashion atelier as shed 6 6 PS - Cleo Prickett: the fashion atelier as shed full 3ed1d29a-2839-4f84-a2cc-2b8856f9408e https://share.transistor.fm/s/db4bdd47 Fashion designer Cleo Prickett speaks about running her practice of a contemporary tailoring fashion brand, made 'in house' from her studio and home in the Liberties, Dublin

https://cleoprickett.com/

]]> Fashion designer Cleo Prickett speaks about running her practice of a contemporary tailoring fashion brand, made 'in house' from her studio and home in the Liberties, Dublin

https://cleoprickett.com/

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:53:02 -0800 Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey 2608 Fashion designer Cleo Prickett speaks about running her practice of a contemporary tailoring fashion brand, made 'in house' from her studio and home in the Liberties, Dublin

https://cleoprickett.com/

]]> production, curation, public, art, design, creative practice No PS - Lian Bell: Interactions with people in space 5 5 PS - Lian Bell: Interactions with people in space full d6e73a53-07d3-4623-9957-a7dc8bcafa12 https://share.transistor.fm/s/1595de07 Lian discusses working across different art forms, media and spaces, and how there is: "no dividing line between artist and arts worker in my practice". With a background in scenography, visual art, cultural project management, and social activism, she has worked for over twenty five years with some of the most significant arts organisations and contemporary performance makers in Ireland.

Alongside her own creative practice, her collaborative work in the performing arts, and her work supporting others through facilitation, she is perhaps best known as Campaign Director of #WakingTheFeminists.

Links:
Website: https://lianbell.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelianbell/
Gap Day: https://www.mermaidartscentre.ie/whats-on/artist-support/gap-day
Gap Exchange: https://www.irishtheatreinstitute.ie/artist-supports/gap-exchange-international-residency-initiatives-scheme-2025/
#WakingTheFeminists overview: https://www.rte.ie/culture/2026/0118/1538986-wtf-happened-the-legacy-and-impact-of-wakingthefeminists/
WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the movement that changed Irish theatre: https://www.ucdpress.com/page/detail/wtf-happened/k=9781739086398
Arts Coaching Collective: https://www.artscoachingcollective.ie/findacoach/lian-bell

]]> Lian discusses working across different art forms, media and spaces, and how there is: "no dividing line between artist and arts worker in my practice". With a background in scenography, visual art, cultural project management, and social activism, she has worked for over twenty five years with some of the most significant arts organisations and contemporary performance makers in Ireland.

Alongside her own creative practice, her collaborative work in the performing arts, and her work supporting others through facilitation, she is perhaps best known as Campaign Director of #WakingTheFeminists.

Links:
Website: https://lianbell.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelianbell/
Gap Day: https://www.mermaidartscentre.ie/whats-on/artist-support/gap-day
Gap Exchange: https://www.irishtheatreinstitute.ie/artist-supports/gap-exchange-international-residency-initiatives-scheme-2025/
#WakingTheFeminists overview: https://www.rte.ie/culture/2026/0118/1538986-wtf-happened-the-legacy-and-impact-of-wakingthefeminists/
WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the movement that changed Irish theatre: https://www.ucdpress.com/page/detail/wtf-happened/k=9781739086398
Arts Coaching Collective: https://www.artscoachingcollective.ie/findacoach/lian-bell

]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:43:18 -0800 Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey 3177 Lian discusses working across different art forms, media and spaces, and how there is: "no dividing line between artist and arts worker in my practice". With a background in scenography, visual art, cultural project management, and social activism, she has worked for over twenty five years with some of the most significant arts organisations and contemporary performance makers in Ireland.

Alongside her own creative practice, her collaborative work in the performing arts, and her work supporting others through facilitation, she is perhaps best known as Campaign Director of #WakingTheFeminists.

