Now that 2020 is tidied away into a back cupboard that we will refrain from opening again - although 2021 didn’t really start with a bang but more of a flop - we have reasons to celebrate here at Catalyst! You’d think with the year that was in it there would be limited levels of motivation to undertake new voluntary roles however, the pandemic didn’t extinguish the ambition of the arts community! We were happily surprised by the numbers and variety of talented people who applied to the directorship over the course of 2020, although we can’t offer everyone a place here at Catalyst, there is always a way to be a part of it.

Without further ado, we are warmly welcoming our next newly appointed co-director; the lovely Cecelia Graham!

Cecelia Graham (b.1994, Belfast, she/her) is a curator and arts programmer based in Northern Ireland.

Cecelia recently completed a Masters in Curatorial Practice (Contemporary Art) at Glasgow School of Art. She has previously worked with LUX Scotland and held the role of Exhibition and Event Coordinator at Camberwell College of Arts / Arts SU where she established Camberwell’s student led gallery.

Cecelia began Slow Glass publication series, the first iteration of which is the work Some Triangular Thoughts by NI artist Lauren Gault.Cecelia approaches Ursula Le Guin’s writing on the carrier bag as the foundation for a curatorial practice that concerns interdisciplinary and long term collaboration. Her current research explores ecologies of care and feminist approaches to more-than-human worlds.