Artist Working Talk - Celebrating Culture Night

Celebrate Culture Night with us on Friday, 19th September 2025.

This year's Culture Night, artist Elena Santos will be in conversation with visual artist Cecilia Danell at Just Art It from 7 to 9 pm. The event will be accompanied by an exhibit of the artist's work. This free, ticketed event offers a unique glimpse into the realities of the artists profession, and promotes the sharing of skills and experiences that can lead to a rich, creative life and career.

This talk is part of Elena's Artist Working project, an open multidisciplinary project with the aim of highlighting the nature of the artist profession beyond the artwork.

Spaces are Limited.  Register for Free Admission. Join us & bring a friend! We would like to thank the Galway City Arts Office for funding this event and for the continued support. Thanks to public funding, you can access art & culture free of admission, and the artists get paid for their work. 

About the artist:

Cecilia Danell (b.1985) is a Swedish-born, Ireland-based painter with a multidisciplinary practice that incorporates sculpture, film, and textiles. Her work explores landscape, memory, and the psychological impact of place through a distinctive and contemplative aesthetic. A recipient of numerous awards, Danell was recently awarded the 2024 Merrion Plinth Award and the 2022 RHA Hennessy Craig Award. She has also received the ESB Keating Award and Medal at the 190th RHA Annual Exhibition, a Next Generation Award from the Arts Council (2017), and the Wexford Arts Centre Emergence Award (2011), alongside multiple bursaries and project awards from the Arts Council of Ireland.

https://ceciliadanell.com/

This event was made possible by the support of the Galway City Arts OfficeBhí an ócáid seo indéanta le tacaíocht ó Oifig Ealaíon Chathair na Gaillimhe.