This is a FREE EVENT

This seminar will highlight examples of current international projects such as the Leonardo Lifelong Programme ‘Sustainable Craft networks’, which Ards Borough Council and its Creative Peninsula network are involved in and similar Visual Art projects funded through the European Cultural Programme fund.  It will discuss: the experience of visual and applied artists who have engaged in projects funded through these programmes; examine the benefits of collaboration; sharing of knowledge and mobility for visual and applied artists at European level.
It is hoped that this event will become part of an ongoing series of ‘The Common Room Artists Talks’.  If you are a venue, visual artists studio or collective and have a topic in mind, please make contact with Visual Artists Ireland E: monic@visualartists.ie.  The Common Room Social Network for the Visual arts is a network of over 1,200 members.  It was set up by Visual Artists Ireland as a means of promoting mutual understanding amongst artist members; highlighting practices; commonalities and experiences through; forums, blogs, photos and videos. Integrated with other social networking sites, The Common Room offers an opportunity to engage with peers on a local and world-wide basis.

Cost: £25/ £20 (VAI/ NSF  members)

Morning
Session to focus on preparation of proposals for Public Art Commissions discussing how to target opportunities relevant to your practice.  The session will look at: Commissioner Response – what are the commissioners expectations; supports; specifications for the commission; relationship and rapport with commissioner A4 Check list of – Dos and Don’ts and discussion on writing style; formatting; imaging and presentation
Examples of good and bad proposals

Afternoon
Participants to bring along an examples of a previous proposal and a proposal they are working on for work-shopping and peer feedback
Participants to have one-to-one session of 10 – 15mins with the facilitators on their individual proposals

Kerry McCall is a lecturer in Arts Management in the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire. She specialises in teaching Cultural Event Management at undergraduate and postgraduate level in IADT. She is currently completing an MSc in International Event Management in Glasgow Caledonian University. She has facilitated a number of professional practice workshops for Visual Artists Ireland, particularly focusing on enabling artists to communicate their practice to a variety of publics. Previously Director of The Sculptors’ Society of Ireland (now Visual Artists Ireland), Kerry has also been involved in Printed Project, the VAI’s critical journal for contemporary thought, since its inception, and continues to sit on the Editorial Panel.

This seminar will highlight examples of current international projects such as the Leonardo Lifelong Programme ‘Sustainable Craft networks’ which has enabled Ards Borough Council and its Creative Peninsula network to work with and learn from European counterparts on issues of mutual interest.  It has helped reinforce the need to continue to collaborate and share knowledge, it has created opportunities for further creative partnerships and linkages and has strengthened existing networks and promoted synergy on a national and international basis.

Cost: €60 / €55 (VAI / NSF members)
Places: 10

It is intended the workshop will create dialogue and openness between artistic peers. The session will foster networking and continued peer support amongst participants. Attendees will be asked to come prepared with a short presentation on their practices and on future projects they would like to develop. After each presentation, discussion will occur in a constructive and supportive manner. A short introductory reading list, focusing on the legacies of conceptual and site-specific practices upon the public realm, will be supplied to participants beforehand.

Sean Lynch is an artist who lives between Berlin and Limerick. He was educated in fine art at the Stadelschule, Frankfurt, and Limerick School of Art and Design, and has held solo exhibitions at the Gallery of Photography, Dublin, Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, Context Gallery, Derry, Galway Arts Centre and Limerick City Gallery of Art. In 2010 he is resident at the Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, and his artworks have featured in group exhibitions at the Camden Arts Centre, London, Neugierriemschneider, Berlin, and St. Paul Street Gallery, Auckland. Previously, he has exhibited at the Lewis Glucksman Gallery, Cork, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan, and Office Baroque, Antwerp. He is also author, editor and publisher of several books and pamphlets that focus on Irish art and architecture. He is represented by the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery in Dublin, and is currently a lecturer and member of the programme team at the MA in Visual Arts Practices, MAVIS, at the IADT, Dun Laoghaire. www.seanlynchinfo.com

Cost: €45 / €40 (VAI / NSF members)
  Places: 10

As an artist much of your time will be spent making proposals and writing grant applications. Because funding bodies don’t have the capacity to interview everyone seeking funding, they need to get a picture of who you are very quickly.  The CV aims to do this and can be augmented by a concise artist’s statement.  This course is designed to give artists the know-how and understanding to write clearly articulated and comprehensive CV’s and statements for a variety of situations such as: proposals for funding, proposals to galleries and job applications.

Kerry McCall is a lecturer in Arts Management in the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire. She specialises in teaching Cultural Event Management at undergraduate and postgraduate level in IADT. She is currently completing an MSc in International Event Management in Glasgow Caledonian University. She has facilitated a number of professional practice workshops for Visual Artists Ireland, particularly focusing on enabling artists to communicate their practice to a variety of publics. Previously Director of The Sculptors’ Society of Ireland (now Visual Artists Ireland), Kerry has also been involved in Printed Project, the VAI’s critical journal for contemporary thought, since its inception, and continues to sit on the Editorial Committee.

Cost: €45 / €40 (VAI / NSF members) Places: 10

This workshop will include discussion on how to talk and write about your work in a range of professional situations and will assist participants in developing a personal and accessible language around their work. This discussion will then be honed and tangible words developed around your individual practice that will be useful in future written and verbal situations. There will also be the opportunity for feedback on visual and written presentation of artist’s work that participants bring along on the day. This documentation may include your artist statement, images of work or proposals that artists are in the process of developing.

Kerry McCall is a lecturer in Arts Management in the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire. She specialises in teaching Cultural Event Management at undergraduate and postgraduate level in IADT. She is currently completing an MSc in International Event Management in Glasgow Caledonian University. She has facilitated a number of professional practice workshops for Visual Artists Ireland, particularly focusing on enabling artists to communicate their practice to a variety of publics. Previously Director of The Sculptors’ Society of Ireland (now Visual Artists Ireland), Kerry has also been involved in Printed Project, the VAI’s critical journal for contemporary thought, since its inception, and continues to sit on the Editorial Committee.

VAI News

• Taoiseach’s Office: Summary of Submissions to the Innovation Taskforce
• Visual Artists Ireland Featured on Six One News

• Taoiseach’s Office: Summary of Submissions to the Innovation TaskforceIn 2009 the Taoiseach, Mr, Brian Cowen T. D. appointed the Innovation Taskforce to advise the Government on its strategy for positioning Ireland as an International Innovation Development Hub and to assist in making the Smart Economy a reality.

  The Government’s strategy for the Smart Economy, ‘Building Ireland’s Smart Economy: a Framework for SustainableEconomic Renewal’was published in December 2008. The Taskforce is examining options to increase levels of innovation and the rates of commercialisation of research and development on a national basis, with a view to accelerating the growth of indigenous enterprise and to attract new knowledge intensive direct investment, building on the existing Government Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation (SSTI).

  Visual Artists Ireland made a submission outlining opportunities for direct and indirect job creation with an additional look at how the visual arts can strengthen the governments policy on Brand Ireland.

  Details of our submission can be found on the government website – Submission from Visual_Artists_Ireland

  The Summary_of_Sumissions_to_the_Innovation_Taskforce document is a summary of some of the proposals and themes contained in the submissions received in response to the call for submissions . It does not provide a complete analysis of each and every submission but rather tries to call attention to some common issues or concrete proposals and recommendations raised by respondents.

  Submissions from other organisations

  Summary of Submissions to the Innovation TaskforceSummary of Submissions to the Innovation Taskforce

• Visual Artists Ireland Featured on Six One NewsNoel Kelly, CEO of Visual Artists Ireland, and VAI Western Contact Aideen Barry, spoke about the current realities for visual artists in Ireland on the Six One News of 12 March 2010. You can view the clip on the RTE website : http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0412/6news_av.html?2734877,null,230

News

• Red Stables’ Artists New Website
• Arts Council publishes two new research reports
• Visual Artists Ireland’s New Website: Call for Feedback
• Donovan Wylie Nominated for Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2010
• Sculpture in the Parklands Initiates Innovative Education Programme
• Ian Cumberland Wins 2010 Davy Portrait Award
• News from the European Parliament
• Minister Martin Mansergh to Open Venice Biennale Exhibitions in NCAD & Farmleigh
• Éigse Carlow Arts Festival Postpone Open Selection 2010
• Arts Minister Martin Cullen TD To Retire from Public Life

• Red Stables’ Artists New WebsiteRED STABLES’ ARTISTS LAUNCH NEW WEBSITE

  The Red Stables’ Artists in St. Anne’s Park, Raheny have launched a new website at to enhance communication and creative exchange between Red Stables’ artists, past and present, and to provide a public platform for artists to profile current projects and work in progress. The website offers resident artists with an opportunity to develop a network of peers who have a shared experience of working in the studio spaces at The Red Stables and provides a platform to discuss and develop ideas within this network of support.

  The Red Stables houses 9 artists’ day studios, an Irish Artistsí Residential Studio and an International Residential Studio. The provision of these studios is part of Dublin City Council Arts Service Plan 2006-2009, and was developed in response to the critical lack of working spaces for artists working in Dublin today. The work spaces are managed by Dublin City Council Arts Office.
  www.redstablesartists.com

• Arts Council publishes two new research reports The Arts Council of Ireland recently published two new research reports on visual artists’ workspaces and public engagement with architecture.

  In December 2007 the Arts Council commissioned ‘A Review into Visual Artists’ Workspaces’ with a view to both assisting the Arts Council in its own approach to supporting the sector and to provide the Council with a platform to highlight the precarious position of visual artists’ workspaces and advocate for greater provisions in this area. The report was completed by CHL Consulting Company Ltd in late 2009 and includes a survey of existing visual artists’ workspaces; their ownership, management and facilities; issues and challenges facing artists’ workspaces; a range of findings; and both national and international case studies.

• Visual Artists Ireland’s New Website: Call for FeedbackVisual Artists Ireland will soon deliver a new look website. The new website will make it easier to find current information, including exhibitions, talks, conferences, job opportunities, commissions and other news relevant to visual artists. The new website also offers a wider Resource section providing FAQs, useful articles, top tips and advice, and the ability to have information feeds directly to your desktop.

  Also included in the new site is access to a new Visual Artists Ireland initiative, The Common Room, a social network for the visual arts. The Common Room will offer the public and artists alike the ability to connect with people that share common interests or affiliations, upload or stream live videos, and hold discussions in forums. With a partial integration with Facebook, The Common Room seeks to make it easier to keep in touch and to share experiences with contacts both locally and around the world. In preparation for the launch of the new site, we are looking for a number of volunteers to register to use The Common Room and provide feedback to us.

  To register, send us an email us with your details at:
  E: info@visualartists.ie

• Donovan Wylie Nominated for Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2010Belfast born photographer Donovan Wylie has been nominated for the prestigious Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2010 alongside Anna Fox, Zoe Leonard and Sophie Ristelhueber. Wylie has been shortlisted for his exhibition ‘Maze 2007/8′ which was on show at Belfast Exposed last year.

  The Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2010 is an annual award of £30,000 that rewards a living photographer of any nationality who has made the most significant contribution in exhibition or publication format to the medium of photography in Europe between October 2008 and September 2009. The 2010 Prize will be presented to the winner by The Photographer’s Gallery in London on Wednesday 17 March 2010. An exhibition of work by the finalists is currently on show at the gallery and runs until 18 April 2010. Later in 2010 the exhibition will travel to the C/O Berlin and the Deutsche Börse Group headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany.

  Donovan Wylie was born in 1971 and began his career as a photographer at the age of 16. In 1992 he become a nominee of Magnum Photos and in 1998 he became a the youngest full member in the history of the agency. Wylie’s work explores religious identity, history and the concept of territory in Northern Ireland and the architecture of conflict. His work in the Maze prison was made between 2002 and 2003 when he was granted official and unlimited access to the Maze.
  www.photonet.org.uk

• Sculpture in the Parklands Initiates Innovative Education ProgrammeSculpture in the Parklands has recently received Heritage Council funding for an innovative education programme that explores the boundaries between art, science and technology. Internationally renowned artist and scientist Brandon Ballengee will deliver an education programme over a two-week period from July 19th to July 30th  that will focus on the rich biodiversity of the Lough Boora Parklands. The programme will include a week-long education programme for primary school age children, one-day workshops for all ages and a series of lectures and night walks to discover the rich nocturnal biodiversity of the Boora bogs.

  Since 1996, Ballengee has collaborated with scientists to create hybrid environmental art/ecological research projects. He is directly involved with field study research and uses the visual impact of science to engage the public in a discussion of broader environmental issues.

  During Brandon’s residency he will install a large canvas screen into the sculpture park entitled Love Motel for Insects. The installation will use ultra violet lights on the enormous blank canvas to attract insects and this will create an opportunity for public interaction with nocturnal arthropods, which are not often seen.  This is an ongoing project that has been installed across the world from tropical rain forests, inner city bus stops, Brownfield sites, Scottish Highlands, German city centres and Venetian boats as part of the Venice Biennial. At each site the insects arrive onto the canvas to reproduce and create pheromone paintings! Members of the public will be invited to participate in night walks to the Love Motel installation and Brandon will talk about our nocturnal insect friends as well as document the rich insect biodiversity in the landscape. The last weekend of the residency will culminate with an Insect Festival, which will exhibit the artwork and insect documentation over the two preceding two weeks.

  Sculpture in the Parklands will host a free public lecture: Of Audacious Insects and Cryptic Amphibians: Experiencing the Biodiversity of the Bogs by Brandon Ballengee at 7.30pm on April 29th in Teach Lea community hall. For further information keep an eye on the website  www.sculptureintheparklands.com.

• Ian Cumberland Wins 2010 Davy Portrait AwardNorthern Ireland-based artist Ian Cumberland is the winner of the 2010 Davy Portrait Award. Cumberland was awarded £10,000 at a ceremony in Belfast for his oil on board self portrait.

  Davy is one of Ireland’s leading providers of stockbroking, wealth management and financial advisory services.  The awards, in association with Arts & Business, are open to artists working in traditional and non-traditional media across Ireland.  The judging panel comprised Rosie Broadley, Associate Curator of Contemporary Collections at the National Portrait Gallery in London and Brenda McParland, a renowned International Curator and Arts Management Professional in Contemporary Visual Arts.

  Cumberland studied Fine and Applied Arts at University of Ulster and has exhibited at numerous solo and group exhibitions across Ireland and the UK, including Royal Ulster Academy exhibitions and the National Portrait Gallery, London in 2009 as part of the BP Portrait Awards which then toured to the Dean Gallery of the National Galleries of Scotland.

  Cumberland’s self portrait can be viewed alongside 28 other shortlisted paintings at the 2010 Davy Portrait Awards exhibition which takes place at the Naughton Gallery in Belfast from Friday 26th February 2010 and will then move to the Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin in April.

  www.davyportraitawards.com

• News from the European Parliament

  New models for education remain high on the EU agenda. During their second session this year, on 22 and 23 February, the members of the EP Culture Committee held a public hearing on ‘Europe’s Universities – Challenges and Responses’. Also a study on ‘Further developing the University-Business Dialogue’ was presented. Among other items on the agenda of the meeting figured the new Digital Agenda for Europe and the future of the online library Europeana.

  To read the draft EP report on the new digital agenda click here: www.europarl.europa.eu/meetdocs/2009_2014/documents/itre/pr/801/801523/801523en.pdf

  The digital agenda intends to focus on users rights:
  www.euractiv.com/en/infosociety/new-eu-digital-strategy-focus-users-rights/article-188133

  On the future of Europeana read this article:
  www.euractiv.com/en/culture/eu-online-library-needs-more-and-better-content-news-279202

  www.europarl.europa.eu/news/public/story_page/037-61770-292-10-43-906-20091002STO61736-2009-19-10-2009/default_en.htm

• Minister Martin Mansergh to Open Venice Biennale Exhibitions in NCAD & FarmleighThe Irish public are being offered the opportunity for the first time to view the critically-acclaimed exhibitions of the artists Sarah Browne, Gareth Kennedy, and Susan MacWilliam who represented Ireland and Northern Ireland respectively at the 2009 Venice Biennale. National College of Art and Design and Farmleigh Gallery will present the work in the two galleries in partnership with Culture Ireland, The Arts Council of Ireland, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland and British Council Northern Ireland.

  Both Sarah Browne and Gareth Kennedy are Graduates of NCAD and Susan MacWilliam is a member of the College’s Fine Art faculty.

  The exhibition will be opened in Farmleigh on Thursday 11 March by Minister Martin Mansergh, Minister of State with special responsibility for the Office of Public Works.

  2009 was a particularly successful year for the Irish Pavilions which experienced exceptional visitor numbers. Kildare County Council purchased Sarah Browne’s Carpet for the Irish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, a commissioned bespoke hand-knotted carpet from Donegal Carpets. A second piece, the Kennedy Browne piece Milton Friedman on the Wonder of the Free Market Pencil was purchased by the prestigious Kadist Foundation in Paris. The piece will join a collection, which also features work by Willie Doherty, Tacita Dean, Simon Starling, Christian Jankowski, Ulla Von Brandenburg, Douglas Gordon, Gabriel Orozco, Om er Fast and a host of the world’s leading contemporary artists of the last 10 years.

  It is intended that the exhibition will travel to Belfast following its run in Dublin and elements will then tour to Paris
  

  Sarah Browne – Gareth Kennedy – Susan MacWilliam
  Farmleigh Gallery, 12 March – 15 May 2010

  Susan MacWilliam
  NCAD Gallery, 12 March – 10 April

  Kennedy Browne
  NCAD Gallery, 16 April – 15 May

• Éigse Carlow Arts Festival Postpone Open Selection 2010Due to financial restrictions in 2010 Éigse Carlow Arts Festival will postpone the Éigse Open Selection exhibition until 2011. In a statement festival Director Tara Connaghan said:

  “It is with great difficulty that we made the decision to postpone the 2010 Open Selection as it has been the back bone of the festival for so long but due to substantial cuts this year we just weren’t able to afford it” commented Tara Connaghan, Festival Director. “We are really grateful to artists who have supported the Open Selection through the years and hopefully the year break will give us a chance to turn this into a positive project for 2011 with a new improved Open Selection.”

  The Éigse Carlow Arts Festival takes place from 11 – 20 June 2010.
  www.eigsecarlow.ie

• Arts Minister Martin Cullen TD To Retire from Public Life Martin Cullen TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism has informed An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen TD, that due to a current medical condition he is retiring from public life. In a statement Minister Cullen said  his decision was regretful but after taking advice from his medical consultants  he must seek treatment and focus on his own recovery.

Summary of Submissions to the Innovation TaskforceSummary of Submissions to the Innovation Taskforce

• RTE Business Highlights thecommonroom.net
• Order Printed Project Online
• VAI @ Consultative Breakfast on the Visual Arts in Iveagh House
• Printed Project on Amazon.co.uk
• Visual Artists Ireland Student Pack
• 19/02/11: VAI Research Used in New publication
• Visual Artists News Sheet Archive now online!
• Visual Artists Ireland launches new online events and deadlines calendar
• The Visual Artists Ireland Daily - the perfect read over a cup of coffee
• Ruth Connolly, Limerick School of Art & Design, announced as winner of the Visual Artists Ireland Director’s Award 2011
• We are moving
• Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts [Contemporary Visual Art in Ireland 2000 - 2011]
• New Survey shows Visual Artists Incomes collapse!!!
• VAI Weekly Round-Up
• E-bulletin Submissions: We Need Your Google Coordinates!
• VAI News Round-Up
• Update on our new look eBulletin
• Results from tests of new eBulletin
• New service for VAI Members - International Studio Exchange with fellow artists around the world
• VAI Membership Drive: Winners List
• VAI Present ‘Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts’ to President Higgins

News

• Minister Hanafin Launches Dublin Contemporary 2011
• Arts Council Northern Ireland reviews participation at Venice Biennale 2011.
• UK & Northern Ireland: PUBLIC URGED TO SHOW HOW MUCH THEY VALUE THE ARTS
• NCAF: Hustings: Dublin @ Project Art Centre
• Five Northern Ireland groups need your vote...
• Arts Council Archive Stories
• Solomon Fine Art Opens New Gallery Space
• New Flagship Community Arts Organisation- CAP
• Armagh City Centre Public Art Programme
• Curator Announced for eva International
• Irish Design Shop Launches at the RHA
• Taoiseach and Arts Minister Launch ‘TREATY’ Online Exhibition
• National Gallery of Ireland Appoints New Director
• Alan James Burns Receives Irish Artists' Residential Studio Award
• Arts Council: Indecon Report On the Value of the Arts
• Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary - Recipient Announced 2011
• Grant Allocations for Visual Artists’ Workspace Scheme, 2012
• Wexford Emerging Visual Artist Award Winner 2011 Announced
• Visual Artists Ireland Expands level of services for Professional Artists in Northern Ireland
• Fire Station Artists’ Studios – Digital Media Residency Recipients Announced
• New Chair & Members for Arts Council Northern Ireland
• Arts Council Northern Ireland Funding News
• Landmark New Sculpture at Shankill Parade, Belfast
• Artists Resale Right Extended to Heirs
• New Exhibition Space in Dublin - Gallery @ No. Six
• Kevin Gaffney Wins at London Short Film Festival
• Audiences Northern Ireland Training Opportunities
• Context Gallery Welcomes New Directors
• Director Keaveney Retires from National Gallery after 23 Years
• Irish Artist Wins First Prize at International Art Competition, Abu Dhabi
• Sarah Glennie Appointed Director of IMMA
• Have Your Public Work Profiled in the VAN
• Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize: Call for Entries From UK Artists
• Upcoming Events & Professional Development Training – Belfast
• Visual Artists Ireland Call for Applications: Northern Ireland Manager (Contract)
• Arts Council Commits €1.5m Under Touring and Dissemination of Work Scheme
• Arts Audiences: Cultural Tourism, 'How to' Guide

Job Vacancies

• Droichead Arts Centre Seeks Sales and Marketing Manager
• Solstice Arts Centre Seeks Technical Manager
• Visual Artists Ireland Call for Applications: Northern Ireland Manager (Contract)
• South Dublin Arts Office: Research Commission Opportunity
• Arts Audiences Seeks Project Manager
• Cultural Diversity and the Arts - Research opportunity in Dublin
• Lismore Castle Arts Seeks Visitor Service Assistants

Unpaid Internships & Volunteers

• SuperMassiveBlackHole Seeks Interns
• Arts Assistant: JobBridge Internship at Westmeath Arts Office
• TBG+S JobBridge Opps: Assistant Art Education Curator and Art Administrator
• The Model Seeks Cinema, Visual Art and Marketing Interns

Funding/Awards

• Call for Applications: Arts Council of Ireland Visual Artists’ Workspace Scheme 2012
• Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Trust Awards
• Arts Council Northern Ireland Funding News
• Arts Council: 'Artist in the Community Scheme' - Deadlines 2012
• Digital Derry Launch Culture Tech Fund
• Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown CoCo: Arts Grants Scheme 2012

Commissions

• Centenary Square Longford Public Art Commission
• Offaly County Council Public Art Commission

Competitions

Opportunities

• The-Link-Project / Sensorium: Call for Participants
• Signal Arts Centre: Call for Submissions 2013
• Critical Bastards Magazine: Call for Submissions
• Ranelagh Arts Centre: Call for Lomography Submissions
• Draíocht Call for Submissions - Exhibition or Residency
• Cork Co.Co: Public Art Commissions - Call for Artists Panel
• Belfast Platform for the Arts Call for Submissions
• ISSTC 2012 Call for Submissions
• wab fm at Catalyst Arts, Belfast - Call for Proposals
• MadArt Gallery Seeks Crafters and Designers
• Call for Submissions: Occupy Space, Limerick
• Original Artwork Copying for only €20.12
• Belfast Photo Factory Annual Exhibition - Call for Submissions
• Call for Submissions- Apollo Gallery, Dublin
• Kildare Arts Service Invites Applications for Artist Mentoring Programme
• Call for Presentations: International Arts in Health Conference
• Little Green Street Gallery: Call for Submissions
• The Joinery Programme Summer 2012: Call for Submissions

• Call for Participants: Engage 2012 - Artist-Led Residential Project, Bucharest
• Interested in participating in the Changchun International Sculpture Symposium (China)?
• Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize: Call for Entries From UK Artists

Residencies

• Cow House Studios: Artist in Residence, 2012
• Residencies at Cill Rialaig
• Waterford Healing Arts Trust: Call for Artist in Residence

Studios / Space

• Loft Sublet, Brooklyn, NY
• Studio Available at Monster Truck Studios
• Bright and Spacious Studio to Rent, Dublin 4
• Call for Artists Seeking Space in Dingle, Kerry
• Space Available at Studio 23
• Gallery Space for Rent at Grange Gallery, Dublin
• Studios Available at Moxie Studios, Dublin
• Studios Available at Abbey Road Artists' Studios Co. Westmeath
• Studio Available, Dublin 1
• Space at Satellite Studios, Dublin
• Studio Available, South William St, Dublin
• Space Available at Brunswick Mill Studios, Dublin

Conferences / Lectures / Talks

• Sarah Browne & Jesse Jones at Geology Museum, Trinity
• National Gallery: Art Studies Lecture Series
• Saturday Talks Series at National Museum
• Gallery Talk at the LAB- Collaborative Process with abgc architects
• IMA Annual Conference, Limerick, 24-26 Feb, 2012
• Mayo Artists Network Meeting
• Lecture at F.E. McWilliam: 'The Yeats Family: Art and Enterprise'
• in|discussion Public Lecture Series: Luke Gibbons, The Memory of Forms: Image, History and Irish Art
• Jane Jermyn in Conversation with Ann Mulrooney at Lismore Castle Arts
• Lecture by Godfrey Deeny at F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Down
• Artist Talk with Paul Mosse at Butler Gallery, Kilkenny

Courses / Workshops / Training

• Post-Work Painting
• Documenting your Work with Tim Durham
• Preparing Digital Images for Print with Mike Hannon
• Professional Skills for Visual Artists with Patricia Clyne-Kelly
• Preparing Proposals with Kerry McCall, Eilis Lavelle & Eamonn Maxwell

• Costing & Pricing Your Work with Patricia Clyne-Kelly
• Developing Critique around Your Work with Sarah Browne
• Visual Artists & Copyright with Alex Davis / IVARO & Caroline Campbell
• Artist-Led Projects with Fiona Woods
• Public Art Proposals with Sarah Searson & Cliodhna Shaffrey
• Working with Private Galleries with Jerome O'Drisceoil & Charlotte Schepke
• Making the most of Residencies with Janice Hough and artist Clodagh Emoe
• Understanding your Accounts with Gaby Smyth & Co.
• So I'm an Artist?! - Talks and Networking for Under/Recent Graduates
• Seminar: Practice & Research Series at CFCP
• Peer Critique – Sculpture & Installation with Daphne Wright
• Fire Station and MonsterTruck Masterclass in Video
• Griffith Training: Copyright for Artists
• Working With Children Through Arts - Foundation Course, Dublin
• Drawing & Painting Class at The Hugh Lane
• The Golden Age of Dutch Painting at Queen's University Belfast
• Workshops and Courses at Hillside Studio, Kilkenny
• Fire Station Artists’ Studios – Digital Media Workshops, February – April 2012
• MFA Art in Public, University of Ulster
• Black Church Print Studio: Printmaking Evening Courses & Weekend Workshops
• Switch 2012: A Winterworkshop with Mark Neville:
• Digital Art Studios: Spring 2012 Workshop Programme
• Audiences Northern Ireland Training Opportunities
• VAI Events & Professional Development Training - Dublin & Belfast
• One Day Digital Photography Workshops
• Ballsbridge College of Further Education - Evening Classes Jan 2012
• Jewellery Making Course at Gallery Frida, Cork
• Screen Printing/Silk Screen Printing Workshop
• E-Commerce Web-Design and Promotion Course
• Wood and Stone Carving Lessons, Cork
• Porcelain Paper-Clay Handbuilding Workshop and Ceramics Classes
• Art Classes at The Grange, Dublin
• Clay Courses at Hello Operator, Dublin
• The IRON-Research Project-Open Call for Artists
• Crafts Council of Ireland: Skills Courses Open Day
• 2012 Master Classes at RHA, Dublin
• Workshop with by Padraig McCaul: 'Earning a Living from your Art':
• Printmaking Courses at Custom House Studios, Mayo
• New Courses at H2 Studios, Cork
• Art Tasting Boot Camp at Carmelite Centre, Dublin
• Intensive Portrait Sculpture Course, Dublin
• Take Better Photos: Beginners/Intermediate Digital Photography Classes
• Body Painting Workshop
• New Course Programme at Belfast Print Workshop Gallery
• Winter Workshops at Design Tower, Dublin
• Ached Grew Print Jot at The Drawing Project, Dublin
• Printmaking Courses at Limerick Printmakers Studio
• Introduction to Documentary Film Course at Mermaid, Wicklow

Other

• Call for Materials for artsandhealth.ie
• Art Holidays in Brittany
• Practice Journal: Issue 3
• Catalyst Arts Membership 2012
• Kathy O’Leary: ‘Onwards Journey’s, A Visual Process’
• Artist Seeking Donations of Retro Wallpaper
• Rightbrain: Ireland’s First Digigraphie Lab Photographic Service
• Cork Printmakers Call for New Members
• The 'Policing Dialogues Review' Available for Download
• Artist Seeking to Purchase Overhead Projector

Exhibitions/Events

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Dublin

• Damian Magee at The Ivy House, Dublin
• Group Show at Draoicht, Blanchardstown
• Caroline Donohue at Draoicht, Blanchardstown
• John Thomson at Chester Beatty Library, Dublin
• 'Entrophy' - Exhibition of Contemporary Irish Craft at Glasnevin Museum
• Marie Hanlon and Rhona Clarke at Rubicon, Dublin
• Joe Sterling at Alliance Francaise, Dublin
• Liam O'Callaghan at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin
• Vanya Lambrecht Ward at Unit H, Market Studios, Dublin
• Sonia Shiel at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin
• Darek Fortas at The Copper House Gallery, Dublin
• Cecilia Danell at Talbot Gallery Studios
• Uri Aran, Shane McCarthy & Anna Sagstrom at Mother's Tankstation
• RHA New Year Exhibitions
• Richard Gorman at Kerlin Gallery
• Varvara Shavrova | The Opera at Gallery of Photography
• Group Show at Rubicon Gallery, Dublin
• Mary FitzGerald at Green On Red Gallery, Dublin
• Panto Collapsar by Mikala Dwyer at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
• Anne Kelly at The Return, Goethe-Institut Irland
• Howard Finster at Douglas Hyde Gallery
• Merlin James at Douglas Hyde Gallery
• Bernadette Heenan at The Grange Gallery, Dublin
• Illustrators Guild at United Arts Club, Dublin
• Richard Proffit at Project Arts Centre, Dublin
• Dave Madigan and Meadhbh O’Connor at the Joinery, Dublin
• Irish Art & Design Exhibition, Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin
• Lucy Doyle at The Doorway Gallery, Dublin
• Niamh Heery at PrettyvacanT, Dublin
• Emma Donaldson at the Drawing Project, Dublin
• Seán Hillen at The Copper House Gallery, Dublin
• Wreck Art Collective at Little Green Street Gallery, Dublin
• Undertow | Group Show at The Lab, Dublin
• Group Show at Gallery No. Six, Dublin
• Instagram Exhibition at No Grants Gallery, Dublin
• Camilla Fanning at Rigbys Deli Diner, Dublin
• Agnieszka Bloch at The Bernard Shaw, Dublin
• Colette Cronin at Talbot Gallery, Dublin
• Sean Campbell at Christ Church Cathederal, Dublin

Leinster

• Bridget O'Gorman at Wexford Arts Centre
• Traces: Group Show at Upstairs Gallery, Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
• Hiraki Sawa, Diana Copperwhite & Michael Kalmbach at Solstice Arts Centre
• Claire Halpin at Droichead Arts Centre
• Paul Mosse at the Butler Gallery, Kilkenny
• Plan Ireland 75th Anniversary Photo Exhibition at VISUAL, Carlow
• Deirdre McLoughlin at National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny
• Samuel Walsh at Highlanes Gallery, Louth
• Bravo Serotonin at The Good Hatchery, Offaly
• Hilary Williams at Signal Arts Centre, Bray
• Emma Barone at The Arthouse & Library, Stradbally, Co Laois
• Eileen MacDonagh at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow
• Richard Mosse at Mermaid, Wicklow

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Cork

• Backwater Artists Group and Cork Printmakers: Open 11
• Barbara O'Meara at Gallery Frida, Cork
• Angela Fulcher at The Black Mariah, Cork
• West Cork Arts Centre Presents 'West Cork Inspires'
• Winter Exhibition, The Lavit Gallery, Cork
• JG O'Donoghue at Cork Coffee Roasters
• DIT Student Exhibiton at Sherkin Island, Cork
• Neasa Terry at Cork School of Music
• Group Show at CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork
• Group Show at Riverside Cafe, Skibbereen, Cork
• 'Peripheries (Speaking Gorey)' Group Show at Crawford Project Room, Cork

Limerick

• Tom Fitzgerald at Bourn Vincent Gallery, University of Limerick
• 'Location', Group Show at Occupy Space, Limerick
• Transitive Relationships at Limerick City Gallery of Art

Munster

• Ben Reilly at Courthouse Gallery, Clare
• Jackie Maurer and Fiona Woods at Courthouse Gallery, Clare
• Exhibitions at Old Market House Arts Centre, Waterford
• 'Being Honeyed' at SOMA, Waterford
• Switch Announces Artists for Fourth Edition
• Eileen Hutton at Burren College of Art, Clare
• ‘Sacred Space, Porous Place’ at Old Market House Arts, Waterford
• Group Show at Excel Art Gallery, Tipperary
• Sabina MacMahon at Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford
• 'Drawing Studies: A Celebration' at Siamsa Tíre, Kerry

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Galway

• John Jennings Comic Book Art Exhibition, City Library, Galway
• Gerard Bleeker at University College Hospital Galway
• Carol Anne Connolly and Jim Ricks at The Dock Shed, Galway
• Not Abel at Galway Arts Centre
• Roísín O'Sullivan at the Galway Arts Centre

Connaught

• Isabel Nolan at The Model, Sligo
• Gabhann Dunne at Roscommon Arts Centre
• Carrowbeg Enterprises Art Project at Custom House Studios
• Lucy McKenna at the Linenhall, Mayo
• Des Cullen at Leitrim Sculpture Centre
• 'A Camera For Looking Carefully' at Linenhall, Mayo
• Clea Van Der Grijn at Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
• 'Working.Drawing' Group Show at The Dock, Leitrim

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Ulster

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Belfast

• Dermot Seymour at Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
• Sylvia Grace Borda at Belfast Exposed Photography
• Aisling O' Beirn at Third Space, Belfast
• Allyson Keehan at Queen Street Studios Gallery, Belfast
• Stephen Shaw at Red Barn Gallery, Belfast
• Press Start': Group Show at Catalyst Arts, Belfast
• Group Show at Platform Arts, Belfast
• Michael Hanna at Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast
• Group Show at Creative Exchange Artist Studios, Belfast
• Andy Luke at ADF Gallery, Belfast

Northern Ireland

• Group Show at McKenna Gallery, Omagh
• Group Show at F. E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio, Banbridge
• Roslyn Kee at Island Arts Centre, Lisburn
• Bobbie Hanvey at Down Arts Centre
• Kathleen Bridle at Enniskillen Castle Museums
• Douglas Hutton and Miriam Gamble at Enniskillen Castle Museums
• Tim Stampton 'Myth Takes' at St. Patrick's Trian, Armagh
• Uwe Wittwer at Void, Derry
• Noel Bowler: Making Space at Millennium Court Arts Centre

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Internatioinal

• Susan MacWilliam at Deichtorhallen, Hamburg
• Angie Duignan & Roisin Loughrey at V&A Museum of Childhood, London
• Susan MacWilliam in 'Afterlife', Tot Zover, Funeral Museum, Amsterdam
• David Creedon in Taylor Wessing Exhibition National Portrait Gallery, London
• Katie Holten at Salina Art Center, Kansas
• Tinka Bechert at Berlin-Brandenburgische Academy of Sciences and Humanities
• Group Show at CUBE Gallery, Manchester
• Eoin Llewellyn at Klonaris Fine Art, Mallorca
• Atsushi Kaga at Location One, New York
• Kevin Gaffney at GAVU Cheb Gallery, Czech Republic
• Brian Fay in International Group Show, Galerie Jeanroch Dard, Paris
• Selma Makela at PEER, London
• Andrew Dodds in Group Show, Camberwell Space, London
• All humans do – 12 Irish Artists at White Box, New York
• Suzanne Mooney at Spike Island, Bristol
• Enda O'Donoghue: The Mobility Project, UK
• Brian Duggan in Group Show at Gallery Leyendecker, Tenerife, Spain
• Priscila Fernandes at Tensta Konsthall, Sweden
• Jane Hughes at Kunstraum T27, Berlin-Neukoelln
• Kennedy Browne at United States of Europe, Helsinki, Finland
• John Jennings at ASWARA Gallery, Malaysia
• Saoirse Higgins at DDA Gallery, New York
• Kennedy Browne at United States of Europe, Helsinki, Finland
• Miriam O'Connor at Galleri Image, Denmark
• P Gurgel Segrillo at The Parlour Gallery, London
• Jane Hughes at XL Art Space, Finland
• John Jennings at Sussex Artists’ Co-op Gallery, Canada
• Susie Rea at Wolverhampton Art Gallery, UK
• MA Art in Public Participating in "Radius of Art" Conference, Berlin

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VAI News

• RTE Business Highlights thecommonroom.net

  On 23 April 2010 RTE Business ran an item on Visual Artists Ireland’s recently launched social networking site, www.thecommonroom.net. You can view the piece here: www.rte.ie/business/2010/0423/vai.html

• Order Printed Project Online

  Printed Project is now available from these two great value online outlets: www.newstand.co.uk and www.amazon.co.uk. Check these links for further details:

  http://www.newsstand.co.uk/652-Culture-Magazines/13985-Subscribe-to-PRINTED-PROJECT-Magazine-Subscription.aspx

  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Printed-Project-Circulation-Katya-Sander/dp/1907683011/ref=sr_1_16?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1274883230&sr=1-16

  Issue 13 of Printed Project ­ ŒVirtual Fictional¹ curated / edited by Kevin Atherton will be available for purchase in early July. Further details will be announced soon

• VAI @ Consultative Breakfast on the Visual Arts in Iveagh House

  Visual Artists Ireland attended a consultative breakfast on the visual arts in Iveagh House hosted by Micheál Martin T.D. Included at the breakfast were representatives of the Arts Council, Culture Ireland, the Department of Foreign Affairs, the Department of Tourism, Culture & Sport, key commerical and not-for-profit institutions, and independent curators.  The meeting was to discuss how the Irish diplomatic service can work with the visual arts sector for the promotion of the visual arts internationally.  The meeting provided strong input in many areas of cross over that will inform government policy in this area.

