Following last year's hugely successful season of visual arts, Tulca returns to the city next month boasting a 'mysterious and fantastic' programme for 2007.

Tulca 2007, which runs from Friday 9 to Sunday 25 November, is a sprawling series of exhibitions, site-specific work, live-art performances, residencies, discussions and talks. Through its expansive and ambitious programme, it aims to offer opportunities to local, national and international artists and to develop and stimulate the growing visual culture in the city and county.

The Tulca programme comprises of numerous innovative presentations of visual art that work within the city's structure. It does so through the use of site-specific projects, the establishment of unique off-site venues that would not normally work as a gallery space and through time based and interactive events. It features over 70 contemporary visual artists from Canada, US, Germany, UK, Iceland, France, Spain and Ireland.

Founded by Dr Chris Coughlan, this is the sixth Tulca Season of Visual Art, and is the first under the curatorship of Aideen Barry and Louise Manifold. The 1-5 Merchants Road venue (Old McDonaghs building) will form the touchstone for Tulca activities in Galway City. This venue will host City of Strangers, an exhibition of video, painting, photography and installations by several artists. The venue will also play host to a series of talks, including the Artist led Initiative Archive talks led by Megs Morley on Saturday 17 November from 10.30am to 5.30pm.

The second base of activities is the House Hotel at Spanish Parade. The Tulca House Warming Party, which will take place on Friday 9 November at 10pm, will kick off a week of screenings, forums and festival club shenanigans.

The Tulca Festival Club will happen each Friday, Saturday and Sunday night in The House Hotel from 10pm, with the Tulca Closing Party at 9pm on Sunday 25 November sending Tulca 2007 off in style.

The Galway City Museum will be a hub of focused creativity housing artist Elena Bajo on residency and work by artists Sagan Lee and Gareth Polmeer.

The Galway Arts Centre will house the Artist Led Initiative Archive, curated by Megs Morley. The official launch will take place on Friday 16 November at 6pm, followed by an accompanying day of talks in 1-5 Merchants Road the following day, from 10.30am.

All Tulca events are free. For further information, contact the Tulca information point 1-4 Merchant's Road on 091-471250 or www.tulca.ie.

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