The Unseen Shows Podcast: Episode 6 with Ursula Burke

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The sixth episode of ‘The Unseen Shows’ Podcast is out now.

This episodes features an interview with Ursula Burke, whose solo exhibition, ‘A False Dawn’ was due to run at Belfast’s Ulster Museum from 7 February until 31 May. VAN Features Editor, Joanne Laws, talks to Ursula via Zoom about this exhibition and the wider themes in her practice.

‘The Unseen Shows’ is podcast series by Visual Artists Ireland featuring interviews with artists whose exhibitions are currently sealed behind closed doors, due to the closure of all cultural venues in mid-March, in response to the coronavirus pandemic. New episodes are being published every two weeks on Soundcloud.

Listen to episodes from the podcast on Soundcloud here or visiting the Webinars & Podcasts section in the Members Area of the Visual Artists Ireland website.