• Printed Project on Amazon.co.uk

  Printed Project, the curated contemporary art journal published by Visual Artists Ireland is now available for purchase worldwide from www.amazon.co.uk

  Besides our current edition ‘Printed Project 12: Circulation’ edited by Katya Sander, you can also find back issues.

  Printed Project’s forthcoming edition ‘Printed Project 13: Virtual Fictional’ is edited by Kevin Atherton and will bring together a range of artists practices that both reflect upon and utilize strategies drawing upon notions of meta-fiction, virtual space, hoaxes and misdirection.

  www.printedproject.ie
  www.amazon.co.uk

• Visual Artists Ireland Student Pack

  A resource pack for visual and applied art students and recent graduates.

  This pack has been put together for the benefit of visual and applied arts students and recent graduates making the transition into professional  practice in Ireland.  With more visual and applied arts courses available than ever before, the number of aspiring artists continues to grow. The visual arts attract many talented and creative people so the sector can be very competitive.

  This pack is intended to give students and recent graduates an idea of the practical areas they will need to consider and the options open to them following graduation.

  Your qualification is just your first step to becoming a professional artist.

  For more info see: VAI Student Pack

• 19/02/11: VAI Research Used in New publication

  In The Irish Times of Saturday, February 19th, Jane Humphries reviewed the new publication:  ART HISTORY: Movers and Shapers 3: Conversations in the Irish Art World, By Vera Ryan, and published by Galley Head Press

  In the article the following VAI research was mentioned as significant:

  “If the number of artists has also been increasing, it is sobering to read that a survey carried out by Visual Artists Ireland in 2008 found that 67% of artists earn less than €10,000 a year with women artists earning less than men. Ryan cautions that creative expression is threatened if too much time is spent out of the creative environment. A lot rests on the shoulders of those distributing public funding, future movers and shapers, if good art is to survive.”

  The full text can be found at http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2011/0219/1224290194128.html

  JANE HUMPHRIES

  ART HISTORY: Movers and Shapers 3: Conversations in the Irish Art World, By Vera Ryan, Galley Head Press, 340pp. €2

  JANE HUMPHRIES

  ART HISTORY: Movers and Shapers 3: Conversations in the Irish Art World, By Vera Ryan, Galley Head Press, 340pp. €20

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• Visual Artists News Sheet Archive now online!

  DUBLIN, Tuesday, 01 March 2011, Visual Artists Ireland (VAI), the All Ireland representative body for professional visual artists, today announced the launch online of its extensive archive of visual arts news, events and commentary available to researchers and to the general public online through its website www.visualartists.ie.

  As the most extensive repository of news, events and commentary on the visual arts in Ireland, VAI is now providing access to the published information through a searchable online archive.  Through this web resource, users will be able to read, browse, and search the extensive amount of information that VAI publishes on an annual basis.  The project is a continuation of VAI’s strategy to make as much information about the visual arts available to both the general public and to researchers.

  Speaking about the project, VAI CEO Noel Kelly said “we are approached on a consistent basis for information of events both local and internationally.  The provision of this resource allows access for researchers from around the world and will provide them with a very comprehensive understanding of what is happening in the arts in Ireland.  It is also a very interesting record of news and opportunities that have been made available to visual artists since late 2005.”  Kelly continued “as well as providing a coherent record, the archive allows readers to access the information as portrayed in the words of their time.  I am grateful to the project team who have pulled this project together in a very short space of time, and know that it will be a valuable resource.”

  The Visual Artists’ News Sheet has been devised primarily as an information resource for artists in Ireland. It is published 6 times a year in a 36 page, colour/B+W, tabloid newspaper format. It is useful, practical and relevant, it is regularly produced and widely distributed, it draws on a diverse range of contributors and assumes a broad readership amongst visual artists. This publication is a valuable and much needed resource for all artists practising in Ireland.  Current issues are free to members, and are available through outlets across the country.  The online archive is made available back to the end of 2005.

  Founded in 1980, Visual Artists Ireland is the all Ireland development and resource body for professional visual artists. It provides services, facilities and resources for artists, operates an artistic programme and acts as an advocate for the interests of professional visual artists.

• Visual Artists Ireland launches new online events and deadlines calendar

  Visual Artists Ireland launched today a new events and deadlines calendar feature in its comprehensive guide to what’s on in the Visual Arts in Ireland.

  The new calendar features details on forthcoming deadlines, visual art exhibitions, events, festivals, talks and conferences across Ireland.  The calendar is broken down across regions, and provides details of exhibitions openings and what’s on across Ireland on a day to day basis.

  The feature is yet another free service provided by Visual Artists Ireland to increase awareness of the visual arts across Ireland.

  Visual Artists Ireland’s information is also available through Twitter (@VisArtsIreland), Facebook (Visual Artists Ireland), an eMailing list, and Newsfeeds so that people can easily find out what is going on around the country.

• The Visual Artists Ireland Daily - the perfect read over a cup of coffee

  Having a quiet moment with a cup of coffee and want to catch up with events around the world?

  Today, Visual Artists Ireland announced The Visual Artists Ireland Daily; the perfect way to catch up on world events when taking a moment out from the work day.

  Combining news from the Visual Artists Ireland website with art world and other business news, The Visual Artists Ireland Daily is the ideal read.

  The Visual Artists Ireland Daily is in addition to Visual Artists Ireland eBulletin that provides detailed news and opportunities for professional Visual Artists.  Combined with The Visual Artists News Sheet, the Visual Artists Ireland website, VAI Facebook, Twitter and Linked In pages, Visual Artists Ireland has continued to increase the number of ways that Visual Artists can keep up to date with what is current in the world around them.

  Keep an eye open for an two more exciting new projects to be launched in September and October…  More details later in the year…

• Ruth Connolly, Limerick School of Art & Design, announced as winner of the Visual Artists Ireland Director’s Award 2011

  Visual Artists Ireland is pleased to announce Ruth Connolly, Limerick School of Art & Design Graduate Show 2011, as the winner of the Visual Artists Ireland Director’s Award 2011.

  In its second year, the award recognizes the work of a student who through their presentation at their graduate show is showing ability and also a keen awareness of presentation and professionalism. The winner receives €1000 in prize money that includes the purchasing of a work to be placed in the Visual Artists Ireland collection.

  With a mix of mounted photographs, neon signage, and slide projections, Ruth Connolly’s work “deals with creating a common bond within society, by breaking down the barrier between the private and the public”. Speaking about the work purchased through the award, Noel Kelly, CEO of Visual Artists Ireland commented “Ruth’s work ‘Private Thoughts, Public Spaces’ displayed a keen awareness of staging, framing, and lighting. Her topics have a resonance for everyman, and the pared back presentation ensured that a wide range of audiences could engage with her work.’

  Further details on Ruth’s work can be found on her website at http://www.ruthconnolly.com

• We are moving

  After just under 5 years on North Great Georges Street, Visual Artists Ireland will be moving to new offices on Friday 22nd July 2011.

  We will be closed for business on that day and unavailable to take calls or respond to emails. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

  We will reopen for business as usual on Monday, 25th July 2011 at 9:30am in our new offices. Please note that our telephone numbers will change.

  Visual Artists Ireland,
  Central Hotel Chambers,
  7/9 Dame Court,
  Dublin 2
  Tel: +353 (0)1 672 9488
  Fax: +353 (0)1 672 9482
  Email: info@visualartists.ie

  Find us on Google Maps

• Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts [Contemporary Visual Art in Ireland 2000 - 2011]

  Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts

  [Contemporary Visual Art in Ireland 2000 – 2011]

  curated/edited by Noel Kelly & Seán Kissane
  ISBN: 978-1-907683-11-4

  €25.00 plus p&p

  Postage is by standard parcel mail.
  €3.00 – Ireland & Northern Ireland
  €7.50 Great Britain
  €10.40 Europe & Rest of World

  100 Irish Artists,
  100 Colour Plates,
  6 Commentaries from respected writers such as: Mebh Ruane, Colin Graham, Valerie Connor; Fiona Kearney, Brian Hand and Noel Kelly**

  Due for publication in September, Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts will fast become the most desirable visual arts book this season.

  Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts presents an attractive record of the early 21^st century contemporary visual arts in Ireland, with 100 artists who have been selected for their specific contribution to the contemporary arts in the first years of the 21^st Century.  Aimed at a general audience, as well as the art connoisseur and enthusiast, each artist is profiled with an iconic example of their practice shown in full colour.  The texts are engaging as they explain Ireland within the context of the early 21^st century, and the impact that this has had socially, economically and culturally.

  The book is in an attractive format, and is priced at a level that makes it affordable.

  To purchase:

  1. Provide the Title and ISBN number to your local book seller and ask them to order it for you.
  2. Order it directly from Visual Artists Ireland by phone (01) 6729488
  3. by email,
  4. Amazon.co.uk

  100 critically selected artists
  6 acclaimed commentators
  2 acknowledged editor/curators
  1 Book

  Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts is a critically curated volume of 100 leading Irish artists accompanied by texts which contextualise the societal, economic, and academic background in which they have created their careers.  Each individual artist is accompanied by a synopsis of their career, and the curators’ response to the specific works shown in the book.  Their story is unique as they swing between the economic good times, and now continue to create within a world of new social and economic realities.  Far from being a dry volume, Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts shows a vibrancy and is permeated with an on-going air of hope for the future of contemporary visual arts.

• New Survey shows Visual Artists Incomes collapse!!!

  Preliminary findings on new report published today show professional visual artists continue to live in poverty.

  Dublin, Ireland Friday, 16 September 2011 Visual Artists Ireland, the All-Ireland representative body for professional visual artists, today announced preliminary findings of their recent survey The Social, Economic & Fiscal Status of the Visual Artist in Ireland 2011.  Based on the survey undertaken in December 2008, the 2011 survey has found that the income of professional visual artists in Ireland has collapsed. Of the 292 artists surveyed, 82.25% earn less than €10,000 from their creative practice.  This is a sharp decrease when compared to 67% in 2008.  The number of artists relying on finding alternative sources of income has increased, but the overall income figures remain low.  55% of professional visual artists earn less than €10,000 from their total income (creative and non-creative).  This is a sharp decrease from 33% in the 2008 survey.

  The report shows that over 42% of artists’ households have been in arrears in the past 12 months.  This is an increase from 24% in 2008.  The report also shows that over 79% of visual artists will rely on state pensions in the future.  Artists continue to have issues with Social Welfare, and call on the Department of Social Protection and the Revenue Commissioners to recognise the issues that take place on a daily basis across the country.

  The report, to be published later this year, indicates that the expectation for professional visual artists to work and exhibit for free has increased as venues and the art market continue to suffer from a reduction in available funding.  Visual Artists Ireland continues to call on government to create a cultural partnership forum in the lead up to the forthcoming budget to address the inequalities that are now commonplace in the arts in Ireland.

• VAI Weekly Round-Up

  The Visual Artists Ireland team has been busy recently with lots of new developments in the pipeline so we have decided to inform readers of our activities, projects and future plans in a VAI weekly round-up.

  Tomorrow Thursday (27 Oct, 12.30–13.30) is the first in a series of Common Room talks as part of our Professional Development Programme. Artist Susanna Caprara will be here in the VAI office talking about Palazzo Rinaldi Artists’ Residency in Italy. This event is free so if you are in town with some spare time, do pop by for what should be a very interesting discussion.

  Two of our Professional Development events have been rescheduled – ‘Documenting your Work’ will now take place on Friday 18 November and ‘Preparing Proposals’ will take place in the New Year. More info: http://visualartists.ie/education/2011-2.

  VAI Director Noel Kelly has been busy as usual. He recently gave a presentation in Helsinki that covered the current social, economic and fiscal status of the visual artist in Ireland [2011]. This was based on the findings of our current survey (on Survey Monkey) and is the topic of an article in the forthcoming November /December edition of the VAN.

  In addition, Noel is preparing a presentation of the survey report for the International Association of Artists meeting in Berlin next week.

  We are very excited about a proposed residency exchange between Helsinki and Northern Ireland. We are in discussions with HIAP (Helsinki International Artists Programme) about the creation of the exchange and hope to have further information soon. This will be in addition to the Artists Studio Exchange Programme for members.

  In an exciting development for Creative Ireland, we have had requests for it to be sent to the copyright library division of the National Library. Creative Ireland is our recently published critically curated volume of 100 leading Irish artists,

  We have been working very hard on the development of a smart phone app for the visual arts. The app, an initiative of Mayo County Council Arts Office, will platform a nationwide ‘Artist’s Network’ and be an extension of our listings service. We hope to launch the first stage (the iPhone app) in the New Year.

  We’ve received a great response to our call for proposals for the Luas Cherrywood public art commission. The deadline has now passed and shortlisted artists will be notified in 10 November.

  Finally, The Arts Council RFO application process opened this week so we will be very busy preparing budgets and documentation over the next month.

• E-bulletin Submissions: We Need Your Google Coordinates!

  We have been working very hard on the development of a smart phone app for the visual arts. The app, an initiative of Mayo County Council Arts Office, will platform a nationwide ‘Artist’s Network’ and be an extension of our listings service (an integrated service comprising our e-bulletin, VAI website, Facebook & Twitter).

  In order for the app to be searchable by location, county or venue we require your Google coordinates as part of your listing submission. Full details on how to find your coordinates is available here: http://visualartists.ie/contact/eguidelines

  Submissions for events and exhibitions sent using our online form, which facilitates the inclusion of images, Google maps and direct web links, will be prioritised. You will find the submission form here:   http://visualartists.ie/contact/ebulletin-submit-event/

  The addition of maps will provide users with a GPS like location service to your venue.

• VAI News Round-Up

  Busy as usual here at VAI headquarters…..This week, VAI Director Noel Kelly met with Woodrow Kernohan, the new director of E V+ A to discuss the forthcoming art extravaganza in Limerick and how VAI might get involved. We hope to organise special VAI member events, which might include a “gathering” or networking event in the city as well as some form of discussion surrounding the levels of art writing and criticism. This will be to support our on-going work in raising the profile of art criticism in Ireland.

  VAI publication ‘Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts’ is in big demand. We have just received a significant order from the Department of Foreign Affairs who wish to send copies to each of their missions abroad.

  We had the Arts Council Workspace Grant panel meeting in the offices last week. We can announce that in total, 48 applications were received and of those 22 have been offered a grant. Applicants have been informed of the decisions already and the full list will be published on the Arts Council website very soon.

  In addition, we are working hard putting the final touches on our own Arts Council application for Annual Funding.

  We are nearing the completion of our management of the RPA Docklands Commission. We had a very successful final stage panel meeting and will be able to announce the winning artist in the coming weeks.

  In news from our Professional Development Programme..the next workshops coming up are: Documenting your Work with Tim Durham (18 Nov) and Public Art Clinics with Sarah Searson & Cliodhna Shaffrey (24 Nov). For more info see: http://visualartists.ie/education/

  The November/December VAN is out – It is packed full of great articles, opportunities, reports and much much more. All VAI members should have received their copy in the post by now. The News Sheet is available to pick up free of charge in some galleries and arts centres. However, the most effective way to ensure that you receive the Visual Artists’ News Sheet both regularly and promptly is to become a member of VAI.

• Update on our new look eBulletin

  We are now completing our final tests on our new look eBulletin. As can be the wonders of fate working against us, a test went out to all users earlier than planned and this may have caused confusion. We apologise for this. But, moving forward, this mail now comes from our new system. It is testing that the new system can send to all of our users, and doesn’t end up coming out as a mess of badly formatted characters. Once we have this proof that the system works, we will start to move across to the new system within the next two weeks. I want to thank you for your patience with receiving these odd mails, and want to assure you that it is all working towards us streamlining our service so that we can improve on what we receive feedback as a core service.

  kind regards

  Noel Kelly
  CEO / Director
  Visual Artists Ireland

• Results from tests of new eBulletin

  As we have been receiving feedback and also monitoring the tests of the new eBulletin, we have seen a few comments back from people who haven’t received it. Thanks to the new functionality we are able to trace more easily what is happening.

  1. People have unsubscribed. It is possible to fix this by simply resubscribing.
  2. As the eBulletin contains links and information about opportunities, some spam filters mistake it for junk mail.  There are a few remedies for this.

  • If your email hosting company has automatic spam filters, you need to check with them how to allow emails from visualartists.ie;
  • Your virus checking software may also have spam filtering.  This needs to be configured so as to allow emails from visualartists.ie;
  • and lastly your email software package may also have spam filtering.  You need to configure it so as to allow emails from visualartists.ie.

  These are the most common reasons for people not receiving the eBulletin.  We would also like to remind people that although they may receive the bulletin, it doesn’t mean that your membership is up to date. If you are in doubt then call us or email valerie@visualartists.ie to find out if you are fully paid up.  As we are about to announce new services for members of Visual Artists Ireland, its a very good time to join or renew.  We hope to be able to broadcast our good news for members early next week.

• New service for VAI Members - International Studio Exchange with fellow artists around the world

  We are pleased to announce a new service available to paid members of Visual Artists Ireland.  In partnership with Artquest, VAI has negotiated places for members on their Artelier international studio exchange.  Artelier is for professional visual artists to arrange free studio exchanges with their peers anywhere in the world.

  Membership of Artelier is by ‘invitation only’ to ensure it is only used by professional visual artists and is safe for members. Members can request an invitation by contacting us through our Artelier webpages.

  This is a great opportunity to meet fellow artists around the world and potentially find artists with studios looking to exchange with the city you live in.  You can also find and arrange free accommodation or a studio on holiday or when working overseas, or indeed, find someone to look after your studio or apartment while you are away.

  Artelier keeps your exact location and personal contact information private until you choose to let individual artists know where you are.

• VAI Membership Drive: Winners List

  As part of Visual Artist Ireland’s membership drive 2011, all new and renewing members were entered into a draw to win copies of Dorothy’s Walkers Modern Art in Ireland. The lucky members who received their copy in the post were Juan Pérez of Dublin 1; Aileen Lambert, Wexford and Roseanne Lynch of Ballincollig, Co. Cork.

  For 2012, all who sign up for or renew Visual Artists Ireland membership are in with a chance of winning a copy of ‘Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts’ – an attractive record of the early 21^st century contemporary visual arts in Ireland.  For more info see here.

  Full details on VAI membership can be found here

• VAI Present ‘Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts’ to President Higgins

  On 20 January 2012, Visual Artists Ireland was given the fantastic opportunity to visit Áras an Uachtaráin and to present President Higgins with a copy of our publication ‘ Creative Ireland- The Visual Arts’. ‘Creative Ireland: The Visual Arts’ presents an attractive record of the early 21st century contemporary visual arts in Ireland with 100 artists who have been selected for their specific contribution to the contemporary arts in the first years of the 21st Century. More info: http://visualartists.ie/publications/creative-ireland-the-visual-arts-contemporary-visual-art-in-ireland-2000-2011/. A copy of the publication will be archived in the library at Áras an Uachtaráin. You can view more photos of our visit on the VAI Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.307645865939759.60884.108999965804351&type=3

News

• Minister Hanafin Launches Dublin Contemporary 2011

  Culture  Minister, Mary Hanafin T.D, launched Dublin Contemporary 2011 at the Merrion Hotel today, 1 July 2010. Dublin Contemporary 2011 will be a  major new exhibition of leading Irish and International contemporary art which will be showcased across a number of sites in Dublin city over a period of 8 weeks, from 6 September to 31 October 2011. Dublin Contemporary 2011 will be the largest contemporary art event of its kind ever held in Ireland. The project aims to bring together key cultural institutions across the city to create a truly vibrant city wide event. It is expected that exhibitions will be held in various locations including the Hugh Lane, IMMA, RHA, various spaces in Temple Bar and Thomas Street as well as alternative visual art spaces such as music venues and libraries.

  www.dublincontemporary.com

• Arts Council Northern Ireland reviews participation at Venice Biennale 2011.

  In the current financial climate, the Arts Council Northern Ireland regrets that it is not in a position to commit the funds necessary to support the six-month representation at the 2011 Venice Biennale of Visual Art.

  The Arts Council Northern Ireland , in partnership with the British Council, has supported Northern Ireland’s representation at the past three Venice Biennales, with a group exhibition in 2005 and solo exhibitions by Willie Doherty and Susan MacWilliam in 2007 and 2009 respectively.

  This difficult and disappointing decision has been reached in light of the reduction to the Arts Council 2010/11 budget of £1.1 million and the Chancellor’s Budget Announcement of 22nd June 2010 which provides a broad indication of how the public spending cuts will be applied to the spending departments in Britain: in real terms, 25% reduction over four years.

  At this stage we do not know what part of the cuts will be borne by the devolved administrations and, while we will not know the definitive position until the GB Spending Review is completed and announced on 20th October, this sets the tone and context. Undoubtedly the Arts Council will have further difficult funding decisions and priorities to establish, and consequently cannot commit the funds necessary to deliver an exhibition at next year’s Venice Biennale.

  Original Press Release from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

• UK & Northern Ireland: PUBLIC URGED TO SHOW HOW MUCH THEY VALUE THE ARTS

  A new campaign, I Value the Arts, went live on Monday 13 September 2010 urging the public to voice their support for the arts. Anyone who values the arts in their community is being asked to register their details on a new website: www.ivaluethearts.org.uk. All those who register will be kept in touch with plans that could affect arts provision nationally and in their local neighbourhood, with practical suggestions on what they can do to strengthen the arts in their area.

  I Value the Arts is led by the National Campaign for the Arts (NCA), the independent umbrella body for all the arts in the UK. Industry bodies are lining up to support the promotion of the campaign, including the Society of London Theatre, the Theatrical Management Association, Visual Arts and Galleries Association, the Association of British Orchestras, Equity and Audiences UK. The campaign website and associated technology has been made possible thanks to generous donations of skills, time and resources by industry suppliers. No public money is being used to fund the campaign.

  Louise de Winter, Director of the NCA commented: “Three quarters of the adult population attend or participate in arts activities every year and an even higher proportion of young people. At a time of recession, more and more people are turning to the arts and culture. Reduced opportunities to take part in the arts could have a major impact on the quality of people’s lives and the vibrancy of their communities. As the Government is encouraging us all to get engaged and create a ‘Big Society’, we believe it is important for those people who care about the arts to get involved in the decisionmaking about what their communities will look like. This campaign gives everyone who cares a chance to have their voice heard and collectively show that the arts provide a valued public service.

  “This is a really simple and straightforward campaign. It will take thirty seconds for someone to visit the www.ivaluethearts.org.uk website to register their email address and postcode, and then we’ll be able to keep them up to date with information about plans for their local area. The website will go live from 9am on Monday, 13 September.

  With a wide base of support within the sector, we hope this campaign will gain public momentum and snowball throughout the UK.”

• NCAF: Hustings: Dublin @ Project Art Centre

  For those who were unable to gain access to the National Campaign for the Arts event the Blog http://generalelection2011.wordpress.com/ offers some insight as to the events of the day.

  As the event also received coverage from the media, keep an eye to the main evening news and also to Arena.

• Five Northern Ireland groups need your vote...

  Five Northern Ireland groups need your vote as they are about to go head to head with other National Lottery-funded projects from across the UK in the semi-finals of The National Lottery Awards 2011. The Awards recognise the difference that Lottery-funded projects – both big and small – make to local communities.

  The semi-finalists have been shortlisted for the big difference they have made with Lottery money, and people in Northern Ireland are being urged to cast a vote, from Tuesday 31 May, to help them make it through to the final.

  Details on The Arts Council Northern Ireland website

• Arts Council Archive Stories

  Stories about work undertaken during the early years of the Arts Council, were published and launched online recently. The Council’s new archive stories website, is an initiative marking the 60th anniversary of the Arts Council which was established on 4 December 1951 under the Arts Act, 1951.

  The website story project draws on the Arts Council’s archive which is located in its office at 70 Merrion Square in Dublin. The Arts Council, from its large archive of documentation, has selected a small proportion of its records and the website commences with a first phase of 14 stories from the 1950s. The stories are primarily told by presenting digital copies of documents from the Council’s archive including letters, minutes and photographs. The stories from the 1950s include records that document efforts by the Arts Council to support Ireland’s participation at the Venice Biennale in 1958; subsidise the building of halls in rural areas in 1954, tour paintings in 1955 throughout the country with the Haverty Trust and the difficulties (also in 1955), that prominent visual artists like George Campbell and Gerard Dillon had in making a living from their work. The first meetings of the Arts Council are also presented including attendance in January 1952 by Mr John A Costello SC TD at a Council meeting with the then Taoiseach, Mr Eamon de Valera TD.

  Future phases of the site will aim to look at the 1960s and the 1970s. The website is a sub-site of the Council’s main website and is accessible via www.artscouncil.ie or directly at www.archivestories.artscouncil.ie

• Solomon Fine Art Opens New Gallery Space

  Solomon Fine Art, previously known as the Solomon Gallery and situated in the Powerscourt Centre in Dublin, has announced the opening of a new gallery space in Balfe Street, next door to the Westbury Hotel in the heart of the city centre.

  The new gallery opened on 24 October with a group exhibition of bronze sculpture and a small selection of fine art prints by Andy Warhol (1928–1987), Damien Hirst and Roy Lichenstein. Exhibition continues until 8 November 2011

  www.solomonfineart.ie
  Open: Monday-Friday, 10am-5.30pm and Saturdays, 10am-1pm

• New Flagship Community Arts Organisation- CAP

  New Belfast Community Arts Initiative and Community Arts Forum (CAF) have merged to create a new flagship arts organisation, designed to get more people involved in arts activities.

  The new organisation, Community Arts Partnership (CAP), will be headed up by Conor Shields, who takes up the role of Programme Director, after 11 years at New Belfast Community Arts Initiative.

  Funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the new organisation will build on the strengths of both CAF and New Belfast, leading the way in stimulating quality arts experiences for communities across Northern Ireland. The new company will provide an enhanced service to the community arts sector, combining the best aspects of CAF and New Belfast to create a leaner, more dynamic organisation.

  The newly formed arts organisation will host workshops, activities and events, including dance, drama, craft, sculpture, fashion, verbal arts and digital media for individuals, schools, groups, organisations from all backgrounds and communities across Northern Ireland. Importantly, CAP will also take the lead as advocate and information provider to the community arts sector.

  www.comartspartner.org

• Armagh City Centre Public Art Programme

  Residents and visitors to Armagh City are enjoying new public art works that have been installed to complement an extensive city centre regeneration scheme completed last year. Commissioned by Armagh City and District Council, with support from the Arts Council, the new art features the talents of artists from across Ireland and the United Kingdom. To view the artworks, click here: www.armagh.co.uk/Business/Featured-Developments/Armagh-City-Centre-Public-Art-Programme.aspx

  The public art programme is funded by Armagh City and District Council, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Department for Social Development.

• Curator Announced for eva International

  eva International (formerly ev+a) has announced that the 2012 biennial will be curated by Annie Fletcher, Curator of Exhibitions at the Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, and tutor at De Appel, Amsterdam.

  Annie said of her appointment: “Everywhere we look and everything we read right now seems to tell us we are at a new juncture. We are at an unprecedented moment of change – whether teetering on the precipice of financial ruin, or witnessing extraordinary new articulations of protest. This year eva International will attempt to tap into this feeling of imminence by understanding how artists define and explain the status quo in relation to global events. What are we on the verge of? How do artists envisage what is to come and what is to be done?”

  Founded in 1977, eva International is an artist-centred biennial of visual art that works with acclaimed guest curators to present innovative exhibitions across the city of Limerick, Ireland. Artists’ projects are selected through an international open call for proposals and exhibitions take place in both gallery and non-gallery spaces.

  Woodrow Kernohan, Director of eva International said, “eva International is delighted that Annie Fletcher will be the Curator for the 35th edition of Ireland’s biennial of visual art in 2012. We are looking forward to working with her to create an exciting programme of exhibitions and associated events that will animate the city and forge links across Limerick and beyond.”

  eva International, Biennial of Visual Art,  will take place in Limerick city from from 19 May–12 August 2012

  An international open call for proposals will be launched in early December with the deadline for submissions: 31 January 2012. Please see www.eva.ie or contact info@eva.ie for further information.

  eva International is supported by The Arts Council of Ireland, Limerick City Council, Limerick City Gallery of Art and in partnership with Visual Artists Ireland.

• Irish Design Shop Launches at the RHA

  Location: RHA Gallery, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2
  Launch: Wednesday 7 December 5 – 7pm, All Welcome

  Irish Design Shop is moving into the RHA! Following the unprecedented success of the RHA Pop UP Shop during 2011, the Irish Design Shop will be taking up residency in the RHA, launching Wednesday 7 December, 5 – 7pm.

  Irish Design Shop launched as an on-line craft and design store in November 2008. Shortly after, in February 2009, they opened their first permanent shop on Bow Lane East, Dublin 2. Specialising in solely Irish designed and made products, they have grown from strength to strength and are now opening their second shop, here in the RHA gallery. The shop intends to act as a gift shop for the RHA, selling gallery publications, as well as a special selection of exciting Irish designed and made products.

  Open 7 days a week, you will find wooden lamps with Aran inserts by Cillian Johnston, lampshades and textiles by Sinead Mitchell, laser cut decorations and cards by Snowed, a range of Irish inspired notebooks by Ursula Celano, stationary by Keep Sketch and limited edition books and prints by The Project Twins subject being the A-Z of difficult words. Discover new work by designers you may already know; Jenny Walsh, Product/furniture designer has just developed a range of clocks called ‘time flies’ in laser cut wood.
  Andrew Ludicks hand built and decorated ceramics compliment Derek Wilsons porcelain ware. Quercus, a Cork based company who make bird feeders in native oak will sit alongside chopping boards by Little Hill. See Jennifer Slattery’s embroidered Irish linen and work by Placed, a Belfast company who make tea towels, prints and stationary and you will also find 3D printed jewellery by Theresa Burger.

  Irish Design Shop will offer a 10% discount to Friends of the RHA, throughout the year.

  http://irishdesignshop.com/

• Taoiseach and Arts Minister Launch ‘TREATY’ Online Exhibition

  Wednesday 30th November, 2011: An Taoiseach Enda Kenny TD accompanied by Jimmy Deenihan TD Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, today launched the online Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 exhibition on the website of the National Archives, Bishop Street, Dublin 8

  The Anglo-Irish Treaty, signed in the aftermath of the truce which ended the War of Independence (1919–1921) was regarded by signatory Michael Collins as a stepping stone to freedom. The Treaty was acquired by the National Archives of Ireland from the Department of the Taoiseach in 2002 and has never before been made available for public consultation, either in its original form or online.

  The Treaty document that forms the centerpiece of this exhibition is completely unique in that it is the original Irish document. Additional documents will be released on-line, on a daily basis culminating in the Treaty signing of Tuesday 6th December, 1921 mirroring events which took place 90 years ago.

  The exhibition also includes footage from British Pathé newsclip of the delegations outside of Buckingham Palace.

  www.nationalarchives.ie
  www.ahg.gov.ie

• National Gallery of Ireland Appoints New Director

  Statement by Olive Braiden, Chair of the Board of Governors of the National Gallery: “I am delighted to announce that Sean Rainbird, the Director of Staatsgalerie of Stuttgart, Germany, will be our new Director of the National Gallery of Ireland, succeeding Raymond Keaveney who is retiring. Mr Rainbird has an impressive track record. Since 2006, he has been Director of the Staatsgalerie which is well known for its celebrated extension by James Stirling. The Gallery has 220 staff and 8,500 square metres of space, as well as 12,000 friends, the second highest in Germany. The National Gallery of Ireland has 120 staff and 16,000 square metres of space. The German gallery’s collection spans the period 1280 to the present. It has excellent holdings of medieval Swabian, Italian baroque, Dutch golden age, classic modern and contemporary art. It also holds several renowned archives.

  Prior to being a Director in Germany, Mr Rainbird was Curator/Senior Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Tate Gallery, London from 1987 until 2006. He is a Trustee of the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust, a member of the Kuratorium of the Bucerius Kunst Forum, is a former acquisition advisor to the Verbund collection, Vienna and to Southampton City Art Gallery and a former advisory board member of the Nuremburg Art Academy and Committee Member of the Contemporary Art Society.

  Jimmy Deenihan TD, the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht welcomes the appointment of Mr Sean Rainbird, and looks forward to working with him as he builds on the significant achievements of his predecessor, Mr Raymond Keaveney, whom he wishes well in his upcoming retirement after 23 years of exemplary service. Mr Rainbird will start as Director of the National Gallery of Ireland in the first half of 2012.

  The National Gallery of Ireland is pleased to have attracted Sean from Germany to Ireland to be our new Director. He has an outstanding track record and has much experience as a curator, as a director, in exhibition programmes, in digitising collections, in overseeing building projects, in fundraising and organisational change, all important skills in these times. I look forward to working with him.”

  Statement by Sean Rainbird:
  “I am honoured to be appointed as the next Director of the National Gallery of Ireland by the Board of Governors and Guardians. During this period of rebuilding and transition there will be many challenges ahead in these uncertain times. I look forward to working in this great institution, building upon the expertise and experience of the Gallery’s excellent staff and many supporters.”

  www.nationalgallery.ie

• Alan James Burns Receives Irish Artists' Residential Studio Award

  Alan James Burns – Recipient of The Red Stables Irish Artists’ Residential Studio Award 2011-2012

  Dublin City Council Arts Office is delighted to welcome, Alan James Burns to the Red Stables. Alan is the recipient of the Irish Artists’ Residential Studio Award, 2011-2012, in The Red Stables, St Anne’s Park, Dublin 3.

  The Irish Artists’ Residential Studio Award is intended to support an emerging visual artist at a crucial stage of their professional practice and includes studio and living accommodation at nominal rent and inclusion in exhibition programme at The LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1. Alan James Burns will use the coming year to research, develop and produce a new body of work that investigates differences in physical and behavioural traits. He will conduct experiments and make observations on the ability to act, think and feel autonomously.

  Alan James Burns is a video, installation, performance artist based in Dublin. He received a BA in Fine Art, from Dublin Institute of Technology, 2008. Solo exhibitions include ‘Till the Cows Come Home’, Cavan County Museum, 2011 and ‘To Walk in a State of Finality than in one of Impermance’, Exchange Gallery, 2010. Forthcoming exhibitions include Claremorris Open, Claremorris, Co Mayo and ‘Gracelands’, Co. Leitrim, 2011.

  www.redstablesartists.com / www.alanjamesburns.com

• Arts Council: Indecon Report On the Value of the Arts

  A report on the economic impact of the arts in Ireland shows that the arts provide significant direct and indirect employment, with Arts Council’s annual funding from the Exchequer supporting over 2,600 jobs. The employment supported generates an annual turnover of €135 million with tax revenues (in the form of PAYE/income tax, PRSI and VAT), to the Irish Exchequer of €41 million. The arts sector itself supports 21,328 jobs and contributes €306.8 million in taxes.

  The arts too impact on the wider creative industry* contributing €4.7 billion to the economy and supporting 79,000 jobs.

  The report, entitled an ‘Assessment of the Economic Impact of the Arts in Ireland’, has been published by the Arts Council. This 2011 report commissioned by the Council from Indecon International Economic Consultants, represents an update on Indecon’s previous independent evaluation of the economic impact of the arts, published in 2009. This update report, which is concerned with the impact of the arts in Ireland in 2010, indicates “that the arts continue to be a major employer and contributor to Irish economic output.”

  The report was launched by the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Mr Jimmy Deenihan TD on 16 November last.

  The report indicates that the turnover of the organisations supported by the Arts Council determines their ability to purchase goods and services, to employ staff and to undertake programmes of investment. These functions in turn have an impact on the wider economy. Total funding committed by the Arts Council to organisations and individuals amounted to €60.3 million in 2010. The estimated turnover of the Arts Council funded organisations and individuals in 2010 as stated, was €135m.

  The Arts Council own grant-in-aid has been reduced by €16.4 million or 20% over the four years, 2008 to 2011; there has been 400 jobs losses since the 2009 report and an associated loss of €13 million of VAT and other taxes to the Exchequer.

  Speaking at the launch of the report, Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht said: “The arts are a significant economic contributor and employer in their own right as this report indicates, but they are also important building blocks for those economic policies the Government has identified as crucial for our economic recovery. The arts underpin policies in attracting foreign direct investment, in the creation of an imaginative labour force, in establishing an innovative environment in which the creative and cultural industries can thrive and in cultural tourism. By focusing on the arts as an element of social and economic renewal, we are playing to our strengths. ”

  Pat Moylan, Chairman of the Arts Council added: “Our artists and arts organisations continue to play their part in our national recovery. While the arts should not be evaluated solely on economic grounds, it is clear from this report that the sector is a financially important and labour intensive one. We believe that protecting this investment should be a priority of Government.”

  To access the 2011 update report Assessment of the Economic Impact of the Arts in Ireland, see: http://www.artscouncil.ie/Publications/Indecon%20Update%20Report_fin.pdf

  The 2009 Indecon Report referenced above is also available in the publications section of the Arts Council’s website.

• Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary - Recipient Announced 2011

  Visual artist Ailbhe Murphy is the successful recipient of the Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award 2011: Arts and Community Development.

  The award aims to support individual professional artists in any artform working in the field of arts and community development. This is the second year that the Arts Council has provided a €10,000 bursary award as part of the Artist in the Community Scheme, which is managed by Create. The bursary’s purpose is to support and nurture professional arts practice, specifically directed at artists who have collaborated and practiced in community development settings and contexts.

