Daily Archives: March 14, 2017

Kevin Francis Gray Mid-Career Retrospective at Market Place Gallery, Armagh

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16 March to 13 April
Opening Thursday 16 March, 7pm

Kevin Francis Gray Mid-Career Retrospective at Market Place Gallery is taking place as part of the Home of St Patrick Festival. Born in Armagh in 1972, Gray returns to his hometown for this unique solo exhibition of sculptural works from the last decade with diverse materials from resin and plaster to porcelain, bronze and marble.

Gray’s exhibition focus’ on his career up until late 2015, showcasing his early investigations into material from resin to porcelain; from bronze to marble. This varied selection of work gives a glimpse into the range of personal inspirations Gray draws from both his life growing up in South Armagh and the wider context of living and working in East London and its surrounding neighbourhood.

This exhibition comes at a pivotal moment in his career, as Gray develops new artistic language using exclusively marble: further pushing what he sees as the possible limits of the material, as well as the opportunity to contextualise an otherwise classic material in a contemporary conversation.

www.kevinfrancisgray

Market Place Theatre and Arts Centre
Market St, Armagh
T: +44 28 3752 1821
E: boxoffice@marketplacearmagh.com
W: marketplacearmagh.com

Relatively Speaking | A Guided Walking Tour Across Two City Art Galleries

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Thursday 23 March 2017 | 1pm
Meeting point: Temple Bar Gallery + Studios

Relatively Speaking: A guided walking tour across two city art galleries.
Would you like an opportunity to introduce your friends and family to contemporary art? Relatively Speaking will introduce the current exhibitions at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios and Project Arts Centre, to those who might not be so familiar with contemporary art and offer an interesting insight into the work for those who are. The whole tour, contained within Temple Bar, will take about 45 minutes (approx.), with 15-20 minute tours taking place in each gallery. The Gallery of Photography is currently closed for install and will rejoin us again for our April tour.

Beginning at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, you will be introduced to Woodall by Hilary Lloyd. Visitors will be guided to the next venue, Project Arts Centre for the exhibition Fault Bound Bodies by Caroline Doolin. Finally, the tour will end at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, where you will be guided through the solo exhibition Woodall by Hilary Lloyd.

We’ll meet on Thursday 23rd March at 1pm at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. Book a spot for your parents, friends, cousins, housemates and anyone who you think might like to learn more about the things you love.

Free admission, booking is essential. Please click here to book your free ticket: www.templebargallery.com/events/event/relatively-speaking-a-guided-walking-tour-across-two-city-art-galleries

Matters of the Heart | Illustrators Ireland Group Show, dlr Mill Gallery, Dublin 16

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19 March to 30 May 2017 | Opening: 18 March, 5pm
dlr Mill Theatre Gallery, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin 16

‘Matters of the Heart’ is an overview of recent work from members of Illustrators Ireland.

Illustrators Ireland is a community of professional illustrators working together to actively promote the craft-the art form- that is Illustration. They have been providing top drawer illustration for 15 years now. Members aren’t just illustrators either – they include Offset speakers, lecturers, historians, community project leaders, Kate Greenaway Medalists, workshop facilitators, and are all Illustration enthusiasts looking to spread the love of illustration.

Opening hours: Monday to Saturday, 11am to 5pm. Open late during performances.
Contact aoife@milltheatre.ie, T: 01-2969340

www.milltheatre.ie/exhibition/matters-heart-illustrators-ireland-group-exhibition/

CE Scheme Placement | Staff Artist at Signal Arts Centre, Bray

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Signal Arts Centre is currently seeking applications for the position of Staff Artist on a Department of Social Protection funded Community Employment Scheme.

Canditates should:
– be skilled in the area of visual art
– have good communication skills
– be prepared to work as part of a team

Experience in workshop facilitation and/or experience working with children would be an advantage.

If you are interested and would like to apply for this post, please contact your local Department of Social Protection Employment Services/Intreo Office to check your eligibility for this vacancy.

Send a current CV and cover letter to: Claire Flood,  Signal Arts Centre, 1,  Albert Avenue, Bray, County Wicklow or email: signalartscentre@eircom.net.

