Nuacht & Deiseanna Eile - Other News & Opportunities

Conferences/Talks/Seminars

LIMERICK WRITERS’ CENTRE CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS

This SEPTEMBER Limerick Writers’ Centre is offering aspiring writers a choice of two creative writing workshops, all facilitated by Bridget Wallace. Bridget holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology and Literature, and an MA and PhD in English Literature from Mary Immaculate College. Each workshop will run for eight weeks, commencing Tuesday afternoon (7th Sept) 2.00 – 4.00pm; & Wednesday evenings (8th Sept) 7.00 - 9.00pm.

The workshops will be suitable for both beginners and continuing writers in a range of genres including poetry and fiction. The cost to participants is €90, with an €80 concession rate.Places must be paid for in advance.

Conference Art in the Land Saturday September 18th, 10am to 6pm Lough Boora, Co. Offaly.

To register please contact: Kevin O’Dwyer, Phone: 087 696 3779, Email: info@sculptureintheparklands.com, www.sculptureintheparklands.comAs part of Sculpture in the Parklands artist in residency programme this coming September they will host a one day conference - Art in the Land - with an evening performance of commissioned pieces. The conference will take place on Saturday September 18th 10am to 6pm at Lough Boora. €22 conference inc. lunch or €28 will also include buffet dinner before the performance. The Conference will explore issues of current sculpture language and materiality, and the breadth of current sculpture practice encompassing permanent, temporary, and environmental and performance art. Speakers will include:Alfio Bonanno (Denmark/Italy), Brandon Ballengee (USA), Pat Cooke (Ireland), Professor Gabriel Cooney (Ireland) Alan Counihan (Ireland), John Grande (Canada), Ian Hunter (UK), Steven Siegel (USA)Later that evening there will be performances by : Legitimate Bodies Dance Company (Ireland), Adele O’Dwyer (Ireland), Nigel Rolfe and Grace Weir (Ireland)

IRISH & CELTIC FESTIVALS PRODUCERS CONFERENCE COMES TO IRELAND FOR FIRST TIME

The Association of Irish Festival Events [AOIFE] is pleased to announce that the Irish & Celtic Festivals Producers Conference will take place in Ireland this year, for the first time in November 2010. A delegation of international presenters and promoters, including key large festivals in the US and Europe, will meet in Ireland as part of the AOIFE 17th Annual Conference . Topics such as Volunteer Management, Funrdaising, Web Marketing, Programming for Youngsters, Outreach and Classes will all be followed jointly with Irish delegates, and over 30 International producers and agents of Trad and Folk in the UK and Europe will join the event on Wednesday for some panel disucssions on the development of the Trad/ Folk style in an international context both from a musician’s and audience’s point of view .

“ We are looking forward to hosting some of the organisers from the signature Irish & Celtic Festivals in North America and over 30 International and European promoters to both Limerick and Ballinasloe and believe it will lead to significant partnerships of Irish performers, Irish Festivals and Irish promoters into the Festivals of North America” stated AOIFE Executive Director Colm Croffy.

A specially selected music showcase programme will take place in the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Limerick [6.30pm to 12.00am] on Tuesday 2nd November and at Glór, Ennis on Wednesday 3rd November [6.30pm to 12.00am].

An extensive call is being made to up-coming talent, promising new artistes, and indeed bands. The closing date for completed application forms, including additional material, is 5pm Friday 3rd September 2010. Applications may be submitted online [with supplementary material to follow by post] or by standard postal delivery to: Amy Dillion AOIFE, The Enterprise and Technology Centre, Creagh, Ballinasloe, Co Galway

Further information on the Irish & Celtic Festivals Producers Conference and Music Showcase is avialable from Amy at + 353 90 964 3779 or email amy@aoifeonline.com