Links:
Website: https://lianbell.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thelianbell/
Gap Day: https://www.mermaidartscentre.ie/whats-on/artist-support/gap-day
Gap Exchange: https://www.irishtheatreinstitute.ie/artist-supports/gap-exchange-international-residency-initiatives-scheme-2025/
#WakingTheFeminists overview: https://www.rte.ie/culture/2026/0118/1538986-wtf-happened-the-legacy-and-impact-of-wakingthefeminists/
WTF Happened: #WakingTheFeminists and the movement that changed Irish theatre: https://www.ucdpress.com/page/detail/wtf-happened/k=9781739086398
Arts Coaching Collective: https://www.artscoachingcollective.ie/findacoach/lian-bell

]]> production, curation, public, art, design, creative practice No PS - Alice Butler: presenting experimental film 4 4 PS - Alice Butler: presenting experimental film full ca99cbb0-8dd6-4e3e-94fb-9396b4598e98 https://share.transistor.fm/s/5a9c6af7 Alice Butler talks about aemi (Artists' and Experimental Moving Image, which she founded in 2016 and co-directs with Daniel Fitzpatrick) and curating, commissioning and presenting experimental film.


Some links

Here Is Information. Mobilise by Ian White, https://www.rile.space/books/here-is-information-mobilise

Dissolutions 2025 - https://aemi.ie/dissolutions-25/

fanvid DIY film club - https://www.instagram.com/fanvid_dublin/?hl=en

Thaddeus O'Sullivan, On a Paving Stone Mounted, https://aemi.ie/event/dissolutions-25-on-a-paving-stone-mounted-closing-event/

'First Wave' Irish Cinema - https://ifi.ie/ifiifilmdirectory/international-category/?category=first-wave

Myrid Carten - A Want In Her - https://awantinher.com

Myrid Carten - aemi commission - Sorrow Had A Baby - https://myridcarten.com/sorrow-had-a-baby

Holly Marie Parnell, Cabbage, http://www.siriusartscentre.ie/visual-art/holly-marie-parnell-cabbage

Experimental Film Club - https://experimentalfilmclub.blogspot.com/p/about.html

Plastik Film Festival - https://www.templebargallery.com/news/plastik-festival-of-artists-moving-image-2015

LUX - https://lux.org.uk

IFI film season 'Beyond The Bechdel Test' - https://ifi.ie/bechdel/

]]> Alice Butler talks about aemi (Artists' and Experimental Moving Image, which she founded in 2016 and co-directs with Daniel Fitzpatrick) and curating, commissioning and presenting experimental film.


Some links

Here Is Information. Mobilise by Ian White, https://www.rile.space/books/here-is-information-mobilise

Dissolutions 2025 - https://aemi.ie/dissolutions-25/

fanvid DIY film club - https://www.instagram.com/fanvid_dublin/?hl=en

Thaddeus O'Sullivan, On a Paving Stone Mounted, https://aemi.ie/event/dissolutions-25-on-a-paving-stone-mounted-closing-event/

'First Wave' Irish Cinema - https://ifi.ie/ifiifilmdirectory/international-category/?category=first-wave

Myrid Carten - A Want In Her - https://awantinher.com

Myrid Carten - aemi commission - Sorrow Had A Baby - https://myridcarten.com/sorrow-had-a-baby

Holly Marie Parnell, Cabbage, http://www.siriusartscentre.ie/visual-art/holly-marie-parnell-cabbage

Experimental Film Club - https://experimentalfilmclub.blogspot.com/p/about.html

Plastik Film Festival - https://www.templebargallery.com/news/plastik-festival-of-artists-moving-image-2015

LUX - https://lux.org.uk

IFI film season 'Beyond The Bechdel Test' - https://ifi.ie/bechdel/

]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 04:55:34 -0800 Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey 2884 Alice Butler talks about aemi (Artists' and Experimental Moving Image, which she founded in 2016 and co-directs with Daniel Fitzpatrick) and curating, commissioning and presenting experimental film.


