Professional Development Training for Visual Artists

Visual Artists Ireland works in partnership with: Ards Arts Centre; Belfast Exposed, CAF, Digital Art Studios & PlayResource, Belfast; The VOID, Derry; Kerry County Council Arts Office; Clare County Council Arts Office; The National Sculpture Factory, Cork; Mermaid Arts Centre, PhotoIreland Festival and Dublin City Council Arts Office.

Follow the relevant drop down links above or click here to: register for events; search the  archive of previous events and find professional development resources.

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Check out our Autumn Winter 2011 Programme!

Click here to tells us about Your Professional Development Needs!

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Professional Development Programme Assistant WWP (1)

Visual Artists Ireland seeks Visual Artists, Arts Management or Visual Arts graduates to contribute to our Professional Development Training Programme.  This position is open to those who qualify for the Work Placement Programme (1).  The role will involve hands on experience, assisting with the day-to-day organisation of the VAI Professional Development Training Programme during 2011 /12, working alongside and reporting to the Professional Development Officer. VAI Professional Development Programme Assistant (WWP1) 2011/12

Person Spec – A person with an interest in: the visual arts, visual arts education; event management, curation of artists talks and events or relevant career ambitions will find this position of benefit.  Click on this link for further details:   VAI PDP Work Placement Prog 1 2011

Deadline for receipt of applications: no deadline as such, but we would like someone to start in early December. Following a short-listing process, short-listed candidates will be interviewed.

Forward applications to: Monica Flynn / Professional Development Officer
T: 01 672 9488
E: monica@visualartists.ie
www.visualartists.ie/

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About the Programme

Visual Artists Ireland operates a wide range of professional development training and events throughout the year including workshops, peer discussion groups, seminars and talks. The delivery of this programme is greatly supported by our relationship with local and international visual art professionals and partner organisations throughout the island of Ireland. VAI works in partnership with Local Authorities, visual arts venues and others, combining resources to support the professional development of visual artists at regional level.

This approach creates synergetic benefit by: providing high quality professional practice opportunities for artists; allowing for the development of a programme which is responsive to the needs of artists at local level and by providing capacity to expand the our reach of the programme with strategic partners.   In the last few years workshops have taken place in Belfast, Cork, Carlow, Clare, Derry, Dublin, Fermanagh, Galway, Kerry, Limerick, Portlaoise, Tyrone and Waterford.

The VAI Professional Development Programme works in tandem with other professional development resources and supports provided by VAI such as the info~pool, VAI Help Desk, professional practice articles in The Visual Artists News Sheet and The VAI Student Pack aimed at undergraduate and recent graduates.

Arts Professionals who have contributed to our workshop programme include:

Age Exchange, reminiscence arts organisation - Jackie Barker, curator – Aideen Barry, artist - Sylvia Grace Borda, artist - Jason E. Bowman, artist & curator - Tara Byrne, curator - Caroline Campbell – Liam Campbell, photographer - Mary Carty, designer Spoiltchild Design - Annette Clancy - Patricia Clyne-Kelly, artist & gallerist - Aoife Collins, artist - Diane Copperwhite , artist - Caoimhin Corrigan, curator - Mark Cullen, artist - Kirsti Cumming / Veer North – artist - Richard Deacon, artist - Keith Donnelly, artist – Cherie Driver, art theorist - Brian Duggan, artist - Tim Durham, photographer  - Karen Downey, curator - Neva Elliott, artist - Niall Flaherty , artist - Gillian Fitzpatrick, artist - Mike Fitzpatrick - Mark Garry, artist - Lyne Harris, artist - Martin Healy, artist - Ed Kiely - Dragana Jurisic, artist/photographer – Sephanie Joy, photographer - Joanna Karolini, artist - Eilis Lavelle - Kids’ Own - Julienne Lorz – Anthony Luvera, photographer – Peter Murray, curator - Niamh McDonnell, new media artist – Peter Mutschler, curator – Claire Nidecker, artist - Theresa Nanigian, artist - Paul Nugent, artist -Kerry McCall - Conor McFeely, artist - Dobz O’Brien, artist - Ruairí Ó Cuív - Jerome O’Drisceoil, curator – Claire Dumbrell, O’Driscoll O’Neil Insurance –  Marianne O’Kane Boal - Niamh O’Malley, artist - Roxane Permar / Veer North – artist - John Quinlan, gallerist - Heli Rekula, artist - Nigel Rolfe, artist – Linda Scales, solicitor - Sarah Searson, curator - Cliodhna Shaffrey, curator - Gaby Smyth & Co, auditors

Recent workshop and seminars topics include:

• Money Matters for Visual Artists
• Managing your Accounts
• Writing about Your Work
• Presentation Skills for Visual Artists
• Preparing Proposals
• Web Design Training for Visual Artists
• Promoting your Work Online
• Copyright and the Internet
• Legal & Contractual Issues for Visual Artists
• Technical & Installation Skills for Visual Artists
• Working with Public and Private Galleries
• Initiating Artists-Led Exhibitions and Events
• Discussion and Exchange Event for Artists Groups and Collectives
• Peer Critique Painting
• Peer Critique Photography
• Peer Critique, All Media
• Peer Critique, Multi-media and Installation
• Peer Support Session for Artists Working Collaboratively
• Art in Public Clinics
• Cross Generational & Reminiscence Work
• Roundtable Discussion on Collaborative Photography
• Digital Photography & Photoshop
• DIY Digital Photography, Creative Image Making

Current and recent partners include: Ards Arts Centre; ArtLinks; Belfast Exposed; Clare County Council Arts Office; Community Arts Forum; Digital Arts Studios; Dublin City Council Arts Office; Fermanagh District Council Arts Office; Galway Arts Centre; Galway County Council; Galway City Council Arts Office; Limerick City Gallery of Art; Limerick City Arts Office; Midlands Masterclasses; Nth Tipperary County Council Arts Office; the National Sculpture Factory Cork; Omagh District Council Arts Office and VOID Derry.

Professional Development Training Panel
We have an ongoing open submission process for artists and arts professionals interested in being available as tutors on our Professional Development Training Programme panel. If you would like to submit we are always interested in considering people for future training needs. To submit a panel application forward a recent CV and an email outlining your interest in contributing to the programme and we will keep you details on file. Online Panel Registration Coming Soon

For further information and contact:
You will also find details of the VAI Education Programme via the VAI Professional Development Group on Facebook and on the www.thecommonroom.net calendar. Professional Development training and events are regularly publicised through the VAI e-bulletin, here on the VAI web site and in The Visual Artists News Sheet.

Monica Flynn / Education Officer
Visual Artists Ireland, Central Hotel Chambers, 7 – 9 Dame Court, Dublin 2
T: +353 (0)1 672 9488
E: monica@visualartists.ie