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Cleary and Connolly (The School of Looking) are currently developing the Eco Showboat project, an ambitious multi annual project to travel on a solar electric boat on the inland waterways to raise awareness of climate change through the arts. The first journey will take place from April to September 2022 on the Mayfly, a small…
Closing date 17:30, Thursday 10 February 2022 Maximum awarded €25,000 Artform and practice(s) Architecture, Arts participation, Circus, Dance, Film, Literature, Music, Opera, Spectacle, Street arts, Theatre, Traditional arts, Visual arts, YPCE Applicant type Individual Artist Collaborative application possible? Yes Telephone 01 6180200/01 6180243 Email awards@artscouncil.ie Purpose of the award The Markievicz Award was established to…
Closing date 17:30, Thursday 10 March 2022 Maximum awarded Unlimited Artform and practice(s) Architecture, Artists Retreats, Arts Centres, Arts participation, Circus, Dance, Festivals, Film, Literature, Music, Opera, Spectacle, Street arts, Theatre, Traditional arts, Visual arts, YPCE Applicant type All Collaborative application possible? Yes The purpose of Arts Grants Funding is to ensure that there is…
S1 Artspace is delighted to be partnering with Chatsworth House Trust to provide our most ambitious residency and exhibition opportunity to date. The residency will take place from April – May 2022, and a subsequent exhibition will be presented across both S1’s gallery and sculpture park from September 2022. Selected by panel via an international…
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…
CLINICS – How to shape your artist career path Tuesday 22 February – ( 1pm -> 5pm ) PLEASE NOTE: These clinics are for Co. Offaly based artists ONLY. Also, it is highly recommended that should you book one of these 8 clinics you should also attend the afternoon webinar from 1pm which you can book…
Event: How to shape your artist career path Format: Webinar (Online via zoom) Date: Tuesday 22nd of February 2022 Time: 11am (1.5hr webinar) Event Description: Focusing on Offaly, this webinar will look at opportunities for artists and creatives in the midlands, the advantages of being geographically central, and the necessity of collaborative projects in rural locations.…
05/02/2022 @ 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm – In October ’21 we once again opened our virtual doors to host four wonderful artists for the British Council #NetWorkResidency. Abshar Platisza joined us from Indonesia, André Schütz and Wisrah Villefort partook from Brazil, and Kesara Ratnavibushana participated all the way from Sri Lanka. #NetWorkResidency supports the artists through four weeks of reflection, research, practice, […]
04/02/2022 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm – Join us for a morning of online illustrated talks, readings and discussion exploring themes arising from the exhibition ‘Hiwa-K Do you remember what you are burning?’, on display until 13 February at Hugh Lane Gallery. About the Hiwa K exhibition: ‘In 1996, at age 21, the Iraqi-Kurdish artist Hiwa K fled Kurdistan on foot, embarking […]
03/02/2022 – 09/03/2022 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm – Presented as a dreamlike journey through unfamiliar jungles “The sun casts a shadow” is a new body of work emphasising the longing felt by many throughout the pandemic to submerge oneself within the landscape. O’ Hara generously grants the viewer access to her own experiences allowing them to explore and experience new while highlighting the […]
03/02/2022 – 26/02/2022 @ 9:30 am – 5:00 pm – You are invited to the Opening of ‘8 Hours of What We Will’ by Aoife Ward. Through working with objects no longer fit for their intended purpose, Aoife has explored the work/life balance of an artist. With her current status set as unemployed, she has questioned the hours spent in her studio working. Was this […]
Interested in arts projects planned for 2022 in the North Central Area (NCA) of Dublin City? The North Central Area is one of 5 administrative areas used by Dublin City Council to co-ordinate the delivery of services in the city. This area includes Kilbarrack, Raheny, Donaghmede, Coolock, Artane, Darndale, Clontarf, Fairview. 2022 is going to…
Visual artist Sharon Kelly has recently been awarded The Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant which will support the creation of new work / projects. Kelly’s practice which explores ideas around resilience, focusing on the mind-body synergy incorporates drawing, video, installation and sculpture. She is currently working with female boxers from Corinthians Boxing Club, north Dublin, as part…
The Basic Income for the Arts pilot is set to open for applications early this year and will be available for artists and creative arts workers to support their practices. This online consultation offers the public the opportunity to feed into the policy development underpinning the pilot scheme. Catherine Martin TD, Minister for Tourism, Culture,…
In VAN’s first issue of the year, we profile a range of exciting projects, exhibitions, screenings and festivals taking place around the country, as 2021 came to a close. On The Cover Anthony Haughey, Anthem Art Intervention, Fort Dunree, on the Eve of the Anglo-Irish Treaty Signing, 5 December 2021; photograph by Anthony Haughey,…