Workshops/ Training Courses

RHA School Autumn/Winter Series September – December 2010

The RHA School is delighted to present a series of exciting master classes, drawing marathons and lectures this autumn and winter. Following on from the success of the RHA School’s past year’s activities, a comprehensive programme has been developed, to benefit artists wishing to expand their expertise. The series offers 3 one-week-long Drawing Marathons, 8 Master Classes and 8 Evening Lectures. Drawing MarathonsThe Drawing marathons are aimed towards professional artists wishing to develop their drawing skills in a concentrated and informed environment, specifically looking at drawing from life models. Marathon 1: September 27th – October 1stMarathon 2: October 25th – October 29thMarathon 3: November 29th – December 3rdEach drawing marathon runs from 10am – 5pm for 5 days, Monday - Friday. Fee €250 per person. A Member of the RHA or specially invited artist will facilitate each day. Master ClassesIn response to demand from artists, the RHA School is offering for the first time a series of 8 master classes by it distinguished Members. The master classes are designed to provide artists with an intensive and informed workshop in a specialist area, taught by artists with a proven and unique knowledge of each area. Each master class specifies a maximum number of participants so places are limited. To ensure the professional standard of the series, the master class places will be allocated through an application process. Artists are required to submit by email, a short CV and up to 4 images of their work when applying to do the master classes to ciara@rhagallery.ie Lectures each of the 8 master classes will be accompanied by a lecture the given by artist. The lectures are open to the public and will be held on Wednesday evenings at 6pm, in the Friends Room of the RHA. The lectures are free to Friends of the RHA and to artists participating on that particular master class. The cost to anyone else wishing to attend is €10. €5 concession available to students, OAPs, VAI members and unemployed.BookingsBookings and all general enquiries for the drawing marathons, master classes and lectures should be made to the Academy Co-ordinator, Ciara Timlin, phone 01 6612558 or email ciara@rhagallery.ie See website for further details on the RHA School Series www.royalhibernianacademy.ie

RHA Artists’ Studios 2011The RHA School is offering 3 studios to rent in 6-month slots in 2011. These purpose built studios were completed in 2008 on the third floor of the RHA as part of the redevelopment of the RHA building and the future RHA School. Each studio measures approximately 4.7m x 4.9m and is fully equipped with a sink and storage units. There is also a common room and kitchen facilities available to the studios. Easels, chairs, tables etc can also be provided. The studios have 24 hour secure access and are non-residential studios. The 3 studios are available in two slots in 2011, January - June inclusive and July to December inclusive (6 studio slots in total are being offered). Applicants for the studios are asked to send in BY POST a CV and up to 10 images of their work in a printed format, accompanied by a letter detailing candidate’s intentions for the allocated period in the studio. We would ask also that artists state which time slot they are applying for. The subsidised cost of each studio to the awarded artists is €200 per month, all heat and utility costs are included in this. Applications should be sent to the Academy Co-ordinator at the RHA no later than Friday 15th October 2011. Any questions or requests for further information can be forwarded to Ciara Timlin, Academy Co-ordinator RHAGallagher Gallery, 15 Ely Place, Dublin 2. Phone 01 6612558. Email ciara@rhagallery.iehttp://www.royalhibernianacademy.ie/html/school/studios.html

TRAINING IN DEVELOPMENT ISSUES & SOCIAL MEDIA

This 2 weekend course explores the use of new technology, visual arts and social media to raise awareness of development issues.

Dates: 15th-17th of October, 19th, 20th & 21st November

It will be facilitated by Eimear McNally. Eimear currently works with IDEA (Irish Development Education Assioation) as the training and communications officer. Her degree is in Craft, Design and History of Art from NCAD and she has a Masters of Science in Sustainable Development. She has worked with Mayfield Arts, Newbury House and Eco-Unesco.She is passionate about art, science, learning, nature and the systems that connect them all.