Some links

Here Is Information. Mobilise by Ian White, https://www.rile.space/books/here-is-information-mobilise

Dissolutions 2025 - https://aemi.ie/dissolutions-25/

fanvid DIY film club - https://www.instagram.com/fanvid_dublin/?hl=en

Thaddeus O'Sullivan, On a Paving Stone Mounted, https://aemi.ie/event/dissolutions-25-on-a-paving-stone-mounted-closing-event/

'First Wave' Irish Cinema - https://ifi.ie/ifiifilmdirectory/international-category/?category=first-wave

Myrid Carten - A Want In Her - https://awantinher.com

Myrid Carten - aemi commission - Sorrow Had A Baby - https://myridcarten.com/sorrow-had-a-baby

Holly Marie Parnell, Cabbage, http://www.siriusartscentre.ie/visual-art/holly-marie-parnell-cabbage

Experimental Film Club - https://experimentalfilmclub.blogspot.com/p/about.html

Plastik Film Festival - https://www.templebargallery.com/news/plastik-festival-of-artists-moving-image-2015

LUX - https://lux.org.uk

IFI film season 'Beyond The Bechdel Test' - https://ifi.ie/bechdel/

]]> production, curation, public, art, design, creative practice No PS - Nathan O'Donnell: editing and pedagogy 3 3 PS - Nathan O'Donnell: editing and pedagogy full 9c6dd0c2-df4d-4e7a-b459-a4db4af182f6 https://share.transistor.fm/s/055070c2 Nathan, editor of PVA (Journal + Books), talks to us about how he uses strategies of editing across his diverse practice, from producing publications to working in educational scenarios.

https://www.instagram.com/nathanhughodonnell/?hl=en
https://papervisualart.com/

]]> Nathan, editor of PVA (Journal + Books), talks to us about how he uses strategies of editing across his diverse practice, from producing publications to working in educational scenarios.

https://www.instagram.com/nathanhughodonnell/?hl=en
https://papervisualart.com/

]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 04:49:52 -0800 Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey 2647 Nathan, editor of PVA (Journal + Books), talks to us about how he uses strategies of editing across his diverse practice, from producing publications to working in educational scenarios.

https://www.instagram.com/nathanhughodonnell/?hl=en
https://papervisualart.com/

]]> production, curation, public, art, design, creative practice No PS - Mark O'Gorman: collaboration and improvisation 2 2 PS - Mark O'Gorman: collaboration and improvisation full aef5b8a5-5cf1-413e-9381-84b22da6b355 https://share.transistor.fm/s/8fc00004 Mark (curator, The Complex Gallery, Dublin) talks to us about the strategies behind his practice of collaborative exhibition making.

https://www.thecomplex.ie/

]]> Mark (curator, The Complex Gallery, Dublin) talks to us about the strategies behind his practice of collaborative exhibition making.

https://www.thecomplex.ie/

]]> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 04:45:07 -0800 Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey 2772 Mark (curator, The Complex Gallery, Dublin) talks to us about the strategies behind his practice of collaborative exhibition making.

https://www.thecomplex.ie/

]]> production, curation, public, art, design, creative practice No PS - First episode: Francis and Vaari 1 1 PS - First episode: Francis and Vaari full d5e2bfed-e578-40be-b186-42ffbc1e09fb https://producingstrategies.com/episode-one In this first episode, Francis talks to Vaari about her wide-ranging curatorial practice and using strategies of production taken from different ways of reaching publics, varying from films to festivals.

]]> In this first episode, Francis talks to Vaari about her wide-ranging curatorial practice and using strategies of production taken from different ways of reaching publics, varying from films to festivals.

]]> Thu, 30 Oct 2025 06:43:35 -0700 Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey Francis Halsall; Vaari Claffey 2733 In this first episode, Francis talks to Vaari about her wide-ranging curatorial practice and using strategies of production taken from different ways of reaching publics, varying from films to festivals.

]]> production, curation, public, art, design, creative practice No