Out of the Marvellous - Art Ritual and Prayer

Regan Hutchins (IRE, 2025)

48 min

Out Of The Marvellous asks what can artists learn about the monastic way of life? Writer Sara Baume visits St. Mary’s Cistercian Abbey in Glencairn, Co. Waterford in Ireland. She speaks to the nuns there about prayer, silence and mystery and hears from artists Bernadette Cotter and Danny McCarthy about how these themes also inform their work.

Exploring the grounds of the Abbey with her friend, the radio producer Regan Hutchins, Sara takes stock of her spiritual crisis and finds inspiration from the women who live and work there.

The pair discover what might link the prayerful life and the artistic life.

Presented by Sara Baume and Regan Hutchins
Produced by Regan Hutchins
Sound Supervision Tinpot Studios

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