A shift in ideology and the resulting student disillusionment has thrown the future of contemporary art in Ireland into a suspended state, following protests of student groups and alumni from the National College of Art and Design (NCAD). They’ve been left “abandoned” and questioning “the value of their degrees”. The organisers of the protest, who have organised under the name “NCAD Student Action”, wrote a letter with students and alumni addressed to NCAD Director, Professor Declan McGonagle, with a series of demands to be implemented “immediately”. Subsequent actions have seen students occupy both the concourse and the boardroom of NCAD. Questions about accounting practices, a … Continue reading At NCAD, Protests Resulting from the Trappings of a Shift in Ideology