For information on Community Employment Schemes (CE Scheme) see: www.citizensinformation.ie/employment_support_schemes/community_employment_scheme.html

www.signalartscentre.ie/index.html

ALL CHOIR | Call Out for Members, Dublin

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ALL CHOIR is predominantly a singing group, with a goal and ambition to use the commonality of music as a starting point for discussions, social gatherings and occasional live performances. ALL CHOIR is inclusive of class, ethnicity or musical knowledge and is open for singers of all levels of abilities to join. The group was first formed by artist and musician, Mark Buckeridge, in May of 2016 and has performed in Catalyst Arts (Belfast) and VISUAL (Carlow). Mark is now looking to put together a new group in Dublin.

There will be two meetings/rehearsals at The Lantern Centre (15 Synge Street) on Tuesday 11 and Tuesday 18 April from 7-9pm, culminating with a performance in the Atrium of Temple Bar Gallery + Studios on Saturday 22 April at 8pm.

If you would like to join ALL CHOIR, or if you have any queries, please email allchoirgroup@gmail.com
www.templebargallery.com/events/event/studio-6-open-all-choir

Ciné Concert: Torrey Pines at Irish Film Institute

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Monday 27 March, 8.30pm

Animator and musician Clyde Petersen’s debut film is an autobiographical stop-motion animation which touches on issues of mental health and gender identity. It recounts the time when 12-year-old Clyde, uncomfortable in the body in which he was born, was brought on a road trip across America by his schizophrenic mother, who had done so without the knowledge of Clyde’s father, who then reported the child kidnapped. Subtle and moving, it’s also laced with humour, best exemplified by a scene in which the two attend a Whitney Houston concert.

The event will begin with a short set from Dublin band Pillow Queens. Live accompaniment to the film will be provided by members of Your Heart Breaks, Clyde Petersen’s musical collective. Tickets €10

Irish Film Institute
6 Eustace Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
T: +353 1 679 5744
E: info@irishfilm.ie
W: ifi.ie

Freud Project | Open Call for IMMA Residency, Dublin 8

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Application deadline:  Wednesday 5 April 2017

IMMA is seeking proposals from cultural practitioners to work in response to the IMMA Collection: Freud Project, 2016 – 2021. Launched in October 2016 the project features 30 of the artist’s finest paintings, and 20 works on paper. Supporting process based research IMMA invites interested candidates to propose contexts and research in their own practice which would explore, contest, expand, complement or radicalise the resonance and impact of the work on show in the Freud Centre and open to new possibilities with selected practices.

Over five years IMMA is presenting a series of Lucian Freud related exhibitions, with revolving and evolving manifestations yearly. All 50 works are currently on display without intervention for this first year and this is the inaugural call for proposals.

With this extraordinary resource IMMA is programming special exhibitions, education partnerships, symposia and research to maximize resources for schools, third level students, artists and audiences all over Ireland and beyond. Through this opportunity IMMA supports the development of studio practice, artistic production and encourages means and methods developed with the institution to work with various museum publics.

For full details please visit: http://www.imma.ie/en/page_237214.htm

 

Ceramics Residency Programme 2017 Limerick School of Art and Design

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Deadline: 31 May 2017

The benefits of exposure to professional practitioners has long been recognised by the LSAD Ceramics programme.
Artists begin their residency in mid-September. Over the course of their residency, participants make a number of presentations on their practice and give a demonstration of skills that are specific to their making processes. The residency culminates in an exhibition of work completed during the participant’s time within the ceramics programme. This is accompanied by an exhibition of process, demonstrating both the creative process and the technical development of the work.
We welcome applicants from the breadth of ceramic practice, selecting two annually to work within the ceramics facilities for six months. The residency benefits both practitioner and students through an exchange of experience, skills, materials and facilities and affords students a valuable opportunity to work alongside and engage with professionals in practice.
To date we have had four residents, Gemma Dardis and Maeve Haugh in 2015 and Kate O’Kelly and Mary Conroy in 2016.

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Open Call | Marsh’s Library, PhotoIreland Festival 2017 (Submission Fee)

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Deadline: 10 April, midnight

PhotoIreland Festival invites national and international, emerging and established photographers to submit to the 8th edition of the PhotoIreland Festival, taking place in May 2017. This year, rather than a particular theme or concept, artists are invited to engage with a particular space: Marsh’s Library.

When it opened to the public in 1707, the Marsh’s Library was the first public library in Ireland. Unchanged for three centuries, the perfectly preserved Marsh’s Library of the early Enlightenment, houses more than 25,000 rare books, and famous readers have included Jonathan Swift, Bram Stoker, and James Joyce.

