Annette Moloney (Artist Statements / Proposals / Career Advice)

Annette Moloney is a curator + commissioner + collaborator.

Her practice includes curating exhibitions; producing public art commissions in a number of artforms; exhibitions and public engagement events; public sector policy development, implementation, evaluation and facilitation; artist’s professional development and mentoring as well as third level lecturing.

She is a Public Art Specialist including eight years working with the Arts Council of Ireland as their Adviser on Public Art and the Government Per Cent for Art Scheme.

Examples of her curatorial practice include working in 2015 as Cavan Curator in Residence (with Maeve Mulrennan) working directly with Artists from a range of artforms. She also received an Arts Council of Ireland Curator in Residence Award to develop ENDURANCE | RESILIENCE, a Curated @ Source project which explored the links between sport and human effort in contemporary art, located at the Source Arts Centre, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

A Fine Art graduate from Limerick School of Art & Design and the National College of Art & Design, she completed a Masters in Visual Arts Practice at IADT (Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology), Dublin, specialising in Curatorial Practice. She is a proud member of the Munster Rugby Supporters Club.

Area of Expertise

Annette is flexible on what visual artists might request for One-to-One Clinics. Broad examples include:
Feedback on draft proposals or applications for a bursary, residency, funding or other opportunity; advice on an aspect of your visual arts practice; public art commissions; exhibition ideas and development; public engagement; a draft Artists Statement, CV, Biog etc.

Documentation of your arts practice can be forwarded in advance through some focused material that communicates what you do. Ideally this material for review should be saved in PDF format to be no longer than 10-15 pages. The PDF could include text or written material and where relevant: 10 jpegs images or visuals; 3-4 video or audio clips (max viewing time of 20mins); a draft Artists Statement, CV, Biog etc; a draft proposal, application or other material; selected web pages are fine (rather than a full website); etc.