  The Bursary of €10,000 will provide Ailbhe Murphy with time and resources to reflect, research and reconsider art practice realised in community development contexts. As part of the award, learning arising from the Bursary will be shared with the arts and community development sector.

  Ailbhe Murphy’s collaborative art practice has been based primarily within the community development sector in Dublin. Previous projects include Unspoken Truths (1991 -1996), Once is too Much (1996 – 1998) and Tower Songs (2003 – 2006). In 2011 she completed her doctoral degree with the University of Ulster where her research focused on critical co-ordinates for collaborative arts practice within the spatial politics of urban regeneration. In 2007 she co-founded Vagabond Reviews with independent writer and researcher, Ciaran Smyth. Projects include the Cultural Review, a collaborative arts-based research initiative conducted with Fatima Groups United in Rialto, Dublin. More recently Vagabond Reviews developed a research initiative with the Rialto Youth Project called The Arcade Project which sets out to explore principles of practice for an arts-based pedagogy in youth work.

  Currently working on a per cent for art commission in Galway City, Vagabond Reviews have just completed delivery of Others and Exiles: Culture, Diversity and Creative Research Practice, a modular course within an M.Soc.Sc programme at the School of Sociology, University College, Dublin. Ailbhe has also published widely and contributed to contemporary discussions on socially engaged art practice, through conference presentations in Ireland and internationally.

• Grant Allocations for Visual Artists’ Workspace Scheme, 2012

  Visual Artists Ireland, on behalf of the Arts Council, announces the grant allocations under the Visual Artists’ Workspace Scheme for 2012.

  Grants of up to a maximum of €30,000 have been offered towards the running costs of visual artists’ workspaces. In keeping with the Council’s policy document Visual Artists’ Workspaces in Ireland – A New Approach, this scheme has the aim of assisting artists workspaces throughout the country to provide the best possible environment for working visual artists and, where feasible, to enable a level of subsidy for resident visual artists.

  Forty eight applications were received, 30 of which were shortlisted and 22 of which were awarded funding. The total demand figure was €1,002,154, while the demand from shortlisted applications was €648,604.

  Full details on the Decisions Database on the Arts Council website

• Wexford Emerging Visual Artist Award Winner 2011 Announced

  2011 Emerging Visual Artist Award Winner: Cecilia Danell

  Wexford Arts Centre, Wexford County Council and the Arts Council are pleased to announce that Galway-based visual artist Cecilia Danell is the recipient of the fifth annual Emerging Visual Artist Award. The initiative supports promising visual artists in Ireland through providing a monetary prize of E5,000 plus a solo exhibition at Wexford Arts Centre. This award is aimed at recognising and supporting the development of committed emerging artists, in kick starting their career and achieving professional recognition. Following a national open competition selection process, Danell, was selected from over eighty submissions received. The submissions were assessed by an independent selection panel, all of which had appropriate expertise in the visual arts.

  As the recipient of the award, Danell will be required to create a new body of work during the period of January – November 2012, which will be exhibited at Wexford Arts Centre during December 2012. In Danell’s work, feelings of otherness and longing combine with questions concerning identity and the perception of the Self. Utopian and dystopian landscapes act as stage sets where the boundaries between the universal and the personal, the known and the unknown, reality and fiction become blurred.

  For the exhibition at Wexford Arts Centre, Danell will continue her research into the landscape and the built environment as a metaphor for the human condition, with special focus on existentialist philosophy and psychology dealing with disengagement from the Self and out of body experiences. In Danell’s practice several different mediums and methods are used, with special focus on material properties, citing the modernist idea of truth to materials. Danell achieves this modernist transparency through selecting materials according to particular properties and inherent qualities, and intentionally reveals her process in the finished product.

  Cecilia Danell is a Swedish artist based in Galway, Ireland. She graduated from GMIT in 2008 with a first class honours degree in painting and was awarded Paint Student of the Year. Since graduating Cecilia has exhibited in Ireland and the USA, including group and two person shows in The Red House Arts Centre in Syracuse NY, The Crow Gallery in Dublin, Galway Arts Centre, Occupy Space in Limerick, 126 Gallery, Tulca Season of Visual Arts and The Claremorris Open. She is a recipient of a 2010 Arts Council of Ireland bursary award and a 2011 Arts Council Project Award for her work Build your own: Scandinavian loneliness. Danell is currently represented by the Talbot Gallery at the RHA National Art Fair.

  www.wexfordartscentre.ie / www.wexfordcoco.ie

• Visual Artists Ireland Expands level of services for Professional Artists in Northern Ireland

  Visual Artists Ireland today announced the expansion of support services for professional visual artists in Northern Ireland.  First established in 1980, Visual Artists Ireland is the representative and support body for professional visual artists in Ireland.  Building upon the support shown by The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, VAI has consistently looked at the needs of artists and delivers services to support art makers in their careers in a timely and efficient manner.

  Under the title “for Visual Artists in Northern Ireland” the new services include a dedicated new website http://www.visualartists-ni.org which provides information on visual arts events and opportunities in Northern Ireland, other parts of the UK, and internationally.  The site also contains knowledge and support on a variety of legal, financial and career matters that have been developed in partnership with Artquest (London).  It is accompanied by a new Twitter service #4VisArtsNI so that the public can keep up to date on the visual arts.

  Also announced today are a series of new initiatives such as affordable insurance for artists, an international studio exchange programme, as well as equipment hire facilities and a professional development programme platform. VAI is pleased to be working with Belfast Exposed and the Digital Artists Studios, Belfast on the project.  Further partner organisations and existing services are contained on the website.

  To mark the occasion, Visual Artists Ireland in partnership with the Digital Artists Studios are happy to announce a New Media Residency for Northern Ireland Artists.  Further details of this will be released later in the year in the form of a call for applications.

• Fire Station Artists’ Studios – Digital Media Residency Recipients Announced

  The recipients of the Fire Station Digital Media Residencies for the period January – July 2012 are: Alan James Burns, Jessica Conway, Caroline Doolin and Linda Quinlan. They will have full access to the Resource Centre, part-time resource area staff and access at a subsidised rate to all the digital media equipment. Further information can be found on www.firestation.ie/facilities.

• New Chair & Members for Arts Council Northern Ireland

  Mr Bob Collins has been announced as the new Chair of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. His appointment was effective from December 2011 and runs for four years. Collins replaces outgoing chairman Rosemary Kelly OBE, and with the new Board, will oversee the Arts Council as the lead development agency for the arts in Northern Ireland.

  Mr. Collins has been Chief Commissioner of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland since August 2005. He is also Chair of the Broadcasting Authority Ireland and was previously employed as Director-General at RTE. He will join the Arts Council Board, along with five other newly appointed board members.

  In addition, six new board members have been appointed to serve on the Board: Bob Collins (Chair), David Alderdice, Anna Carragher, Noelle McAlinden, Katherine McCloskey and Paul Mullan

  They will be joined by reappointed members: : Damien Coyle, Vice-Chairman, Paul Seawright, Professor Ian Montgomery, David Irvine, Janine Walker and Brian Sore.

  Council members have been appointed for four years to the end of November 2015.

• Arts Council Northern Ireland Funding News

  Online applications are available:

  Public Art Programme
  The Public Art funding programme, which supports the commissioning of new artwork for public places throughout Northern Ireland, is now open for applications. Deadline for applications is 12 January 2012. Click here
  
  Equipment and Minor Refurbishment programme
  This programme, which enables organisations to purchase equipment or make minor refurbishments, is currently open for applications. Deadline for applications is 12 January 2012. Click here

  Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF)
  CIIF reopens on 16 January 2012, inviting applications from all Creative Industries sectors. Deadline for applications is 16 February 2012. Click here

  www.artscouncil-ni.org

• Landmark New Sculpture at Shankill Parade, Belfast

  On Friday the 9th of December, the Lower Shankill Community Association formally welcomed the new landmark sculpture, ‘Remember, Respect, Resolution’, created by artist Lesley Cherry. The new 4.70m high, stainless steel triptych, is part of the second phase of the Lower Shankill’s successful Re-imaging project, funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, through the Shared Communities Consortium.

  The sculpture replaces a contentious mural of Oliver Cromwell, which had been situated in the estate for several years. Artist Lesley Cherry said, I have built up a good working relationship with the community, having been involved in the first phase of Re-imaging in 2009. Following on from this, I worked on their previous artwork titled, Nothing About Us, Without Us, Is For Us, which was a direct comment on the community’s views regarding the regeneration of the area. With this sculpture, the feelings of the community are again transferred through an artwork, by using strong, positive text. The use of steel references the industrial heritage of the city, and the clean simple lines, add to the positive and clear message that the sculpture conveys. I also recognise the hard work and negotiation that goes on behind the scenes in securing the removal of contentious murals and how the LSCA and the Re-imaging Fund have played a major role in continuing to address the issues surrounding paramilitary murals and slogans in a post conflict society.

  The Re-imaging Programme is funded by the Shared Communities Consortium, led by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and comprising OFMDFM, DSD, DCAL, Community Relations Council, PSNI, SOLACE (Society of Local Authority and Chief Executives), The Department of Justice, International Fund for Ireland and NI Housing Executive. The project was also assisted by Springvale Learning.

• Artists Resale Right Extended to Heirs

  The Artists Resale Right, which entitles artists to a royalty payment whenever their works are resold on the art market has been extended to the heirs and beneficiaries of deceased artists. On Thursday 29th of December last, the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD announced that the Artists Resale Right will extend to heirs of artists and last for 70 years after the death of the artist, under a statutory instrument which came into effect on the 1st of January 2012.

  The inclusion of heirs in this scheme is of huge importance and is a cause for celebration for artists and their families. The Resale Right entitles artists to a royalty payment when their original works of art are resold by art dealers, galleries or auction houses for €3,000 or more. It gives artists an ongoing stake in the value of their work and recognises that work is often sold cheaply at the beginning of an artist’s career, and then substantially increases in value as it moves through the art market. This royalty system has been in place in Ireland for living artists since June 2006 and it has allowed many artists, including young and unestablished artists, to receive royalties for the first time.  Being able to bequeath the resale right to loved ones or to favourite causes is a strong incentive for artists to keep producing work.

  The Irish Visual Artists Rights Organisation (IVARO) manages the resale right on behalf of its members. See www.ivaro.ie for more information.

• New Exhibition Space in Dublin - Gallery @ No. Six

  GALLERY @ NO. SIX, 6 Anne Street South, Dublin 2

  GALLERY @ NO. SIX features the fine art of Irish painters and sculptors. Twenty-three artists are presently exhibiting, all works are for sale. In addition to established names it is our policy to promote emerging Irish artists, providing them with the opportunity to exhibit and sell their works.

  We have also a selection of miniatures, limitted edition prints, etchings and reproduction note cards of several of our gallery artists.

  January Opening Hours: 11.30am – 5.30pm Tuesday,Wednesday, Friday, Saturday. Late Opening Thursday 11.30am – 7pm or by appointment

  Telephone: 01 6719696   / E-mail: galleryatsix@eircom.net

• Kevin Gaffney Wins at London Short Film Festival

  Kevin Gaffney film “An Oral Fixation” was given the Little White Lies Award from the London Short Film Festival, at the Institute of Contemporary Arts on Friday 6th January 2012. More on the prize here: http://shortfilms.org.uk/projections/7

• Audiences Northern Ireland Training Opportunities

  Cultural Tourism Masterclass
  Blue Sail, a destination management and marketing consultancy specialising in tourism and the visitor economy, is hosting a workshop to help arts and cultural organisations tap into tourism.  The workshop will enhance understanding of the benefits of cultural tourism and how to market to and attract cultural tourists. The workshop, free to Arts Council client organisations (£200 for all others), is on 10th February, 9.30am-5pm, in the Ulster Hall, Belfast.

  Media and PR Event at U105
  Media and PR Event on 18th January, 9.30am-12.30pm in the U105 studios, Belfast to advise Audiences NI members on best practice when approaching journalists and broadcast media. The session will bring together arts correspondents, critics, radio and print journalists to provide an informative overview of what the press expects from arts organisations when they are submitting a story to the press.

  Marketing Essentials
  Workshop by marketing and audience development specialist, Kate Sanderson, aimed at arming marketing staff (Officer level and below) with all the knowledge, information and practical tools they need to successfully carry out and evaluate an operational marketing function within their organisations. The training day takes place on 24th January, 9.30am-4.30pm in the Theatre at the Mill, Newtownabbey.

  Full details: http://www.audiencesni.com

• Context Gallery Welcomes New Directors

  Aileen Burns and Johan Lundh have been appointed as Co-Directors of the Context Galley in Derry-Londonderry. They joined the organization in December and will be responsible for creating a vital programme of exhibitions, public programmes and events for 2013, the UK Year of Culture and Context Gallery’s 20th anniversary, and beyond. http://www.contextgallery.co.uk/

• Director Keaveney Retires from National Gallery after 23 Years

  Outgoing director of the National Gallery of Ireland, Raymond Keaveney, retires (11 January 2012), after 33 years in office and 23 years as director. The recently appointed director of the Gallery, Sean Rainbird, will take up his post in mid-April.

  Mr Keaveney joined the National Gallery of Ireland as curator in 1979. He was appointed assistant director in 1981 and appointed director in 1988. During his tenure he has overseen many structural interventions to the fabric of the complex on Merrion Square, most notably the complete refurbishment of the Beit Wing (1996); the construction and fit out of the Millennium Wing (2002). More recently he has been responsible for steering the project of the Master Development Programme which involves both the restoration of the historic Dargan Wing (1864) and Milltown Wing (1903) together with plans to construct a new extension to the Gallery directly adjacent to the Beit and Millennium Wings.

  Sean Rainbird, who has been director of the Staatsgalerie Stuttgart from 2006, will become the 14th director of the National Gallery of Ireland. He is expected to take up his post from 18 April 2012. Mr Rainbird said: “I would like to congratulate Mr Keaveney on his long and distinguished directorship, and I look forward to working in this great institution, building upon the expertise and experience of the Gallery’s excellent staff and many supporters.”

  www.nationalgallery.ie

• Irish Artist Wins First Prize at International Art Competition, Abu Dhabi

  Artist Seamus O’ Byrne (VAI member) from Dublin, who lives in Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow was selected as a finalist in the 2nd International Falconry Festival Art Competition which took place in Abu Dhabi, UAE, 11th – 18th Dec. As a finalist he was sponsored by the organisers to attend the festival, where he went on to win First Prize for his painting ‘Surprise Encounter’ in the International Art Competition.

  The week long festival was shared between Desert Camp at Ramah, and the Festival Site at Al-Jahili Fort in the city of Al Ain, where the exhibition was held and hosted by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, and the Emirates Falconers Club.

  The winning painting ‘Surprise Encounter’ which sold is destined for the USA.
  For more information see: www.seamusobyrne.com

• Sarah Glennie Appointed Director of IMMA

  The Chairperson and Board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art have announced the appointment of Sarah Glennie, currently Director of the Irish Film Institute, as the new Director of IMMA.

  Sarah Glennie was born in Britain and moved to Ireland in 1995 to work at IMMA, where she curated a number of projects, including solo exhibitions by Olafur Eliasson, and Shirin Neshat and the major public art project GHOST SHIP by Dorothy Cross. In 2001 she moved to The Henry Moore Foundation Contemporary Projects where her curated projects included Paul McCarthy at Tate Modern, and Stopover at the Venice Biennale 2003. In addition, in 2004 she co-curated Romantic Detachment at PS1/MoMA and in 2005 a major new film commission by Tacita Dean for Cork Capital of Culture. She was also the Commissioner of Ireland’s participation at the 51st Venice Biennale 2005. In 2008 she became Director of the IFI, where she oversaw significant development of the Institute’s activities, nationally and internationally.

  Commenting on the appointment IMMA’s Chairperson, Eoin McGonigal, said: “Everyone at IMMA is delighted to have secured as the Museum’s new Director someone with such an impressive record of achievement in the arts, more especially the visual arts. I am confident that Sarah is exceptionally well placed to build on the Museum’s very considerable achievements over the past 20 years. It is interesting that Sarah began her distinguished career in the Irish arts sector at IMMA. I believe we can all look forward to the impact her well-known creativity and energy will have on the organisation over the coming years”, he said.

  Eoin McGonigal also paid tribute to the outgoing Director, Enrique Juncosa. “Over the past nine years Enrique has transformed virtually every aspect of the Museum’s activities. Through his standing in the international arts community, through his sheer ambition for the Museum and through his faith in what it could achieve, he has increased IMMA’s reputation immeasurably, both at home and abroad”, he said.

  Sarah Glennie said: “IMMA makes a vibrant and valuable contribution to contemporary Irish society and I am truly honoured to be given the opportunity to lead this great institution into the next important phase of its development. I look forward to working with the Museum’s excellent team and the wider arts community to build on the extraordinary legacy of the Museum’s first twenty years, and to ensure that Ireland continues to have a modern art museum of distinction and international significance”.

  Sarah Glennie will take up the post of Director in April 2012.

  www.imma.ie

• Have Your Public Work Profiled in the VAN

  If you have recently been involved in a public commission, percent for art project, socially engaged project or any other form of ‘art outside the gallery’ we would like you to email us the information for publication in the Visual Artists News Sheet. Send images (3-4MB in size) and a short text (no more than around 300 words) in the following format:

  -Artists name
  -Title of work
  -Commissioning body
  -Date advertised
  -Date sited / carried out.
  -Budget
  -Commission type
  -Project Partners
  -Brief description of the work

  Send your info to Publications Assistant, Lily Power at: lily@visualartists.ie

• Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize: Call for Entries From UK Artists

  Formed in 1502 by the amalgamation of companies in existence before 1283, the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers is actively engaged in supporting the art and craft of painting. With a strong commitment to fine art, the Painters’ Company is delighted to sponsor this annual prize in conjunction with the Lynn Foundation. The Lynn Foundation is a charity devoted to children, the disabled, music and the arts. Its contribution is the prize money totalling £25,000 and an engraved gold medal for the winner of the first prize.

  Deadline for submissions in London: 17 & 18 February, 2012
  Entry forms and labels available to download from www.parkerharris.co.uk/downloads

  Prizes
  First Prize: £15,000
  5 Runner Up Prizes each : £1,500

  For further information:
  http://www.parkerharris.co.uk/artists/awards/index.php?ArticleID=219&subsection=background

  All enquiries to the prize organisers:

  Parker Harris
  T: +44 1372462190
  E: lps@parkerharris.co.uk

• Upcoming Events & Professional Development Training – Belfast

  *Installation Skills for Visual Artists – 2 Sessions
  Wed 8 Feb (10.30 – 16.30) Session 1 – Focusing on Digital Media with Angela Halliday
  Wed 22 Feb (10.30 – 16.30) Session 2 – Focusing on traditional media, painting, works on paper & sculpture

  Cost per individual session £20 / £10 (VAI, BX & DAS Members)
  @ Belfast Exposed Gallery, Donegall St, Belfast

  Available Spaces: 10

  *Insurance for Visual Artists with O’Driscoll O’Neill Insurances
  Thurs 9 Feb (13.00 – 14.00) Briefing session on range of insurances available and VAI Clinic with Laura Graham & Monica Flynn

  FREE EVENT
  @ Jury’s Inn, Great Victoria St, Belfast

  Available Spaces: 20

  More info see: http://www.visualartists-ni.org
  
  

  Contact:
  Monica Flynn / Professional Development Officer, Visual Artists Ireland
  T: +353 (0)1 672 9488
  E: monica@visualartists.ie
  http://www.visualartists.ie

  My office hours are part-time and vary week to week so please refer to the information links below and/or contact VAI at the number above.
  For full details of our current Professional Development Training for Visual Artists see: http://visualartists.ie/education/
  Or follow our facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/VAIProfessionalDevelopment

• Visual Artists Ireland Call for Applications: Northern Ireland Manager (Contract)

  Based on the on-going expansion of Visual Artists Ireland’s services for professional visual artists, we are now seeking applications for the contract position of Northern Ireland Manager.

  Required skills:
  This position requires a great deal of skill and knowledge of the requirements of individual professional visual artists, combined with excellent understanding of the visual arts sector, including the leading artists’ organisations and groups. It is essential that applicants are respected by all levels of the visual artists’ community, and are recognised for their knowledge, professionalism and approachability. An excellent knowledge across visual art forms and current art practices is essential.

  Visual Artists Ireland is lottery funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and also generates income from services offered within the visual arts sector. The contract is offered for an initial six month period, and is renewable at that stage subject to the above guaranteed income projections.

  Description:
  Assisting Visual Artists Ireland to achieve its goals and objectives the Northern Ireland Manager (Contract) will work to increase Visual Artists Ireland current levels of service and support. The position will coordinate, mentor, and motivate visual artists and visual arts organisations within the context of Visual Artists’ Ireland’s remit. The person will conduct clinics and site visits to assess conditions and provide information and support. The manager will also do periodic performance evaluations to ensure that the VAI programme is on the right path to achieving set goals. They will also work closely with VAI core staff to support the delivery of services in Northern Ireland.
  
  The responsibilities:
  • Visiting local artists groups, studios and exhibitions;
  • Working with Visual Artists Ireland’s staff and partners to generate opportunities for professional visual artists;
  • Planning and coordinating Visual Artists Ireland events in Northern Ireland;
  • Reviewing measures to achieve targets set by Visual Artists Ireland;
  • Attending conferences, events and meetings;
  • Assessing, Recording and Reporting of achievements of projects and programmes;

  Initially, the manager will work for six months on a half time basis. They will work out of their own home with travel to locations across Northern Ireland as well as regular visits to Visual Artists Ireland’s head office in Dublin. The position will include an agreed travel allowance.

  To apply, submit a letter of no more than two pages indicating your current understanding of the needs of visual artists in Northern Ireland, the key players and evidence that you possess the key skills outlined above. The letter should be accompanied by an up to date professional resume that indicates clearly your suitability for the position. The letter should also outline any organisations and potential conflict of interests that existing relationships may have with Visual Artists’ Ireland’s work.

  As this is for a contract position, the current remuneration level is £22,500 pro rata, and is subject to review based on funding as outlined above. Interviews will take place at the beginning of February for immediate appointment.

  Deadline:
  Deadline for applications is: Friday, 10th February 2012

  Send to:
  Noel Kelly FRSA
  Chief Executive Officer / Director
  Visual Artists Ireland
  Central Hotel Chambers,
  7/9 Dame Court
  Dublin 2

• Arts Council Commits €1.5m Under Touring and Dissemination of Work Scheme

  Thirty-three arts organisations and individual artists will receive funding from the Arts Council to specifically tour work in Ireland to venues nationwide in 2012. This specific touring fund of over €740,000 is allocated under the Council’s Touring and Dissemination of Work Scheme for the second half of 2012. This is in addition to €750,000 in funding previously announced for touring projects taking place in the first half of 2012. This brings the total amount of funding the Arts Council has offered in 2012 under this scheme to c. €1.5m. A further €125,000 has been allocated to four artists and organisations to assist with their advance touring plans for 2013. The visual art organisations / artists to receive funding to tour in the second half of 2012 include Cleary and Connolly with their interactive work, Hall of Mirrors after its showing at Farmleigh; a retrospective of painter Dermot Seymour and visual artist Jim Smyth. In addition, the Lewis Glucksman Gallery in Cork will receive funding under the scheme’s advance planning strand (i.e. for 2013).

• Arts Audiences: Cultural Tourism, 'How to' Guide

  Arts Audiences has published marketing consultant Annette Nugent’s guide to how arts organisations might begin working with the local and national tourism sector to increase tourist attendance at arts/cultural venues and events. The guide covers information on the who and what of cultural tourism in Ireland and practical approaches for including visitors in audience development strategies. This guide has been published as part of Arts Audiences Build Your Audience scheme, which focussed on cultural tourism in 2011. Click here to access the guide: (www.artsaudiences.ie

Job Vacancies

• Droichead Arts Centre Seeks Sales and Marketing Manager

  Droichead Arts Centre, a dynamic & innovative arts centre based in Drogheda is seeking to recruit a new member to its management team.

  The Sales and Marketing Manager at Droichead Arts Centre is responsible for managing the daily activity of the arts centre’s Sales and Marketing Department with a view to selling and marketing the Droichead’s activities and facilities.

  The post holder is expected to prioritise in line with the guidelines of the strategic plan which sets out where Droichead Arts Centre vision and direction.

  The post-holder will be responsible to the Director and performance will be monitored quarterly against an agreed set of Key Performance Indicator targets (KPIs).

  Droichead Arts Centre is governed by a voluntary board of directors, managed by a small professional team and supported by a community employment scheme.

  Experience: A minimum of three years

  Salary: €30,000

  Contract: 2 years (probation period of 9 months)

  For a detailed job description please contact Carol Ann Brodigan; Droichead Arts Centre on 041 9875140 or email barlow@droichead.com

  To apply: Please send your CV and a cover letter to Carol Ann Brodigan, Droichead Arts Centre, Barlow House, Narrow West Street, Drogheda, Co. Louth.

  Closing date for receipt of applications is: Friday, February 10th at 4pm

  For further information on Droichead Arts Centre see www.droichead.com

• Solstice Arts Centre Seeks Technical Manager

  An experienced Technical Manager is required to oversee all aspects of technical production of this busy multi-disciplinary arts centre.

  Candidates should forward their Curriculum Vitae with a covering letter outlining their qualifications and experience to the Administration Manager, Solstice Arts Centre, Railway Street, Navan, Co. Meath or e-mail info@solsticeartscentre.ie not later than 5 p.m. on Friday 03 February, 2012

  Download the full job description: www.solsticeartscentre.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/technical-job-spec.pdf

  www.solsticeartscentre.ie
  Deadline: Friday 3rd February, 2012

• Visual Artists Ireland Call for Applications: Northern Ireland Manager (Contract)

  Based on the on-going expansion of Visual Artists Ireland’s services for professional visual artists, we are now seeking applications for the contract position of Northern Ireland Manager.

  Required skills:
  This position requires a great deal of skill and knowledge of the requirements of individual professional visual artists, combined with excellent understanding of the visual arts sector, including the leading artists’ organisations and groups. It is essential that applicants are respected by all levels of the visual artists’ community, and are recognised for their knowledge, professionalism and approachability. An excellent knowledge across visual art forms and current art practices is essential.

  Visual Artists Ireland is lottery funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and also generates income from services offered within the visual arts sector. The contract is offered for an initial six month period, and is renewable at that stage subject to the above guaranteed income projections.

  Description:
  Assisting Visual Artists Ireland to achieve its goals and objectives the Northern Ireland Manager (Contract) will work to increase Visual Artists Ireland current levels of service and support. The position will coordinate, mentor, and motivate visual artists and visual arts organisations within the context of Visual Artists’ Ireland’s remit. The person will conduct clinics and site visits to assess conditions and provide information and support. The manager will also do periodic performance evaluations to ensure that the VAI programme is on the right path to achieving set goals. They will also work closely with VAI core staff to support the delivery of services in Northern Ireland.
  
  The responsibilities:
  • Visiting local artists groups, studios and exhibitions;
  • Working with Visual Artists Ireland’s staff and partners to generate opportunities for professional visual artists;
  • Planning and coordinating Visual Artists Ireland events in Northern Ireland;
  • Reviewing measures to achieve targets set by Visual Artists Ireland;
  • Attending conferences, events and meetings;
  • Assessing, Recording and Reporting of achievements of projects and programmes;

  Initially, the manager will work for six months on a half time basis. They will work out of their own home with travel to locations across Northern Ireland as well as regular visits to Visual Artists Ireland’s head office in Dublin. The position will include an agreed travel allowance.

  To apply, submit a letter of no more than two pages indicating your current understanding of the needs of visual artists in Northern Ireland, the key players and evidence that you possess the key skills outlined above. The letter should be accompanied by an up to date professional resume that indicates clearly your suitability for the position. The letter should also outline any organisations and potential conflict of interests that existing relationships may have with Visual Artists’ Ireland’s work.

  As this is for a contract position, the current remuneration level is £22,500 pro rata, and is subject to review based on funding as outlined above. Interviews will take place at the beginning of February for immediate appointment.

  Deadline:
  Deadline for applications is: Friday, 10th February 2012

  Send to:
  Noel Kelly FRSA
  Chief Executive Officer / Director
  Visual Artists Ireland
  Central Hotel Chambers,
  7/9 Dame Court
  Dublin 2

• South Dublin Arts Office: Research Commission Opportunity

  South Dublin County Council wishes to commission research into the practices of professional artists from immigrant and new communities’ backgrounds in South Dublin County Council and Dublin City Council areas. Proposals are invited from researchers/research teams to carry out this commission.

  Address: Arts Office, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

  T: 01-4149000
  E: aduffy@sdublincoco.ie
  www.arts.southdublin.ie

  Deadline: Fri 24th Feb.

• Arts Audiences Seeks Project Manager

  Arts Audiences is a partnership project of The Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaion and Temple Bar Cultural Trust which works to build capacity in the arts in audience development and provides audience-related services. The project is based in Temple Bar and works across all artforms. Arts Audiences is seeking to recruit a new member of the team to join Director Una Carmody as Projects Manager, working on all aspects of the initiative, but with specific responsibility to deliver programmes which enable arts organisations to reach and engage with audiences. In 2012, these will include training programmes for arts organisations; industry events and tailored initiatives including the third year of the new media marketing mentoring scheme with Google Ireland. The position is based in Temple Bar Cultural Trust. For full details see: http://artsaudiences.ie/2012/01/projects-manager-sought-for-arts-audiences-closing-date-9-2-2012 | Deadline: 5pm February 9th 2012

• Cultural Diversity and the Arts - Research opportunity in Dublin

  A consortium of partners, led by South Dublin County Council, is looking for proposals for a research project on Practices of Professional Artists from Immigrant and New Communities in South Dublin and Dublin City. The successful applicant will conduct an audit of immigrant and culturally diverse professional artists and cultural practitioners living in Dublin City and South Dublin County, assessing the needs, barriers and challenges faced in building artistic careers in Ireland. The project is being led by South Dublin County Council in partnership with the New Communities Partnership, Tallaght Community Arts and Dublin City Council, and received support under the Cultural Diversity & the Arts strand of the Arts Council’s Local Partnership Scheme. | The closing date for submission of proposals is 24 February 2012. | Further details can be found at: http://arts.southdublin.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=129&Itemid=153

• Lismore Castle Arts Seeks Visitor Service Assistants

  Lismore Castle Arts is seeking a number of Visitor Service Assistants (3 days per week).  Suitable candidates will undertake invigilation, reception duties, catalogue sales, provide information on the exhibition programme and gallery administration. The role is part-time (11.15am – 5.45pm) and the employment period is from late March until 30 September 2012, and will involve regular weekend and occasional evening work.  Successful candidates will have related experience, a good knowledge of contemporary art and excellent administration and customer service skills.  Candidates should have access to their own transport. Salary: €9 per hour. Deadline for applications: 5pm on 23rd February 2012.  Interviews: 5 March 2012.  E: education@lismorecastlearts.ie | www.lismorecastlearts.ie

Unpaid Internships & Volunteers

• SuperMassiveBlackHole Seeks Interns

  SuperMassiveBlackHole online photography magazine has two intern positions available for 2012. We are looking for someone with experience and vision to maintain the website throughout the year, and someone with a proven interest in photography to act as contributing editor for the blog. See the website for details.

  E: smbhmag@gmail.com
  www.supermassiveblackholemag.com/joinourteam.htm

• Arts Assistant: JobBridge Internship at Westmeath Arts Office

  Arts Office Assistant Internship Scheme with Westmeath County Council, Mullingar.

  Duration: 9 months
  Deadline: Thursday February 16th 2012
  Reference: FAS Jobbridge Ref. INTE-657075

  The intern will gain practical experience in working a fast-paced environment that combines event organizing, programming, contemporary art installations and an active community participation programme. The intern will receive formal/informal training in the following: IT Skills, marketing strategies (preparing databases, using social media marketing tools). Liaising with the media/press. Financial/operational aspects. Managing volunteers for specific events and event planning including St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Bealtaine Festival & Westmeath Culture Night. On completion the intern will have attained skills in: Ideas generation, looking at new and innovative ways of presenting the concepts of art across disciplines to new audiences, Communication skills (as role will require dealing with multiple queries from the public (phone, email and other).Writing skills in drafting marketing documents, press materials, copy for brochures and flyers. Graphics basics as role will include manipulating copy and imagery for promotional material such as flyers and brochures.

  Qualification Level: Degree level or equivalent prior learning.
  This position would ideally suit an intern with a qualification in historical or contemporary arts in any discipline including English literature, drama or visual arts, graphic design or a marketing/business qualification with demonstrable empathy for the arts. This intern will have a passion for the arts in general. With excellent organizational, oral and written skills they will have confidence working with artists and with the public. The intern will be required to think on their feet, take initiative, come up with new ideas as well as being comfortable with project management duties. The intern will be based in Mullingar.

  Candidates should send their CV with a 1 page cover letter, outlining their reason for applying for this internship, and relating this to the description provided above, by email uheeney@westmeathcoco.ie and should refer to www.jobbridge.ie for specific details on how this scheme operates and to ensure that they meet the criteria for the scheme before applying.

• TBG+S JobBridge Opps: Assistant Art Education Curator and Art Administrator

  Temple Bar Gallery + Studios is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for two new positions offered under the Job Bridge National Internship Scheme and the Work Placement Programme.

  Position 1: (Job Bridge Scheme): Assistant Art Education Curator: Learning and Engagement

  Position 2: (Work Placement Programme 1): Assistant Art Administrator

  Job specifications and instructions on how to apply are available on: www.templebargallery.com/news/article/assistant-art-education-curator-and-assistant-art-administrator-application
  

  Deadline: 5pm on Thurs 16th February 2012

• The Model Seeks Cinema, Visual Art and Marketing Interns

  The Model is currently seeking Cinema, Visual Art and Marketing Interns. The Cinema Intern will provide programme support to The Model’s cinema programme IFI@The Model and the position will provide valuable experience in programming and operating a first-run cultural cinema. The Visual Art Intern will assist with the delivery of The Model’s cutting edge contemporary art programme as well as the care of The Niland Collection. The Marketing Intern will support the day to day needs of the marketing department at The Model and the intern will gain experience in online, print and press communications.

  Applications in writing to reception@themodel.ie

  Application should include a CV, letter of interest (including an outline of scholarly interest, if relevant and specifying which form of internship is preferred), ideal dates, and a letter of support by a mentor or supervisor.

  Deadline: 29 February 2012.

Funding/Awards

• Call for Applications: Arts Council of Ireland Visual Artists’ Workspace Scheme 2012

  Visual Artists Ireland, on behalf of the Arts Council, invites applications for grants of up to a maximum of €30,000 towards the running costs of visual artists’ workspaces. In keeping with the Council’s policy document ‘Visual Artists’ Workspaces in Ireland – A New Approach’, it is continuing this scheme with the aim of assisting group studios throughout the country to provide the best possible environment for working visual artists and, where feasible, to enable a level of subsidy for resident visual artists.

  The scheme will award grants of up to €30,000 towards running costs such as light, heat, rent, artists’ development programmes, administration and/or appropriate salary costs (capital costs cannot be applied for through this scheme). The funding will be a once-off grant for 2012. There is an overall total available fund of €230,000.

  Further information:

  - Visual Artists Workspace Scheme 2012 – Guidelines

  - Visual Artists Workspace Scheme 2012 -  Application Form

  
  How to apply:
  The scheme is administered by Visual Artists Ireland on behalf of the Arts Council. Applications should be sent in hard copy and electronic format (Word format) to:

  Visual Artists’ Workspace Scheme 2012
  Visual Artists Ireland
  Central Hotel Chambers
  Dame Court
  Dublin 2

  acworkspaces2012@visualartists.ie
  

  Please note that incomplete applications will be deemed ineligible.

  Queries
  Queries may be sent to:
  Damien McGlynn,
  Visual Artists Ireland
  dmcglynn@visualartists.ie
  T: 01 6729488

  Deadline:
  The closing date for the Visual Artists’ Workspace Scheme 2012 is Thursday 15th September 2011 at 5.30pm.

  

• Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Trust Awards

  This award has been set up by the Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Trust to honour the life of the late Thomas Dammann Junior. The Trust is a charity, established in 1985, which makes awards to applicants for furthering their research and practice and visiting exhibitions, museums, galleries and buildings of architectural importance. Applicants must have a special purpose and a specific programme intended to broaden their practice in the visual or applied arts, craft, design, architecture or history of art and design.

  The awards are mostly sought by students but are open for anyone to apply. The maximum award is €5,000.

  Applications for 2012 are now open – The closing date for all application is 2nd March 2012 at 1800hrs GMT.

  www.thomasdammanntrust.ie

• Arts Council Northern Ireland Funding News

  Online applications are available:

  Public Art Programme
  The Public Art funding programme, which supports the commissioning of new artwork for public places throughout Northern Ireland, is now open for applications. Deadline for applications is 12 January 2012. Click here
  
  Equipment and Minor Refurbishment programme
  This programme, which enables organisations to purchase equipment or make minor refurbishments, is currently open for applications. Deadline for applications is 12 January 2012. Click here

  Creative Industries Innovation Fund (CIIF)
  CIIF reopens on 16 January 2012, inviting applications from all Creative Industries sectors. Deadline for applications is 16 February 2012. Click here

  www.artscouncil-ni.org

• Arts Council: 'Artist in the Community Scheme' - Deadlines 2012

  Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme managed by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts:

  Twice yearly, the Arts Council offers grants to enable artists and communities of place/or interest to work together on contemporary collaborative arts projects. The scheme is open to artists from any of the following artform disciplines: architecture, circus, street art and spectacle, dance, film, literature (Irish and English language), music, opera, theatre, visual arts and traditional arts.

  The projects can take place in a diverse range of social and community contexts including arts and health; arts in prisons; arts and older people; arts and cultural diversity. The aim of the scheme is to encourage meaningful collaboration between communities of place and/or interest and artists. It is essential that consultation take place between the artist and the community group, so that both parties are involved in deciding on the nature of the project realisation. Group ownership of the art should be maintained at every stage. The Project realisation may result in a variety of outcomes.