Cost €150

Please click on link below for application form

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TRAININGINDEVELOPMENTISSUESSOCIALMEDIA

Mayfield Community Arts CentrePh 021 4530434www.mayfieldarts.org

Arts Courses at Newtownbarry House

The fully equipped Artists Studio is in the old Kitchen of Newtownbarry House. It has beautiful light from its two roof light windows making it an excellent painting and drawing studio. It has easels, a room with sinks and a separate room for painting boards or still life. It can accommodate 12 people on the art courses. It also has a separate room for lunch and discussions. Newtownbarry also offers B&B with a delicious dinner for anybody who wishes to stay. There are also plenty of opportunities to do landscape painting or drawing around the grounds and parkland of the house.

For details, please download the PDF of New Studio Programme 2010 (approx 1mb). For more details check out http://www.newtownbarryhouse.com/

The National Youth Council of Ireland - Upcoming Training Courses

The National Youth Council of Ireland provides training in the areas of Youth Health, Youth Arts, Development Education, Interculturalism and Child Protection. Youth Arts Courses running across the country throughout 2010 include: ArtsA1 Creative Facilitation*A2 Digital Filmmaking*A3 Directing a Play*A4 Documenting your Youth Arts Projects*A5 Keep Things Going: Managing your Youth Arts Projects*A6 Make it Happen: Funding, Managing, Monitoring & Evaluating your Youth Arts Projects*A7 NYCI’s Certificate in Youth Arts

Further information is available in our brochure which is available to download at:http://www.youth.ie/youth_work/training_calendar. For further details or to book a place on a course please contact Lisa or Elaine on 01-478 4122 or e-mail training@nyci.ie

CERTIFICATE IN PERFORMING ARTS

The Certificate in Performing Arts is a FETAC Level 5 course, which will take place in Áras Inis Gluaire, in partnership with FÁS and Muintearas.

This training course involves eight FETAC modules:

§ Theatre Performance

§ Event Production

§ Communications

§ Work Experience

§ Safety and Health at Work

§ Sound Engineering and Production

§ Stage Management and Administration

§ Radio Programme Production.

There is a substantial element of work experience, requiring participants to have a hands-on role in Áras Inis Gluaire - this will range from assisting in productions, organising open days, workshops and exhibitions, overseeing safety and procedure during performances, taking bookings, managing attendance spread sheets, developing media campaigns, welcoming visiting companies, as well as achieving personally defined goals within the setting of a busy theatre and arts centre. Participants on this six month course will be supported by a course co-ordinator and a number of specialist tutors.

Start Date: To be confirmed

If interested, please contact: Sinéad Hackett - 097 81079

COMÓRADH 25 BLIAIN CIC

CEARDLANNA NÁISIÚNTA DO SCRÍBHNEOIRÍ GAEILGE - ROIMH an 3 Meán Fómhair 2010.

Tuilleadh eolais:Aodh Ó Gallchóir nó Micheál Ó Conghaile,Cló Iar-Chonnacht

Indreabhán, Conamara, Co. na Gaillimhe. Guthán: (091) 593307 Facs: (091) 593362 Ríomhphost: aodh@cic.ie

Ceardlann 1

Baile Átha Cliath: Dé Sathairn 18 Meán Fómhair 2010

Ionad: Coláiste na TríonóideÁ eagrú i gcomhar le IMRAM agus Oifig na Gaeilge, TCD

Stiúrthóirí na Ceardlainne: Micheál Ó Conghaile agus Mícheál Ó Ruairc

Ceardlann 2

Conamara: Dé Sathairn 2 Deireadh Fómhair 2010

Stiúrthóirí na Ceardlainne: Micheál Ó Conghaile agus Jackie Mac Donncha

Beidh na ceardlanna seo dírithe den chuid is mó ar scríbhneoirí óga/nua nach bhfuil aon leabhar foilsithe fós acu ach a léiríonn cumas scríbhneoireachta. Tabharfar áit ar na ceardlanna freisin áfach do dhornán scríbhneoirí aitheanta, rud a rachaidh chun leasa na scríbhneoirí óga agus na scríbhneoirí aitheanta araon.

