What do Artists do all Day John Byrne TV Documentary
Mr Ron O'Donnell's Recognition (17)
DIY Creativity and Conceptual Advertising Student Futures Pechakucha 2020
Scottish National Portrait Gallery Bonjour Monsieur Byrne 2016
Annual Awards Ceremony St Modans High School Stirling 2016
Edinburgh Photographic Society
Hawthornden Lecture theatre. National Galleries of Scotland
Edinburgh Science Festival National Museums of Scotland
Edinburgh College of Art
Falmouth School of Art
British Artists Dictionary 2017 Publisher De Gruyter
A Companion to British Art: 1600 to the Present
Eight Museum Marvels! Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery Glasgow
All the Worlds a Stage
High Ed Conf
BBC Scotland Afternoon Show with Janice Forsyth
2023 - 2023
Recognition Type Media Activity Description Talk show with Janice Forsyth on the exhibition Edinburgh a Lost World Affiliated Organisations British Broadcasting Corporation Research Areas Art and design
Scottish identity in the works of contemporary artists.
2020 - 2020
Recognition Type Media Activity Description The article is in French and was written by Marion AMBLARD (Uni. of Grenoble). It is entitled: " La fronti¨re culturelle et artistique entre ia Ecosse et la Angleterre ou la revendication de la spcificit de identite cossaise dans les ouvres des artistes contemporains" translate as:
The cultural and artistic frontier between Scotland and England, or the claim to the specificity of Scottish identity in the works of contemporary artists.
published by the Annales Littraires (Presses Universitaires de Franche-ComteResearch Areas Art and design Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
Edinburgh Festival Fringe Art is Shit
2019 - 2019
Recognition Type Public/Community Engagement Description This is a performance, a documentation of a live event at the Edinburgh International Festival fringe. CODI Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas, is a unique public engagement event, combining serious academic research with irreverent, down-to-Earth discussion, and a dash of comedy, at the worldâs largest arts festival.
The feedback from both fringe performances was really positive both performances at separate venues were sold out. The Stand Comedy club and New Town Theatre Edinburgh.Evaluation data collected on the night CODI54% of the audience were visitors to Edinburgh81% of the audience did not personally know the performer (i.e. not friends, family or colleagues)93% of the audience had no affiliation with a universityRon OâDonnell performed to a sell-out crowd during the 2019 Fringe and in a Fringe previewshow at the Stand Comedy Club.Fiona Murray âprogramme curator"Ron's show was very popular, not least because of Ron's commitment to promotion and audience maximisation, coupled with an innovative approach to engaging with the public." Stephen Wrightproducer CODIâArt is Shitâ had enormous entertainment value as Ron OâDonnell clearly had a natural way of keeping his audience transfixed and laughing all the way along.Hisnarrative of, quite frankly, questionableart. From Duchamp to Richard Prince, OâDonnell had an extremely engaging talk, which could have easily kept people engrossed for hours longer. The highlight was not only leaving with new knowledge of the art world and facts to impress your family with over dinner, but leaving with a signed print, and some even leaving with a personalised Ron OâDonnell t-shirt as a souvenir. Erin Veitch An eloquent, incisive and passionate perspective on art,
In this show âArt is Shitâ, he shared with us his thinking on the corporate art world. His argumentswere well conceived, and delivered with gusto and humour. The audience was engaged from beginning to end. Ron OâDonnell used anecdotal evidence alongside relevant visuals, to share his arguments that -no!Research Areas Art and design Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries URL https://www.beltanenetwork.org/news-blogs-reports/beltane-news/the-cabaret-of-dangerous-ideas-at-the-fringe-2019/