SoSimpatico Information

SoSimpatico are creative producers and cultural developers. With deep roots in the creative community, SoSimpatico brings together artists, audiences and spaces to collaborate and create visionary, meaningful projects that inspire, transform and connect. Managing Director, Aoife Woodlock has decades-long experience working with artists and in the arts, transforming ideas into extraordinary live experiences, from large-scale productions to intimate performances. A world-class curator, creative producer and manager — working with, and investing in, global and local artists, events, installations and art works — artistic vision is paramount to Aoife’s work. Aligning with artists and the realisation of their creative ambitions, she further partners with arts agencies, governments, production houses, brands, destinations and investors. Director of Cultural Development, Karen Walshe has over 20 years experience as a cultural producer with Ireland’s foremost arts organisations, leading large-scale cultural, artistic and community-driven projects with a focus on creativity, innovative production and event management. Karen brings together the worlds of development, finance and the arts, fostering innovative, lasting and rewarding collaborative cultural strategies.