Tugtar cuireadh do scríbhneoirí ar mhaith leo a bheith páirteach sna ceardlanna sampla dá saothar: gearrscéal, cúig nó sé de dhánta nó mír ghearr as úrscéal (úrscéalta do dhéagóirí san áireamh) a sheoladh chuig Eagarthóir Cúnta CIC, Aodh Ó Gallchóir ag an seoladh thíos ROIMH an 3 Meán Fómhair 2010.

Roghnófar na saothair is feiliúnaí agus déanfar iad a phlé agus a mheas ag na ceardlanna. Seolfar saothar gach scríbhneora chuig gach iarrthóir (a bheidh ag freastal ar an gceardlann) roimh ré ionas go mbeidh deis acu iad a léamh. Tríd an modh oibre seo beidh na hiarrthóiri ar fad in ann páirt ghníomhach a ghlacadh sna ceardlanna, agus foghlaim ó laigí agus ó bhuanna shaothar a chéile. Beidh áit do dheichniúr ar chaon cheardlann. Iarrtar ar scríbhneoirí a rogha ceardlainne, Conamara nó Baile Átha Cliath, a lua ar an iarratas. Sa gcás go mbeadh spás, beidh cead ag cuid de na scríbhneoirí freastal ar an dá cheardlann. Níl aon táille i gceist do na ceardlanna seo ach beidh iarrthóirí freagrach as a gcuid costaisí taistil féin agus lóistín sa gcás go mbeadh a leithéid i gceist.

Recruiting/ Submissons

WOW! Awards Open for Submissions

Entries are being accepted for the 2nd annual WOW! Awards in poetry and fiction. The WOW! Awards are awarded to the best entries in poetry and fiction submitted and will be published in the WOW! Anthology. The WOW! Awards are particularly suitable for those who have a short publishing record and for more emergent writers.

Full details, including submission details, are on www.wordsontheweb.net.

Fish Short Story Prize open for Submissions

The 2010 Fish Short Story Prize is open and Simon Mawer, author of Man Booker Prize shortlisted ‘The Glass Room’ will judge. The ten best stories will be published in the 2011 Fish Anthology, and we look forward to another terrific occasion next July when we will launch it. The closing date is 30 Nov and results will be announced on 17 March 2011. Entry is online at www.fishpublishing.com and the full details are there too.Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust: Call for Submissions for Exhibition Programme. Deadline 10th of September

The Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust supports and enhances the patient’s environment in Galway’s public hospitals. Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust is now accepting submissions for its 2011/2012 exhibition programme. Interested artists/curators should submit proposals (hard copies only) which must include: Artists Statement, Proposal, An up to date CV, Images or representations of previous work in PC compatible DVD or CD format and should be accompanied by an image list with titles, medium and dimensions clearly labelled.

Proposals should be addressed to: Anna McCarthy, Acting Arts Officer, Galway University Hospitals Arts Trust, University Hospital, Newcastle Road, Galway.T: 091 544979 E: Anna.McCarthy@hse.ie

The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award

The Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award for a first unpublished collection of poems in English is open to poets, born in the island of Ireland, or of Irish nationality, or long term resident in Ireland. The award is now in its 39th year. Previous winners include Eileán Ni Chuilleanáin, Paul Durcan, Thomas McCarthy, Peter Sirr, Sinead Morrissey, Conor O’Callaghan, Celia de Freine and Joseph Woods. The winner of this year’s award will receive €1,000. Certificates will be awarded for 2nd and 3rd place. Closing date for entries is Friday 24th September 2010. The Award will be presented on the evening of the 26th November at the opening of the Annual Patrick Kavanagh Weekend in Inniskeen. Rules and entry form from the Patrick Kavanagh Centre, Inniskeen: Tel. 00353(0)429378560, Fax 00353(0)429378855 E-mail: infoatpkc@eircom.net www.patrickkavanaghcountry.com

Parke Arts & Drama Group seek new talent.

Following two very successful comedy productions in 2009 and 2010, the Parke Arts & Drama group is beginning preparations for its 2011 performance. The group are currently reading scripts looking for an appropriate Play. This process will be completed in the next 2/3 weeks and then the group will be able to commence the auditioning and rehearsal process.