  There are two phases to the scheme:

  Phase One: Research & Development, is open to artists who wish to research and develop a project in a community context. Maximum time frame is 3 months. The maximum amount awarded in Phase One is €1,000. Research & Development/Mentoring is open to artists who wish to develop a community based project and who have identified an artist mentor they want to work with a during the research and development phase. The maximum award is €1500, which includes €500 fee payable to the mentor.

  Phase Two: Project Realisation, is open to communities of interest or place (or their representative organisations), planning a project of between 6 weeks and 5 months duration with a maximum award of €5000, and those who are planning a project of between 6 months and 9 months with a maximum award of €10, 000.

  Deadlines:
  First Round: Thurs 5 March, 5pm
  Second Round: Mon 25 June, 5pm.

  Full details and application forms: www.create-ireland.ie

  For further information on application criteria and assessment, or to book an advisory session about the Scheme contact Katherine Atkinson, Professional Development:
  T: 1-4736600
  E: support@create-ireland.ie
  

• Digital Derry Launch Culture Tech Fund

  Digital Derry have launched Culture Tech Fund, in partnership with the Culture Company and funded by the Department of Culture Arts and Leisure.

  The Culture Tech Fund will provide up to £5000 (each) grant funding for innovative new projects which combine cultural and artistic output with digital technology. The fund is open to any organisation or freelance professional based in Derry (county or city) or working with a Derry-based partner and is an ideal opportunity for collaborations between digital media companies and local arts and cultural organisations.

  Download an application pack: www.digitalderry.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ctfund-editable-pdf.pdf
  www.digitalderry.org/culturetechfund

  Deadline for applications: 12pm on Feb 17th, 2012
  Decisions by: Feb 24th, 2012

  NB: Some people have had a few problems with the editable PDF not savings changes. Download the PDF to your desktop and then make sure to “save as” – ideally under a new name. Also, click out of any field that you’re editing before you save, otherwise it won’t save the contents of that field. Try this first before spending a long time editing your application. If you continue to have problems, you can submit a Word doc as an alternative.

• Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown CoCo: Arts Grants Scheme 2012

  Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council invites applications for its Arts Grants Scheme 2012. Individual artists, arts groups and arts organisations working in all art-forms (architecture, circus, craft, dance, film, literature, music, opera, spectacle, street art, theatre, traditional arts and visual arts) are eligible to apply. Closing date is the 28th February 2012.

  Applications are also invited for the Emerging Artist Studio Award, Youth Arts Incubation Ward and the Concourse Award. The Studio Award and Youth Arts Incubation Award closing date is February 15th February 2012.

  Further information and application procedures for grants and awards is available from www.dlrcoco.ie

Commissions

• Centenary Square Longford Public Art Commission

  The Public Art Commissioning Committee of Longford Town Council and Longford County Council wish to commission a site specific public art feature to be erected at Centenary Square Longford.

  Full details can be found on www.longfordcoco.ie/coco_content.aspx?id=24106

  For info contact:
  Fergus Kennedy / (086) 8517595
  E: fkennedy@longfordcoco.ie
  Deadline: 5.00pm Friday 16th March 2012

• Offaly County Council Public Art Commission

  Offaly County Council invites submissions from artists for an iconic ‘gateway’ sculpture for the town of Birr, in Co. Offaly. The commissioners would like artists to create an innovative response to Birr’s unique heritage whilst reflecting its vibrant culture. This project arose out of Birr’s Public Realm Project and the value of the commission is €45,000.

  This is a two stage open submission competition, and the closing date is Friday 3pm March 2nd.

  A full copy of the brief is available on this link, http://www.offaly.ie/eng/Services/Arts_and_Culture/ or for more enquires please contact the Offaly County Council Arts Office on 057 9357400 or arts@offalycoco.ie

Competitions

Opportunities

• The-Link-Project / Sensorium: Call for Participants

  The-Link-Project present a week long festival of interdisciplinary music at Project, Cube, East Essex Street, Dublin, March 7th – 12th 2011. Sensorium presents workshops, mini-concerts, improv sessions, artist talks and two explosive main events.

  The Tuesday workshops run from 14.00 until 18.00 in two hourly sessions hosted by composer and improvisor Laura Hyland and composer George Higgs.

  Laura will be running a Sound Improvisation Workshop in which participants are encouraged to explore both their instrument and their perception of sound and music in new ways, through playing with each other in duets, trios and quartets. Anyone with an interest in sound creation is encouraged to sign up.

  George will be discussing the acoustical concepts, design and construction of his newest Higgstrument – an audacious aggregate of metallophones, aerophones, idiophones, chordophones and electro acoustical apparatuses funded by the Arts Council – giving an insight into the fundamentals of sound along the way, culminating in an exciting performance at the start of the evening’s festivities.

  The evening concert, which commences at 19.30, is an Improvisation Session that will involve performances by the workshop participants and a select number of performers invited to improvise in various formations and instrumental groupings. This promises to be an exciting night of unexpected music and sound both electronic and acoustic, introduced by the Higgstrument.

  If you wish to partake in this day of musical exploration please contact: judering@gmail.com

  The-Link-Project are composers /sound artists Angie Atmadjaja. Emily Kalies and Judith Ring.

  For more information please visit www.the-link-project.com

  Deadline:  7th of February 2011

• Signal Arts Centre: Call for Submissions 2013

  Signal Arts Centre is now accepting submissions for exhibitions to be held in 2013.

  Closing date for submissions: Friday 30 March 2012, 5pm.

  When submitting your application please include the following:
  • A minimum of six images (clearly marked with your name and title of picture), photographs or images on CD (all images should be suitable for print reproduction (300dpi) jpeg format, not exceeding 5mb in size)
  • A submission proposal – covering what you would hope to exhibit if you are successful. Include proposed sizes of work where possible.
  • Artists CV (art related only)
  • Artist Statement (for PR purposes)
  • Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope if you require your photos etc. returned to you.

  Please feel free to call into the gallery at any time to assess size, dimensions etc. We usually hold openings every two weeks on a Thursday or Friday evening that you would be more than welcome to attend, no invitation necessary, just ring and ask any of our staff if we have an opening that week.

  There is an exhibition fee of E250 when selected.

  Contact: Signal Arts Centre, 1A Albert Avenue, Bray, Co. Wicklow.
  T: 01 2762039
  E: signalartscentre@eircom.net

• Critical Bastards Magazine: Call for Submissions

  Critical Bastards Magazine is a month handmade A5 magazine. The magazine is dedicated to reviewing visual art exhibitions and public art in cities across the island. Critical Bastards is also a dedicated forum for the discussion of contemporary art issues. The magazine is made by artists who wish to engage with art viewing on an active level. Print editions are available in Belfast, online editions are available on http://criticalbastards.wordpress.com/.

  We are seeking submissions for Issue 7 around the theme of “Contemporary Art Criticism in Ireland”. Any article should be approx. 500 words and can be a review of an exhibition/event/art organisation, an interview, or an exploration of a visual art issue. Creative writing is always welcomed. The submission deadline for this issue is February 15th. Articles should be typed and sent as a pdf and word document to criticalbastards@hotmail.co.uk. Articles will be selected on their fitness for inclusion in each issue. Writers will be informed of their inclusion before the release date.

  http://criticalbastards.wordpress.com/
  http://www.facebook.com/groups/criticalbastards/

  Jake Bourke, Critical Bastards Co-ordinator
  E: criticalbastards@hotmail.co.uk

• Ranelagh Arts Centre: Call for Lomography Submissions

  Ranelagh Arts Centre seeks submissions of Lomo photography for our “Love Lomography” Exhibition that will be held in April this year. Submissions should be sent be e-mail to sarah@ranelagharts.org in jpeg format, along with an artist CV, biography and 500 words about why you love lomography and how you got interested in it.

  Selected artists will be asked to submit framed pieces for the exhibition in April. A “Love Lomography” publication will accompany the exhibition it will include each artists work, their bio and the paragraph about why they love lomo photography. Be creative, they more fun the better. The book will be published by Baby BEEF independent art press.

  Deadline for submissions is 10th February 2012.
  Check out www.babybeefartpress.com for examples of other publications.

• Draíocht Call for Submissions - Exhibition or Residency

  Draíocht Blanchardstown is currently seeking submissions from artists for an exhibition in Draíocht or a Residency in Draíocht’s Artist Studio.

  APPLYING FOR AN EXHIBITION
  Draíocht’s next submission deadline is Friday 23 March 2012.
  This is for work to be exhibited from March 2013 on wards.

  What to include in your application?
  You should include a covering letter, and an up to date CV. You should state when you are available or want to show your work. You should also include a description of the proposed exhibition, especially if it requires the gallery to be adapted, AV equipment, or any other special requirements. If possible you should also indicate if you are applying for the Ground or First Floor Gallery. It is useful but not necessary to include a statement about your practice. Most importantly you should include between 8 and 16 good quality images of your work, either on slide, photograph or CD. Each slide or image should be clearly marked with your name. Colour laser copies are also acceptable.

  How long does an exhibition last?
  Varies from 8-12 weeks depending on the annual programme.

  Where do I send my application?
  Emer McGowan, Director, Draíocht, The Blanchardstown Centre, Dublin 15, Ireland

  APPLYING FOR A RESIDENCY IN DRAÍOCHT’S ARTIST STUDIO

  Draíocht is currently accepting applications for residencies starting in July 2012 in our Artist Studio.

  What to include in your application?
  You should include a covering letter, and an up to date CV. It is useful but not necessary to include a statement about your practice. Most importantly you should include between 8 and 16 good quality images of your work, either on slide, photograph or CD. Each slide or image should be clearly marked with your name. Colour laser copies are also acceptable.

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  Further information about applying for an exhibition in Draíocht or a Residency in Draíocht’s Artist Studio from:
  Emer McGowan, Director, Draíocht // Tel: 01-8098027 or email emer@draiocht.ie

  www.draiocht.ie

• Cork Co.Co: Public Art Commissions - Call for Artists Panel

  Cork County Council intends to form a panel of artists for a series of public art commissions arising from Per Cent for Art Scheme allocations for Cork County Council’s Water Services Investment Programme. Artists with experience in public sculpture and related fields are invited to apply for inclusion on a panel of artists for the Water Services Public Art Commissions Framework from which a number of public art commissions with budgets ranging from €30,000 up to a maximum of €64,000 may be awarded. This panel will be in place for two years from date of formation.

  Information packs and application forms are available from
  www.etenders.gov.ie
  www.corkcoco.ie
  www.publicart.ie

  and also from
  The Arts Office, Cork County Council, County Hall, Cork.

  T: 021 4346210
  E: arts@corkcoco.ie
  www.corkcoco.ie

  Closing Date for receipt of Expressions of Interest is Friday 2nd March 2012.

• Belfast Platform for the Arts Call for Submissions

  Belfast Platform for the Arts is an arts organisation based in the centre of Belfast. Platform hosts a large contemporary gallery space and is currently seeking innovative and dynamic exhibition proposals in any type of media for its 2012/2013 program.  We are accepting proposal for solo exhibitions and also from groups or collectives.

  Please include a proposal, biography, C.V and a selection of recent good quality images. Interested artists should email submissions to platform arts@live.co.uk

  Address: 1 Queen Street, Belfast, BT1 6EA
  T: +44 2890311301

• ISSTC 2012 Call for Submissions

  Noise, bytes, bits: states of sound

  The Irish Sound, Science and Technology Association (ISSTA) announces a Call for Submissions for its second annual Convocation. The four categories include Musical Works, Sound Art/Installations, Papers/Posters and Workshops.

  Noise has become ubiquitous in most of our lives. As listening is an imaginative activity, so noise is a cultural construct, and has always been
  a presence in our music, communication and environment. From Russolo to the post-digital arts, noise has been increasingly accepted into the realm of artistic practice as valid and evocative material. This Convocation will draw upon both science and art, theory and practice, in exploring these spaces and focuses on how contemporary science and technology affects the concept of noise.

  The second annual Irish Sound, Science and Technology Convocation (ISSTC) will be held August 1-2, 2012 at the Cork School of Music and St. John’s College in Cork.

  Submissions are due 30 March 2012. Details of materials needed and submission instructions can be got at this link
  http://issta.ie/wordpress/?page_id=166

  Deadline:  30th March 2012

• wab fm at Catalyst Arts, Belfast - Call for Proposals

  Dates: Friday 27th January – Friday 17th February
  Opening:  Thursday 26th January. 7pm

  As part of the Press Start exhibition WAB FM is a community radio station which will run for the duration of the exhibition.

  Radio for the people by the people…

  WAB FM stands for freedom of speech and invites ALL the public to come in and make their own broadcasts. Half hour daily slots are available during gallery opening hours (11am – 5pm) to all to make whatever noise they wish. Interested participants should submit proposals to air their programme to… wabelfast@gmail.com

  Proposal forms available from http://wabelfast.tumblr.com/

  WAB workshop:
  Thursday 16th February 12-5pm
  Instrumental insurrection – learn how to co-ordinate and design your own marching band.
  

  http://wabelfast.tumblr.com

• MadArt Gallery Seeks Crafters and Designers

  MadArt Gallery is looking for designers, jewellery makers, crafters, fine artists to help them to promote and sell their work. We want to create a unique collection filled with fabulous and truly original, professional art from handmade jewellery and accessories to paintings, prints, drawings, cards, furniture, clothes, ceramics…and much more (any ideas?)

  All works of participating artists will be featured on the online store.

  The shop will be open from the 1st of April 2012 at MadArt Gallery.

  For further information:
  www.madartstudio.com

• Call for Submissions: Occupy Space, Limerick

  Occupy Space would like to invite artists from any location to submit new or existing works for inclusion in the inaugural Occupy Space ‘Open Submission Show’, which will run in March 2012. From the artists selected for this exhibition, one will be awarded a solo exhibition in December 2012 in Occupy Space. Work from all disciplines welcome. The entry fee is €5 per submission. A work which is a series may consist of 3 pieces maximum. There is no limit on the amount of submissions per artist.

  All submissions will be accepted by post to the address below. Applicants should include CV, images of work (on disc/prints), statement and a postal order payable to Occupy Space.

  Address: Occupy Space c/o. Limerick City Hall, Creative Limerick, Property Department, Merchants Quay, Limerick
  Deadline for Submissions: Fri Feb 10th.

  Occupy Space is a not-for-profit Gallery, the submission fee will provide support for this exhibition and future shows at Occupy Space.

  For more information:
  www.occupyspace.com

• Original Artwork Copying for only €20.12

  Hahnemühle, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of fine art papers, appoints Murray Imaging Studios, Naas as one of its “Certified Studios” for digital fine art printing in Ireland.
  To celebrate this achievement in January 2012, Tony Murray, owner of Murray Imaging Studios is offering new client artists a chance to have their original artwork copied for only €20.12  (Normal price is €95).
  Read more…

  €20.12 OFFER VALID TO 14th FEBRUARY 2012.
  Offer only open to the first 30, VAI Members who call or email Tony and mention “VAI – €20.12 Certified Studio Offer”.

  Murray Imaging Studios provide in-house artwork copying, archival pigment giclée printing, advice on marketing Giclée prints and portfolio production for many of Ireland’s leading artists including Peter Curling and Mark O’Neill.
  www.murrayimagingstudios.com

• Belfast Photo Factory Annual Exhibition - Call for Submissions

  Open Now is the Belfast Photo Factory’s annual open exhibition showcase. We aim to promote the work of emerging photographic artists and give them the opportunity to have their work viewed by a large audience and figures within the industry who can actually make a difference.

  Open Now will be exhibited twice, once in Belfast and once in Dublin. The Belfast show will take place in our very own Gallery Nine, opening May 3rd and closing May 24th. It’ll then move to Dublin, where it’ll be shown in the prestigious Gallery of Photography.

  This year we have 3 amazing judges deciding who makes the cut. They are Donovan Wylie (Magnum), Trish Lambe and Tanya Kiang (Gallery of Photography, Dublin).

  There is a submission fee of £10 and there is no theme for submissions.

  www.belfastphotofactory.com/submit.html
  T: 07821 202940
  E: info@belfastphotofactory.com

  Deadline:
  Sunday 18th March 2012

• Call for Submissions- Apollo Gallery, Dublin

  The Apollo Gallery specialises in the work of Irish artists or artists living in Ireland imbued with the Irish imagination. Its function is to bring Irish work to an international audience. We are presently looking for new exciting painters to exhibit alongside our resident artists here in the Apollo Gallery, Dublin.

  If interested please email:
  - Your Artist CV
  - Images of your work
  - and / or website link to your portfolio to: art@apollogallery.ie

  Address: The Apollo Gallery, 51/c Dawson Street, Dublin 2
  T: 01 6712609
  www.apollogallery.ie

• Kildare Arts Service Invites Applications for Artist Mentoring Programme

  Kildare County Council Arts Service invites applications from artists across artforms with an interest in working with children in healthcare to participate in a new artist mentoring programme. Facilitated in partnership with Barretstown and Helium, this programme offers artists a unique opportunity to receive training, experience the recreational activity model, develop their facilitation skills and reflect on scope for potential project development.

  Founded by Paul Newman, Barretstown is a specially-designed camp that provides therapeutic recreation programmes for children with serious illnesses, and their families, activities include visual arts, drama, music and photography. During this mentoring programme training will be provided by Helium, the arts and health organisation for children and Barretstown. Participating artists will also gain practical experience working alongside activity leaders to facilitate a programme on two weekends during Spring and Autumn 2012. On conclusion of the programme, artists will have opportunity to explore potential scope to develop further projects.

  Deadline for applications is: Wed 8 Feb 2012.

  For further information and an application form visit: www.kildare.ie/artsservice

• Call for Presentations: International Arts in Health Conference

  16 – 18 May 2012 | Lyric Theatre Belfast | Call for presentations/abstracts under the theme ‘Sustainable Creativity in Healthcare’. The aim of the conference is to explore, celebrate, share and gain in-depth knowledge of international working models of best arts in health practice and research development. Exploration of the Arts Care model of engagement will provide delegates with insight into how an arts organisation can successfully develop authentic creative communities within healthcare environments. Deadline 5 February | Further info: www.artscare21conference.co.uk

• Little Green Street Gallery: Call for Submissions

  We are currently taking in submissions for exhibitions over the course of 2012 at the Little Green Street Gallery. We are looking for artists and collectives from every artistic background. (Both established/emerging and student based artists) If you might be interested in hosting a show with us this year please contact little.green.gallery@gmail.com with a proposal. | T: 0858324398 |
  www.littlegreen.ie

• The Joinery Programme Summer 2012: Call for Submissions

  The Joinery is currently seeking submissions from artists or artists groups for their exhibition programme from June 2012 onwards | Successful applicants will be invited to rent the space for one or two weeks |  Interested artists should send a full, detailed proposal, bio / statement, along with five or six good quality images or video |  Please send submissions to: Miranda or Marysia at thejoinery@gmail.com | Please write ‘Submissions Summer 2012’ in the subject box | Deadline: Fri, 24th February 2012.

• Call for Participants: Engage 2012 - Artist-Led Residential Project, Bucharest

  Engage 2012 is an artist initiative aiming to bring together artists in a 10-day long collaborative research session. This will take place in Bucharest, Romania, hosted by Bucharest Air, from 16th-25th of March 2012.

  The purpose of the encounter is to explore Bucharest city combining individual investigations with a collective process consisting of daily meetings and conversations. The invited artists are encouraged to enter the
  project through the perspective of their own art-practice. The key issues of the project are ideas of inside(r)/ outside(r), separate/ integrated, subject/ object.

  The project is dialogue based: It is about being in a dialogue with the city and with the other participants of the engage collective. During the final three days of the project the collective dialogues will be held in public, and during this time anyone who wants can join, as a way of presentation.

  Dates: 16th -25th March 2012
  Where: Bucharest Air, Bucharest, Romania

  Costs: Engage 2012 is an artist-initiative, and at this moment we have no funding secured. Participants are expected to cover their own travel expenses plus €175 towards housing and food. These are the basic, minimum costs for the project; it is a non-profit endeavor. We encourage selected participants to apply for local funding where possible.

  Who are we looking for?:
  We prefer that participants have never been to Bucharest before/ We prefer that participants are communicative and socially aware since an important part of the project is collective and communication
  based/ We prefer participants who can speak reasonably good English, since this will be the language used primarily / We prefer participants that are hungry, happy, passionate and adventurous.

  Applications should contain: Letter of motivation, CV, and link to artists website or digital portfolio.

  Applications can be sent to: engage.project2012@gmail.com. (Make sure to write Application in the “subject” field).

  Deadline:
  The 15th of February all applicants will be notified. However, selected participants will be notified as early as possible (so as to facilitate individual fundraising). This means that early applicants have a better chance to enter the project than late ones.

  About Engage 2012: Engage is an initiative developed by artists Josefin Rasmuson, Emma Haugh, and Tess Walkowski. For more information see http://engageinternational.blogspot.com.

  About Bucharest Air: Bucharest Air is a residency program in the city of Bucharest, Romania, initiated by visual artist Tudor Bratu (http://www.bucharestair.com/).

• Interested in participating in the Changchun International Sculpture Symposium (China)?

  Presentation on behalf of the Changchun International Sculpture Symposium (China)

  Thursday, February 16^th @ 1pm

  Central Hotel, Exchequer Street, Dublin 2

  You are invited to a Presentation on behalf of the Changchun International Sculpture Symposium to outline the history of the symposium and to provide details for Irish artists who are interested in participating in future symposia.  The 2012 symposium will invite 40 artists from around the world to participate.  Successful applicants will be provided with flights, and a stipend of 2000 US Dollars.

  The delegation will include organisers, who will also be presenting at the Royal British Sculptors Society, Henry Moore Foundation, and the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

  To find out more please reserve your place at http://visualartists.ie/?page_id=19040&regevent_action=register&event_id=69&name_of_event=Interested%20in%20participating%20in%20the%20Changchun%20International%20Sculpture%20Symposium%20%28China%29?

  The presentation, including questions and answers, is scheduled to take approximately 40 minutes

  Further Details

  For further promoting the international cultural communication, elevating the overall image of urban construction and expanding its influence in the world, Changchun city has held eleven sessions of international sculpture symposium since 1997 under the approval of the Ministry of Culture. The former six sessions of sculpture symposia were held by Changchun Municipal People’s Government and the National Guiding Committee for Urban Sculpture Construction, the 7th and the 8th sculpture symposium has added Chinese Artists Association and China Sculpture Society as new sponsors, and the 9th sculpture symposium has added Architectural Society of China as a new sponsor. The former 9 sessions of sculpture symposium all share the theme of “Friendship• Peace• Spring”. Since the 10th session, Changchun sculpture symposia are organized by the administrative districts of Changchun city. The 11 sessions of Changchun Sculpture Symposium have gained great support from the Ministry of Culture, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Jilin Provincial Committee of CPC, Jilin Provincial People’s Government, embassies and consulates of the People’s Republic of China in other countries, embassies and consulates of other countries in China, and sculpture organizations from all over the world.

  2011 Symposium (YouTube)

  China Changchun International Sculpture Symposia have left Changchun 443 sculpture works created by 398 sculptors from 210 different countries (including 28 countries which have not established diplomatic relations with China) and 22 provinces, cities and districts including Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan. These works are of multiple themes, different styles, extensive range of schools and various materials. In terms of the expression of the subject matter, these works are invariably elegant, beautiful, profound, and miraculous, which can intrigue people’s imagination and give them enlightenment. In terms of artistic styles, these art works reflect the fusion of Eskimo culture, Maya culture, Maori culture, Indian culture and modern culture and are highly praised for the collision and mingling between Chinese and western culture as well as modern and traditional culture. In terms of schools, sculptors from Europe, America, Africa, Asia, etc. have created delicate works with regional and national features. In terms of materials, the sculptures fully display the sculptors’ agile and adept creating technique by using different materials, mainly in marble and granite, combined with other materials such as bronze, forged copper, wood, stainless iron, painted metal and complex material, etc.

  Changchun international sculpture symposium is not only the communication of art, but also an exchange of culture and ideas. During each sculpture symposium, the organizing committee holds art seminars for the sculptors to communicate on art. Centering on them of “friendship •peace • spring”, the sculptors freely express their ideas and opinions, by which they can learn from each other and absorb the artistic nutrition. In addition, the sculpture symposium also fully present to the foreign guests the charms of the traditional Chinese culture such as tai chi, calligraphy, painting, dance, acrobatics, magic, folk customs, etc.

  Installation of work at 2011 Symposium

  The great impact of eleven sessions of the sculpture symposium has attracted the attention of Chinese and foreign media and caused an increasing upsurge of reporting. More than 30 media reported the 11 sessions of Changhun sculpture symposium, such as CNN, Reuters, Tass,  Washington Post, Hong Kong Phoenix Satellite TV，Ta Kung Pao, etc, as well as local newspapers in Japan, Fiji, Australia and so on. Ominbearing reports are followed up by Chinese portal website, such as Sohu, Sina, NTES, xinhuanet, People’s Daily Online, etc. Famous domestic media interviewed Changhcun for several times and made an omnibearing report on the urban sculpture construction in Changchun from multiple levels and angles, medias among them are CCTV, Central Broadcasting System, Xinhua News Agency, CNS, People’s Daily, Guangming Daily, Chinese Culture Reported, Beijing Youth Daily, China Construction News, etc. CCTV News reported the grand ceremony of 7th and 8th sculpture symposium, which enabled people from all over the world watch the spectacular view together. TVs, broadcasting stations and newspapers of Jilin Province and Changchun City continuously report the result and occasion of the sculpture symposium. Changchun City Express Programa has made a live broadcast for the opening and closing ceremony of 8 sessions of sculpture symposium. More than 20 feature shows and comprehensive shows produced by Changchun Film Studio and Ji Lin Institute of the Arts were broadcasted in Jilin TV and Changchun TV. Now, the organizing committee has collected and classified the works of previous eight sessions of sculpture symposium and published a delicate scroll leaving for the world and the history.

  11 sessions of sculpture symposium have not only accumulated a number of valuable artistic treasures, but also greatly improved the cultural taste and popularity of the city. Song Chunhua, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Construction, Wang Keqing, the acting director of National Guilding Committee for Urban Sculpture Construction Committee, Chen Yunxian, the vice chairman of Chinese Artists Association and others have made positive comments and high evaluation on Changchun sculpture symposia. They believed that the Changchun sculpture symposia have set up the “Changchun Model”, made outstanding contributions to the cause of sculpture and promoted the healthy development of urban sculpture construction. Cao Chunsheng, the director of National Sculpture Arts Council said that “Changchun sculpture symposium has become a famous brand in the field of sculpture. It not only belongs to Changchun, but also belongs to China, and it even has enjoyed a high reputation in the world. Zeng Chenggang, the president of China Sculpture Society said “Changchun fully deserves the title of ‘Sculpture City of China’, and Changchun World Sculpture Park has truly become the holy land of world sculpture.

  The 11 sessions of sculpture symposium has aroused great attention and response both at home and abroad. Li Lanqing, Wu Yi, Zhou Guangzhao, Zhao Nanqi, Wang Zhongyu, Li Meng, Ismail Amat, Bo Xilai, the Chief Executive of Hong Kong Donald Tsang, Chairman of China Taiwan New Party Yok Mu-ming and leaders of the nation and the regions, Mendsaikhany Enkhsaikhan, the Vice Prime Minister of Mongolia as well as more than 600 foreign sculptors, artists and scholars have visited Changchun. The ambassadors of 47 countries and officials from 65 embassies and consulates in China have attended the relevant ceremonies. Australian critic Mr. Ken Scarlett came from a long way to Changchun for interviewing the Changchun sculpture symposium. He wrote a review on China Changchun Sculpture Symposium, which has been published in American magazine “Sculpture”. Sculptress Marianne Vanden Heuvel from Netherland said that Changchun sculpture symposium is “among the leading sculpture symposia in the world”. Mr. Van Lau, the president of Chinese Artists Association in Hongkong and well-known sculptor said that “Comparing to other similar sculpture symposia in the world, Changchun sculpture symposium is the largest one with most participants and attending countries, whose success can rarely be seen. The president of the International Sculpture Center Jeff Nathanson said that “Changchun sculpture symposium is a miracle in the history of world sculpture”. Maltese sculptor Christopher Ebejer said that “ Everything I see here in Changchun makes me feel that the contributions that Changchun has made to art can be comparable to what Medici family have done in Florence. What happened here is so much similar to that in Florence in the 15 centurary.”

• Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize: Call for Entries From UK Artists

  Formed in 1502 by the amalgamation of companies in existence before 1283, the Worshipful Company of Painter-Stainers is actively engaged in supporting the art and craft of painting. With a strong commitment to fine art, the Painters’ Company is delighted to sponsor this annual prize in conjunction with the Lynn Foundation. The Lynn Foundation is a charity devoted to children, the disabled, music and the arts. Its contribution is the prize money totalling £25,000 and an engraved gold medal for the winner of the first prize.

  Deadline for submissions in London: 17 & 18 February, 2012
  Entry forms and labels available to download from www.parkerharris.co.uk/downloads

  Prizes
  First Prize: £15,000
  5 Runner Up Prizes each : £1,500

  For further information:
  http://www.parkerharris.co.uk/artists/awards/index.php?ArticleID=219&subsection=background

  All enquiries to the prize organisers:

  Parker Harris
  T: +44 1372462190
  E: lps@parkerharris.co.uk

Residencies

• Cow House Studios: Artist in Residence, 2012

  Cow House Studios is now accepting applications for their 2012 residency programme. Applications are open to Irish and international visual artists working in any medium. Following the ten week residency all four artists will exhibit in a group show traveling to the Wexford Arts Centre and Monster Truck Gallery.

  Applications are due by February 29, 2012.
  Further information available at: www.cowhousestudios.com/ireland/for_artists/residency.html

• Residencies at Cill Rialaig

  The Cill Rialaig Project in southwest Kerry invites applications for residencies for September 2012 to December 2013. Built out of the ruins of a 1790s pre-famine village atop a cliff face overlooking the Atlantic, Cill Rialaig offers professional artists, writers and other creative professionals an opportunity to get away from everyday career pressures and the demands of 21st century life in order to focus entirely on their artistic practice. While residents are primarily visual artists, they also include photographers, writers, poets, screenwriters, applied artists, musicians and composers, architects, and their peers, from Ireland and abroad.

  Cill Rialaig is located in a remote Gaeltacht, or Irish-speaking area. Its cottages are living-work spaces that provide for residents’ essential work and living needs. They are very simple without modern accoutrements of television, telephones or internet. The remote location means that there are very few distractions other than the landscape; it is a true retreat.

  Residencies are offered free of charge, although there is a small service fee for utilities. Residents provide their own transportation, food and supplies. The selection committee meets twice a year, and the next deadline for applications is March 15, 2011. The following deadline is September 2012. Please contact Mary O’Connell at cillrialaigarts@gmail.com for information about applying.

  Address: Ballinskelligs, Co Kerry
  T: 066 947 9297
  E: cillrialaigarts@gmail.com
  Deadline: March 15, 2012

• Waterford Healing Arts Trust: Call for Artist in Residence

  The Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) invites artists to apply for its 2012 Artist-in-Residence programme. The successful artist will produce a body of work for exhibition in Waterford Regional Hospital and engage part of the patient population of the hospital in a collaborative arts project.

  WHAT has been running an Artist in Residence programme since 1994 as a means of

  • Engaging hospital users in contemporary art practice
  • Enhancing the environment of Waterford Regional Hospital via visual arts
  • Offering opportunities to emerging artists for professional development within a healthcare context.

  www.artsandhealth.ie/case-studies/waterford-healing-arts-trust-artist-in-residence-programme

  The successful artist will receive a studio space for a six month period in the WHAT Centre for Arts and Health, a small bursary, a materials budget and an opportunity for a solo exhibition.

  For further details and application requirements please contact WHAT:
  T: 051 842664
  E: what@hse.ie
  www.waterfordhealingarts.com

  The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 15th February 2012.

Studios / Space

• Loft Sublet, Brooklyn, NY

  Subletting for 2 months: old-school loft in Dumbo, Brooklyn, under the Manhattan bridge, one stop on the F train to Manhattan (York Street stop): bedroom & mezzanine, wireless internet, shower, basic kitchen, roof access, great view & a 16mm flatbed for the cinematically-inclined, good live/work space … get in touch for more details, photos etc.

  E: epetrol@hotmail.com

  www.moiratierney.net
  www.soluscollective.org

• Studio Available at Monster Truck Studios

  Studio available Monster Truck Studios, 73 Francis Street, Dublin 8. Large, bright studio space with good natural light. Would also suit collective or a number of artists artists working together. Wifi, 24hour access.  Please email interest to: info@monstertruck.ie

  monstertruck.ie

• Bright and Spacious Studio to Rent, Dublin 4

  For further information:
  T: 087 2840847

• Call for Artists Seeking Space in Dingle, Kerry

  Are you interested in hiring a studio in a group studio building in Dingle town? Are you interested in having the use of a gallery space to exhibit your art or hold/attend workshops in? We are at present looking at different disused buildings in Dingle that would suit these projects. This building will also contain a gallery space for exhibitions/ workshops/ life drawing/ visiting artist talks etc.

  We would like to hear from people of all backgrounds and disciplines including visual art, craft, film, writing, music, print, ceramics, textiles, performance etc. If you have suggestions or ideas about the space we would like to hear from you. The project has been inspired by successful group studios around the country where artists are sharing facilities, creating links with other arts groups and galleries and availing of funding. We are currently putting together a group of interested people so that we can progress with the project.

  Please contact: Ciara O’ Flynn & Áine Ní Chíobhain,

  Address: An Daingean Ui Chuis, Corca Dhuibhne, co. Chiarrai
  Ciara: 0876243749
  Áine: 0861096518

• Space Available at Studio 23

  Studio 23, BT17 9HU Belfast, Northern Ireland.
  Cost: £85 per month

  A welcoming and inclusive environment for artists/designers/performers/new business/therapists/tutors. Encouraging multi-disciplinary projects in a creative community…large refurbished warehouses available now.

  Free parking /24-7/security/fully serviced
  Convenient location: 5mls for city /train & bus connections/short or long term contracts
  Gallery /workshop/ceramic facilities/
  Warehouse performance area/private consulting rooms for hire hourly /daily

  www.studio23art.co.uk
  www.myspace.com/studio23collective
  T: 028-90-600-413
  E: askstudio23@hotmail.com

• Gallery Space for Rent at Grange Gallery, Dublin

  Location: The Grange Gallery, The Grange, Oldtown, Co. Dublin

  The established Grange Gallery is now taking bookings for 2012 for artists who wish to display their work. The Grange Gallery is currently offering a gallery wall space rent of €375.00 per calendar month for approximately 52 sqm of wall space, which is comprised of a stairwell and single room. This rate is also commission FREE, you just pay for the space.

  The Grange Gallery is located within the grounds of both the Gifts and Goodies gift shop and the Gourmet Food Parlour, ensuring a high degree of footfall. The artist is welcome to be on site [only within gallery hours] to help market and show to customers. In addition the current artist will also be advertised on our main website, but must supply an appropriate biography, images etc, for this page. The artist must set up their own work in the gallery appropriately and in a timely manner.

  For Further information please contact Tina Brown

  T: 018078888
  E:  info@thegrangedublin.ie
  www.thegrangedublin.ie

  Deadline: 20th of the previous month

• Studios Available at Moxie Studios, Dublin

  Studios available suitable for both individual and artists’ groups: great light, 24-hr access, parking, wifi etc, within a creative community of over 60 artists | Deadline: limited availability | Email: planesite@mox.ie | www.mox.ie

• Studios Available at Abbey Road Artists' Studios Co. Westmeath

  Athlone Art and Heritage invites applications from professional artists interested in leasing a studio from Abbey Roads Artists Studios in Athlone, Co. Westmeath. The space would be suitable for artists, designers, photographers and as a creative office space.  Resident artists can schedule the space for classes, demonstrations, seminars etc ­ in consultation with Athlone Art and Heritage. The studios have 24 hour access, free wi-fi, parking and utilities and a dynamic environment to work in.| For further info contact Catherine Yorke. | T: 090 644213 |  E: info@athloneartandheritage.ie | Application forms: www.athloneartandheritage.ie/artists-studios/application-procedure-for-individual-studios | Deadline: 16th Feb 2012

• Studio Available, Dublin 1

  Studio Available, quiet secure space in city centre, 17ft x 18ft. Cost 90 Euro per month |Contact mairead.oheocha@gmail.com | T: 00353 879130347.

• Space at Satellite Studios, Dublin

  Satellite Studios are seeking a new member. City centre location, reasonable rent, multi-disciplinary space. Large space, access to small darkroom | T: 0857196983, 0874182643 | Email: satellitestudiosireland@gmail.com

• Studio Available, South William St, Dublin

  A space for one year has become available in our studio and we are looking for someone to fill it. It’s on the second floor of a gorgeous Georgian building opposite the Powerscourt Townhouse. It is a big bright space with wooden floor boards and lovely features. We have a meeting area, photo studio, toilets, a kitchen area and desk space for 4 people. At the moment there is 3 photographers and we are looking for another freelancer to join us. So if you are or know a writer, designer, animator, editor, film maker etc and need a nice space drop me line |Email giitah@gmail.com | T:0872809777

• Space Available at Brunswick Mill Studios, Dublin

  Studio space available at Brunswick Mills Studios | Unit 10, 32 North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7 | €82 per month, shared, includes internet | Avail. asap | All enquiries to Micheál foxyrobber@gmail.com | T : Micheál : 087 2246410 / Nicola: 0868408554

Conferences / Lectures / Talks

• Sarah Browne & Jesse Jones at Geology Museum, Trinity

  Sarah Browne & Jesse Jones, ‘The Original Affluent Society’
  The Geology Museum, Trinity College Dublin & Project Arts Centre
  Thursday 16 June 2011, 1pm – 2pm.

  ‘Poverty is not a certain small amount of goods, nor is it just a relation between means and ends; above all it is a relation between people.’ (Marshall Sahlins, 1972)

  Project Arts Centre presents an event led by artists Sarah Browne and Jesse Jones. Taking its departure from Browne’s current exhibition, Second Burial at Le Blanc, the discussion will begin in the Geology Museum, Trinity College Dublin with a presentation of extracts from anthropologist Marshall Sahlins’ book Stone Age Economics. Sahlins’ idea of ‘the original affluent society’ proposed a re-visioning of hunter-gatherer societies from being ‘primitive’ to seeing them as practitioners of a refined mode of subsistence, from which much can be learned. The group will then move onwards, via the Central Bank on Dame Street, to Project Arts Centre for a brief discussion focused on themes of economic ritual, invented tradition and obsolescence as explored by the work in Second Burial at Le Blanc.

