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Derry City and Strabane District Council have secured support from the Department for Communities to progress the redevelopment of the Harbour Square located within the Historic City Conservation Area of Derry City. The Harbour Square Redevelopment project is an integral part of the Central Riverfront Development plan outlined within the draft City Deal proposal. It…
Closing date 17:00, Monday 18 October 2021 Maximum awarded €10,000 Artform and practice(s) Arts participation Applicant type Individual Artist External agency Create Telephone 01 473 6600 Email support@create-ireland.ie Website http://www.create-ireland.ie/ The second Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award 2021: Collaborative Arts and Community Development aims to support individual professional artists working in collaborative socially…
The Arts Council and University College Cork invite applications from film artists of distinction for the role of Film Artist in Residence at UCC for the calendar year 2022. The Film Artist in Residence, based in the School of Film, Music and Theatre, is designed to provide a film artist with a unique opportunity to…
Surface/Ground/Support Exploring surface within drawing practice: Two-day Intermediate /Advanced online workshop with Kiera O’Toole Two-day online workshop: Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th October, 1 – 3.30pm Beginning with the question “Is there such a thing as a blank surface in drawing?”, this two-day workshop explores the role of surface/ground/support within the process and practice…
Do you have an area in your practice you need help with or would just like some advice on where to go next? Artists can book a Help Desk session that will be held online. These Help Desks are free of charge for Members and Non Members. Help Desks can be on any topic related…
Do you have an area in your practice you need help with or would just like some advice on where to go next? Artists can book a Help Desk session that will be held online. These Help Desks are free of charge for Members and Non Members. Help Desks can be on any topic related…
Do you have an area in your practice you need help with or would just like some advice on where to go next? Artists can book a Help Desk session that will be held online. These Help Desks are free of charge for Members and Non Members. Help Desks can be on any topic related…
Do you have an area in your practice you need help with or would just like some advice on where to go next? Artists can book a Help Desk session that will be held online. These Help Desks are free of charge for Members and Non Members. Help Desks can be on any topic related…
29/10/2021 – 31/10/2021 @ 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm – For this year’s Awakening the Walls 2021 CCA Derry~Londonderry has invited artist Shannon Patterson to produce a new animation in response to the festival themes of Samhain, spirit worlds and folklore. This new commission will be projected at large-scale from the City Walls onto the front of the CCA building on Artillery Street each evening […]
26/10/2021 – 07/11/2021 @ – Fergal Flanagan’s paintings consist mainly of rural scenes with the emphasis on land, sea and sky, with some local scenes, painted at different times of the year to compliment the works. Mostly painted ‘en plein air’ and completed back in his studio, they capture the beauty of the countryside using a bold colourful palette. His […]
23/10/2021 @ 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm – Join artist Ciarán Ó Dochartaigh and CCA offsite at a hill top lough in Donegal for an illustrated talk, with tools, large circular table (in two semi-circular halves) and a canoe designed and built for the setting on Saturday 23 October 2021, 4:30pm. The lough in question has undergone a huge ecological shift in the […]
23/10/2021 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – 23rd October at 1:00 PM Live performance collaboration with Noel Molloy- performance Art and South Roscommon Singers Circle Singers in Knockcroghery Hand Ball Alley, supported by Project Knockcroghery and South Roscommon Singers Circle Festival. Festival runs from 22nd to the 24th October 2021.
The maintenance of the Arts Council funding at €130m, and €25m for a basic income scheme for artists are among the key points for the arts and culture sector announced in this year’s Budget. Highlights in Culture and Arts include: €25m to pilot a new Basic Income Guarantee scheme for artists and arts workers. Significant…
The VAN Podcast is a podcast series from Visual Artists Ireland. Published every two months, The VAN Podcast features online conversations, recorded remotely, with various contributors to each issue of The Visual Artists’ News Sheet. This gives opportunities to discuss some of the ideas arising from published texts, while also offering insights into wider practice.…
Every year, hundreds of arts festivals in every part of the country apply to the Arts Council for assistance in organising their artistic programme. This year, the Arts Council announces €924,989 investment in Festivals taking place January to June 2022. We received 73 applications of which we were able to fund 59 Festivals across 16…
Ready to open your doors? We can help with that. After a year of uncertainty and staying at home, VAI welcomes the return of many in-person events, exhibitions and shows. We are excited to see so many vibrant artists showing their work in galleries and exhibitions across Ireland. With so much going on so suddenly,…
