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Cut With the Kitchen Knife: The Political Capacities of Photomontage
Although you may be unfamiliar with the term ‘photomontage’, you’ve likely come across it, or unknowingly participated in creating one. The term ‘collage’ has a much wider reach — and, though the two art forms are related, photomontage refers to a collage that solely uses images, as opposed to a wider ensemble of mixed materials.

Cicely Kirby-Smith
Jan 1611 min read


Go See Share Fund Research Project: Learning from Others: Building Sustainable and Inclusive Models for the Future of Flos Collective
This blog is part of a series supported by the Go See Share Fund, a Creative Scotland initiative that enables artists and collectives to travel, connect and share learning across borders. Through this research, I’m exploring how small, community-driven arts organisations like Flos Collective can develop financially sustainable models while staying true to values of accessibility, inclusion and care.

Esme Stewart
Oct 30, 20256 min read


Go See Share Fund Research Project: Opal Festival (Normandy) – Trust, Participation, and Non-Hierarchical Organising
This blog is part of a series supported by the Go See Share Fund, a Creative Scotland initiative that enables artists and collectives to travel, connect and share learning across borders. Through this research, I’m exploring how small, community-driven arts organisations like Flos Collective can develop financially sustainable models while staying true to values of accessibility, inclusion and care.

Esme Stewart
Oct 26, 20255 min read


Go See Share Fund Research Project: Catalyst Arts (Belfast) – Community Ownership as Sustainability
This blog is part of a series supported by the Go See Share Fund, a Creative Scotland initiative that enables artists and collectives to travel, connect and share learning across borders. Through this research, I’m exploring how small, community-driven arts organisations like Flos Collective can develop financially sustainable models while staying true to values of accessibility, inclusion and care.

Esme Stewart
Oct 24, 20255 min read


Go See Share Fund Research Project: Fierce Festival (Birmingham) – Thinking Big but Staying Grounded
This blog is part of a series supported by the Go See Share Fund, a Creative Scotland initiative that enables artists and collectives to travel, connect and share learning across borders. Through this research, I’m exploring how small, community-driven arts organisations like Flos Collective can develop financially sustainable models while staying true to values of accessibility, inclusion and care.

Esme Stewart
Oct 18, 20255 min read


Go See Share Fund: Household (Belfast) – Researching Flexibility and Care as a Financial Model
This blog is part of a series supported by the Go See Share Fund, a Creative Scotland initiative that enables artists and collectives to travel, connect and share learning across borders. Through this research, I’m exploring how small, community-driven arts organisations like Flos Collective can develop financially sustainable models while staying true to values of accessibility, inclusion and care.

Esme Stewart
Oct 17, 20255 min read


No Great Woman Artists? On Myths of Meritocracy and the Makings of Genius
In 1971, feminist art historian Linda Nochlin posed the rather provocative question, ‘Why Have There Been No Great Woman Artists?’. The term ‘Great’ is crucial in both the essay’s title and contents, as Nochlin was not outright denying the existence of women artists, but instead questioning why, in the history of art, women artists hadn’t been hailed as ‘Great’ in much the same way as their male counterparts. Throughout the essay, the term ‘Great’ slides into synonymity with

Cicely Kirby-Smith
Sep 9, 20253 min read
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