  As a precaution, please remember to pack your umbrella. And please note, this will be a recorded event. Attendance is free but places are limited; please contact the gallery for reservations.
  T: 01 8819613 ext.146
  E: gallery@projectartscentre.ie

  www.projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/1306-the-original-affluent-society

• National Gallery: Art Studies Lecture Series

  Our annual Art Studies Lecture Series, Great Art in the Context of its Time begins next Thursday, 12th January at 6.30pm and will continue for 12 lectures until 29 March. The lectures will take place in the Gallery Lecture Theatre.

  If you are interested in learning more about artists such as Michelangelo, Vermeer and Velazquez, or about areas of art such as Georgian Interiors, Stained Glass and Irish Antiquities, you can buy your tickets now in the Gallery Shop, either in person or over the phone on 01 663 3518. Tickets are €8.50 per lecture or €95 for a season ticket. A 10% discount for Senior Citizens, students, friends of the Gallery and unwaged people applies.

  Also coming up is a Saturday Study Morning: Literary and Historical Portraits on 28th January, where artists, subjects and art historians discuss contemporary portrait painting. Tickets €25 (€15 students).

  Contact: Joanne Drum
  Education Officer – Administration
  National Gallery of Ireland
  T: +353 (0)1 663 3505 / E: jdrum@ngi.ie

• Saturday Talks Series at National Museum

  Saturday Talks Series: Jan – March 2012 ‘Talking Objects’

  Saturday Talks Series : Taking place on the second Saturday of January, February and March, this series of talks is designed to showcase fascinating new research on objects within the National Museum collection. All talks will be given by graduates of the MA Design History & Material Culture at the National College of Art and Design.

  www.museum.ie/en/list/calendar-of-events.aspx

• Gallery Talk at the LAB- Collaborative Process with abgc architects

  The LAB, Foley Street, Dublin 1
  Dates: 6pm 24th January

  abgc architects will discuss their collaborative process in the context of their recent collaboration with Orla Whelan, and previous clients including artist Clodagh Emoe and other works.

  www.abgc.ie

• IMA Annual Conference, Limerick, 24-26 Feb, 2012

  The IMA Annual Conference 2012 will be in Limerick on 24-26 February 2012 in the Strand Hotel, Hosted by the Hunt Museum. It is being supported through the generosity of the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and The Heritage Council.

  ‘Rising to the Challenge’: The IMA Annual Conference 2012 will set out to determine where our collecting institutions are placed to embrace change and to prove our worth to wider society.

  Speakers include: Julien Anfruns, Chris Bailey, Tania Banotti, Una Carmody, Pat Cooke, Elizabeth Crooke, Niall Crowley, André Gob, Peader Kirby, Mark O’Neill, Aidan Pender and Michael Starrett

  Bookings: Use the booking form on our conference page, or contact the IMA Administrator Gina O’Kelly: www.irishmuseums.org/annual-conference/
  T: +353-1-4120939
  E: office@irishmuseums.org

• Mayo Artists Network Meeting

  Date: Tues 7th Feb, 2012
  Time: 8.00pm
  Location: The O’Dwyer Art Centre, The Old School House, Lismirrane Co Mayo. (Arts Resource Project Lismirrane).

  This meeting will continue to focus on artists working in rural environments. Artist Ruth E Lyons will give an illustrated talk on the artists led project The Good Hatchery in Co Offaly , and Maureen O Neill and Anthony Pilbro will give a talk on the Greenway artists Initiative, an arts project associated with the Great Western Greenway which runs along the east and north coasts of clew bay from Westport to Achill.

  All visual artists are invited to attend – admission free.

  Please confirm attendance:
  E: info@customhousestudios.ie
  T: 098 28735.

  The Mayo Artists Network is supported by the Arts Office of Mayo County Council.

• Lecture at F.E. McWilliam: 'The Yeats Family: Art and Enterprise'

  Location: F.E. McWilliam Gallery & ; Studio, 200 Newry Road, Banbridge, Co. Down. BT32 3NB
  Dates: Fri 3rd Feb 2012
  Time: 7.30pm – 9.00pm
  Cost: £3.00 (Friends and Students £2.50).

  ‘The Yeats Family: Art and Enterprise’ – a lecture by Dr. Karen E. Brown, University of Cambridge.
  Booking recommended.

  www.femcwilliam.com
  

• in|discussion Public Lecture Series: Luke Gibbons, The Memory of Forms: Image, History and Irish Art

  in|discussion Public lecture series 2011-12, 6.30pm Wednesday, 22 February 2012

  Luke Gibbons The Memory of Forms: Image, History and Irish Art

  Lecture Room G6, School of Art Design and Printing

  Dublin Institute of Technology, 41 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1

  Luke Gibbons is Professor of Irish Literary and Cultural Studies at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth. His publications include Gaelic Gothic: Race, Colonialism and Irish Culture (2004), Edmund Burke and Ireland: Aesthetics, Politics and the Colonial Sublime (2003), The Quiet Man (2002), Transformations in Irish Culture (1996), and (with Kevin Rockett and John Hill) Cinema and Ireland (1988). He is currently preparing Joyce’s Ghosts: Ireland, Memory and Colonial Modernity for publication.

  This talk will discuss the Irishness of Irish art in terms of form rather than representation, contending that the most important aspects of a work’s relation to its culture lie in aesthetic qualities often considered as lying outside history, or beyond questions of power and politics.

  All are welcome to this free event. To secure your place, please book by email: indiscussionadp@gmail.com

  in|discussion
  This public lecture series is a forum to discuss contemporary issues and current research in typography, art, design, material culture, critical theory, pedagogy, philosophy, society and technology.

  Updates on the lecture series at: http://indiscussionadp.blogspot.com/

• Jane Jermyn in Conversation with Ann Mulrooney at Lismore Castle Arts

  First Tuesday Event at Lismore Castle Arts
  Date: Tues 7 Feb 2012 at 7pm
  Cost: Tickets cost €10 (€5 concessions and for members of the Friends Scheme)

  Lismore Castle Arts is delighted to present a conversation between Lismore based, celebrated ceramicist Jane Jermyn, and curator of The National Craft Gallery, Ann Mulrooney. Join us at the Pugin Hall in Lismore Castle where Jane and Ann will explore in detail the work of this highly regarded maker.

  Aidan Dunne has described Jane’s work as ‘beautifully judged organic forms…They resemble, without illustrating, various plant shapes and textures, though they are related to non-organic processes that generate the intricate patterns of the natural world. There is something elemental and fundamental about her pieces, though, a feeling of rightness and inevitability. She is exceptionally attentive to nuances of tone, colour and texture as well as shape, and seems to have an unerring instinct for sculptural form’.

  To book a ticket to this event please contact Paul McAree:
  T: 058 54061
  E: gallery@lismorecastlearts.ie
  

• Lecture by Godfrey Deeny at F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Down

  Wednesday 8th February 2012 | 7.30pm – 9.00pm | F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio, 200 Newry Road, Banbridge BT32 3NB | Godfrey Deeny, internationally renowned fashion critic and European editor of Fashion Wire Daily | £12.50 (Friends & Students £10.00) | Booking recommended | www.femcwilliam.com
  

• Artist Talk with Paul Mosse at Butler Gallery, Kilkenny

  Paul Mosse ‘MAKE. BREAK. MAKE’
  Artists’ talk:  Fri  Feb 10th, 1 – 2 pm

  Free of charge, booking advisable, contact Bairbre-Ann Harkin:
  E: bairbre.ann@butlergallery.com
  T: 056 7761106
  www.butlergallery.com

Courses / Workshops / Training

• Post-Work Painting

  30 June and 14 July, 6.30pm-8.30pm/ £5 per class
  For beginners or those who would like to improve their skills.

  Artist Susan Hughes will hold two painting sessions at Ormeau Baths Gallery (OBG). The class will look closely at the work on display and then explore some of the techniques used by T.P Flanagan. OBG will provide all the materials but please remember to wear old clothes. To book a place on this course please contact us on

  Contact:
  mail@ormeaubaths.co.uk  / 02890321402

  www.ormeaubaths.co.uk

• Documenting your Work with Tim Durham

  Monday 27th Sept (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin
  Friday 19th Nov (10.30 – 16.30) Cork
  

  Cost: €45 / €40 (VAI / NSF members)
 Places: 10

  Artists often struggled to photograph their own work or spend scarce money paying someone else to do it for them.  But with some basic guidelines and practice, artists are, for the majority of purposes well able to photograph their own paintings, drawings, etc with the digital compact or SLR camera that they already own.

  For most of the situations in which you present images of your work whether: submitting proposals, portfolios of work for submission to galleries, websites, catalogues, press releases for magazines and newspapers, this workshop will assist you in a methodical step-by-step  process to obtain the best possible results with your digital compact camera or digital SLR.  This session is about getting the very best quality results from the equipment you have.

  Perhaps you may still need to employ a professional photographer for producing coffee table books and limited edition prints. But having undertaken this workshop you will have a better understanding of the process and potential pitfalls, and be able to communicate knowledgeably  with a photographer.

  The course will cover, exposure, ISO, white balance, apertures, depth of field, jpg and raw quality, resolution of images, tripod use and much more.

  To take part you will need:
  Your camera (and manual if possible)
  Blank memory card
  Fully charged battery and spare if possible
  Cable for downloading images
  Tripod if you have one (I will also bring some for the group to use)
  A piece of art work to photograph

  Tim Durham is a photographic artist working from his home in Westmeath. He is interested in architectural interiors having photographed the last month of the Irish Times in D’Olier Street in 2006, Shackleton Mills in Lucan in 2009 and Tara Mines for a show at the Solstice Arts Centre in 2009. He is also interested in architecture and landscape. He completed a percent for arts project for Kells Town Council based around the town of Kells and the island of Iona in their connection with St. Columkille and the Books of Kells. He is currently working on a percent for arts project for Westmeath County. Council on the history of social housing in that county. His practice includes art documentation and photographic workshops. For the past 4 years he has been teaching artists how to photograph their own work.

  Booking

  As places are limited early booking is advised.  Places are only guaranteed upon receipt of payment along with a current CV.  To book Dublin workshops contact Monica Flynn / Education Officer , Visual Artists Ireland.  T: 01 872 2296  E: monica@visualartists.ie

  Payment

  For Dublin workshops payment can be made by cheque or postal order made out to Visual Artists Ireland. VAI can also accept Credit or Debit card payments over the phone.

• Preparing Digital Images for Print with Mike Hannon

  Thursday 7th Oct (10.30 – 16.30) Cork

  Cost: €25 (VAI / NSF members) Places: 10

  
  

  What settings should I use on my camera for best results?
  JPEG or TIFF What is the correct format?
  How to submit digital imagery of my work in the correct size?
  
  Artists submitting photographs or just recording their work often face what seems like a bewildering array of options regarding file formats, image sizes, dots per inch and compression levels and an endless set of digital camera settings. Mike Hannon explains the important differences between these variables, when to choose one over another, and how. The workshop will show participants the basic principles in digital camera settings, how to download photos from a camera and how to use simple editing software to best prepare images for common uses: on-line or postal submissions to institutions, galleries and residencies; print formats for catalogues and invites; and preparation for the web.
  
  This workshop will cover these 3 stages:
  
  - Basics in digital camera settings. From a point & shoot to a digital SLR.
  - Downloading images from a digital camera to computer.
  - Basics of image editing software.

  Mike Hannon is a freelance photography and video documentor for creative sectors and the visual arts. He has worked as an architectural photographer for Murray Ó Laoire Architects. He is also a video artist and film maker. This year his half hour documentary on the closure of the Beamish & Crawford brewery, My Beamish Boy, was broadcast on RTÉ.

  Booking

  As places are limited early booking is advised.  Places are only guaranteed upon receipt of payment along with a current CV.  To book Cork workshops contact: Elma O’Donovan / Administrator, National Sculpture Factory. T: 021 431 4353 E: elma@nationalsculpturefactory.com

  Payment
  For Cork workshops payment can be made by cheque or postal order made out to the National Sculpture Factory.

• Professional Skills for Visual Artists with Patricia Clyne-Kelly

  Monday 6 Dec (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin

  Cost: €45 / €40 (VAI / NSF members)
  Places: 10

  Do you struggle at keeping the administration around your practice in good order?
  Do you wish you could organise your time in a better way?
  Are you unsure about how to communicate professionally with other arts professionals such as: gallerists, arts managers or funders when applying for exhibitions, residencies and other opportunities?
  

  This workshop is aimed at recent graduates and time-poor artists who wish to develop better time-management and administration skills in their lives as professional artists.

  The session will discuss how you can develop practical skills such as: prioritising work commitments; maintaining personal focus; record keeping on sales of work, editions, images and proposals; negotiations and agreements with greater professional confidence.

  Booking

  As places are limited early booking is advised.  Places are only guaranteed upon receipt of payment along with a current CV.  To book Dublin workshops contact Monica Flynn / Education Officer , Visual Artists Ireland.  T: 01 872 2296  E: monica@visualartists.ie

  Payment

  For Dublin workshops payment can be made by cheque or postal order made out to
  Visual Artists Ireland.  VAI can also accept Credit or Debit card payments over the phone.

• Preparing Proposals with Kerry McCall, Eilis Lavelle & Eamonn Maxwell


  in conjunction with Eilis Lavelle (Dublin)
  in conjunction with Eamonn Maxwell (Cork)

  Saturday 6th Nov (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin
  Tuesday 7th Dec (10.30 – 16.30) Cork

  Cost: €60 / €55 (VAI / NSF members)
Places: 10

  This workshop will look at the proposal and application preparation process in detail exploring the strategic skills required to ensure that you submission is seriously considered.  The session will include information on writing and preparing, documentation or visual packages, application forms etc.  It is aimed at artists who wish to apply for resources and opportunities such as: funding; residencies; exhibitions and commissions.  It is intended as an ad on to other sessions in this series such as: Writing & Talking about Your Work and Writing the Artists Statement & CV.

  Kerry McCall is a lecturer in Arts Management in the Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire. She specialises in teaching Cultural Event Management at undergraduate and postgraduate level in IADT. She is currently completing an MSc in International Event Management in Glasgow Caledonian University. She has facilitated a number of professional practice workshops for Visual Artists Ireland, particularly focusing on enabling artists to communicate their practice to a variety of publics. Previously Director of The Sculptors’ Society of Ireland (now Visual Artists Ireland), Kerry has also been involved in Printed Project, the VAI’s critical journal for contemporary thought, since its inception, and continues to sit on the Editorial Committee.

  Eilís Lavelle is an Independent Curator based in Wicklow. She holds a BA (Hons) Degree in Art & Visual Culture from University of the West of England, Bristol and graduated with a MA in Visual Art Practices from the Institute of Art and Design, Dun Laoghaire (2007). Currently Gallery Manager of the Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray, County Wicklow. Recent curatorial projects include About 100 Experiments, context specific art trail throughout the town of Birr, County Offaly (August 2008). As Built Drawings, New Works on Paper, a drawing exhibition commissioned by the Wicklow County Council (October 2008).

  Eamonn Maxwell has recently been appointed as the commissioner for Ireland in Venice 2011. He is current Director of Lismore Castle Gallery.   A graduate of Camberwell College of Arts in 1998 he has worked as Curator at University of the Arts London, managing the University’s Art Collection. He is currently Visual Artists Ireland regional contact in the South East of Ireland.

• Costing & Pricing Your Work with Patricia Clyne-Kelly

  Mon 7 Feb 2011 (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin

  Cost: €45 / €40 (VAI / NSF members)
Places: 10

  Booking: As places are limited early booking is advised.

  E: education@visualartists.ie T: 01 872 2296

  www.visualartists.ie

  Whether submitting a commission proposal, working to a project budget or selling your work, it is essential to know how to calculate costs and to have confidence that the price you ask will be sufficient to cover expenses and generate an income and funds for future research and developments during the quiet times. This session is an introduction to basic financial accounting and is simplified into a structure that will assist artists with money matters. It looks at developing a day rate for your work as an artist, building in ongoing overheads into your costings for projects of all kinds whether: workshops; commissions and exhibition fees or pricing individual works of art.  This workshop will benefit artists at any career stage and those in artist led initiatives who have responsibility for budgeting and grant writing and aims to assist anyone who feels they need some guidance in developing budgeting skills.  The session is also intended to be complimentary to other VAI workshops such as Preparing Proposals and Public Art Proposals.  There are no complex equations; please bring a calculator or abacus.

  Patricia Clyne-Kelly is an artist and freelance art project consultant. Director/owner of The Clyne Gallery and art consultancy, Dublin.  Art consultant to Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland since 2004.

  www.clynegallery.com/

• Developing Critique around Your Work with Sarah Browne

  Thursday 4th Nov (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin
  Friday 5th Nov (10.30 – 16.30) Cork

  Cost: €60 / €55 (VAI / NSF members)
Places: 10

  This workshop will give participants a sense of how an artist might manage and develop both publicity and critical dialogue around their work, both through technical writing (such as tips for writing a clear press release) and published criticism – online and in print.

  The workshop will examine who is writing and publishing in the visual arts; the audiences for art criticism; and the focus that various visual art publications and journals employ. The workshop will provide insight into how artists may go about developing relationships with writers sympathetic to their work and will also cover working with a gallerist, curator or editor on a catalogue publication or artist book.

  The workshop will examine general press and promotional skills for artists e.g. do’s and don’ts for clear press releases, how to approach art, mainstream print media and digital media platforms. It will suggest ways to research writers, their interests and style of writing and ways of developing relationships with writers whose interests have an affinity with your own. It will also look at approaches to writing about and responding to art, from descriptive reviews to creative literary responses.

  Sarah Browne’s practice includes exhibitions, public projects, publishing and critical writing, and also collaborations with artist Gareth Kennedy as Kennedy Browne. She is a member of the Board of Directors of CREATE, the National Agency for the Collaborative Arts in Ireland.

  Sarah Browne’s practice implicitly addresses ‘the economy’ as the dominant metaphor for contemporary social and political relations. She is concerned with the creation or documentation of intentional economies and temporary ‘communities’; typically small-scale systems influenced by emotional affects. Browne is interested in forms of non-market exchange such as gift economies, subsistence, subsidies and poaching. She often works on a domestic scale, using craft-based technologies such as knitting, flower-pressing, letter-writing, carpet-knotting and film-making as means of mapping and enacting these social relations.

  Recent exhibitions include Unto this Last, Raven Row, London (2010); the Irish Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale; Noughties But Nice: Twenty First Century Irish Art, Limerick City Gallery (both touring 2009-10); and commissions for Visualise Carlow and the National Sculpture Factory (both 2007). She has participated in residencies at Fiskars village, Finland (2010), Platform, Vaasa, Finland (2009), apexart, New York (2006) and Bolwick Arts, Norfolk (2004) and was awarded an Irish Arts Council Artist Bursary in 2008 and 2009. Forthcoming exhibitions include Minimalism and Applied II, Daimler Contemporary, Berlin (2010) and solo exhibitions at Project Arts Centre, Dublin and the Ikon Gallery, Birmingham (2011), to be accompanied by a new artist monograph.
  www.sarahbrowne.info
  www.kennedybrowne.com

• Visual Artists & Copyright with Alex Davis / IVARO & Caroline Campbell

  Rescheduled to Feb 2011 date tbc (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin
  Friday 12th Dec (10.30 – 16.30) Cork
  

  Cost: €60 / €55 (VAI / NSF members) Places: 10

  Copyright protects a wide range of works: original literary, dramatic, musical and artistic works; sound recordings; film; broadcasts; the typography of the published edition; databases and computer software.

  In the case of the artistic work, effectively all forms and media are capable of protection, irrespective of artistic merit, as long as they are original. Some artworks are a combination of different protected forms. An installation, for example, may incorporate both artistic work and film, or artistic and literary works or film and music.

  Alex Davis will discuss the work of IVARO the Irish Visual Artists Rights Organisation.  His session will look at: your intellectual property rights as a visual artist; how best to exercise your rights under copyright law; and the various copyright royalties that IVARO collect on behalf of artist members.

  Caroline Campbell will look at Copyright and the Internet: Appropriation and reuse in art – what’s allowed? Protecting your work online and making your work more open. What level of protection do you really need to give your work? Should you rely on copyright or is there some technical way to protect work online?

  Alex Davis is Administrator and Resale Rights Manager with IVARO, the Irish Visual Artists Rights Organisation.  IVARO is a  non-profit organisation for the protection and promotion of the copyright and related rights of visual artists and their heirs, in Ireland and worldwide.  IVARO offers copyright licensing services and collects the Artists Resale Right on behalf of its members.

  As a membership organisation IVARO is owned and controlled by the visual artists and copyright heirs which make up the membership.

  Caroline Campbell is a producer and lawyer specialising in intellectual property.  She has a broad understanding of rights based issues across the arts, film and media with a particular focus on alternative approaches to ownership of creative content. She has worked closely with the DarkLight Festival since its inception and is currently completing the M.A. Art in the Contemporary World at N.C.A.D.  She was most recently involved in the founding of the linetocircle, a production collective with a tangential remit.

• Artist-Led Projects with Fiona Woods

  Friday 19 Nov (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin
  Wed 1 Dec (10.30 – 16.30) Cork

  Cost: €60 / €55 (VAI / NSF members) Places: 10

  Working through an artist-led process in non-gallery situations involves negotiating with various systems (financial, social, managerial and political) whilst retaining an open-ended artistic vision at the center of the work. This presents challenges that are both philosophical and practical. The facilitating artist will bring her own knowledge and experience of developing projects in these interface situations, with a view to discussing the possibilities and limitations of artist-led projects and the practical aspects of carrying them out.

  Fiona Woods is a visual artist whose practice includes curating and writing. She has been involved in a number of artist-led projects both as an individual and with others.

  She is engaged in a long-term public art process in the village of Silvermines which began in 2007 when she was artist-in-residence for North Tipperary. Silvermines; a psychogeography has focused on the construction of socio-spatial situations including events, talks, walks, workshops, temporary and semi-permanent installations, to examine some of the ways in which spaces are constructed in a rural place.The project will conclude with a publication and symposium in 2011 and is being carried out with Clive Moloney and Sally-Anne McFadden. www.walkingsilvermines.net

  Woods has received a number of commissions, including a work currently being carried out for PS2 Belfast titled collection of minds #1 (www.collectionofminds.net). She is a participant in Rhyzom, a European research network exploring local cultural productions and trans-local disseminations (www.rhyzom.net) and AgriCultureEU, a European network of practitioners focusing on art and agricultural contexts.
  

  As a curator she devised and directed Ground Up, a programme of temporary public art in rural contexts (2003 – 2008) and initiated the Ground Up Artists’ Collective www.groundupartists.com

  Woods is a recipient of the Arts Council of Ireland’s 2010 Visual Arts Bursary award and received her MA from NCAD.  www.fionawoods.net

• Public Art Proposals with Sarah Searson & Cliodhna Shaffrey

  Monday 22nd & 29 Nov (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin
  Thursday 2 Dec & Friday 3rd Dec (10.30 – 16.30) Cork

  Cost: €60 / €55 (VAI / NSF members)
Places: 10

  For whom: Professionally facilitated peer based learning days aimed at artists with experience of working in the public realm.   These days are a great opportunity to re-fresh skills and connect with current practices in public art.   Particularly suitable for artists who have experience of public art projects or developed responses public art opportunities.
  Taking place over two days:
  Private Day: The first day focuses on ideas, proposals, contexts and writing.
  Public Day: The second day allows for development of these ideas with peer feedback and professional critique.
  

  Outcomes: The main learning outcomes of the days are as follows,
  · The systems, context and current practices in public art
  · Understanding, de-coding briefs
  · Contexts and selection processes
  · Developing proposals – working up ideas
  · Communication of ideas
  · Developing skills in presentation

  Artists are asked to bring existing public art proposals. Preferably one they have already submitted or a idea worked up to the level of being ready for submission to real or imagery commission process.
  Artists will be asked to forward CV’s, artists’ statements and some images of previous work before being accepted on the sessions.  The will be a small amount of public speaking required from the artists participating.

  Day one will be more information orientated, Day two allows for discussion and sharing amongst peers so participants will lead discuss and give each other feedback.  Dublin – Theresa Nanigian, responding to briefs, Isobel Nolan’s presentation of her airport experiences.  Day two contributing artist: Mick O’ Kelly, NCAD.  Cork – Contributing artists tbc

  Sarah Searson is a curator and cultural policy maker whose practice includes, cultural planning, research projects, teaching and public art commissions.  She is co-editor with Cliodhna Shafrey of Publicart.ie.  Recent curatorial projects include _Unit (08/09) Alight at Red Tallaght (08) Insight at Sligo Art Gallery (09).  Sarah is a graduate of Fine Art at DIT, UCD’ Arts and Cultural Management and IADT’s Masters in Public Cultures.  She is a consultant to Dublin City Council’s Liberties Regeneration Project, Wicklow County’s Arts Plan 2008 -2011 and was involved in a two-year mediation commission to the InContext 3 public art programme. She teaches professional practice at the Dublin Institute of Technology and is a visiting lecture at UCD Arts and Cultural Management Course. She keeps a blog supporting her teaching practice harrietbadger.blogspot.com.

  Cliodhna Shaffrey is an independent curator. Her curatorial projects include exhibitions, public art commissions and the development of context-based initiatives such as Artist as Traveller and TRADE, commissioned by Leitrim and Roscommon County Council, and Visual Leitrim.   Her writings have been included in House Projects (2007) and Living Landscapes (2008).

• Working with Private Galleries with Jerome O'Drisceoil & Charlotte Schepke

  Thursday 25th Nov (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin

  Cost: €60 / €55 (VAI / NSF members)
Places: 10

  This training session is designed to give artists the confidence and knowledge to build strong relationships with curators and to get the most out of their experience when working with a private gallery.
  

  It will look at: Do’s and don’ts in approaching or presenting work to private galleries.  Being clear on why you want to exhibit.  Clarity of the artist’s intention for the artwork.  Clarity of ambition and expected outcomes for an exhibition.  Roles and responsibilities for both the artists and the gallery.  Understanding element of planning an exhibition, time-line, budget and production value.  The expectations and motivations for an exhibition from both the gallery’s and artist’s perspectives.

  Charlotte Schepke has been director of Frith Street Gallery since 2004. The Gallery represents 24 artists from around the world including one artists’ collective and three artists from Ireland, Dorothy Cross, Daphne Wright and Jaki Irvine.

  Charlotte oversees all aspects of sales, frequently travelling to represent artists as well as the Gallery at art fairs, exhibition openings, and special events around the world. Central to her work is the development and maintenance of dynamic relationships with representatives in private and public collections at home and abroad.

  Prior to her current position she was owner and director of The Agency of Contemporary Art, based in Hoxton from 1995 until 2001. The Agency aimed to promote young British artists by placing them alongside more established foreign artists, showing work in London for the first time.

  For two years she was a visiting tutor on the BA Fine Art course at Goldsmiths college where she completed her own  Fine Art degree and MA in History of Art and Theory. She has lectured and is often invited to ‘crit’ at Central St Martins and the Ruskin School of Fine Art and, before the summer, she was invited to lead the Folio Forum at the Photographers’ Gallery.

  Jerome O Drisceoil graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts degree and one year later with a Post-Graduate Diploma from UCD in Arts Administration.

  He founded the Green On Red Gallery shortly afterwards in the early 1990s.  The Green On Red Gallery is now a leading gallery of contemporary Irish and non-Irish art in Ireland.  It has occupied its current warehouse space in Dublin city centre since 1997 but has been exhibiting internationally since 1996.  On top of its 10 solo and curated thematic exhibitions a year its dynamic programme includes public lectures, performances, sound events, screenings and off-site projects.  An emphasis recently in the programme has been on starting young Irish artists. The gallery continues to exhibit the work of more established international artists.

  Until 2007 he was Lecturer in Critical Theory and the History of Art in the Department of Fine and Applied Arts in the Dublin Institute of Technology.  He now runs the Green On Red Gallery full-time.  He is married with four children.

• Making the most of Residencies with Janice Hough and artist Clodagh Emoe

  Tuesday 23rd Nov (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin
  Friday 29th Oct (10.30 – 16.30) Cork

  Cost: €60 / €55 (VAI / NSF members)
Places: 10

  Janice and Clodagh will bring their own perspectives of the IMMA model of Artist Residency and discuss other residency programmes that they are both familiar with.

  The session will examine: residencies as a career strategy for visual artists; how residents selected for the IMMA Artists Residency Programme; what Residency Programme may look for in artists’ proposals

  It will also discuss what artists can gain creatively and in terms of career development from different residency models

  Janice Hough (b. Limerick) is the co-ordinator of the Artists’ Residency Programme at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. She received a BA in Fine Art Painting from LCAD. Hough spent a number of years as a practicing artist at 50/50 artists’ studios and Broadstone Studios. Past projects include Dublin Fringe Festival curated by Mark Garry and Red Tape an independent artist’s initiative. In 2001 Hough commenced working at the Irish Museum of Modern Art and she has been the co-ordinator of the ARP for six years. During this time she has worked with over 100 artists dealing with every stage of the residency process from application and selection through to the showcasing of projects in The Process Room, West Wing Galleries, IMMA. In 2005 she co-curated the exhibition Precaution at IMMA with accompanying publication. She is a founding member of VISIT, a Dublin city-wide open studio event and is also a founding member and regional representative of Artists Studio Network Ireland. Past presentations include TransCultural Exchange’s Conference in Boston; Location One, New York and chaired at IMMA’s conference Access All Areas. IMMA’s Artists’ Residency Programme provides opportunities for artists to research and develop their practice. It supports both emerging and established artists, working in any medium by application or invitation and is open to Irish and international artists. ARP emphasises the working process rather than the finished product and supports the exploration of new ideas and ways of working.

  Clodagh Emoe (b. Dublin) is a visual artist based in Dublin. She is currently on a three year residency at Temple Bar Gallery and Studios. She has completed a MA in Fine Art at Chelsea College, London and received a BA in Fine Art Sculpture from NCAD. She has undertaken residencies at the Banff Centre, Canada, funded by the Arts Council of Ireland, VCCA, Virginia, US and the Residency Programme at the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). Recent projects/events include, Come Together, Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin, An Exhibition in Five Chapters, CAC, Vilnius, Somewhere Here, NSCAD, Canada, Precarious Renderings, Market/Glasgow College of Art and Design, Scotland and Losing Ourselves, a star gazing session in conjunction with I Am Here Somewhere, solo-show at Temple Bar Gallery and Studios, Dublin. She is a part-time associate lecturer of Visual Art Practice at IADT and a research scholar at GradCam. Transitory States, Perceiving the In-Between in Visual Representation is the working title for her PhD thesis.

• Understanding your Accounts with Gaby Smyth & Co.

  Monday 14th Feb (12.00 – 17.00) Kerry County Council Area Offices, Tralee Rd, Castleisland
  

  Cost: €45 / €40 (VAI / NSF members)
Places: 10

  To book: http://visualartists.ie/education/register-for-our-events/

  T: 01 872 2296 / E: education@visualartists.ie

  Do you know how much you spent on making art last year?  Do you know how much money you made form your practice?  Do you hate the task of keeping financial records and making tax returns?  Do you have difficulty in making sense of the financial aspects of your work?  Participants will come away from this workshop with practical tools for better financial management including an understanding of cash flow, keeping accounts and how best to integrate budgeting and finance into the day-to-day management of their practice.  This workshop has been designed specifically to be relevant to the financial realities faced by artists.

  Gaby Smyth is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and is principal of Gaby Smyth & Company, Chartered Accountants & Registered Auditors. The firm has been in practice for almost 15 years, specialising in the music, film and theatre arts. He is currently on the board of the Dublin Theatre Festival and the Dublin International Film Festival, and is chairman of the Irish section of Amnesty International.

• So I'm an Artist?! - Talks and Networking for Under/Recent Graduates

  Wednesday 2nd February @ The LAB, Gallery , Foley St, Dublin 1

  Free Event

  Places: 40 per session

  Session 1: 14.30-16.30 - open to undergraduate artists
  Session 2: 17.15 – 19.15 – open to recent graduates & early career artists

  A Visual Artists Ireland event in partnership with Dublin City Council Arts Office including: Information; Talks; Networking, for Undergraduates and Recent Graduates, and launch of the Visual Artists Ireland Student Pack.

  Supported by Dublin City Council Arts Office, ‘So I’m an Artist?!’ is part of VAI’s Professional Development Training Programme.

  Speakers will include: Rosie Lynch (curator); , Eilis Lavelle (curator); Ben Readman (artist/curator); Maria McKinney (artist); Gavin Murphy (artist / Director of PCP); Ailbhe Ni Bhriain (artist) with contributions from Visual Artists Ireland and Dublin City Council Arts Office staff.

  Booking: Some places still available
  E: education@visualartists.ie T: 01 872 2296

  FOR FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THE PACK SEE:

  http://visualartists.ie/publications/visual-artists-ireland-student-pack/

  
  

• Seminar: Practice & Research Series at CFCP

  Practice & Research Series
  Yvon Bonenfant ‘Making voice from touch… making touch from image’
  CFCP, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, D2
  14 December 2010, 8.30pm to 11pm

  How research is used in arts practice and arts practice is used in research? This seminar is a platform to share ideas and receive feedback in an informal atmosphere. Beanbags, free tea, coffee and herbal tea will all be provided, and you are also welcome to bring your own drinks. During the seminar, artist Yvon Bonenfant will combine audiovisual extracts, spoken presentation and live vocal demonstration, explaining how this work explores the movement from touch to voice to image.

  Yvon Bonenfant is a vocal artist, performer and researcher who extends his work across media. He is programme leader of the MA in Devised Performance at the University of Winchester and member of the Performance as Research Working Group at the International Federation for Theatre Research.

  Don’t forget to bring your own “refreshments”!!!

  Members €5
  Non-Members €7.50

  T: +353 (0)1 7995416
  E: info@cfcp.ie
  www.cfcp.ie

• Peer Critique – Sculpture & Installation with Daphne Wright

  Fri 11 Mar, 2011 (10.30 – 16.30) Cork
  Sat 12 Mar, 2011 (10.30 – 16.30) Dublin

  Cost: €60 / €55 (VAI / NSF members)


  Booking
  To book into the Dublin session contact Visual Artists Ireland.
  E: education@visualartists.ie T: 01 872 2296
  To book into the Cork session contact Elma O’Donovan at the NSF.
  E: elma@nationalsculpturefactory.com
  T: 021 443 4353

  It is intended the workshop will create dialogue and openness between artistic peers. The session will foster networking and continued peer support amongst participants. Attendees will be asked to come prepared with a short presentation on their practices and on future projects they would like to develop. After each presentation, discussion will occur in a constructive and supportive manner. A short introductory reading list, focusing on the legacies of conceptual and site-specific practices upon the public realm, will be supplied to participants beforehand.

  Biography
  Daphne Wright’s work manoeuvres things into well-wrought but delicate doubt – shifting between taughtness and mess.  It sets imagery, materials and language in constant metaphorical motion. Using a wide range of materials – plaster, tinfoil, video, printmaking, found objects and performance – she creates worlds that are beautiful and rather eerie which feel like the threshold to somewhere new.

  A solo exhibition of Wright’s work was held at Frith Street Gallery in 2009. Other major solo exhibitions include Limerick City Art Gallery in 2006 ; Where Do Broken Hearts Go? at the Douglas Hyde Galley, Dublin in 2000; These Talking Walls at the New Art Centre Sculpture Park and Gallery, Roche Court, Wiltshire; Nonsense and Death at the Sligo Art Gallery, Sligo, Ireland and Sires at Frith Street Gallery, London in 2003. Wright has been involved in several important international group exhibitions, notably 0044 touring PS1, New York; Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo; Crawford Art Gallery, Cork, 1999/2000 and From a Distance: Approaching Landscape at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston.

  
  

• Fire Station and MonsterTruck Masterclass in Video

  Experimentation in Video – Jacob Ciocci (Paper Rad).
  Dates: Wed 30th & Thurs 31st March 2011.  Times: 10am – 5pm.
  Venue:  Fire Station Artists’ Studios, 9-11 Lwr Buckingham St, Dublin 1.
  Price: €80 (lunch included).
  10 places.

  Jacob Ciocci from the renowned New York collective Paper Rad, will conduct a 2 day workshop focusing on appropriation in video. Participating artists will work from a bank of selected materials (old VHS tapes as well as material sourced from the internet) to create 1-minute experimental videos. Equal time will be given to aesthetic and technical concerns over the course of the 2 day workshop. Participants will be introduced to Jacob’s work, as well as the work of other contemporary artists working in the field of appropriation. Participants will also learn basic technical skills essential to importing, editing and manipulating found video in the Mac OSX working environment. At the end of the workshop, on the 3rd day, the works will be screened in Monstertruck Temple Bar and discussed.

  www.jacobciocci.org / www.paperrad.org

  Basic knowledge of video editing, digital imaging and post production required. Must bring your own Mac or PC laptop with video editing software.

  To book contact artadmin@firestation.ie.
  T: 01 8069010.
  www.firestation.ie

• Griffith Training: Copyright for Artists

  These seminars have been developed by the Griffith College Law School in consultation with top music industry lawyers. Its aims to provide a detailed introduction to the theory and application of intellectual property law in Ireland.

  For Whom: Aspiring & established artists, book authors, blogs and writers, curators in art galleries, film and TV producers etc.
  Our Copyright for Artists course is commencing 3rd Nov 2011 for 8 weeks and one Saturday workshop. The rate for this course is €950 which can be paid in 3 installments.

  If you require further information please contact Amy on 01-4163323.
  Griffith Corporate Training, Griffith College, South Circular Road, Dublin 8

• Working With Children Through Arts - Foundation Course, Dublin

  Carmelite Centre, Aungier Street, Dublin 2
  Eight consecutive Tuesday nights: 14, 21, 28 February, 6, 13, 20, 27 March and 3 April 2012.
  Time: 6.30pm – 9.30pm.