One selected artist will be exhibited at Marsh’s Library as part of the main exhibitions of this year’s edition.
Please note there is an administration fee of €10 per submission.
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Objectecture | Kevin McLaughlin at Artlink, Co. Donegal

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22 to 29 March 2017
Artlink Fort Dunree, Co. Donegal

Artlink presents ‘Objectecture’ a selection of works by Kevin McLaughlin.

‘Objectecture’ is an exhibition of sculptural works that showcases for the first time McLaughglin’s long term engagement with assemblage, constructions and found objects. This body of work seeks to draw on and explore overlooked aspects of non-typical sculptural materials. The coded energy and kinetic dynamics of certain materials in certain forms and configurations is undeniable and it is these physical characteristics that highlight the desirability of utilising such materials to articulate space and ideas. Some of these sculptures have been ‘in process’ for up to 8 years.

Opening hours: Daily 10.30am to  4.30pm,  Saturday and Sunday, 1 to 4.30pm
www.facebook.com/events/277470286020159/ |  www.artlink.ie

Open Programme | Join PhotoIreland Festival Programme 2017 (Contribution Fee)

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Deadline: 10 April, midnight

The Open Programme offers artists, photographers, curators and organisations the chance to put forward your scheduled events and join the festival programme. PhotoIreland welcome submissions of events relating to Photography and contemporary image culture, from national and international individuals and organisations, looking to develop their own events in Ireland during the month of May. The events could be exhibitions, installations, performances, films, shorts, videos, talks or workshops.

All participants will be featured in the festival catalogue and website, and will receive festival catalogues to distribute during the event.

There is a contribution fee of €125 towards the marketing materials, payable by bank transfer or Paypal. Please, note: you must have secured a venue for your event or exhibition before you submi

PhotoIreland will not assign venues though the Open Programme and encourage you to look at the maps in the previous editions of the festival and consider getting in contact with the venues listed in previous Open Programmes.

To submit, first email a brief description of your proposed event or exhibition and the venue where the event will be held to pif.submissions@gmail.com with OPEN PROGRAMME as the subject. You can include as many links and low resolution images you need to support your proposal. Once your proposal is accepted, you will be required to fill in the OPEN 17 Submission Form to complete the process and to collect all the necessary details.

Should you have any further questions, please contact pif.submissions@gmail.com

Job Vacancy | Administration Manager at Wexford Arts Centre

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Deadline for applications: Monday 20 March, 5pm.

Wexford Arts Centre, CLG (WAC) is a vibrant arts centre delivering a muti-arts programme for all in the heart of Wexford County as Ireland’s oldest regional arts centre since 1974.

Wexford Arts Centre currently have an opportunity for an experienced, confident and meticulous Administration Manager to join our team during an exciting transformational period when significant capital upgrades are due to take place which will revitalise the centre for sustaining and enhancing creative development and cultural engagement.

Reporting to: Executive Director/CEO
Salary: €20,000 approx.
Length of Contract: 12 months (renewal subject to review). 3/6 months probation.
Hours: Full time, No overtime paid but approved time off in lieu may be taken as appropriate.
Leave: 20 days annual leave.
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Open Call | Make a Photobook Workshop, Dublin 8

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Submission deadline: Monday 27 March 6pm
1, 2 +  9 April 2017, 10am to 5pm | No. of Participants: Max 9 people
Cost: €350 (includes all printing and binding materials) plus optional lunch provided by The Market Kitchen
Avenue Road Studios, Portobello, Dublin 8

Join the RTI team for three days of thinking, discussing and photobook-making in our very first Make a Photobook workshop of 2017.  Taking place in Avenue Road Studio, participants will explore each stage of the bookmaking process and create their own photobook dummies.

During the workshop participants will learn the language of the book form, how to read images, make meaningful decisions and build a book that is rooted in a carefully considered concept. Participants will work collectively and individually on their books with guidance from the RTI team throughout each stage of the bookmaking process.
The workshop format is intense, fast-paced, hands-on and highly productive. Participants will arrive with a collection of images and not only leave with a hand-crafted dummy book, but also the knowledge and understanding required to develop it into a fully-fledged photobook!

To submit please send a selection of images from a body of work along with a brief project description via the submission form on our website. For any additional queries drop us a line at hello@readthatimage.org Please note, once notified, selected participants will be required to pay a non-refundable deposit of €70.

Submission requirements:
– Short description of body of work (max 200 words)
– 10 – 20 images
– Image format: JPEG, 72dpi, 1800px on the long side
www.readthatimage.org/make-a-photobook

Open Call for Exhibition Proposals | Linenhall Arts Centre

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The Linenhall Arts Centre in Castlebar, Co. Mayo is inviting submissions from visual artists of all disciplines for its 2018/19 exhibition programme.