The Group is always looking for new blood to join the Cast and Crew. Last year the Group unearthed a number of new talents for the stage and they hope to do the same again for the next production. If you think you would be interested in joining the Group in any capacity – as an actor or backstage member, male or female – please contact Vincent McHale on 087 4106496 or any member of the Group. It is a well worthwhile experience, you require no previous stage experience only the desire and willingness to participate in a fun activity where you will meet new people and make great new friends. It will only take a few hours of your time each week and in return you will have the experience of a lifetime.

The Group has also recently set up a website that gives information on the Group and what it does; why not pay a visit to the site: www.parkedrama.com

Last year the Group successfully raised €1,750 for Charity with its sell-out production of A Wake in The West. They were also the winner of the 2010 EBS Community award that is awarded to groups in recognition for the work and the difference that they make in their community and to help them continue the good work.

For more information you can contact Vincent McHale Tel. 087 4106496 or by Email: vincentmchale@gmail.com or Michael Maguire Tel 086 3356252 or by Email:Michael_rosemaguire@hotmail.com and they’d be delighted to hear from you. You can also contact any other Group member. The Group will be meeting every Tuesday in September in Parke Community Centre at 8.30pm.

DAGHDHA DANCE COMPANY RECRUITING – DMP 10/11DAGHDHA MENTORING PROGRAMME IN CHOREOGRAPHY AND DANCE Since 2004 Daghdha Dance Company has supported over 50 artists as part of the Daghdha Mentoring Programme in Choreography and Dance (DMP). For 52 weeks on a full time basis, Daghdha has stimulated the participants to develop their professional practice in Daghdha’s stunning resources. Former participants are already contributing to contemporary dance and choreography in Ireland and beyond, having received numerous bursaries, commissions and residencies.At present, Daghdha is designing the 2010 -11 programme and invites interested artists to contact the Coordinator Bush Hartshorn for further details on mail@daghdha.ie. PLEASE NOTE: For the upcoming programme of 2010/11 Daghdha specifically encourages expressions of interest from artists who have no formal academic qualifications and are in receipt of social welfare payment.Please visit http://www.daghdha.ie/004/002.html

For more information: www.daghdha.ie | mail@daghdha.ie | 061 467872 |

Create and TRIL call for Expressions of Interest

Create; the national development agency for collaborative arts, in partnership with Technology Research for Independent Living (TRIL), invites artists to submit expressions of interest to participate in an innovative arts research programme.Create and the TRIL Centre intend to include two artists in a proposal to the Welcome Trust's Engaging Science grants programme, which funds projects that explore biomedical science and its social contexts. If successful, the project will commence in late 2010 and the artists' residencies will last for a period of 6 months. For submission details please click here

South Dublin Co Co Arts Office seeks Researcher(s)

Deadline: 1st October 2010, noonDates: Interviews week of Monday, 11 October 2010

South Dublin County Council’s Arts Office is seeking a researcher or team of researchers with knowledge and experience in IT and/or social media to conduct a study to evaluate the NOISE South Dublin website (www.noisesouthdublin.com) and propose ways to improve its services. Timescale: The deadline for completion of report is February 2011.Fee : €3,500For more information on the position and how to apply, please contact Victoria Durrer, Youth Arts Coordinator at vdurrer@sdublincoco.ie. NOISE South Dublin(www.noisesouthdublin.com) is a website that celebrates the creativity of young people, ages 13 to 25, residing and studying in South Dublin County. The website is administered by South Dublin County Council and has been live since November 2008. Based on Australia Council’s NOISE site, South Dublin County’s site showcases work created by young people and provides a space for young people to develop their interests and practice through collaboration with and mentoring by a NOISE Project Artist.

Call for Speakers for 5th World Summit on Arts and Culture, Melbourne

5th World Summit on Arts and Culture, Melbourne, Australia, 3-6 October 2011: Call for Speakers.