  The programme costs E500, Concessions E350 (students, unemployed, part-time workers).
  Booking fee: E50. Fee covers training, art material, tea and coffee.

  Art to Heart is offering a unique opportunity to participate in a programme of collective art making, personal exploration and debate. This training programme is for adults. If you are a parent, artist, youth leader, social or health worker, teacher or child care worker who wants to learn more about how to nurture, foster and develop your own creative potential, this training programme is for you. No artistic experience is necessary to attend the programme. At the end of the course an in-house accreditation certificate will be awarded to participants.

  The training course has been developed and will be led by Jole Bortoli the director of Art to Heart. Jole has extensive experience in working with children through the arts. She has designed workshops for adults that are specifically designed at developing their confidence when working creatively with children or adults. She focuses first on allowing each adult to be creative, individually and with others.

  For more information on the course see: www.arttoheart.ie/artcoursesprogramme.html

• Drawing & Painting Class at The Hugh Lane

  ‘Introduction to Painting’ led by artist Kitty Rogers
  Saturday 14 January – Saturday 4 February 2012, 10am – 12pm.

  ‘New Perspectives Through Drawing’ led by artists Felicity Clear and Beth O’Halloran
  Saturday 11 February – 7 April 2012, 10am – 12pm, (excluding St Patrick’s Day)

  ‘Life Drawing’ led by artists Felicity Clear and Beth O’Halloran
  Saturday 11 February – 7 April 2012, 12:30pm – 2:30pm, (excluding St Patrick’s Day)

  ‘Aspects of Drawing’ led by artist John Adye-Curran
  Tuesday 14 February – Tuesday 3 April 2012, 10:30am – 12pm

  For further information or to book your place please contact 01 2225558.
  Further details may also be found on the Gallery’s website www.hughlane.ie.

• The Golden Age of Dutch Painting at Queen's University Belfast

  Queen’s University’s Open Learning Programme:
  10 weekly sessions on Mondays 1.00pm to 3.00pm, starting 23 January (no class on 19 March)

  This course will explore the key artistic genres in Seventeenth Century Dutch painting (including Still Life, Landscape and Portraiture), and the prominent artists working at this time, such as Rembrandt and Vermeer. We will discuss the historical, social and economic factors that contributed to the remarkable burgeoning of the Netherlands art market during the seventeenth century.

  This is a Level 1 course (10 CATS Points).

  The full price for the course is £58.00, with a concession rate of £36.00

  The course will be led by Chloe Morrison, BA, MFA

  Address: Open Learning Office, School of Education Queen¹s University, 20 College Green, Belfast, BT7 1LN

  T: +44 28 9097 3323/3539
  E: openlearning.education@qub.ac.uk
  www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofEducation/OpenLearning/

• Workshops and Courses at Hillside Studio, Kilkenny

  CALLIGRAPHY COURSE:

  This course will introduce the student to the materials used , pens and inks and paints, papers used and setting up your worktable showing basic penmanship, layout and design. participants will then be shown the many Alphabets and writings in this most beautiful expression of Art.

  Taught by renowned Artist John Walsh.
  Date: 25th and 26th of February 2012 … 9.30 am to 4.30pm
  Cost: 150.00 euros including materials and lunch
  Venue: Hillside Studio, Donoughmore, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny
  Contact John: 086 7845039 / jhnwlsh8@gmail.com

  MOSAIC COURSES DIRECT AND INDIRECT METHOD:

  This two day intensive course will explore the traditional and innovative styles to the making of mosaic taking participants through all the stages of the direct method. whether a novice or experienced mosaicist this course will accommodate all levels of ability. Course on the indirect method are also available.

  Date: 25th and 26th February 2012, 9.30 am to 4.30 pm
  Cost:  200 euros including all materials and lunch
  Venue: Hillside Studio, Donoughmore, Ballyragget, Co.Kilkenny
  Contact: Colette 086 3691443 / obriencolette1@hotmail.com
  www.coletteobrienartist.com

  WATERCOLOUR AND OIL WORKSHOPS:

  Tutor. John Walsh professional artist of 30 years
  This course is designed for both beginners and experienced students.Starting with a tutorial by john painting a composition and showing how the artist approaches perspective and layouts with examples of the artists work giving the students an immediate idea of how certain techniques are created and applied. A list of materials required will be supplied.

  Date: 4th and 5th of march 9.30 am – 4.30 pm
  Cost:  150.00 euros
  Venue: Hillside studio, Donoughmore, Ballyragget, Co. Kilkenny
  Contact:  John 086 7845039 / Jhnwlsh8@gmail.com

• Fire Station Artists’ Studios – Digital Media Workshops, February – April 2012

  Aftereffects:
  An introductory course to the Aftereffects workflow with an introduction to some advanced features to illustrate the potential of Aftereffects.
  17th & 18th February, 12 places.

  Sound Production & Post Production for The Gallery Space:
  A practical guide to producing and recording sound in various environments to achieve a high quality result for gallery installation.
  30th & 31st March, 12 places.

  User Friendly Open Source Web Design:
  A web design course for artists using open source free download software where participants will be guided through building, designing and customizing their own user friendly and easy to manage websites.
  20th & 21st April, 10 places.

  All workshops are EUR 70 (EUR 80 with Fire Station iMac)

  For further information and to book please see: www.firestation.ie/classes ; email: artadmin@firestation.ie ; Tel: 01 8069010

• MFA Art in Public, University of Ulster

  After 5 successful years the MA – Art in Public in Belfast is now changing to become an MFA – Art in Public and based on 240 credits running over 2 years. The fees, unlike many in the UK, are remaining the same at around £20 per credit making it comparatively affordable nationally and internationally.

  The MFA Art in Public has evolved from current complex concerns for the role of art and artists in a changing society. It is based in Belfast, where engaged art practices have been developed in various “contested spaces” for many years. The programme seeks to develop testing modes of working that are dialogic, participatory, interventionist or collaborative in intention and structure. Throughout the programme students will work with formal / informal external partners and be expected to develop self initiated, innovative practice based approaches.

  Course co-directors are Susanne Bosch and Dan Shipsides and the external examiner is Claire Doherty. Past guests include: Walid Raad, Alfredo Jaar, Douglas Scholes, Finger, Monica Nunez, Guerilla Girls, Locus+, Sean Miller / JEMA, Anne Douglas, Doina Petrescu, Anthony Haughey, Wendy Ewald, Faisal Abdu’Allah, Daniel Jewesbury, Sharon Lifschitz, Carmen Mörsch, Sarah Pierce, Bbeyond, Cathal McLaughlin and John Johnston.

  In Full time mode it runs over 4 semesters in 2 years.
  In Part time mode it runs over 7 semesters in 3 years.

  More details here:
  http://masterartinpublic.wordpress.com/

  For more info please contact: Susanne Bosch: s.bosch@ulster.ac.uk / Dan Shipsides: dj.shipsides@ulster.ac.uk

• Black Church Print Studio: Printmaking Evening Courses & Weekend Workshops

  Beginners Etching
  Tutor: Debora Ando.
  6 Tues Evenings & 1 Sat, €265.
  14 Feb – 20 Mar and Sat 24 March.
  Tues 6:30 – 9:30pm & Sat 10am – 5pm.

  Etching – Intermediate
  Tutor: Elaine Leader
  6 Wednesday Evenings & 1 Saturday, €265
  22 Feb – 28 Mar & 31 Mar
  Wed 6:30 – 9:30pm & Sat 10am – 5pm

  Advanced Etching
  Tutor: Colin Martin
  6 Thurs Evenings & 1 Sat, €265
  12 Apr – 17 May & 19 May
  Thurs 6:30 – 9:30pm & Sat 10am – 5pm

  Green Method Etching (Advanced)
  Tutor: Vincent Sheridan
  Weekend workshop, €190
  25 & 26 Feb
  Sat & Sun 10am – 5pm

  Photo Etching
  Tutor: Janine Davidson
  Weekend workshop, €200
  14 & 15 April
  Sat 10am – 6pm, Sun 10am – 5pm

  Collograph
  Tutor: Debora Ando
  Weekend workshop, €190
  10 & 11 March
  Sat & Sun 10am – 5pm

  Screen Printing Beginners I
  Tutor: Louise Peat
  6 Tues Evenings & 1 Sat, €265
  24 Jan – 28 Feb & Sat 3 Mar
  Tues 6:30 – 9:30pm & Sat 10am – 5pm

  Screen Printing Beginners II
  Tutor: Louise Peat
  6 Tues Evenings & 1 Sat, €265
  13 March – 17 April & Sat 21 April
  Tues 6:30 – 9:30pm & Sat 10am – 5pm

  Screen Printing Intermediate
  Tutor: Louise Peat
  Weekend Workshop, €190
  19 May & 20 May
  Sat & Sun 10am – 5pm

  Lino Printing
  Tutor: Caroline Byrne
  2-Day Weekend Workshop, €190
  12 & 13 May
  Sat & Sun 10am – 5pm

  Lithography
  Tutor: Alison Pilkington
  Weekend Workshop, €190
  21 & 22 April
  Sat & Sun 10am – 5pm

  Full details: www.print.ie

• Switch 2012: A Winterworkshop with Mark Neville:

  Glasgow-based artist Mark Neville makes lens-based works which have been realised and disseminated in a large array of contexts, as both still and moving image pieces. His film and photography-based work has consistently looked to subvert the traditional role of social documentary practice, seeking to find new ways to empower the position of its subject over that of the author. Often working with closely knit working communities, in a collaborative process intended to be of direct, practical benefit to the subject, his photographic projects to date have frequently made the towns he portrays the primary audience for the work. Points of reference for his work might include the ideas of Henri Lefebvre, or the art works of Martha Rosler, John Berger, or Hans Haacke.

  ART FILM AND COLLABORATION
  Artists & Filmmakers working with moving image are invited to take part in the Winterworkshop with Mark Neville, running for switch 2012, Nenagh Co Tipperary. This opportunity is open to both emergent and experienced practitioners.

  About the Winterworkshop
  This is a very rare opportunity to take part in an extended investigation into some of the ideas, issues, and technical strategies which inform Mark’s work. This will take the form of an open forum and workshop situation set up over the three days. Neville will bring books, cameras, lighting systems and other props to explain the ideas which inform his international practice.On each of the days, Neville will begin with a talk about one aspect of his work, and its broader relationship to contemporary art practice and theory, followed by a group discussion. In the afternoons the participants will talk to the group about their own practice, and are then asked to realise a short 10 minute work of their own in and about Nenagh, which they will then present. With regard to this, participants should bring their own moving image camera equipment. A projector and/or monitor will be provided by the Arts Centre to view the works. Each day will deal with a different issue pertaining to the moving image in contemporary art.

  There are limited opportunities for artists to talk about their work among themselves in a critical environment.

  The aim of this workshop is to raise the profile of artists film in the collaborative sphere by bringing together 10 artist/participants, at all different stages of career and development, for group discussion of their work.

  In a context of mutual trust and respect participants will present their artwork/project for critical response.

  Through this unique process we aim to identify the best imaginative processes and skills.

  Dates: February 6th, 7th & 8th / 10.30am-6.30pm
  Location: Heritage Centre, Nenagh, Co Tipperary, Ireland
  Cost: 25€.
  For detailed Workshop description & application form view:
  www.s-w-i-t-c-h.org/winterworkshop
  More info: switch.information@gmail.com

• Digital Art Studios: Spring 2012 Workshop Programme

  Spring 2012 Workshop Programme now open for bookings.
  Location: Digital Arts Studios
  Dates: 31st January to 5th April 2012

  This Spring we will be running a varied programme of 10 workshops, including the always popular Final Cut Pro for Beginners & Final Cut Pro Intermediate with Allan Hughes. Back by popular demand is Sound Production for Installation with Daniel Jewesbury and don¹t miss Barry Cullen’s new DIY Noise Synth Workshop! For details of the full programme see the workshops & training section of our website.

  To book a place on a workshop email the Digital Arts Studios Manager at angela@digitalartsstudios.com with the name of the workshop you wish to attend or call the office on 02890 312900. Places for workshops are limited to a maximum of 6 and places are in high demand so payment is required in advance in order to secure your place. We accept cash or cheques made payable to Digital Arts Studios.

  Don’t forget, DAS & Visual Artist Ireland members receive the discounted rate on all training courses at DAS! Just bring a valid VAI membership card along when booking/paying for your workshop.

  www.digitalartsstudios.com

• Audiences Northern Ireland Training Opportunities

  Cultural Tourism Masterclass
  Blue Sail, a destination management and marketing consultancy specialising in tourism and the visitor economy, is hosting a workshop to help arts and cultural organisations tap into tourism.  The workshop will enhance understanding of the benefits of cultural tourism and how to market to and attract cultural tourists. The workshop, free to Arts Council client organisations (£200 for all others), is on 10th February, 9.30am-5pm, in the Ulster Hall, Belfast.

  Media and PR Event at U105
  Media and PR Event on 18th January, 9.30am-12.30pm in the U105 studios, Belfast to advise Audiences NI members on best practice when approaching journalists and broadcast media. The session will bring together arts correspondents, critics, radio and print journalists to provide an informative overview of what the press expects from arts organisations when they are submitting a story to the press.

  Marketing Essentials
  Workshop by marketing and audience development specialist, Kate Sanderson, aimed at arming marketing staff (Officer level and below) with all the knowledge, information and practical tools they need to successfully carry out and evaluate an operational marketing function within their organisations. The training day takes place on 24th January, 9.30am-4.30pm in the Theatre at the Mill, Newtownabbey.

  Full details: http://www.audiencesni.com

• VAI Events & Professional Development Training - Dublin & Belfast

  Installation Skills for Visual Artists – 2 Sessions
  Session 1 – Focusing on Digital Media with Angela Halliday. (Wed, 8 Feb)
  Session 2 – Focusing on traditional media, painting, works on paper & sculpture @ Belfast Exposed Gallery, Donegall St, Belfast (Wed 22 Feb)
  Available Spaces: 10

  Iron casting, furnace building and performance casting work – a talk by James Hayes
  Common Room Artist Talk (free).
  Thurs Jan 19, 2012 (12.30 – 13.30).
  @ Visual Artists Ireland, Central Hotel Chambers 7-9 Dame Court, Dublin 2
  Available Spaces: 25

  Art in Public – Clinics with curators Sarah Searson & Cliodhna Shaffrey
  Session 1 – Thurs Feb 23, 2012 (10.30 – 16.30) – one-to-one clinics on proposals.
  Session 2 – Follow up session for participants with group feedback.
  E60 for VAI Members (E100 for non-members)
  @ Visual Artists Ireland, Central Hotel Chambers 7-9 Dame Court, Dublin 2
  3 Places Remaining

  To book and for further information see: http://visualartists.ie/education/register-for-our-events/
  Full details of Professional Development Training events in Northern Ireland available shortly.
  See our new portal for Visual Artists in Northern Ireland http://www.visualartists-ni.org

  Monica Flynn / Professional Development Officer
  T: +353 (0)1 672 9488
  E: monica@visualartists.ie

  My office hours are part-time and vary week to week so please refer to the information links and/or contact VAI at the number above.
  For full details of our current Professional Development Training for Visual Artists see: http://visualartists.ie/education/2011-2/

• One Day Digital Photography Workshops

  Next course with places still available: Saturday February 18th

  It doesn’t matter if your camera is a compact point & shoot or an SLR; whether you’re an absolute beginner with no experience, or you’ve been photographing for years. These workshops are for everybody. From understanding how to use your camera effectively to seeing and capturing beautiful compositions, attending this course will answer all your questions and you’ll leave enthused and inspired and a better photographer!

  Maximum participants on each course 8
  The course costs 75 euro and includes lunch
  To book email: rhoda.cunningham@gmail.com

• Ballsbridge College of Further Education - Evening Classes Jan 2012

  Ballsbridge College of Further Education

  LIFEDRAWING

  Lifedrawing Evening Classes will commence on Tuesday 26th January From 6 to 9 (2012) For ten weeks. Suitable for beginners and advanced. Tuition provided – Price 150 euro
  Drawing Tutor – Sinead Rice

  PORTFOLIO PREPARATION

  Portfolio Preparation – Evening Classes will commence on Monday the 23rd of January from 6 to 9 (2012) For ten weeks. Suitable for anyone wishing to improve or start a portfolio for entrance to art college.
  Price 150 Euro
  Tutor – Sinead Rice

  ACRYLIC PAINTING
  This is a relaxed informal class which foccuses on the use of acrylic paint on canvas. Suitable for beginners and improvers. Focuses on colour mixing and observation. Beginning Thursday the 26 th of January (2012) from 6.30 to 8.30 For ten weeks.
  Price 90 EURO

  Tutor – Sinead Rice.

  www.sineadrice.com

  Enrole online:
  www.ballsbridgecollege.com
  E: info@ballsbridge.cdvec.ie
  T: 00353879745303

  DUNLAOGHAIRE COLLEGE OF FURTHER EDUCATION -
  LIFEDRAWING
  Life Drawing Evening Classes commence in on Monday 30th January from 6 to 9 (2012) For ten weeks. This class is suitable for beginners and advanced students. Tuition provided -
  Drawing Tutor – Sinead Rice
  www.sineadrice.com

  - Cost 219 euro
  - 10% discount to people on social welfare
  - If an individual’s circumstances requires, college will accept part payment as a deposit.

  Enrole online http://www.dlcfe.ie

• Jewellery Making Course at Gallery Frida, Cork

  Learn how to cut metal, solder, apply patina, make bezels, make rivets, use micro bolts, use your own art work in a jewellery piece, add embellishments, use resin and a host of other skills in this fun class. No experience needed and all equipment will be supplied.

  Four x 2 hour classes, 100 euros. Class size limited. You will finish the class with your own original piece of jewellery.

  Address: Gallery Frida, 38 South Main St, Youghal, Co. Cork
  T: 0852389452 call for dates
  E: artforlife@live.ie
  www.wix.com/loramurphypaintings/lora-murphy-paintings

• Screen Printing/Silk Screen Printing Workshop

  Location: Trinity College Workshops, Pearse Street, Dublin
  February 13 to March 12: Monday evening workshop for 5 weeks 6-9 pm,
  February 19 and 26: Sunday workshop 10-5pm,

  For further information:
  lindacondon1@hotmail.com
  Tel: 087-2865020

• E-Commerce Web-Design and Promotion Course

  Artist-makers Online are now taking bookings for our February ‘E-commerce Web-design and Promotion‘ course. Build portfolio websites to include e-Commerce, social-media and are search-engine optimised. Get your message out and improve your web-presence. Sell and promote your work.

  Cost : €165 per course
  Dates : Tuesday 14th, 21st, 28th of February and 6th of March 6:30pm – 8:30pm
  Location: Carmelite Community Centre, Aungier St, Dublin 2

  More info and booking: www.artistmakersonline.com

• Wood and Stone Carving Lessons, Cork

  Wood and Stone carving lessons with James Mcloughlin, who has studied at the City and Guilds of London Art school. Beginners to advanced. Tools and material will be supplied.

  Cost:

  9.30-1.30pm- E50
  9.30- 5.00pm- E90
  7.00pm-9.00pm-E130 (Thursday Evenings, 6 week course)

  www.woodcarvingireland.ie
  E: james@woodcarvingireland.ie
  T: 0876368884

• Porcelain Paper-Clay Handbuilding Workshop and Ceramics Classes

  Porcelain paper-clay handbuilding workshop and ceramics classes with figurative sculptor Ayelet Lalor.
  Location: Studio 2.6, The Design Tower, Trinity Centre, Grand Canal Quay, D.2

  Porcelain paper-clay workshops
  Run over 2 Saturdays, 18th and 25th February, 10am-5 pm, €230 incl materials. Discover the versatility and delicacy of working with porcelain paper-clay.

  Ceramics classes
  Ongoing classes, €150 for 6 weeks, Tues 11-1.30 am, from 31st Jan, Wed 6.30-9pm, from 1st Feb

  Suitable for beginners and advanced, covering a variety of hand-building and decorative techniques.

  www.ayeletlalor.com
  E: studio@ayeletlalor.com
  T: 0876485856

  

• Art Classes at The Grange, Dublin

  Location: The Grange, Ballyboughal, North Co Dublin.
  Date: 06 Feb -12 March, 2012 (Classes are held once a week for six weeks)
  Time: 10:30am-1pm or 7:00pm – 9:30pm

  Learn to draw and to paint on canvas with acrylics. Small classes are presented by an experienced arts workshop facilitator. In the art class you have the opportunity to freely express yourself through an artistic medium without limitations or judgement. Beginners most welcome.  All materials and refreshments provided. Studio in a lovely country setting just 15 minutes from Swords, lovely cafe and gift shop in the building.

  For more information please contact Deborah,
  E: info@artclassdublinnorth.com
  T: 0879067347
  www.artclassdublinnorth.com

• Clay Courses at Hello Operator, Dublin

  Hello Operator is pleased to announce a new series of clay classes starting in February.
  Location: Hello Operator, 12 Rutland Place, Dublin 1
  Dates: 1 Feb

  Intro to Clay (Mondays 6:30-8pm, 6 weeks, starts 6 Feb) is suitable for beginners, covering basic handbuilding techniques and surface decoration.
  Intermediate Clay (Wed 6:30-8pm, 8 weeks, starts 1 Feb) is ideal for individuals with some previous experience working with ceramics, and will explore more complex projects.

  Private tuition is also available using the potter’s wheel at an hourly rate.

  For more information and bookings,
  E: erin@hellooperator.org
  T: 0877575559

• The IRON-Research Project-Open Call for Artists

  This IRON-R project presents a rare opportunity for visual artists in Ireland to make new artworks through a unique, if nearly obsolete, cast-iron process over a 5-day period. They will get to learn how to make CO2 sand-moulds and be involved in and experience each stage of the cast-iron process; from charging the cupola to pouring the molten iron into crucibles; to finishing and polishing. These artists will get the opportunity to work alongside experienced Fine Art staff & students from the West Wales School of the Arts and Fine Art students from CIT CCAD as well as artist James L Hayes and the National Sculpture Factory staff.

  Due to the nature of this type of casting places will be limited to a maximum of 8 artists from across the country. To this end and to have a wide variety of artistic practices present we would ask all artists to simply propose themselves in the following manner.

  1. Why you want to do this workshop.

  2. What it is you would like to do.

  3. A Short Biography.

  4. Some images of previous works (max 5 images as JPEG)

  The selection will be made by a panel of your peers and you will be notified within a week of the final submission date.

  Submissions must be sent to elma@nationalsculpturefactory.com by the closing date of Mon 20th Feb. Notifications will be sent by Mon 27th Feb.

  Workshop Tues 27th March – Sun 1st April. 10:00am – 5:00pm.

  www.nationalsculpturefactory.com

  The cost of the workshop is :

  €150 to VAI & NSF members

  €175 to non-members.

  (Lunch each day is included in this cost.)

• Crafts Council of Ireland: Skills Courses Open Day

  Date: Wed 22nd of Feb
  Time: 10am to 4pm

  Courses: Ceramics Skills and Design Course & Jewellery & Goldsmithing Skills and Design Course

  Location:

  The Jewellery & Goldsmithing Skills course is located in the Castle Yard, Kilkenny

  The Ceramics Skills Course is located at Island Mill, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny

  For more information:
  Amanda Walsh
  T: 056 7796134
  E: amanda@ccoi.ie
  www.ccoi.ie
  

• 2012 Master Classes at RHA, Dublin

  The RHA School is delighted to present a series of exciting Master classes this Spring. The RHA School is offering a series of 3 workshops by distinguished RHA Members and invited artists. The workshops are designed to provide professional artists with an intensive and informed course in a specialist subject, taught by artists with a proven and unique knowledge of each area.

  To ensure the professional standard of the series, the workshop places will be allocated through an application process. Workshops have very limited places so early application is advised. Artists are required to submit by email, a short CV and up to 3 images of their work when applying to do the workshop by the deadline specified for each, to:
  fernando@rhagallery.ie

  Conor Walton: The Techniques of Oil Paint,
  Date: March 20th-22nd
  Cost: €275
  Deadline for application: Feb 22nd
  
  Carey Clarke PPRHA : Painting From Observation – including life and still-life studies
  Date: April 2nd–4th
  Cost: €275
  Deadline for application: March 10th
  
  Mick O’Dea RHA: Portrait Painting Workshop
  Date: April 30th-May 3rd
  Cost: €375
  Deadline for application: April 7th

  General enquires can be made to the Academy Co-ordinator, Fernando Sanchez:
  T: 01 6612558
  E: fernando@rhagallery.ie

• Workshop with by Padraig McCaul: 'Earning a Living from your Art':

  ‘Earning a Living From Your Art: An Independent Artist’s Guide’

  Location: Tara Towers Hotel, Merrion Road, Booterstown, Dublin 4
  Dates: 11th Feb 2012
  Time: 10.30am – 4.30pm
  Cost: E 75

  This one day workshop takes a look at an independent approach to earning a living as an artist in 2012. Padraig McCaul is a full time artist and artist coach and shares his own experiences in this unique workshop. Topics covered during the course of the workshop include:

  - Understanding your market
  - Identifying and developing related income streams: Giclee Prints,Licensing, Greeting Cards.
  - Developing an annual 12 month financial plan
  - Creating a simple business plan
  - Finding your market
  - Making the most of social media and the internet
  - Exhibiting at art fairs and galleries

  www.padraigmccaul.ie/workshops.html

• Printmaking Courses at Custom House Studios, Mayo

  Advanced Printmaking Course
  Location: The Custom House Studios, The Quay, Westport, Co. Mayo
  Instructor: Virginia Gibbons
  Date: Fri Feb 10th
  Time: 11.00am-2pm (Course continues every Friday for 8 weeks)
  Cost: E 150 + materials fee.

  The Customs House are offering an advanced printmaking course. This course will emphasis personal creative research. Students will chose from any print process and develop self guided projects. Advanced techniques in various print processes will be demonstrated. Individual instruction and group critiques will be the major part of this experience. The course is available to students who have taken a course at The Customs House or who have previous print experience. The opportunity to create a group project will also be explored. The opportunity to rent time in the studio will be available upon completion of the course. The facility will be available during gallery hours for the duration of the course. This will allow for independent work sessions. The Custom House Studios will supply most materials.

  Monoprint Print Weekend
  Instructor: Virginia Gibbons
  Date: Sat Feb 25th and Sun 26th
  Time: 11.00 am – 4.00pm
  Cost: E 80 + materials fee

  Custom House Studios are offering a two day monoprint workshop. The course is designed to introduce students to a variety of monoprint techniques. These will include creating images on perspex plates and printing them using an etching press. Monoprint is a painterly process and students will complete a number of unique prints on each day. Both oil base and water base techniques will be explored. Beginning students as well as working artists are encouraged to enrol. The class will meet for four hours on both days. Class size is limited to five students. The Custom House will supply most materials. Students will have the opportunity to rent studio time on completion of this course.

  Limited places, for bookings:
  For bookings:
  T: 098 28735
  E: customhouse@eircom.net

• New Courses at H2 Studios, Cork

  Location: Harbour View, Kilbrittain, Cork.
  Course 1 : Direct Modelling and Bronze Casting Course
  This course starts with a day of direct modelling in wax from a life model and then finishes with a day of casting the wax in bronze. The course runs over 2 days and the participant will be introduced both to life modelling and bronze work. All work will be on small scale but conclude with a finished bronze piece. This course is suitable for all as a small group ensures individual attention
  Cost: €200 including model and materials( and one cast piece) Deposit of €50 ensures place…….max 4 per course
  Date February 18th-19th 2012

  Course 2. Direct Modelling in Clay.
  This course also introduces the participant to modelling directly from the life model. This is a one day course but allows for working on a larger scale. (This course is suitable for all levels…max 6 per class)
  Cost: €95 including model and materials. Deposit of €25 ensures place
  Date February 11th 2012

  For further information contact: hellehelsner@gmail.com
  www.h2studioart.com
  T: 086-3256689/0238849223

• Art Tasting Boot Camp at Carmelite Centre, Dublin

  Location: Garden Art Room, Carmelite Centre, Aungier Street, Dublin 2.
  Dates: Starting 3rd March 2012, every Sat morning 10.30am to 1pm. Finishes late September.
  Cost: E 780 for 24 workshops.

  Open evening at 6.30pm Thurs 2nd Feb, in the Garden Art Room. Come and meet the tutors, chat about what the course can offer you and maybe even secure your place!

  • Ever wanted to try a new visual art course but weren’t sure what one suited you?
  • Or visited an art supply store and left simply because you couldn’t decide what to try!
  • Was the array of products on display bewildering?
  • Ever went to look for a course that covered a variety of art forms, to dip your toe into, but found it simply didn’t exist?

  Adrienne Geoghegan’s Art Boot Camps have brought together 8 inspiring artists, all experts in their field, who are eager to share their knowledge, and take the mystery out of all these art forms so you can discover which ones you may like to take further.  Level of experience – familiarity of at least one form of visual arts is an advantage. However enthusiasm counts for everything

  For further details on the workshops and tutor profiles www.adriennegeoghegan.com/site/i-run-courses/art-tasting-boot-camp

  T: 087 9919211, 016776032
  E: adriennegeoghegan@gmail.com
  www.adriennegeoghegan.com

• Intensive Portrait Sculpture Course, Dublin

  Location: Studio 35, The Design Tower, Trinity Enterprise Centre, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2.
  Cost: E 400 including all materials, deposit 50% to reserve a place.

  Sculptor Liz O’Kane is running two courses in portrait sculpture with live model in her studio in The Design Tower on Pearse Street. The course is intensive, suitable for all levels, from beginners to those with experience. Students will have finished clay portrait head by end of course.

  The first course runs over two weekends, 11/12th and 18/19 February, consisting of 8 x three hour sessions over four days (10am -1pm and 2- pm daily).

  The second course is an evening class run over ten evenings commencing Tues 21 February (6.30 – 9.30 pm).

  Four places available, free parking.

  For further information, contact Liz.
  E: lizokane@gmail.com
  www.elizabethokane.com

• Take Better Photos: Beginners/Intermediate Digital Photography Classes

  Take Better Photos are running 4 week evening classes from their South William Street studio. The Beginners course starts on Monday the 13th of February and the Intermediate course starts on Wednesday the 15th of February. Classes cost: €120 (€50 deposit required). To book please contact us at: info@takebetterphotos.info | 087-2809777 | www.takebetterphotos.info

• Body Painting Workshop

  March 10 & 11 | Anyone interested please contact roslyn.fuller@gmx.de

• New Course Programme at Belfast Print Workshop Gallery

  Belfast Print Workshop will host a series of printmaking courses during February and March 2012. Screenprinting (intermediate) | 7 Feb-13 March 6.30pm – 9.00pm, (Every Tuesday evening) | This course will develop further techniques in screenprinting using photographic techniques and more complex ideas and concepts. Suitable for those with some knowledge of the technique | Cost £145 || General Printmaking | 9 Feb-15 March 6.30pm – 9.00pm, (Every Thursday evening) | This course will explore some basic printmaking techniques including drypoint, collograph and monoprint | Cost £145 ||Screenprinting (beginners) | 4-5 February 10.00am – 4.00pm, (Saturday & Sunday) | This course will provide an introduction to the process of screenprinting using stencils and simple drawings | Cost £95 ||Photo intaglio | 11-12 February 10.00am – 4.00pm, (Saturday & Sunday) | This course is an introduction to the photo-intaglio process suitable for beginners | Cost £95 ||Woodcut and Linocut | 18-19 February 10.00am – 4.00pm, (Saturday & Sunday) | This course provides an introduction to woodcut and linocut suitable for beginners | Cost £95 ||Etching | 25-26 February 10.00am – 4.00pm (Saturday & Sunday) | This course provides an introduction to etching suitable for beginners | Cost £95 | To book a place or for more information | E-mail jessica@bpw.org.uk | T: 02890231323 | www.bpw.org.uk | Deadline: 29th Feb.

• Winter Workshops at Design Tower, Dublin

  18th and 25th February | Pearse Street, Grand Canal Quay| | Portrait Sculpture using a live model with sculptor Elizabeth O’Kane T: 087 9174947 | The Art and Craft of Leather with artist Roisin Gartland  T:  087 2490984 | Silversmithing with silversmith Seamus Gill T:  01 6775701 | Jewellery Design and Handskills with DaCapo Goldsmiths T:  01 6753867 | The Art of Porcelain Paperclay with sculptor Ayelet Lalor T: 087 6485856 | Design and Jewellery Making Skills with jeweller Breda Haugh T: 01 6705738 | Papermaking with paper conservationist Pat McBride : T 086 2451318 | Further information direct from the artist or www.thedesigntower.blogspot.com

• Ached Grew Print Jot at The Drawing Project, Dublin

  Location: The Drawing Project, 3 Harbour Square, Dunlaoghaire, Dublin,
  Dates: Wed 8th Feb 2012
  Time: 7 – 10pm,

  Ached Grew Print Jot, as a kind of alternative space of creativity, interpretation, ritual and critique will be a drawing class in the form of an ephemeral, event-based character expressed and observed through music and other performances, film screenings, a lecture and hosting the launch of a publishing project, Household Words, an on-line / off-line publication that focuses on expanding the format of criticism head on with personality, authenticity and style. Ached Grew Print Jot and Household Words will be characterised by discreet shifts and observations in the spaces between people, objects and happenings. This is an on-line publication that focuses on expanding the format of criticism and heralds a space for personality and authenticity, together with literary style. This publishing project will be made available in hardcopy format.

  Moving away from the physical act of drawing, ached grew print jot focuses on paying close attention to a particular object or subject and those processes attuned to the act of observation – mediation, musing and study. An ensemble that hopes to encourage a heightened sensibility of looking and an examination of the mind in the structuring of that experience. All so often our thoughts go beyond anything we engage with here and now; they’re off in the future or combined with remnants from the past, ached grew print jot draws attention to that sway, one that hovers between what is physically present and our interpretation of that presence.

  With observations by Karl Burke, Sean Carpio, Daniel Fitzpatrick, Russell Hart (ETP), Barbara Knezevic, Vincent Lestienne, Ruth E. Lyons, Niamh O’Malley, Sarah Pierce & Vaari Claffey, Frank Wasser and Lee Welch.

  www.onethousandandonenights.info

• Printmaking Courses at Limerick Printmakers Studio

  This year we are running lots of different courses including, Silkscreen, Photo Etching, Mezzotint, Mixed Media Print, Introduction to Drawing and Printmaking, Life Drawing, Lithography and Photography | These courses are designed for anyone with an interest in learning how to print but are also good refresher courses for more advanced levels | Information about the courses available at www.limerickprintmakers.com/education.htm | E: limerickprintmakers@gmail.com | T: 061 311806

• Introduction to Documentary Film Course at Mermaid, Wicklow

  29 Jan- 26 Feb Sundays 7pm | Film scholar Daniel Fitzpatrick will give a non-stop guided tour through the documentary film from its earliest forms to its ever-expanding modern manifestations. At the heart of this course are three important feature screenings, each of which will include a detailed introduction and a Q&A | There will also be two illustrated lectures which will incorporate a number of other shorter pieces and excerpts from the world of documentary film | Further info: www.mermaidartscentre.ie/events/details/revealing-the-real-a-5-week-introduction-to-documentary-film

Other

• Call for Materials for artsandhealth.ie

  artsandhealth.ie is a new national arts and health website which was developed by the Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) and Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts, and supported by the Arts Council. The site, which was launched by the Minister for Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht in October, is designed to support the emergent field of arts and health in Ireland.

  We wish to raise the visibility and professionalism of arts and health practice by asking artists working in this field to contribute to artsandhealth.ie by:

  • Submitting news of current arts and health projects and developments by uploading the information directly to the news section of the website.
  • Submitting case studies of best practice arts and health projects. We are using a form to help collect project information in a systematic way. This is available on request from info@artsandhealth.ie
  • Submitting relevant resources such as Research & Evaluation, Articles & Documentation, Policies & Strategies and Guidelines for Best Practice. These can be sent directly to info@artsandhealth.ie

  For more information please contact Claire Meaney, Project Co-ordinator/ Moderator artsandhealth.ie by e-mailing info@artsandhealth.ie.

• Art Holidays in Brittany

  For many years, we’ve tutored day workshops both in our own home in Brittany, and residential painting holidays further south in France. But now we’re delighted to have organised holiday courses in a lovely setting nearby, and there are flights from Dublin to Rennes, just down the road.

  We’re both professional artists with a sound working knowledge of different mediums and subject matter. There’s a large choice of workshops, which can be tailored to your individual needs and preferences….. nothing is ‘written in stone’! If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

  Caroline Johnson and Alastair Price.
  Email: artistsmock@sfr.fr

  www.artfrenchstyle.com

• Practice Journal: Issue 3

  Announcing the publication of the third issue of the Practice Journal – promoting arts practice with children and young people. This is now available to buy. The Practice Journal features a wide range of professional practice with children and young people across many different contexts, from theatre, opera and dance, to early years and youth arts practice.

  To order your copy, contact Kids’ Own Publishing Partnership: 07191-24945 or info@kidsown.ie.
  The Journal can also be previewed online at: http://issuu.com/practice.ie/docs/practice_issue3?mode=window&backgroundColor=%23222222

• Catalyst Arts Membership 2012

  Catayst Arts membership for 2012 is now open

  Membership entitles you to:
  • Attend and vote in our AGM’s – members input into the programming
 and running of the organisation is welcomed and encouraged.
  • Exhibit in the Annual Members Show.
  • Have your Artist website listed on the NEW Catalyst Arts website.
  • The use of our new resource room with wifi, staff on hand for
critical opinion and access. to Catalyst’s extensive archive of books,
videos, dvd’s and assorted paraphernalia.

  Catalyst Arts continues to:
  • Offer support to artists at all stages of their careers
  • Provide advice when sought and facilities when necessary to all our members
  • Seek opportunities for our members and share any perks we can muster.

  If you would like to be a VOLUNTEER, send us an email and
we’ll get in touch. 
You can pay your fee through PAYPAL on our website.
 We would also like to stipulate that the membership fee is not binding
 to the suggested fee. Any amount over and above the suggested minimum
 will be gladly and gratefully accepted.