The Linenhall Arts Centre programmes a range of contemporary visual arts in a series of exhibitions throughout the year, from emerging artists to those of international reputation, and accepts submissions for exhibitions on an ongoing basis. Submissions are considered by the Linenhall’s Visual Arts Committee.

The Linenhall provide:

  • an artists fee of €500 per exhibition
  • 1 technician and 1 installer for 1 day to assist with installation
  • insurance cover,
  • printing and mailing a full-clour A5 format invite to our mailing list, and up
    to 100 addresses supplied by artists
  • opening reception

Submissions should include:

  • contact details; name, address, phone number, email address;
  • a current curriculum vitae;
  • an artist’s statement;
  • a maximum of ten images of the artists work in slide, jpeg or photographic format (original works will not be accepted.)

Submissions should be sent by post to:

Marie Farrell, Director
Linenhall Arts Centre,
Linenhall St,
Castlebar,
Co Mayo
F23 AN24

There is a rolling deadline for submission, with selection meetings held up to three times a year. Contact Marie with any queries at linenhall@eircom.net

Guadalupe+Other Hallucinations | Jonathan Brennan at Cotton Court Gallery, Belfast

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20 March to 1 April 2017 | Late night Art: 23 March, 6pm
Cotton Court Gallery, Cotton Court, Ground Floor, 30-42 Waring Street, Belfast

Cotton Court Gallery presents ‘Guadalupe + Other Hallucinations’  by Jonathan Brennan.

The work was created in response to a 2016 collection of texts by the artist’s brother Dylan Brennan – a poet, academic and long-term Mexico City resident. The collection, entitled ‘Guadalupe and other Hallucinations’, is both chronicle and meditation on travelling throughout the country.

 

Gallery hours:  Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 5pm.

www.bpw.org.uk/news

Projections | John Fitzsimons at Olivier Cornet Gallery, Dublin 1

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19 March to 20 April 2017 |  Opening: 19 March, 3pm
Olivier Cornet Gallery, 3 Great Denmark Street, Dublin 1

The Olivier Cornet Gallery is delighted to present ‘Projections’, a solo show by gallery artist John Fitzsimons. This is Fitzsimons’s fourth solo exhibition with the Olivier Cornet Gallery who has represented the artist since 2011.
John Fitzsimons’s latest exhibition, entitled ‘Projections’, takes a darker and more foreboding turn than his previous work to date, reflecting the current international political climate and associated nervousness about the path that lies ahead. This collection, a series of surrealist landscapes, presents us with a series of ominous, hypnagogic premonitions into the future.

Paula Clarke’s full text on ‘Projections’ is available on: www.oliviercornetgallery.com/#/exhibitions-projections/4593651668
www.facebook.com/oliviercornet.gallery/

 

Mid-19th century French Drawings by Edme de Saux, Hunt Museum, Limerick

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20 to 31 March 2017 | Opening: 21 March, 1pm
The Hunt Museum, The Custom House, Rutland Street, Limerick

An exhibition of Mid-19th Century French Drawings by artist Edme de Saux will be displayed as part of The Francophonie 2017 Festival organized by Alliance Française.
Interpretative tours highlighting Hunt Museum collection links with France will be delivered on Saturday 25th March.

www.huntmuseum.com/event/19th-century-drawings/

Secret Garden | Marilyn Gaffney at Custom House Studios

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23 March to 16 April
Opening 23 March at 7.30pm by Dermot Seymour

Marilyn Gaffney’s exhibition “Secret Garden” gets lost in the foliage, curves of the flowers and yet it is not about the beauty of the domestic landscape itself, but the subconscious marks that are made which outlines and caresses the space within these literal subjects on the canvas. In her new body of work, Marilyn Gaffney creates paintings of the domestic landscape.

The act of her art making is a psychological process, automatic painting. Start at the passage and get lost down the track, into the foliage. The artist transends her thought process to another platform as the artwork progresses and she is semi aware of the marks she is making to the canvas.

The landscape, Gaffney believes, holds thought for magic, escapism, wonder and home. It has been a subject of hers for some time now within her practice. Psychological interests such as memory within the landscape still resonate with the artist.

The Custom House Gallery and Studios
The Quay, Westport, Co. Mayo,
T: +353 (0)98 28735
E: info@customhousestudios.ie
W: customhousestudios.ie