Rhona NicDhùghaill
Halò.
’S e riochdaire chruthachail agus neach-obrach ealain coimhearsnachd a th’ annam, às an Òban agus le iomadh bliadhna de dh’eòlas ag obair ann an diofar shuidheachaidhean, an dà chuid an Glaschu agus sa Ghàidhealtachd. Nach toir sibh sùil air na pròiseactan as ùir agam an seo.
Thòisich mi san roinn ealain choimhearsnachd le bhith ag obair còmhla ri fògarraich; an-diugh tha a’ mhòr-chuid den obair agam air a’ Ghàidhealtachd, gu h-àraidh san Òban agus ceann a tuath Earra-Ghàidheil. Tha mo dhùthchas agus eachdraidh shòisealta na sgìreachd aig crìdhe mo chuid obrach.
Tha mi a’ creidsinn gur e rud nàdarra, àbhaisteach a th' ann dhuinn a bhith cruthachail, agus ùidh agam ann an àitichean a leasachadh far am b’ urrainn do dhaoine ceanglaichean cruathachail a dhèanamh, ge bith dè an ìre de dh’eòlas a th’ aca ann an ealain.
Ann an 2022 chur mi crìoch air MA Art and Social Practice, ‘s mi a’ rannsachadh fèin-aithne Ghàidhealach ann an co-theagsa post-vernacular, agus tha mi a-nis ag obair a dh’ionnsaigh PhD aig an Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory aig Oilthigh Sruighlea. Gheibhear tuilleadh fiosrachaidh mun rannsachadh agam an seo.
Eadar 2022-23 bha mi ag obair mar Cùradair nan Ealan Lèirsinneach aig An Tobar and Mull Theatre, agus tha mi an-diugh ag obair gu pàirt-ùine mar Manaidsear na Companaidh aig companaidh tèatar Gàidhlig, Theatre Gu Leòr.
Rhona Dougall
Hello.
I am a creative producer and community arts worker from Oban with many years’ experience working in a range of diverse settings, both in Glasgow and in the Highlands and Islands. Please take a look at my most recent projects here.
I started off in the community arts sector in Glasgow, working with refugee communities; today, I work mainly in the Highlands and Islands, particularly in Oban and North Argyll. My connection to place and the region’s social history is at the heart of my work.
I believe practising art is a natural and ordinary part of being a human being and I’m interested in developing spaces where people can make creative connections, regardless of what level of arts experience they have.
In 2022 I completed an MA in Art and Social Practice exploring Gàidhealach identity in a post-vernacular context and am now working on a PhD with the Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory at the University of Stirling. You can find more information about my ongoing research here.
From 2022-23 I job shared the role of Visual Arts Curator at An Tobar and Mull Theatre, and I currently work part-time as Company Manager for Gaelic theatre company Theatre Gu Leòr.