  Catalyst Arts is a registered charity NI28068
  Membership is £10 Unwaged and £20 Waged
  (Membership runs from Jan to Dec)

  Address: Catalyst Arts, Ground Floor, 5 College Court, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT1 6BS
  T: +44 28 90313303
  E: catalystarts@gmail.com
  www.catalystarts.org.uk/membership

• Kathy O’Leary: ‘Onwards Journey’s, A Visual Process’

  Self-published, Kathy O’Leary’s book ‘Onward Journey’s, A Visual Process’, is a visual diary of photographs and prints that the artist has captured, collated and collected over the past four years. Creating a visual statement by recording and sharing a certain ‘place and time’. Capturing moments of alienation, appropriation, monumentalism and physicality, using the lens of a camera, O’Leary shares reactions, to the environment, industrialisation, intimacy and human frailty in all its wonder through humour and strength.

  You can preview and buy the book or download the app online @ http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2768273

  Onward Journey’s, A Visual Process’ is created to be accessible with large format text.

• Artist Seeking Donations of Retro Wallpaper

  Looking for donations/or to buy old retro wallpapers for school musical. Looking for unusual wallpapers and willing to collect and or pay for postage. Wallpaper can be damaged/stained/new whatever will be accepted.

  Please contact: Ciara Silke
  ciarasilke@gmail.com
  T: 087 6417599

• Rightbrain: Ireland’s First Digigraphie Lab Photographic Service

  RightBrain, a Cork based artistic photographic service, will now offer Epson’s unique Digigraphie printing and technology to its customers, giving them exceptional and repeatable print quality. Digigraphie, Epson’s label of excellence for photographers and artists, is the result of many years of research by Epson and is made possible by the technical performance of Epson Stylus Pro printers and on the resistance and quality of its range of UltraChrome pigment inks. The Digigraphie embossed seal confirms a print has been created following a specific digital process. It assures customers that their print is genuine, and it opens new opportunities to provide a wider range of long-lasting, limited-edition works. Each Digigraphie print is individually authenticated with a serial number, signed by the artist, embossed with the Digigraphie seal and accompanied by a certificate of guarantee.

  The Epson Stylus Pro printer range, utilising the Ultra Chrome family of 8 &10 colour pigment based inks and certified fine art/photo media offer a number of characteristics which meet the expectation of professional photographers and artists. They include a wide colour gamut, the smoothest of gradation and absolute control over the tone and hue of black and white prints thanks to the three densities of black ink and an advanced printer driver.

  http://www.rightbrain.ie/

• Cork Printmakers Call for New Members

  Cork Printmakers is currently welcoming applications from artists for full and associate membership. Full Members have 24/7 access to the workshop while Associate Members may use the workshop under technicians’ supervision from Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 5.30pm. Other benefits include: up to 6 images of artist’s work and biography on the Cork Printmakers’ website, submission to exhibitions, quarterly newsletter, discount on course fees and masterclasses. Potential applicants must be capable of demonstrating excellent knowledge of a minimum of one print process. Complete and return online application forms with a minimum of six samples of your work preferably in portfolio format. Also acceptable CD, DVD, photograph or catalogue formats. | For further information contact clare@corkprintmakers.ie | T: 021 4322422  |  www.corkprintmakers.ie | Deadline for submission: Friday 17 February 2012.

• The 'Policing Dialogues Review' Available for Download

  The Policing Dialogues Review is a 24 page newspaper offering personal and analytical perspectives on the recent work and practice of What’s the Story? Collective. Policing Dialogues was a six week residency in The LAB in late 2010 which marked a key moment in a long term project exploring power and policing for young people in Dublin’s south city. The newspaper is now available for download at www.section8.ie or for a hard copy contact fionacwhelan@hotmail.com.

• Artist Seeking to Purchase Overhead Projector

  Any condition as long as it’s in some kind of working order, a blown bulb can be replaced | Alternatively the loan of one for a number of weeks would be excellent too | Preferably in the Galway/Mayo/Roscommon/Leitrim region. | You can contact me at auntieslock@hotmail.com

Exhibitions/Events

Dublin

• Damian Magee at The Ivy House, Dublin

  Lifelines – an exhibition by Damian Magee
  Location: Art at The Ivy House, 114 Drumcondra Road
  Dates: 4 November 2011 – 30 January 2012
  Opening: Thursday 10 November 6.30-8.30pm

  Art at The Ivy House is delighted to present Lifelines – a solo exhibition of paintings by Damian Magee. This series of island works explore the fragile transience of our natural habitat and the influence of geography on personal, social and cultural consciousness.

  Peopled communities, distant drumlins, brief tidal deposits, uninhabitable rocks and vegetation, man-made objects. When surrounded by water can anything be semantically defined as islands? These paintings employ the singularity of an island as a springboard to various explorations of our relationship with geography. Utilising figure, colour and space as central metaphors these elements become subjectively entwined with each distinct subject to form anthropological, psychological, phenomenological archetypes.

  www.theivyhouse.ie

• Group Show at Draoicht, Blanchardstown

  ‘Amharc Fhine Gall VIII – Unknown Knowns’
  18 November 2011 – 25 February 2012

  Opening: Thursday 17 November 2011, 7pm.

  The term Unknown Knowns which constitutes the title of this exhibition, is the description used by the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek when he refers to the “unconscious beliefs and prejudices that determine how we perceive reality and intervene in it.” Things we know, but don’t know we know, dictate how we address situations we encounter. Obviously it is impossible to know what the unknown known is because if we did it would become the known known, but the work in this exhibition addresses the theme of unconscious knowledge.

  The three artists – Andrew Carson, Sally-Anne Kelly and Lisa Shaughnessy – have explored and represented specific elements of this through their work. Shown through a diverse range of works, from the manipulation of materials that we know on some level are familiar to us, to the investigation into the possibility of another self and how this can determine our lives, to the idea of the second life and the attempt to survive for eternity, all three artists’ work delve into certain aspects of the unknown known.

  Fingal Arts Office is delighted to showcase recent local art college graduates with its annual exhibition opportunity Amharc Fhine Gall. The show seeks to increase the profile of emerging Fingal artists by giving them the chance to show in a professional, contemporary art space. It may be their first major show but with the professional presentation of their work and accompanying catalogue we hope it is the first of many. The opportunity also extends to the emerging curator who will work with the graduate(s) to create a suitable context to show this work to a wider local and contemporary art audience.

  www.draiocht.ie

• Caroline Donohue at Draoicht, Blanchardstown

  ‘Caroline Donohue – Selected Works to Date’
  18 November 2011 – 25 February 2012

  Opening: Thursday 17 November 2011, 7pm.

  “This body of work has been inspired by my ongoing exploration of physical, psychological and poetic space. I am interested in the delicate point where man and the natural world co-exist or in some cases collide. I strive to create places for poetic possibility, a space where time can be suspended; I extend to the onlooker a glimpse of intricate private worlds. Each narrative creates a dialogue between these internal and external conflicting worlds, thus providing a place to dream.” Caroline Donohue

  www.draiocht.ie

• John Thomson at Chester Beatty Library, Dublin

  ‘China – Through the Lens of John Thomson, 1868-1872′
  17 November 2011 – 26 February 2012

  This exhibition is devoted to images of China by Scottish photographer John Thomson (1837-1921). Born in Edinburgh Thomson first travelled to Asia in 1862, where he set up a professional photographic studio. Fascinated by local cultures, Thomson returned in 1868, settling in Hong Kong. Over the next four years he made extensive trips to Guangdong, Fujian, Beijing, China’s north-east and down the Yangtze. This exhibition is drawn from his time in these regions.

  In the early days of photography, when negatives were made on glass plates, a cumbersome mass of equipment was required but Thomson was nevertheless able to capture a wide variety of images. His works present the human aspects of life in China through the extensive record of everyday-street scenes, rarely captured by other photographers of that era. After returning to Britain, Thomson took an active role informing the public about China, through illustrated lectures and publications. In 1920, he wrote to Henry Wellcome – pharmacist, philanthropist and collector – wishing to sell his glass negatives. Thomson died before the transaction was completed, and Wellcome bought the negatives from Thomson’s heirs in 1921. The images in this exhibition come from the Wellcome Library’s collection in London.

  Timed to co-ordinate with Chinese New Year celebrations in 2012, the exhibition will include over 50 stunning images with a wide variety of themes in China including people, architecture, domestic and street scenes. A selection of traditional Chinese clothing and accessories from the Library’s own collection will also be on display.

  For events related to this exhibition, please click here.

  www.cbl.ie

• 'Entrophy' - Exhibition of Contemporary Irish Craft at Glasnevin Museum

  November 30th 2011 – March 5th 2012
  Opening: November 29th 2011 at 18.00

  Entropy sets out to highlight a wide range of innovative directions now being explored in Irish craft. Contemporary craft making covers a diverse range of directions. This exhibition provides a snapshot of how these artists set out to make their mark. While traditional processes are still highly valued by some artists and designers, others combine the use of new technology and traditional craft skill to make their work.

  www.glasnevinmuseum.ie
  Monday to Friday 10.00 – 17.00, Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays 11.00 – 17.00

• Marie Hanlon and Rhona Clarke at Rubicon, Dublin

  Between the Lines.
  Exhibition continues until Friday 23rd December, 2011

  For further information  see website

  T; +353.1.670 8055
  10 St Stephens Green Dublin 2 Ireland
  www.rubicongallery.ie

• Joe Sterling at Alliance Francaise, Dublin

  ‘Wanderings in France’
  2 December 2011 – 18 February 2012

  Admission Free.

  www.alliance-francaise.ie

• Liam O'Callaghan at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin

  ‘Bit Symphony’
  16 December 2011 – 4 February 2012

  Opening: Thursday 15 December 2011, 6pm – 8pm.

  ‘Bit Symphony’ is an audio-visual installation consisting of an assemblage of turntables, amplifiers and speakers, reconfigured and manipulated so as to autonomously perform a complex musical composition of looping records. Liam O’Callaghan creates the sound by forcing loops, changing speeds, warping and physically scratching records, fading volume in and out and altering tones. Through these simple techniques the original sound is altered to be unrecognisable from it’s source and transformed into something new entirely; a series of unique sonic/music compostions.

  As is the case with most of O’Callaghan’s work, the aesthetic of Bit Symphony is lead by necessity. The function of each component of the installation is clear, and no attempt has been made to hide the basic methods and materials used to make the work operate the way O’Callaghan wants it to. With no auto tuner or auto timer in sight, the music cracks, clicks and creeks it way along with it’s own interior sense of purpose, in and out of time, through noise, sound and music and those moments inbetween, wherever they may lie. All the work’s blemishes are there to be heard and deployed as the players, independent of a performer, spin into action and work to find and maintain their own harmony.

  O’Callaghan’s starting point was the desire to make music, and how, as an object-making artist and as a non musician, to achieve this aim. The resulting work borrows some of the musical vocabulary of early tape loops technics from the mid 60’,s and sampling technics of the 70’s onwards. While it is difficult to classify the compositions into any one type or genre of music, it is clear that O’Callaghan has achived his aim of making music while also creating a hypnotic and engaging art work.

  Liam O’Callaghan’s work uses found, used and discarded objects to create sculptures that expose the methods or mechanics in their construction, challenging the viewer to construct meanings beyond their constituent parts. O’Callaghan’s sculptures and photographs delight the viewer with irreverence and humour, while also inducing meditations on the fragility and transience of life and the roll of improvisation in human endeavours.

  www.templebargallery.com

• Vanya Lambrecht Ward at Unit H, Market Studios, Dublin

  ‘Fragments’
  Location: Unit H @  Market studios, Dublin 7
  Dates: 12 -15 January 2012
  Opening: 12th January @ 6

  Over the last two years new work developed alongside conversation, research and writing as part of the Masters Art in the Contemporary World at NCAD. Endless debate and a wealth of information does not always result in cohesion but mostly presents a multitude and unending stream of ideas and opinion. The work explores the boundless ways space presents itself to us and investigates these ideas in an exhibition of fragments and possibility rather than finite conclusion.

  Fragments is a culmination of thinking around photography, architecture, materiality , the making and perception of space assembled through non-linear text, arcane objects and undetermined images.

  www.vanyalambrechtward.com /  www.themarketstudios.ie/unit-h/
  

• Sonia Shiel at Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Dublin

  THE HUMAN RACE
  Opening reception on Thursday 12 January 6 – 8 pm
  Exhibition runs 12 January – 11 February 2012

  Sonia Shiel’s installations, often composed of paintings, sculpture and video, explore the propensity of Art to be effective in the real world, while pitching mankind’s most earnest endeavours against their odds.

  For her first solo show at the Kevin Kavanagh Gallery, Shiel will present the ‘The Human Race’ as a contest of wins, losses and enterprise. Set against a pastoral landscape, Shiel’s pageant tallies the smaller stakes of human suffering by confronting our glib consumption of epic social atrocities.

  www.kevinkavanaghgallery.ie

• Darek Fortas at The Copper House Gallery, Dublin

  Coal Story – a Photographic Exhibition by Darek Fortas at The Copper House Gallery, Dublin
  Location: The Copper House Gallery, Synge Street, Dublin 8
  Dates: 11th January – 3rd February 2012
  Opening: Wednesday 11th January 2012, 6pm-8pm

  ‘Coal Story’ – the first solo exhibition by Darek Fortas is a result of an extensive photographic engagement with the two largest coal mining companies in the European Union located in Silesia, the most industrialised part of Poland.

  ‘Coal Story’ will be opened by artist Anthony Haughey. The exhibition will run at The Copper House Gallery until 3rd February 2012.

  This exhibition is part of the inaugural Fire Propeller Competition, the precursor of the new €150,000 Fire Arts Awards. The Fire Propeller Competition is an annual award open to all final year photography students. The 2011 Fire Propeller winner Darek Fortas has recently started his eight week residency at The Copper House Gallery, in preparation for his solo photographic exhibition.

  The 2012 Fire Propeller Competition will be launched at the opening of ’Coal Story’ at The Copper House Gallery on Wednesday 11th January 2012.

  http://thecopperhousegallery.wordpress.com

• Cecilia Danell at Talbot Gallery Studios

  ‘The Consoling Dream Necessity’
  January 11th – February 4th 2012
  Opening reception Wednesday, 11th Jan 2012, 6pm.

  Talbot Gallery Studios is delighted to present recent recipient of the Wexford Arts Centre Emerging Artist Award 2011, Cecilia Danell with her first solo exhibition.

  A Swedish artist based in Galway, her work takes as its focus questions concerning identity, dealing with such themes as perception of the self and sensations of otherness. Her media spans a spectrum of painting, photography and video, all of which are utilised toward making hazy the boundary between fiction and reality. The surreal quality of her video and photographic pieces is well complemented by the installation works consisting of such materials as twigs, safety clips and folded graph paper. The potentially mundane associations these works call to mind throw into greater relief the polarity of Utopian and Dystopian landscapes, and the notion that what we regard as personal can have universal connotations.

  Talbot Gallery & Studios, 51 Talbot Street, Dublin 1
  T: 01 8556559
  www.talbotgallery.com

• Uri Aran, Shane McCarthy & Anna Sagstrom at Mother's Tankstation

  BEAUTIFUL POTENTIAL
  URI ARAN | SHANE McCARTHY | ANNA SAGSTRÖM
  11 Jan – 18 Feb 2012
  Opening-Wed 11 Jan 2012 , 6–8 pm

  For more information or images please contact: Finola Jones or Anne Lynott at mother’s tankstation. 41-43 Watling Street, Ushers Island, Dublin 8. Ireland. T: +353 1 6717654 / gallery@motherstankstation.com

  www.motherstankstation.com

• RHA New Year Exhibitions

  Preview: Thursday 12 January 6 – 8pm, All Welcome

  - CAREY CLARKE PPRHA, A Retrospective, Gallery I & Dr. Tony Ryan – until 26 Feb

  - CORBAN WALKER, Please Adjust, RHA Atrium – until 29 April

  - ALAN DALY, Primary Sources, RHA Ashford Gallery – until 26 Feb

  - STEPHEN MCKENNA PPRHA, RHA Foyer – until 29 April

  Royal Hibernian Academy, Gallagher Gallery, 15 Ely Place, D2.
  www.rhagallery.ie

• Richard Gorman at Kerlin Gallery

  20 January – 25 February 2012
  Reception Thursday 19 January, 6 – 8 pm

  ‘Kozo’ is an exhibition of works on handmade Japanese echizen kozo washi paper using techniques including dyed paper pulp poured into moulds and gouache paint on paper made by the artist.  Richard Gorman made the paperworks at Iwano Heyzabouro paper mill in Imadate Fukui in West Japan over a period of ten years, 1999 – 2009.

  For further information or visual material, please contact Kirsteen Cairns: kirsteen@kerlin.ie
  
  www.kerlin.ie

• Varvara Shavrova | The Opera at Gallery of Photography

  Varvara Shavrova | The Opera
  January 20 – February 26 2012

  To celebrate Chinese New Year 2012, the Gallery of Photography is presenting the Irish premiere of The Opera, Varvara Shavrova’s spellbinding work on traditional Peking Opera.

  The Opera is an artist’s insight into the fragile world of the Peking Opera, one of the most revered artforms of the Chinese national scene. The work focuses on the transformation from male to female, and from female to male, of the Peking Opera artists. Balancing moments of pure visuality with behind the scenes footage, the video underscores the striking avantgardist qualities of this most traditional of artforms.

  The Opera is accompanied by a specially commissioned score by composer Benoit Granier which incorporates elements of traditional Chinese and contemporary electronic music.

  The Opera is complemented by related works in other media, including limited-edition photographic prints and two time-lapse projection works. Also included are selected pieces from Windows on the Hutong, a series of photographic lightboxes with sound, which offer a fascinating glimpse into the street-life of Beijing’s traditional alleys.

  The launch event takes place on Friday January 20th at 6.00pm, when The Opera will also be projected outdoors on the big screen at Meeting House Square. The exhibition marks the keynote visual arts event of the Dublin Chinese New Year Festival.

  An exciting programme of Family Events will take place in the Gallery during the Festival.
  Saturday January 21st – The Opera Make Up workshop, in association with Design for Stage & Screen Make-Up students of IADT. Transform yourself into a Peking Opera character – and record your transformation in a short time-lapse photo sequence to take home with you!
  Sunday January 22nd ­– The Opera Family Portrait & Costume Studio. Choose from a selection of Han Dynasty style robes and make your own Family Portrait, Chinese style! All events are free, booking is essential, 01 6714654.

  www.galleryofphotography.ie

• Group Show at Rubicon Gallery, Dublin

  ‘None Went Mad. . . None Ran Away’

  Artists: Peter Burns, Mark Clare, Jessica Conway, Niall de Buitléar, Gabhann Dunne, Caoimhe Kilfeather, Barbara Knezevic, Clare Langan, Mark McGreevy, Maria McKinney, Fiona Mulholland, Sharon White.

  Curated By Rowan Sexton

  Opening: Saturday 21 January, 5 – 7pm
  Exhibition continues until Saturday 18 February 2012

  In 1989, Angus Fairhurst wrote an essay titled “Some went mad and some ran away, the great majority stayed faithful until physical death.” Fairhurst’s text resonated with Damien Hirst, as he adopted part of the title in 1994, for the exhibition he curated at the Serpentine Gallery, London, ‘Some Went Mad. . . Some Ran Away’. The exhibition investigated themes of fear, loss, hope, death and fantasy, in response to the bleak early 90’s in London, featuring work by the Young British Artists (YBAs). It seems especially fitting at this present time in Ireland, to look back at how artists of the time in London countered the situation in which they found themselves. With so many factors at play in social, economic, and geopolitical contexts currently, we are seeing more of a dejected, despondent and uneasy population in Ireland. Low morale is abundant, and as times are getting tougher, more people are choosing to leave. Asserting self-confidence and a shared sensibility in an effort to capture the same sense of defiance displayed by the YBAs, and their determination to overcome the situation they found themselves in, during the mid-90’s – a group of artists have been invited to examine a statement by Fairhurst, subverted to read “None Went Mad. . . None Ran Away”, and address the same prevalent themes explored in Hirst’s exhibition. There is a need for reinvention, vigour and a phoenix-like renaissance in society. There is a history of resilience here. It is simply a matter of finding that inner strength, looking forward and creating a future.

  www.rubicongallery.ie

• Mary FitzGerald at Green On Red Gallery, Dublin

  ‘Halflife’
  Opening Reception – Thurs 26 Jan 6 – 8pm
  Exhibition will run until 3 March 2012

  Green On Red Gallery is delighted to present Halflife an exhibition of new work by Mary FitzGerald. Halflife will consist of new video and sculptural work, it is a development of the themes explored in FitzGerald’s last solo exhibition Afterlife at the Fenton Gallery, Cork in 2009.

  FitzGerald’s recent work has been characterised as ‘an attempt to convey vulnerability through images which are impermanent, transient and almost invisible’.

  www.greenonredgallery.com

• Panto Collapsar by Mikala Dwyer at Project Arts Centre, Dublin

  Location: Project Arts Centre
  Dates: 27 January to 31 March 2012
  Opening: 26 January 2012, 6pm to 8pm

  ‘An exploded and bewitched house with a floating roof’ – this is how Australian artist Mikala Dwyer describes her solo exhibition, an exhibition that marks the first time her work will be shown in Ireland. A significant Australasian artist, Dwyer’s art work is increasingly relevant to a younger
  generation of artists who have emerged in Dublin in recent years. The installation will include a variation on one of her most recognizable and personal circle accumulations of sculptures, as well as an actual floating ceiling.

  You are very welcome to join us for the opening of Panto Collapsar in the gallery on Thursday 26 January between 6-8pm. The exhibition will continue to run until 31 March 2012.

  www.projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/1462-mikala-dwyer

• Anne Kelly at The Return, Goethe-Institut Irland

  ‘Invisible Background Instrument’
  Preview on Wednesday, 25 January 2012, 6 – 7.30pm
  Continues until 7 March.

  This solo exhibition of new work by Anne Kelly is showing drawing and structural objects of wood and field-recordings. The site specific intervention involves a number of related poetic, formal and conceptual concerns. Much of the work stems from the artists study of nocturnal or crepuscular animals. In the work are the reduced recordings of nocturnal emissions of bats recorded on regular night visits by the artist. Curated by Mark Garry

  www.goethe.de/irland

• Howard Finster at Douglas Hyde Gallery

  Reverend Howard Finster Message Posters ‘The Paradise [35]‘
  February 3 – March 28, 2012

  Opening Thursday, February 2, 6.00pm – 7:30pm

  The American artist Howard Finster, believing that he was inspired by God to spread the Gospel, built an extraordinary Paradise Garden in Georgia, and produced tens of thousands of works of art. He first came to prominence in the 1980s, when his work was used on record covers by R.E.M. and Talking Heads. He is now probably the best-known ‘outsider’ artist of recent times. Finster’s art includes paintings of icons of American culture such as Elvis Presley, George Washington, Marilyn Monroe, and Coca-Cola bottles, but the majority of his work was overtly religious. Every piece was numbered by the artist, who considered it important to produce as much art as he could for the glory of God. The works in this exhibition are ‘message posters’: mass-produced, cheap monochrome prints, intended for wide circulation, that bear spiritual or visionary thoughts and communications. They have been framed by a member of the Reverend Finster’s family, following one of his designs.

  The Douglas Hyde Gallery warmly thanks Beverly Finster for her help and support. In the spirit of Howard Finster’s intentions for the message posters, the framed prints will be distributed in a free raffle at the end of the exhibition. Please enquire in the gallery for details.

  www.finstersparadisegardens.org

  Tours:
  Introductory tours of the exhibitions will be given on Wednesday, February 29, at 1.15pm; and Wednesday, March 21, at 1.15pm. All are welcome, admission free.

  www.douglashydegallery.com
  

• Merlin James at Douglas Hyde Gallery

  Merlin James: ‘In the Gallery’
  February 3 – March 28, 2012

  Opening Thursday, February 2, 6.00pm – 7:30pm

  Merlin James is sometimes regarded as a formalist, but this epithet is in many ways misleading. He is undoubtedly and unusually concerned with the process of painting and the ‘objecthood’ of pictures, but his images are too odd to be considered simply as visual or intellectual exercises in picture-making. There is awkwardness in them, as well as something gloomy that makes the viewer feel a little ill-at-ease. These qualities, in conjunction with James’s studied ambivalence and sense of humour, brings to mind the tone and melancholia of the Dada artist and painter Frances Picabia, who once said ‘Good taste is as tiring as good company’.

  The works in this exhibition, which span his career, were selected by Merlin James.

  A new catalogue, with notes on the paintings by the artist and a poem by Dannie Abse, will be published to accompany the show. The Douglas Hyde Gallery gratefully acknowledges the commitment and enthusiasm of the artist, and the generous support of the catalogue by Kerlin Gallery, Dublin, and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York.

  Artist’s Talk:
  On the day of the opening, Merlin James will give a talk on the exhibition and his practice.
  Thursday, February 2, at 5pm. All are welcome, admission free.

  www.douglashydegallery.com

• Bernadette Heenan at The Grange Gallery, Dublin

  ‘Aurora Fields: Light Sound One’
  Location: Oldtown, North County Dublin, Dublin
  Dates:  Jan 1 – Feb 29th

  The established Grange Gallery proudly present Bernadette Heenan. Bernadette Heenan began her career in fashion after graduating from the Limerick School of Art and Design. Inspired by colour and the world of nature her work features floral botanical beauty. Natural coded symbols of unity and harmony, evokes archetypal forms, which engages the aesthetic. Her inspiration reveals a veil between the elements, which can hint at bringing us through to moments of unity and atonement.

  For further information:
  www.thegrangedublin.ie

• Illustrators Guild at United Arts Club, Dublin

  Location: The United Arts Club, 3 Upper Fitzwilliam St, Dublin 2
  Dates: Friday 27th Jan-Feb 13th 2012

  Illustrators Guild of Ireland are publishing work from a selection of its members.

  Eoin Coveney, Peter Donnelly, Brian Gallagher, Adrienne Geoghegan, Chris Judge, PJ Lynch, Kevin McSherry, Karen Nolan, Donough O’ Malley, Maurice Pierse, Niamh Sharkey, Steve Simpson, Margaret Anne Suggs, Annie West.

  www.illustratorsireland.com

• Richard Proffit at Project Arts Centre, Dublin

  ‘We Sell Soul’

  Location: Project Arts Centre
  Dates: 27 Jan to 31 March 2012
  Opening: 26 Jan 2012, 6pm to 8pm

  To coincide with Mikala Dwyer’s exhibition, Project Arts Centre will inaugurate a new experimental portal – the Grotto – with an installation by Richard Proffitt (UK): with ‘We Sell Soul’ Richard Proffitt will work with the idea of the cabinet as a ‘kiosk’, a personalised space, and a psychedelic cabin full of hippie memorabilia, tropes of counterculture, the occult and Vietnam paraphernalia.

  Throughout the year, more emerging artists will be selected in relation to the main exhibition program, and given carte blanch in how they re-imagine the Grotto.

  www.projectartscentre.ie/programme/whats-on/1499-we-sell-soul

• Dave Madigan and Meadhbh O’Connor at the Joinery, Dublin

  ‘Power Structure’
  Opens Thursday 26th January 6-8pm
  26th January – 4th February 2012
  Runs Tues – Sat 12-6pm

  ‘Power Structure’ brings together the first collaborative project between Dublin-based artists Dave Madigan and Meadhbh O’Connor. Exploring two forms of power – energy and money – ‘Power Structure’ is the result of discussion between the artists on the fundamental and controversial role these two forms of power play in society, with all the environmental and social consequences they carry. The show features site-specific sculptural installations, including an installation comprised of 4 tonnes of ash from a peat-burning power station and large, steel transmission gears; an installation of salt crystals and copper coins, and other works. Also featuring is a commissioned word-piece by Helen Horgan responding to the word ‘power.’

  http://thejoinery.org/

• Irish Art & Design Exhibition, Oliver Sears Gallery, Dublin

  ‘Dubh : Dialogues in Black’
  Location: Oliver Sears Gallery, 29 Molesworth St, Dublin
  Date : 2nd Feb – March 15th 2012

  Dubh – Dialogues in Black : an exhibition of contemporary Irish and American artists and designers brings together the best and brightest of a new crop of inventive Irish artists in context with other international colleagues and the theme of the show is black. The show which took place in the American Irish Historical Society, 5TH Avenue New York in October – November 2011 arrives in Dublin from 2nd Feb- 15th March 15 in Oliver Sears Gallery, there will be over 30 Irish and American and designers at the forefront of the design and art world participating.

  The show includes work by Liam Flynn ( wood turner) Vivian Beer , Catherine Owens, Sebastian Errauris, Sara Flynn, Vladimir Kagan, Nuala O’ Donavon and Joseph Walsh among 24 other artists.

  For further information:
  Lindsey Holmes
  T: 01 4970313
  E: Lindsey@lhpublicity.ie

• Lucy Doyle at The Doorway Gallery, Dublin

  ‘Rococo’

  Dates: Feb 3rd – March 1st
  Location: 24 South Frederick Street, Dublin 2.

  ‘Rococo’ is Lucy’s 15th major solo show’, which the gallery will host during the month of February. We plan to celebrate this event by a special RSVP opening, where we plan to entertain our special guests with a preview of Lucy’s new body of work in a relaxed atmosphere and the presents of Clodagh McKenna who will officially open the show. The mood of ‘Rococo’ is inspired from that period in French Art History where a more relaxed, natural art style emerged. Artists and designers developed more assymetrical flowing design elements into their work, incorporating natural symbols of birds, flora and fauna.

  For more information:
  www.thedoorwaygallery.com

• Niamh Heery at PrettyvacanT, Dublin

  PrettyvacanT Dublin presents ‘Hidden Currents’, an exhibition by Niamh Heery, uncovering the near-invisible movement of commodities across the great oceans of the world. ‘Hidden Currents’ is brought to you with the support of Clerys.

  Location: Unit 5 (former Delta Travel), Sackville Place, Dublin 1.
  Date: 3rd Feb-11th Feb
  Opening: Thurs 2nd Feb, 6-8pm

  For further information:
  www.prettyvacantdublin.com

• Emma Donaldson at the Drawing Project, Dublin

  Location: 3 Harbour Sq. Crofton Rd. Dunlaoghaire
  Dates: Feb 1-8 2012
  Opening: Wed 1st Feb 2-4pm

  Emma Donaldson, based in Armagh, studied painting at Wimbledon School of Art, Royal College of Art and Histories and Theories at the Architectural Association, London. Her mixed media practice incorporates object making, writing presented visually, drawing and The Light Project, a work combining sculpture with electronics. She has exhibited in Ireland, UK and Europe.

  www.facebook-thedrawingproject.com

• Seán Hillen at The Copper House Gallery, Dublin

  8th February 2012 – 2nd March 2012 | Opening 6pm – 8pm, Wednesday 8th February | The Copper House Gallery , Off Synge Street, Dublin 8 | Artist Seán Hillen’s distinctive photo-collage artworks have circulated in the Irish consciousness for decades. ‘ReViewed’, a new exhibition of monumental scale prints provides an entirely new and intimate insight into his artistic vision. This collaboration with The Copper House Gallery, a Dublin city-centre art space, has resulted in an innovative re-presentation of the artists’ work by the gallery curator Leszek Wolnik. Director of the Gallery of Photography Tanya Kiang will open the exhibition. | Further info: orla@fire.ie | T: 01 4784088 | www.thecopperhousegallery.wordpress.com

• Wreck Art Collective at Little Green Street Gallery, Dublin

  2nd February – 9th February 2012 | Opening 2nd February 7.30pm | 12a Little Britain St | “Wreck” is an art collective giving young, emerging artists a platform to showcase and promote their exciting work. Selected artists come from a variety of practices and creative backgrounds contributing to “wreck’s” diverse and contemporary nature. Bring your own beer event with live music on the night. | Email:  wreckcollective@gmail.com

• Undertow | Group Show at The Lab, Dublin

  2nd February – 3rd March | ‘Undertow’ | An Ormston House Project curated by Aideen Barry and Alice Maher featuring the work of 11 Irish and international artists: Gimena Blanco | Paul Hallahan | Lisa Marie Johnson | Ali Kirby | Karin Lindholm | Veronica Nicholson | Will O’ Kane | Padraig Robinson | Kristian Smith | Ruby Wallis | Ian Wieczorek | www.thelab.ie

• Group Show at Gallery No. Six, Dublin

  1st February – 3rd March | 6 Anne Street South, Dublin 2 | Group show twenty-six Irish artists : Fine Art Paintings and Sculptors of established and emerging artists. All works are for sale | T: 01 6719696

• Instagram Exhibition at No Grants Gallery, Dublin

  2nd February – 23rd February | Opening 6-8pm Thurs 2nd Feb | 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar | No Grants Gallery presents: ‘Your Photos, Your World, Shared’. Dublin’s first Instagram exhibition featuring photos shared by the public through the iPhone application Instagram. Having received over 1200 submissions from across Ireland, 60 images will be exhibited in hard-copy and reflects people’s personal perspectives from everyday life captured by iphone |  www.templebar.ie

• Camilla Fanning at Rigbys Deli Diner, Dublin

  1st – 29th February| Solo show of etchings by Camilla Fanning | Throughout February etchings by Camilla Fanning inspired by the Irish landscape will be back on display in Rigbys Deli Diner| 126 Uppr Leeson St | www.facebook.com/IrishEtchings

• Agnieszka Bloch at The Bernard Shaw, Dublin

  Location: The Bernard Shaw, Dublin
  Dates: 9th February – 6th March
  Opening: 9th February

  ‘Nosce Te Ipsum/Know Thyself’ is an exhibition of works by Agnieszka Bloch that takes place in The Bernard Shaw. Through black &white ink drawings the artist investigates suppressed forces of human nature. By exploring psychological states this show invites us to examine and get to know ourselves in order to empower ourselves, accept our findings, build a coherent personality and to understand others.

  www.thebernardshaw.com

• Colette Cronin at Talbot Gallery, Dublin

  ‘I See A Bad Moon Rising’
  Location: Talbot Gallery & Studios, 51 Talbot Street, Dublin 1
  Dates: 11th Feb – 25th Feb 2012.
  Opening: Sat 11th Feb 2012, 3.30pm

  Colette Cronin’s work explores the symbolic nature of the ‘home’, endeavouring to depict what can never be; a house untouched by human drama. The study of this fragmented symbolism, is undertaken with an apocalyptic toned deconstruction of domestic iconography, so that the images have an eerie, confrontational quality.The anonymous structures she conceives conceal in their simplicity the struggles that each household undergoes; there is no evidence of human contact or familial presence, save for fallen walls that bespeak a nondescript, unseen level of turmoil.

  www.talbotgallery.com
  eventsonthecorner.blogspot.com

• Sean Campbell at Christ Church Cathederal, Dublin

  9th February 2012 – 4th March 2012 | Opening: 7pm 9th February 2012 | ‘The Sentinel Project’ | Monumental contemporary sculpture with a core of glass and skin of Lego will be juxtaposed against 6 centuries of history in Christ Church Cathedral Crypt and Treasury.  The installation is opened by Dr. Audrey Whitty Curator- Ceramics, Glass & Asian collections at National Museum of Ireland. Sean Campbell won the Robinson McIlwaine Architects Original Vision Prize at the 130th RUA, Annual Exhibition, Ulster Museum in 2011 for Sentinel (Belfast, Lego). He brings that work and new pieces together as an installation responding to the architecture, people and artefacts at Christchurch Cathedral | www.seancampbell.co.uk | www.christchurchdublin.ie |

Leinster

• Bridget O'Gorman at Wexford Arts Centre

  Wexford Arts Centre in Partnership with Wexford County Council and the Arts Council present the opening of Bridget O’Gorman, ‘Material Culture’. Curated by Sinéad K. Rice. Technician: Andrew Kenny

  Public Talk with Bridget O’Gorman and Sinéad K. Rice: Friday 13th January at 11am followed by the official opening and wine reception on Saturday, January 14th at 4pm with guest speaker, Independent Curator, Rosie Lynch.

  For ‘Material Culture’, Bridget O’ Gorman, recipient of the 2010 Emerging Visual Artist Award, has produced a series of sculptural and video based narratives referencing a 19th Century ethos of imagination, anthropomorphism and collation. Informed by themes of historical mass production and consumption, her work explores elements of social commentary and wordplay particularly pertaining to 19th C culture in painting, experimentation and natural history

  Public Talk: The Public Talk on Friday January 13th will see Bridget O’Gorman discuss the roots and development of her general practice, specifically details regarding the current show Material Culture and her experience as an Emerging Visual Artist Award Winner. Sinéad K. Rice will speak about Wexford Arts Centre’s Visual Art Programme, the role of the curator and the gallery, the selection, administrative and installation process for Material Culture and the particulars of the Emerging Visual Artist Award.

  For further information contact Sinéad at T: 053 91 23764 or E: catherine@wexfordartscentre.ie
  Wexford Art Centre’s galleries are open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am-5.30pm and admission is free.

  For further images and information visit www.wexfordartscentre.ie

  www.bridgetogorman.com

• Traces: Group Show at Upstairs Gallery, Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny

  13th January – 10th February

  Mary Brady, Pauline Crothers, Lynne Foster Fitzgerald and Biddy Scott are four artists from Northern and Southern Ireland. Their work in this group exhibition, aptly named ‘Traces’, traces their interest in the past through diverse media of print, textile, drawing and paint. Each of the artists has approached the theme from an individual starting point reflecting physical or historica realities and personal or shared interests in the imaging of evidence.

  This show will travel to the Signal Gallery in Co. Wicklow in August, 2012 from Tuesday 14th to Sunday 26th August.

  For sales or further information on this or subsequent shows, contact the Arts Office on (056) 7794138 / niamh.finn@kilkennycoco.ie

• Hiraki Sawa, Diana Copperwhite & Michael Kalmbach at Solstice Arts Centre

  Dates: 19th January – 25th February
  Opening: Thursday 19th January, 7.30pm

  The mind was dreaming. The world was its dream brings together three artists whose works explore the interplay between the real, remembered and fantastical. Through film (Hiraki Sawa), painting (Diana Copperwhite), watercolour and sculpture (Michael Kalmbach), the exhibition presents dreamlike worlds, free from the limits of everyday reality.

