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Visual Artists Ireland
Vision: We dare to dream of a time when visual artists will live in a world of opportunities.
Mission: Our Mission is to create a trusted space where visual artists are valued and have access to supports and knowledge that enable them to develop at all stages of their professional career.
COVID-19 VAI Status
Our physical offices are closed in Dublin and Belfast, but we are continuing to delivery our Advocacy, Advice, Lifelong Learning, and Information Provision online, by email, or in the case of the Visual Artists News Sheet either online or delivered by post to all members.
Our mainline number can be used to make contact as normal, and all of our email addresses and online forms are still being monitored and responded too. We recommend compliance at all times to Government advice and continue to be the voice of artists to the government and funding bodies during this time. You can find out more about our online events in the VAI Events section, and through the eBulletins which are still operating twice weekly. We are delivering regular networking and information events as part of our wider learning and skills programme. These also include online Help Desks which are supported by our Help Line which is still operating.
Latest Updates
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Job Vacancy | Curatorial Research Fellow at Armagh Robinson Library, NI
Armagh Robinson Library is seeking to appoint a Full Time Curatorial Research Fellow, on a 15-month contract, to work on a collection of c.4,500 15th-18th century prints and engravings bequeathed by the Library’s founder, Archbishop Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby. Funded by the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art, the purpose of the…
Job Vacancy | Project Officer – Investment Programme at National Museums Northern ireland
National Museums NI is seeking to appoint a Project Officer – Investment Programme, responsible for assisting the Capital Programme Director and actively contributing to the finalisation of masterplans for each of National Museums NI’s sites and the delivery of transformational capital projects. This work will include research; liaison with internal and external stakeholders; the development…
Open Call | Artreach Installations for Public Toilets as Part of Liberty UK Leicester, UK
Liberty UK Leicester is an annual interdisciplinary festival that explores freedom and democracy through a range of artistic projects and public interventions. For 2021, Liberty UK will be exploring the hidden inequalities and injustices within our communities, exploring the freedoms and perceived freedoms that we have, that we don’t have and those that we take…
Open Call | HOOKED: When Want Becomes Need at Science Gallery Atlanta, USA
HOOKED: When Want Becomes Need is the first international, open call gallery exhibition and event program at Science Gallery Atlanta, opening in 2022. Originating at Science Gallery London (King’s College London) in 2018, HOOKED will combine exhibits from that production with new original exhibits created uniquely for the Science Gallery Atlanta exhibition. Science Gallery Atlanta…
Online Child Protection Training for Mayo and Sligo Based Artists (10 Nov.)
An awareness programme for artists working with children and young people Artists are often engaged in programmes where the safety of children and young people is paramount. This training will help artists plan effectively and understand their responsibilities. The session will cover: Defining Safeguarding and Child Protection Overview of relevant legislation, policy and guidance Definitions…
Visual Artists’ Café: Introducing South Dublin County Council (3 Nov.)
The Visual Artists Café on Tuesday the 3rd of November (3pm to 4.30) will have a South Dublin focus and, in collaboration with South Dublin County Council Arts Office, we will welcome representatives from the visual arts from the area. We hope you can join us from your home or studio. Anyone who has attended…
Visual Artists’ Café – Introducing Dublin City Council (28 Oct.)
This Visual Artists Café will have a Dublin focus and, in collaboration with Dublin City Council, we will welcome artists and representatives from the visual arts from the area. We hope you can join us from your home or studio. Anyone who has attended one of our Visual Artist Cafés around the country over the…
Webinar | Digital Marketing and Communications with Emma Dwyer (19 Nov.)
The internet is making it easier for artists to network and reach new audiences both on and off line. Artists are promoting themselves, consciously or not, as a brand. People are engaging with and buying from makers, artists, and designers online. It’s easy to present you and your work to these audiences through effective communications.…
aemi online | Sibyl Montague, Profit and Loss (2013-2016) I, II, III, IV with an interview by Morgan Quaintance
07/10/2020 – 03/11/2020 @ – aemi is delighted to present Profit and Loss (2013-2016) I, II, III, IV by artist Sibyl Montague as the third in its current series of online screenings. Sibyl Montague is a studio artist at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios and was one of the co-directors of PLASTIK Festival of Artist Moving Image. This is the […]
190th RHA Annual Exhibition Online
20/10/2020 – 13/12/2020 @ – For the first time in the RHA Annual’s history, you can now view all 455 works of art online from today! Enjoy viewing the exhibition in its entirety, with each individual work having been professionally photographed, discover prize winners, Academy Member-led tours and make purchases, all from the safety of your own home. Support the […]
John Behan: Migrants | Solomon Fine Art Online Exhibition
29/10/2020 – 21/11/2020 @ – In this exhibition of new work, celebrated Irish sculptor John Behan continues with themes of emigration and the displacement of people, and imagery which depicts the plight of current day immigrants and refugees. Over the past two years Behan has made frequent visits to Athens to volunteer at Camp Eleonas, a Greek state-run centre for […]
Signal Arts Society Member’s Exhibition 2020 | Online
12/10/2020 – 25/10/2020 @ – Signal Arts Centre is pleased to present the 20th Annual Exhibition of works by members of the Signal Arts Society. This exhibition is a showcase for members of the Signal Arts Society and, being a group show, includes a diverse range of content, a varied selection of mediums and always something to delight even the […]
October 28, 2020
78,759 Euro offered in Capital Funding to 10 Visual Arts Organisations for essential maintenance and repairs
78,759 Euro has been offered in Capital Funding to 10 Visual Arts Organisations to assist them with essential maintenance and repairs.
October 27, 2020
Arts Council Northern Ireland Announce Recipients of SIAP Funding
The Arts Council has announced details of 242 artists to receive funding through its Support for Individual Artists Programme (SIAP). The funding package, worth almost £475,000, has been made possible thanks to the National Lottery and will provide vital support to artists working across all disciplines, including visual arts, literature, music and community arts. Artists…
October 20, 2020
Susan Mannion Awarded Commission at Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park, Mayo
Mayo County Council’s Arts Service, The Office of Public Works (OPW) and the National Park & Wildlife Services are delighted to announce that the visual artist Susan Mannion has been selected for the public art commission at the Wild Nephin Ballycroy National Park. Susan Mannion is a talented visual artist based in Boyle, who specialises in…
October 20, 2020
Sandra Johnston Announced as Recipient of the O’Malley Visual Arts Award 2020
The Irish American Institute and the Judges for the 2020 O’Malley Visual Arts Award Christina Kennedy, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Donal Maguire, National Gallery of Ireland and Catherine Marshall, art historian, writer and curator are pleased to announce that Sandra Johnston has been selected as the 23rd winner of the O’Malley Visual Arts Award.…