25th May 2012 at 8.00pm | Downstairs at The Adelaide Bar, Wine Street car park, Sligo | Open Trades Club presents the next F4th Friday art club. Open call for submissions/collaborations any medium, any size, any duration now on. What do you do? Bring it along! Challenge the definition of art! We will be looking forward to examples of painting, sculpture, performance,  poetry, sounds and more. F4th Friday art club aims to provide a free space for artists from all walks to present new or previously unseen ideas, works in progress, experiments and explorations. We hope that these monthly meetings will lead to further discussions and new projects. Check out open trades club page or F4th Friday art club event page on facebook for details, contact and updates. Further info: E: a.burthom@gmail.com

Science Gallery with Medialab-Prado (Madrid), are issuing an Open Call for projects to be developed and presented during Interactivos’12 Dublin: HACK THE CITY -Current and Future Needs. The workshop will take place at Science Gallery from July 11 – 26, 2012 as part of HACK THE CITY. The open call is for designers, artists, engineers, coders, sociologists, architects, city planners, teachers, programmers, psychologists, journalists, environmentalists, or any other person who wants to develop a project or idea that addresses Current and Future City Needs. | www.sciencegallery.com/interactivos-open-call | Deadline: May 20, 2012

Dunamaise Arts Centre, Church Street, Portlaoise, Co Laois | The Dunamaise Arts Centre will open its fourth open submission exhibition entitled ‘Level’ in July through September 2012 featuring work by selected artists, who are now invited to submit pieces for consideration by guest curator and artist Jock Nichol. Work submitted for inclusion may be in any medium. Submissions, including Artists CV, CD with image(s) of proposed work & a stamped addressed envelope should be forwarded before Friday, June 15th to: Level, Dunamaise Arts Centre, Church Street, Portlaoise, Co Laois | www.dunamaise.ie

Artist looking to buy cheep potters wheel for starting out. Shimpo preferably and portable. E: caitnihooley@yahoo.com | T: 0862256729

Nenagh Arts Centre would like to invite artists, curators, art galleries, art collectives and crafts people to submit proposals to be included in our first exhibition at the Arts Centre. The exhibition space in 1,291sq ft and the space may be used to exhibit one or more artists simultaneously. The exhibition is planned to take place in August 2012. It is advised to visit the space prior to making a submission. To make an enquiry please contact: Bridin Fogarty, Arts Administration Assistant. | www.nenagharts.com

Catalyst Arts welcomes applications of expressions of interest for new Co-Directors. Please download the information and application form from our website which outlines the personal criteria as well as the roles and responsibilities for the position of co director at Catalyst Arts. Email us for queries at E: Catalystarts@gmail.com | Deadline: June 15th | www.catalystarts.org.uk

What is the legacy of our role in this particular time and place and what shape will society take in 25, 50 or a hundred years due to the actions and decisions we make today? What impact do we have on a potential and speculated society? How as individuals do we foresee our role in the everyday lives of a future society in which we may no longer be present? Speculation has uses beyond sheer fiction, we forecast the short term everyday in preparation for the following moment but our predictions can never truly be accurate. Our predictions can however be inaccurate in a very interesting way, how we speculate currently in the present moment characterises who we are and what we believe more than any other archival text could ever represent. Our aspirations and our interpretations of what is possible define who we are here and now more so than what we believe we know about our present moment, just look at classic science fiction texts and the fact that no matter how imaginative and intricate they were conceptually they just couldn’t shake certain social bias and perspective of their own time. No matter how advanced the supercomputer or anti-gravity system described in these stories were certain aspects of the time the tales where written in persist like the archetypal lead male or the Nuclear Family. All those who would be interested in a creative project centred around different approaches to speculation please contact E: thespeculativesociety@yahoo.com | or Steve T: 087-9873145 | www.stevemaherart.wordpress.com

Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry fosters a wide range of artistic, curatorial, and critical practices through four streams: on-site exhibitions, off-site projects, public programmes, and in- and outbound residencies. Production Ireland is CCA’s annual commissioning for emerging artists with a connection to our region. Every year, a jury composed of three international arts professionals will assess applications and select an artist, duo or group to realize a specific project. This inaugural commission has been made possible through the generous support of Arts & Businesses, Caldwell & Robinson Solicitors, and The Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The selected project will be supported with a minimum production budget of £3,700 or €4,500, a fee of £1,500 or €1,800, and travel to and accommodations in the City of Derry for up to one month, if the recipient does not reside in the greater city area.

The aim of Production Ireland is to identify and support some of the most promising art practitioners connected to Ireland, North and South, and provide them with an opportunity to produce new work and bring it to the attention of a wider public. No age limit or specified nationality applies to this call but the applicant needs be in the earlier stages of his or her career and have a connection to Ireland. The jurors for this years’ commission are Locky Morris, Paul O’Neill, and Emily Pethick.

Deadline for applications is Friday, June 1st (Greenwich Mean Time). The successful applicant(s) will be contacted during the first half of July. For information about eligibility and how you apply, please visit our website for further information: www.cca-derry-londonderry.org

Uncommon Land is looking for participants for its upcoming flash mob taking place in a surprise location in Dublin city centre on the 19th May, 2012. Uncommon Land is an urban intervention led by artist Eilis Murphy, which takes the form of a flash mob. The project explores how public space is used and controlled and seeks to question the subdivisions that exist within cities, highlighting the invisible borders between public and private streets: pseudo-public areas. Once you have registered your interest by email – uncommonland@gmail.com – instructions will be sent to you regarding the time and place and what to bring. Documentation of this flashmob will form part of HACK THE CITY exhibition, running from 21 June – 8 Sept 2012, Science Gallery, Dublin www.sciencegallery.com | For more information, visit: www.uncommonland.wordpress.com | To take part in the flash mob, please E: uncommonland@gmail.com

The Emerging Artists Summer Exhibition is a part of the new multi-tiered Courthouse Education Programme. The Courthouse Arts Centre is committed to supporting young artists as they emerge from their studies. This will be an excellent opportunity for young artists to participate and showcase their work in an open submissions 5 day group show from 24 -28 July to 2012.

The multidisciplinary exhibition is aimed at this years’ third level graduating Art Students in recognition and support of their work as they embark on their journey towards gaining recognition as professional Artists. All participants must be third level graduating art students in 2012. ‘Undergraduates’ or those currently in the middle of their study programmes are not eligible to submit work. This is a multi-disciplinary exhibition and is open to artists practicing in any one discipline, or those experimenting across art forms. Full details available at www.tinahely-courthouse.ie/visual-arts/emerging-artists-2012 | Deadline: 26 June 2012