  The exhibition will be officially opened by Patrick T. Murphy, RHA Gallery

  www.solsticeartscentre.ie

• Claire Halpin at Droichead Arts Centre

  ‘Reconstructions’ by Claire Halpin
  Location: Droichead Arts Centre Gallery
  Dates: Jan 14 – Feb 25

  This exhibition takes its imagery from a number of sources from media photos of areas of conflict, to paintings from the canon of art history from Byzantine and early renaissance, employing a wide range of techniques from the traditional form and materials of icon

  www.droichead.com

• Paul Mosse at the Butler Gallery, Kilkenny

  ‘MAKE. BREAK. MAKE’
  Location: Butler Gallery, The Castle, Kilkenny
  Dates: Jan 21 – Mar 4, 2012
  Opening: Jan 21, 2.30 – 4.30pm

  The Butler Gallery is delighted to present ‘MAKE. BREAK. MAKE.’ an exhibition of new work by the Kilkenny-based artist, Paul Mosse. Highly inventive and idiosyncratic, Mosse uses the natural world around him for inspiration. Drawing is at the heart of his work and is the foundation from which all else follows. Mosse uses a variety of mixed-media to realise his works. His practice involves his own very particular set of interior guidelines to construct, deconstruct and restructure. Works that seem complete and resolved may over time be revised beyond recognition or entirely cut up and laid in a box to be reconstituted in another work. Prised from Mosse’s studio, ‘MAKE. BREAK. MAKE’ is a compelling body of work that demonstrates the great skill and authority of the artist.

  www.butlergallery.com

• Plan Ireland 75th Anniversary Photo Exhibition at VISUAL, Carlow

  PLAN Ireland 75th Anniversary Photo Exhibition
  DATE: January 9th to February 5th
  
  Plan Ireland is celebrating its 75th Anniversary and has produced a set of canvas prints to mark the occasion. Taken from a variety of projects in
  countries where Plan operates, the photographs reflect the diversity and positivity of Plans work with children in fifty countries in the developing
  world.

  www.visualcarlow.ie

• Deirdre McLoughlin at National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny

  ‘SHAPING THE VOID’

  Dates: Friday 20th January – Wednesday 21st March, 2012
  Location: The National Craft Gallery, Castle Yard, Kilkenny
  Opening: Friday 20th January 2012 at 6 pm, Preceded by an artist’s talk at 5 pm

  Irish Sculptor Deirdre McLoughlin is to have her first major solo exhibition in Ireland, opening this month at the National Craft Gallery in Kilkenny. ‘Shaping The Void’ is the outcome of 3 years work for this Dublin-born artist whose unique world-class ceramic sculptures have gained her international renown.

  Exhibition Events:
  Late Date – Friday 27th January at 6.30 pm
  Informal tour with Tina Byrne, Lecturer and Editor of Ceramics Ireland
  Late Date – Friday 24th February at 6.30 pm
  Informal tour with Heart Specialist and gentleman historian, Michael Conway

  Gallery Tours: Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11am (booking required).
  www.nationalcraftgallery.ie
  www.deirdremcloughlin.com

• Samuel Walsh at Highlanes Gallery, Louth

  Samuel Walsh: The Coercion of Substance

  January 20 – February 29, 2012

  Highlanes Gallery is delighted to announce the opening of a new exhibition of work by senior Irish artist Samuel Walsh.

  This Friday 20 January there will be an Artist’s Talk by Samuel Walsh at 6.15pm followed by the formal exhibition opening and reception at 7.00pm, which will be performed by Medb Ruane, Writer and psychotherapist, UCD

  The Coercion of Substance is a new body work by the artist Samuel Walsh who describes his practice as one that emerges “from endless dualities: drawing and painting, line and colour, art and audience, seeing and drawing and poetry and prose.”

  The exhibition is accompanied by a full colour catalogue with a text by Gemma Tipton.

  This solo exhibition has been co-ordinated in association with VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow, where it was first exhibited in autumn, and Regional Cultural Centre, Letterkenny where it will tour to following its viewing at Highlanes Gallery. This exhibition has been gratefully supported by Arts Council of Ireland Touring Grant.

  Highlanes Gallery Public Programme:
  Samuel Walsh will lead a drawing class for young people and adults on Saturday 21 January from 11.30am- 1.00pm.
  Please go to the homepage and click on Workshops at Highlanes Gallery for more information.
  Places are €5.00 per person, concessions apply
  Booking is advised, as space is limited, please contact the gallery’s main reception.

  www.highlanes.ie

• Bravo Serotonin at The Good Hatchery, Offaly

  Bravo Serotonin is a project taking place at the Good Hatchery from the 30th January to mark the beginning of 2012, the last year in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. The project involves 24 national and international cultural practitioners from varied disciplines who will be constructing a boat. A South American styled canoe will be carved from a large tree felled by Hurricane Katia over the course of a fortnight. Bravo Serotonin is timetabled to take place in winter conditions. The vessel will then voyage to various locations using the Irish canal network. Although all participants are confirmed, visitors are welcome. If interested in doing so please first contact Carl Giffney due to insurance reasons.

  thegoodhatchery@gmail.com
  www.thegoodhatchery.wordpress.com

• Hilary Williams at Signal Arts Centre, Bray

  ‘Passing Through’
  Dates: 31st Jan – 12th Feb 2012
  Opening: Sunday 5th February 3 – 5pm

  ‘Passing through’ is the work of artist Hilary Williams who will be doing a performance artist piece which will culminate in a solo exhibition in the Signal Arts Centre Bray. The concept behind the show is the idea of ‘Passing through life.

  For more information:
  http://www.signalartscentre.ie/2012_press_release/press_release_hillary_williams.html

• Emma Barone at The Arthouse & Library, Stradbally, Co Laois

  ‘Wind Swept Trees’ – Emma Barone.

  Opening: The Arthouse & Library, Stradbally, Co Laois, on Tuesday 7th February at 1pm.

  The exhibition can be viewed from 2.00pm-4.00pm Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday until 24th February or by appointment.

  ‘Wind Swept Trees’ is a project which aims to deliver a series of site specific tree paintings. Emma has long been fascinated by the shape trees adopt on the West Coast of Ireland. This shape, or form, presents as a distinctive windblown profile, one that is sculpted by the elements. The proximity of the Atlantic Ocean is a major determining factor in terms of influencing and moulding the shape of the trees. ‘Wind Swept Trees’ promises to be as diverse (due to the many layers it will explore) as it is unique. The ultimate intention will be to provoke and challenge while at the same time, providing spiritual comfort.

  The exhibition will be launched by Artist-in-Residence Vera McEvoy. Vera Mc Evoy is the NCAD Graduate Artist who was awarded the first Laois County Council/NCAD Bursary to work at the Arthouse Stradbally. She conducts weekly workshops with a group of women on a community art project using recycled materials.

  www.laoisarts.ie

• Eileen MacDonagh at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow

  Lythosphere by Eileen MacDonagh
  VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Old Dublin Road, Carlow
  Dates: Feb 5th 2012 to May 7th 2012
  Opening: 11am to 5.30pm Tuesday to Saturday / 2pm to 5pm Sundays

  VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow is delighted to announce a forthcoming exhibition of work by Irish artist Eileen MacDonagh. Working locally to Carlow for the past 21 years MacDonagh has made a tremendous contribution to the arts nationally and internationally. LithoSphere presents new work by the artist and surveys a career that has been dedicated to the tender command of elements; stone, timber and the geometries found in nature.

  This exhibition is for VISUAL the most ambitious installation of an artist’s work to date. Echoing MacDonagh’s Medusa Tree (2009) which sits in the forecourt of VISUAL and the George Bernard Shaw Theatre, the artist has created a forest of 8 metre high trees, taking on the scale the Main Gallery, the largest white gallery space in the country. Alongside this installation other works will illustrate the breadth of her career to date. This is a unique opportunity to experience sculpture in facilities that were designed to showcase the immense affect of large scale work.

  www.visualcarlow.ie

• Richard Mosse at Mermaid, Wicklow

  Exhibition runs until 1 March | Mermaid gallery, Main Street, Bray | ‘Infra’ offers a radical rethinking of how to depict the complexities of war in the mineral-rich eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Irish photographer, Richard Mosse employs Kodak Aerochrome, a discontinued infrared film originally developed for US military aerial surveillance, to challenge the orthodoxies of documentary photography and photojournalism. | ‘Infra in Context’, a series of conversations with invited speakers, takes place in Mermaid on Fri 10 February 2012 | To reserve a place, contact Mermaid’s Box Office on T: 2724030 | www.mermaidartscentre.ie

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Cork

• Backwater Artists Group and Cork Printmakers: Open 11

  Wednesday 16 – Wednesday 23 November
  Backwater Artists’ Group & Cork Printmakers, Wandesford Quay, Clarke’s Bridge, Cork City

  Backwater Artists Group and Cork Printmakers will open their doors to welcome visitors in to the artists’ studios and fine art printmaking workshop, offering guided tours, artists’ talks, printmaking demonstrations, print workshops and exhibitions, in the Wandesford Quay Complex.

  On Saturday 19 November, 9 artists from the Backwater Artist Group will give short talks about their work throughout the day. The artists’ studios will be open to the public from 12 noon – 5pm on 19 and 20 November. There will be an exhibition of work by Fionnuala Kelly, entitled SOMETHING’S BEEN PUZZLING ME, on the first floor corridor gallery. PLACE SPACE, an exhibition initiated by Backwater Artists Group, and curated by Julia Jansen and Tony O’Connor, will be on show in the Wandesford Quay Gallery until 26 November.

  Cork Printmakers will host 24hrs: Print Project, a collaborative project involving 13 artists from 4 different printmaking studios. From noon on Saturday 19 November, the artists will have 24hrs to create a body of work based on the theme National Interest, at Cork Printmakers’ fine art print workshop. This project is taking place as part of ArtTrail 11 and OPEN week. On Saturday 19 November, participating artists will give ‘on the spot’ talks as they work. Cork Printmakers will also present an exhibition of artists’ work in the second floor showroom.

  Group tours of both organisations’ are available on weekdays.
  Booking is essential for all tours and talks.
  All activities are free to the public.
  Both Backwater Artists Group and Cork Printmakers are taking part in the Art Trail 11 project, Art Work Embassy at The Elysian from 18 November to 4 December.

  www.corkprintmakers.ie / www.backwaterartists.ie

• Barbara O'Meara at Gallery Frida, Cork

  Solo Exhibition of Paintings ” Belly of the Whale” by artist Barbara O’Meara at Gallery Frida ,Youghal opening Tuesday 17th January 2012. Further information and openings hours contact; Lars Moeslund, Manager, Gallery Frida, 38 South Main Stree, Youghal, Co. Cork

• Angela Fulcher at The Black Mariah, Cork

  ‘Crystal Cabinet’, a solo exhibition by Angela Fulcher
  Opening reception : Thursday 19 January, 7-9pm at Black Mariah, The Triskel Arts Centre, Tobin Street, Cork.
  Dates: 20 January – 23 February 2012.

  In the context of the artist’s practice, Crystal Cabinet nods to an investigative juncture between the binary philosophies of new age spiritualism and, let us call it, conventional living. The cabinet is a private museum to display wares, useless in their preciousness, as an indication of the individual’s material wealth. A mode of presentation that says: “look, but don’t touch!” The talismanic power of the crystal, on the other hand, must be touched, held for natural protection and healing for whatever ails you – a psychic surgery that cuts through the cynical commodification of a countercultural worldview.

  The exhibition is curated by Mary Conlon.

  For further information: info@theblackmariah.com
  

• West Cork Arts Centre Presents 'West Cork Inspires'

  Launch: Friday 27 January at 7.30pm.
  Opens to the public on Saturday 21 January and continues to Saturday 18 February.

  Launch of Alison Ospina’s book West Cork Inspires describing the history of the creative community in West Cork.

  Keynote Address: Karen Hennessy, CEO, Crafts Council of Ireland and exhibition curated by Etain Hickey, presenting work that offers an insight into the crafts movement in West Cork.

  Guest Speaker: Leslie Reed, former CEO, Crafts Council of Ireland and founder member of the Society of Cork Potters and of the Cork Craftsman’s Guild.

  www.westcorkartscentre.com

• Winter Exhibition, The Lavit Gallery, Cork

  This exciting exhibition includes a huge selection of work from over 150 Irish artists and craftspeople ­ paintings, ceramics, print, sculpture, woodwork, glass, metalwork and textiles are all on display ensuring that there is something for all tastes. For the year that it is we really want to emphasis the idea of supporting Irish artists and craftspeople and of course supporting a local not for profit organisation like The Lavit Gallery.

  Artists Include: Alan Boyle, Lucie Brisson, Martha Cashman,Tom Climent, Bridget Delahunty, Helen Doherty, James English, Sara Flynn, Mairead Geary, Eadaoin Harding Kemp, Etain Hickey, Petr Holecek, Ellen Horan, David Jenkins, Shane Johnson, David Kavanagh, Aoife Layton, Andrew Ludick, Mary Mackey, Arthur Maderson, Fidelma Massey, Neil McGrath, Cora Murphy, James McCarthy, Gillian Nunan, Kira O’Brien, Susan O’ Byrne, Susan O’Regan, Lucia Parle, Shelley Potts, Victor Richardson, Sara Roberts, Joanne Robey, Eileen Singleton, Julian Smith, Jim Turner, Tom Walsh, Grainne Watts, Maura Wheelan and Paul White to name just a few.

  For further information:
  www.lavitgallery.com/page2.htm
  

• JG O'Donoghue at Cork Coffee Roasters

  Location: Cork Coffee Roasters, Bridge St, Cork
  Dates: Feb 1-28th
  Opening: Feb 1st

  The debut solo exhibition of JG O’Donoghue is in Cork Coffee Roasters for the month of February. O’Donoghue’s work is inspired by the heritage, culture and history of this island, from Megalithic landscapes to Ogham Trees to the Irish language, all done in his distinctive style of pen and ink illustration and coloured ink paintings.

  www.jgodonoghue.com

• DIT Student Exhibiton at Sherkin Island, Cork

  3rd February – 2nd March | Opening Friday 3 February at 12 noon | ‘Indexing’ An exhibition of video work by students of the BA Visual Art, a programme delivered by Dublin Institute of Technology on Sherkin Island, in collaboration with Sherkin Island Development Society and West Cork Arts Centre. The exhibition will be opened by Cllr. Tim Lombard, Mayor of the County of Cork at County Library HQ, Carrigrohane Road, Cork, on Friday | Contact: maria.obrien@corkcoco.ie

• Neasa Terry at Cork School of Music

  6th February – 16th March 2012 | Opening 7pm Monday 6th February |  Cork School of Music, Union Quay, Cork | Please join me for a glass of wine for the launch of my exhibition at the Cork School of Music. www.neasaterry.com
  

• Group Show at CIT Wandesford Quay Gallery, Cork

  11 Feb – 1 Mar 2012 | Opening: 7pm Friday February 10th | ‘drawnOVERdrawn’ | A new exhibition of drawings by four American artists; Chicory Miles, Malcom McClay, Rian Kerrane and Eric Waldemar. Curated by James L Hayes, CIT Crawford College of Art and Design Lecturer & Visual Artist. DrawnOVERdrawn is presented by CIT Crawford College of Art and Design Wandsford Quay Gallery, Cork in association with The Drawing Project, IADT. | www.ccad-research.org/gallery

• Group Show at Riverside Cafe, Skibbereen, Cork

  8th – 19th February 2012 | Opening 7-9pm 8th February | Riverside Café, North Street, Skibbereen, West Cork | Artists: John Clissold, Geraldine Cotter, Claire Halliday, Suzanne O’Connor, Andrea Quirós Rodriguez, Rosa Roccaforte, Detlef Schlich, Simone Schmaler, Mary Scroope, Sandra Smeikste, Pim Wijnmaalen | Curated by Aisling Roche | Each of the artists have chosen individual themes or narratives to explore and their collective creative journeys are captured in their chosen works, snapshots of work in progress.

• 'Peripheries (Speaking Gorey)' Group Show at Crawford Project Room, Cork

  9th – 22nd of February | Opening Thurs 6pm 9th of February | ‘Peripheries (Speaking Gorey)’ | Crawford Project Room, (old Tax Office) Sullivan’s Quay , Cork | The artists participating are from diverging art practices, many of whom are graduates of Gorey school of Art or have links in some way to the school. While the individual artists and their works are outwardly looking in terms of their practice and explore a range of topics, the work has been selected with the concept of Peripheries in mind, as many of the works can be geographical/historically located in and around the area of Gorey, while other works are more thematically linked to the notion of the peripheral | This exhibition is a project supported by Gorey School of Art and is hosted in Cork by C.I.T. Crawford College of Art and Design in association with GAIA PROJECTS. | www.gsa.ie | www.cit.ie |www.gaiaprojects.org

Limerick

• Tom Fitzgerald at Bourn Vincent Gallery, University of Limerick

  ‘The Celtic Zoo’
  16 December 2011 – 23 February 2012

  Opening: Thursday 15 December 2011, 5pm.

  A show of satirical drawings on contemporary Ireland

  www.ul.ie

• 'Location', Group Show at Occupy Space, Limerick

  ‘Location’
  12 January – 4 February 2012
  Preview 7pm-9pm Thursday 12th January
  Occupy Space, Thomas St. Limerick

  Exhibiting Artists: Lisa Flynn, Michele Horrigan, Elaine Reynolds, Jonathan Sammon.
  Curated by Ruth Hogan

  Sites, places, locations: everyone has a place of origin, a locus from where all things begin. Spaces where we interact, live and thrive.  Yet what role does this space play in determining a sense of self and how does one negotiate a sense of identity in an unfamiliar environment?

  The phenomenon of ‘psycho-geography’ as defined by the Situationists has been used to describe the practice of spatial engagement within natural and urban landscapes. The environment as a reflection of the self, it’s influences on perception and how it comes to effect and characterise emotional and mental states becomes the narrative for this exhibition.

  This exhibition strives to present different interpretations of psycho-geographical engagement as an artistic practice, through the works of four selected artists; Lisa Flynn, Michele Horrigan, Elaine Reynolds and Jonathan Sammon.
  For more information see www.occupyspace.com

• Transitive Relationships at Limerick City Gallery of Art

  Dates: 16th January – 4th March 2012
  Opening: 16th January 2012 at 5pm

  Prominent national artists Bea McMahon and Mark O’Kelly are invited to present recent work and to select the work of three emerging artists, in a format that considers curatorial criteria. Partly informed by their pedagogical experiences McMahon and O’Kelly have selected the best emergent practitioners from the East and West of the country; Transitive Relationships showcases the work of Lucy Andrews, Kevin Kirwan, Magda Marysia Wieckiewicz, Ramon Kassam, Emmet Kierans and Laura McMorrow.

  Transitive Relationships takes the experimental format of inviting two established Irish artists to nominate the participation of three emergent practitioners. The initial selection parameters associated with media, demographic, gender and geography shifted as the process progressed and the current artworks in the exhibition were selected. Further tentative relationships have emerged between the artworks. The fears and anxieties suggested by some of the artworks are perhaps associated with a zeitgeist of the national mood and our current tenuous economic position. Threads of interests include abjection, sinister undertones, apocalpytic threatenings, materials poised on a moment of change and a process based interest in gathering, saving and selecting arising from some of the artworks. Curated by Dr. Pippa Little.

  www.gallery.limerick.ie

Munster

• Ben Reilly at Courthouse Gallery, Clare

  Cyclopes
  JAN 14 – FEB 9, 2012,
  OPENING Saturday 14TH January at 2pm

  An exhibition of Sculptures and Prints by Ben Reilly

  In Conjunction with Terrascope, an exhibition of paintings, drawings and ceramics by Jackie Maurer and Fiona Woods in The Red Couch Space at the Courthouse Gallery

  One eyed monstrous creatures in Greek mythology that stumbled around eating humans and generally causing a lot of disturbance. “Recently I found myself in a similar situation in terms of the stumbling around and with only one eye bit after being diagnosed with Glaucoma. Some of the work in this exhibition especially the more recent pieces are influenced by this latest development”. Ben Reilly 2012

  ennistymoncourthousegallery.blogspot.com

• Jackie Maurer and Fiona Woods at Courthouse Gallery, Clare

  14 Jan to 9 Feb.

  Terrascope is an exhibition of work by Jackie Maurer and Fiona Woods, featuring new work in the form of paintings, drawings and ceramics.

  Jackie Maurer is a ceramicist who works intuitively with forms, sometimes pushing them to their limits. She uses various methods to apply colour and pattern to the surface of her works. For Terrascope she will show a collection of recent porcelain objects that play with ideas of curve and edge.

  Fiona Woods is a visual artist who works primarily in sculpture and public art. For Terrascope she will show her first collection of paintings and drawings for ten years. These small, intensely personal works reference Woods’ passion for Folk Art, whilst also reflecting on contemporary social environmental realities.

  ennistymoncourthousegallery.blogspot.com
  Opening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 12 – 4pm

• Exhibitions at Old Market House Arts Centre, Waterford

  The Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford is currently showing ‘Sacred Space, Porous Place’ a touring show by graduates of the MA in Art Therapy at the Crawford College of Art, Cork. This exhibition is touring the country to raise awareness of Art Therapy as a growing profession and to promote the process involved in art making and creativity and how this benefits the self.

  Tramore based photographer Margaret O’ Brien Moran is showing ‘Inspiration’ images inspired by the poem ‘Angel’ by Mark Roper and also a series of photographs inspired by the visual disturbances of classical migraine which were previously exhibited at the Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin and Waterford Healing Arts Trust.

  These exhibitions continue until February 18th 2012.

• 'Being Honeyed' at SOMA, Waterford

  Location: SOMA Contemporary, 6 lombard Street, Waterford City
  Dates: Jan 19 – Feb 11
  Opening: Jan 19 at 7pm

  SOMA Contemporary warmly invites you to ‘Being Honeyed ‘­ An exhibition of Sound(in)Art, which opens in SOMA on Thursday January 19. Curated by studentsZINE

  On January 19th SOMA Contemporary presents Being Honeyed, an exhibition of challenging work from Irish and international artists who have contributed immensely to the ever growing field of the sonic arts, Yann Novak (usa), Lars Lundehave Hansen (Denmark), Salome Voegelin (Swiss/UK), Richard Carr (Ireland) and a project curated by Wolfgang Peter Menzel (Germany) in association with net label Modisti; Out of Silence: Reflections on Samuel Beckett’s Work.

  www.somacontemporary.com

• Switch Announces Artists for Fourth Edition

  switch 2012 Nenagh, Co Tipperary. 5th-12th February

  switch is delighted to announce the participating artists for its fourth edition:
  Sarah Buckius, Aiken/USA, Flatform, Milano/Italy, Paul Grimmer, Newcastle upon Tyne/UK, Fergus Fullarton Pegg, Glasgow/UK, Mark Neville, Glasgow/UK, Lucie Kim & Felix von der Weppen, New York/USA, David Theobald, East Twickenham/UK, Nathalie Lavoie, Fort Simpson/Canada

  In February 2012 from the 5th to 12th switch returns to showcase these 8 international artists and their works in Nenagh, Co.Tipperary Ireland. Introducing audiences to arresting, poetic and conceptual pieces of video art. Showing from 6pm to midnight daily the events theme of balance is debated, mulled and analysed from eight diverse and varied approaches. These acts of balance range from nuanced interpretations to detailing the explicit physical act of balancing. The seven-day event builds on the success of previous years, to date having shown the video works of 22 artists from Cork to Vancover, from Nenagh to the North Western Territories of Canada.

  www.s-w-i-t-c-h.org

• Eileen Hutton at Burren College of Art, Clare

  Dates: 28 Jan – 24 March
  Opening:  Sat 28 Jan at 7pm

  ‘Being in the Land: A Sculptural Investigation of Ecology’ is an exhibition of work by PhD candidate Eileen Hutton. The first of its kind at Burren College of Art, Eileen’s doctoral research addresses the question ‘How may sculpture be generated as a result of a reciprocal relationship with the natural environment?’

  For the past 3 years Eileen Hutton has been collaborating with the local ecology in the Burren to create innovative works of sculpture using sustainable and locally sourced materials. Through an integrated theoretical and practical framework, these sculptures represent new ways of understanding landscape in art. Being in the Land: A Sculptural Investigation of Ecology will be officially opened by Dr. Brendan Dunford, Secretary of Burrenbeo Trust and Project Manager of Burren Life.

  For further information:
  www.eileenhutton.com
  E: anna.burrencollege.ie
  T: 065 707720

  
  

• ‘Sacred Space, Porous Place’ at Old Market House Arts, Waterford

  The Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford is currently showing ‘Sacred Space, Porous Place’ a touring show by graduates of the MA in Art Therapy at the Crawford College of Art, Cork.

  This exhibition is touring the country to raise awareness of art therapy as a growing profession and to promote the process involved in art making and creativity and how this benefits the self. Photographer Margaret O’ Brien Moran is showing ‘Inspiration’ images inspired by the poem ‘Angel’ by Mark Roper and also a series of photographs inspired by the visual disturbances of classical migraine which were previously exhibited at the Science Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin and Waterford Healing Arts Trust.

  Exhibition runs until February 18th 2012.

• Group Show at Excel Art Gallery, Tipperary

  February 3rd- February 25th | ‘Print 4 A Change Location’ | An exhibition of current work by four recent graduates of Printmaking. The four exhibitors are Norah Brennan (Mayo), Claudia Keegan (Galway), Áine Hayes (Clare) and Dawn O’Loughlin (Limerick). Each of the four exhibitors reveal a narrative that is uniquely personal. www.tipperary-excel.com

• Sabina MacMahon at Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford

  8th February to 10th March | Opening Wed 8th February at 1.00p.m | ‘Longevity, Not Immortality’ brings together for the first time a collection of rare artefacts with very unusual stories to tell. The ‘relics’ are accompanied in this exhibition by an extraordinary collection of exquisitely made composite photographs dating from the first half of the 20th century. Found in an old photograph album, the photographs have been enlarged, re-printed and presented in vintage picture frames evoking the era of early snap-shot photography | www.garterlane.ie

• 'Drawing Studies: A Celebration' at Siamsa Tíre, Kerry

  ‘Drawing Studies: A Celebration’ (National Gallery of Ireland)

  Opening: Friday 10th February at 6pm. Exhibition runs till Saturday 10th March
  Location: The  Gallery, Siamsa Tíre, National Folk Theatre & Arts Centre, Town Park, Tralee, Co Kerry

  The exhibition DRAWING STUDIES: A CELEBRATION is an exhibition of work, reflecting the artists’ studies in the National Gallery of Ireland. The resulting drawings are symptomatic of the joy and creativity that occurs when people of all ages engage with the collections of a museum. If you would like to learn more about the exhibition or are interested in organising some National Gallery drawing classes please contact Brian Casey, National Gallery of Ireland at bcasey@ngi.ie

  Further information is available on www.siamsatire.com and bookings can be made on 066 7123055.

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Galway

• John Jennings Comic Book Art Exhibition, City Library, Galway

  Location: Galway City Library, Galway
  Dates: 17 January – 17 February

  John Jennings has an exhibtion of his Comic Book / Manga Art in the Galway City Library. He has selections from his comic “Help Me !” its about a young girl who encounters a “Monster” and tracks it down with the help of the community.

  johnjenningseventsblog.blogspot.com

• Gerard Bleeker at University College Hospital Galway

  3 February – 2 March 2012 | Opening Friday 3 February, 6-7pm | ‘State of Existence’ is a new exhibition of sand paintings by Galway artist Gerard Bleeker. Most of the works use Galway Bay as the basis for inspiration.

• Carol Anne Connolly and Jim Ricks at The Dock Shed, Galway

  February 10 – 19th, 2012 | Opening 7pm Thursday February 9th 2012 | ‘Ninety Nine Percent for Art’, new work by Carol Anne Connolly and Jim Ricks. The artists are producing new work in an array of contemporary media spanning from sculpture, video and painting to photographic works. Their interest lies in what they describe as ‘unintended monuments’. The Galway Harbour Company has generously allowed the artists to use a large 4,000 square foot warehouse space located on the middle pier of the Galway Docks for this exhibition. www.therealjimricks.com

• Not Abel at Galway Arts Centre

  Perfect Concussion (While You Dance) | 47 Dominick Street, Galway | February 10th – March 10th | Perfect Concussion (While You Dance) is a multimedia exhibition by Not Abel. Utilising the full spectrum of available media Not Abel re-evaluates and re-presents particular cultural references – practicing art as cartography of the collective unconscious. In Perfect Concussion Not Abel examines this collective unconscious from the perspective of mid-twentieth-century CIA experiments into induced amnesia and the possibility/impossibility of such a weapon. This dismantling of the spatial entirety, opening up the work to unknown and unforeseen associations, is exemplified in Not Abel’s close collaboration with the musician Vindacatrix. Offering the other part of the exhibition’s title, the track Watching You Dance is an audible counterpart to Not Abel’s arrangement of parts. Are some things not meant to be remembered? | www.galwayartscentre.ie

• Roísín O'Sullivan at the Galway Arts Centre

  10th – 29th February | 47 Dominick Street, Galway | Roísín O’Sullivan is the current artist in residence under the Galway City & County Council’s Mentored Residency Scheme. Her work seeks to both determine and question our interests, but also seeks to explore the beauty in the familiar and unfamiliar. By examining and distorting images from nature and culture and reflect the natural and man-made influences between humans and the world around us. www.galwayartscentre.ie

Connaught

• Isabel Nolan at The Model, Sligo

  ‘A hole into the future’
  10 December – 12 February 2012

  Opening: Saturday 10 December 2011, 6pm.

  The Model’s forthcoming exhibition from Isabel Nolan entitled, ‘A hole into the future’ will open on Saturday 10 December at 6pm with a reception at The Model, preceded by a public talk with Isabel Nolan and The Model’s Director Séamus Kealy at 5pm as part of The Model Talks Series.

  The exhibition will feature sculpture, paintings and drawings, and as part of this project The Model has also commissioned a new work by Isabel Nolan, which will be erected outside The Model building. This steel sculpture will be a on long term display in the grounds of The Model and will be unveiled at the opening.

  This is Nolan’s first solo museum exhibition. Alongside the outdoor sculpture and the show is a new publication on the artist’s work from 2005 to the present. This book, Intimately Unrelated, was produced in collaboration with Le Musée d’Art Moderne de Saint-Étienne Métropole in France and includes essays on Nolan’s work with contributions from philosopher Graham Harman, critic, writer and academic Declan Long, Séamus Kealy and Isabel Nolan.

  The exhibition will run until 12 February 2012 and will travel to Museé d’Art Moderne de Saint-Etienne in early 2012.

  www.themodel.ie

• Gabhann Dunne at Roscommon Arts Centre

  The Crossing
  Location: The Gallery, Roscommon Arts Centre
  Dates: 20/01/2012 – 09/03/2012
  Opening: 20/01/2012 6pm – 7.30pm

  “The Crossing illustrates Gabhann Dunne’s capacity to tell a captivating story through the medium of paint. Cerulean tones enchant, bidding the viewer to explore the underlying tale that this artist delicately treads through his work. Exploring the tradition of the romantic landscape Dunne considers marginalisation as it occurs in the animal world and it’s reflection on humanity.

  This is a touring exhibition curated by VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art, Carlow.

  www.roscommonartscentre.ie

• Carrowbeg Enterprises Art Project at Custom House Studios

  Custom House Studios is pleased to host an exhibition of artworks from Carrowbeg Enterprises Art Project, Westport to be formally opened by Cllr Austin Francis O Malley, Cathaoirleach Mayo County Council on Thursday evening January 26th at 7.30 pm at the Custom House Studios Gallery, The Quay, Westport. Co Mayo. All interested are invited to attend.

  This exhibition includes work by 6 participants who have been engaged in an ongoing printmaking and fine art workshop over the last months, under guidance from Grainne O Reilly and Caroline Masterson. Participants include Trish Kelly, Peggy Kierney, Anna Rose Lowry, Maire Maguire, Gerry O‘Malley, Martina Walsh.

  This workshop is part funded by the Arts Office of Mayo County Council under initiatives celebrating the annual International Disabled People’s Day, 3rd December. It also received funding support from Western Care. The exhibition continues every day until 19th February 2012.

  www.customhousestudios.ie

• Lucy McKenna at the Linenhall, Mayo

  ‘The Darker Wood’
  Location: Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
  Dates: 3 – 25 Feb 2012
  Opening: Friday 3 February @ 7.30pm

  An exhibition of photographic prints, drawings, papercut installation and video, based on the notion of fairytales, myths and legends as expressions of the human condition. ‘The Darker Wood’ is the result of a residency undertaken by the artist in 2010 on Toronto Island, Canada. Works created there were in response to the island itself, its history and landscape, in particular to the clearance of the island for intended parkland in the 1960s. The damaged trees that remained from that action became a major influence, as did the Grimm brothers ‘The Juniper Tree’ and Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘The Dryad’, both fairytales involving the embodiment of human emotions and actions in trees.

  The Linenhall Arts Centre acknowledges the financial support of the Arts Council in making this exhibition possible.

  www.thelinenhall.com

• Des Cullen at Leitrim Sculpture Centre

  ‘Entanglements’

  Opening reception: Fri 3rd Feb at 5 – 8pm.
  Exhibition runs until 23rd Feb 2012
  Location: Leitrim Sculpture Centre, New Line, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim

  Entanglements is the title of Des Cullen’s latest one person exhibition and brings together recent work from his time spent as Artist in Residence at the Leitrim Sculpture Centre during 2010/11. Working with stone, construction materials and found objects Cullen orchestrates a series of sculptural assemblages that explore the tensions between the mediating role of language, concept and text and the forces of materiality that enact the ‘image’ and release the power of metaphor that work within and across ‘things in themselves.’ Such metaphors suggest diverse and entangled material and conceptual origins that interfere with accepted readings of the world and challenge any straightforward contextualization of the work. As Cullen suggests in this extract from the exhibition text: ‘In this exhibition I want to present works that resist exact definition, remaining paradoxical and ambiguous, baffling, strange and dubious. These works strive towards a transformed, and reinterpreted reality, not to just establish ‘what’ the world is, but to explore ‘how’ the world is.

• 'A Camera For Looking Carefully' at Linenhall, Mayo

  Location: Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
  Dates: 2- 25 Feb 2012

  An exhibition of 50 black-and-white photographs taken by children in a Tanzanian village using disposable cameras. The project was devised by Sylviane Minnot, who has worked as an art educator with children in primary schools in the Westport area. Sylviane describes this project as ‘a trip of discovery’, a rich adventure helping 10 children to look carefully at their place through the means of photography. She cites photographer Dorothea Lange: ‘A camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera’. On show along with the photographs will be Minnot’s diary of the project.

  www.thelinenhall.com

• Clea Van Der Grijn at Hamilton Gallery, Sligo

  2 – 25th February 2012 | Hamilton Gallery, 4 Castle Street, Sligo | The Hamilton Gallery presents ‘CHANCE’, an exhibition of paintings and photographs by Cléa a van der Grijn. ‘CHANCE’, van der Grijn’s most recent body of work, opens up a gateway to the world of the unseen, exploring the state of being with work that hints at something to be discovered beyond the experience of the rational. Drawing inspiration from the Sligo landscape and her imagination, van der Grijn’s images reconnect to a wonder discovered in the extraordinary every day.

  Cléa van der Grijn is a highly regarded contemporary Irish artist. She has employed various mediums, including site specific installations, film, large format photography, collaborative projects, drawing and painting. Cléa has mounted over 20 solo shows nationally and internationally | www.hamiltongallery.ie

• 'Working.Drawing' Group Show at The Dock, Leitrim

  Location: The Dock, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim
  Dates: 10th Feb. – 7th of April 2012
  Opening: 5.30pm Fri 10th of Feb.

  An exhibition exploring the diverse way in which drawing is used as a navigational tool in making, raising, thinking, dressing, testing, failing, designing, playing, running and living. Invited artists range from visual artists, animators, designers and architects. All will highlight the different guises to drawing. Some will use sketches, some doodles, others process work, ­all will show how drawing got them to the finishing line. Fergus Byrne will be artist in residence for the first three weeks of the run and will perform ‘May I Draw your Eyes’ on the evening of the exhibition opening.

  Artists: Tinka Bechert, Úna Burke, Gordon Ryan, Fergus Byrne, Magnhild Opdøl, Sharon Kelly, Eamon O Kane, Brown Bag Films, Glenn Leyburn, Fergus Delargy and Olivia Irvine

  Curated by Alice Lyons & Claire Mc Aree

  www.thedock.ie

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Ulster

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Belfast

• Dermot Seymour at Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast

  ‘Fish, Flesh and Fowl – Dermot Seymour Retrospective’
  15 December 2011 – 4 February 2012

  Curated by Jim Smyth.

  Writing on Dermot Seymour’s paintings, Seamus Heaney remarked that the works are never obvious, nor do they ‘invite questions nor repel them’. Yet a characteristic of these paintings is the immediate effect they have on the viewer confronting a world turned upside down where animals, still against sulphurous skies, coolly observe the twisted world of humanity. Moral and political judgements do not figure but the viewer is left in no doubt that something has gone drastically wrong, somewhere. If judgement is past it is by the very presence of the bestiary that teems through the paintings: cattle reduced to units of consumption, road kill, birds, hares and seals stricken in an alien landscape, knowing yet helpless.

  More recently Seymour has produced a series of portraits of both animals and humans – if humanity were to be criteria the latter might well come off worse. Seymour’s paintings, both baffling and insightful, present a unique commentary on the complexities of recent Irish history and the contradictions of a rapidly changing society.

  goldenthreadgallery.co.uk

• Sylvia Grace Borda at Belfast Exposed Photography

  ‘Churches’ by Sylvia Grace Borda
  Opening on 20 January, 7-9pm
  Exhibition runs from 21 January to 2 March 2012

  Belfast Exposed is pleased to present new work by Canadian artist Sylvia Grace Borda. Borda is interested in exploring the architectural legacy of Modernism in Northern Ireland and has made a photographic survey of its Modernist churches. Produced over 2 years, Churches is an extensive photographic typology, which forms a contemporary portrait of Northern Ireland, and its unchronicled Modernist past.

  Churches will be an exhibition in 3 parts: a video projection of over 100