The Summit’s Programme Director, to be announced this month, will work with us to develop the conference programme and secure speakers who will share their experience and knowledge with colleagues from around the world.

Proposals need to be submitted to us via the online form by Friday, 10 September 2010.

The majority of the programme will be decided by early 2011 and those who submitted suggestions will receive confirmation as to whether their proposal has been accepted.

Depending on the individual circumstances of selected speakers/presenters, travel, accommodation and/or registration costs may be provided.

The main working language of the Summit is English. Translations in some languages can be provided if required.

The 5th World Summit is co-hosted by IFACCA and the Australia Council for the Arts, in association with Arts Victoria.

www.ifacca.org/

Kilkenny: The Black Diamond Poetry Prize In association with Castlecomer Writers’ and Arts Festival 2010 Adjudicated by Grace Wells Award winning poet and author Prize: €500 Competition Rules: • Entries must be the original, unpublished work of the entrant. • Entry fee: €3 for the first poem, and €2 for each subsequent poem. • Entries cannot be returned – please keep originals. • Winner will be notified by post/email by Friday 17th September. • Presentation of prize, and Poetry Reading will take place in Castlecomer on Saturday 25th September. • Poems may be on any subject, but must not exceed 40 lines. • Poems must be typed on one side of page only. • No entry form required, but please enclose on a separate page: Name, address, telephone number, email address. • Closing date: Friday August 27th Send to: Michael Massey, c/o Castlecomer Library , Kilkenny st., , Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny. Email: noname@gmail.com

National Choral Singing Week, 3rd – 10th October 2010Ireland’s National Choral Singing Week will take place during World Mental Health Week, from 3 – 10 October, 2010. This joint initiative of AOIC, Wexford County Council Arts Office and Mental Health Ireland was an enormous success in 2008 and 2009. The initiative was developed to show the positive benefits of choral singing to people's mental health and to encourage people to become involved. Choral singing gives the body a physical and mental boost, increasing blood flow, reducing isolation, lessening stress! We hope that we will have even more choirs, schools and groups involved in the National Choral Singing Week, 2010, so start planning your event now. Events can include joint choral performances; workshops in workplaces; open rehearsals; performances in the street, in shopping centres, in hospitals and day care units, and even a live juke box! For further information, please call us at 061 234823 or email: aoic@ul.ie

Artists on Video : New Showcase for Visual Art / Call for SubmissionsRecently launched, Artists on Video provides a new window through the medium of video into Irish visual art and artists. ArtistsonVideo.com presents an exciting new platform to understanding artists and the Visual arts. The service gives context to the work and the concepts behind the work. The video pieces are produced by the Artists on Video team, who combine their background in visual arts with their experience as broadcast professionals. Such skills allow them to deliver high production values to their video pieces while maintaining a sensitivity and an understanding of their subject.

Artistsonvideo.com currently broadcasts profiles of some established Irish artists including Stephen Loughman, Helen Barry, Denise Mcshannnon and others. New artist profiles are currently in production. All videos are commissioned specifically for artistsonVideo.com and are broadcast on artistsonvideo.com and showcased on individual artists’ sites, gallery and art websites.

This is an exciting new opportunity for artists and galleries to harness a new access point which will bring them closer to the public through the medium of video. Artists, galleries and others wishing to be involved should contact the Artists on Video team through the website.

Telephone: Aisling at 0863466221

www.ArtistsOnVideo.com

The Core Project: Call for International Submissions The Core Project is a Visual Art endeavour, devised by the Irish visual artist Matthew Nevin. Matthew who is co-curator of MART – www.martgroup.org – is collaborating with artists.I am looking for one video entry from one person in every country in the world! This Video Art Project shall contain 200+ Videos, one entry representing each of the Sovereign States or Countries of the world. The project shall be shown here online at www.the-core-project.com and during MART’s European Tour Exhibition ‘An Instructional’, visiting: Norway, England, Slovak Republic, Germany and Rep.Ireland.I am looking for participants from all over the world and I need your help! Have a look at the website and if you know anyone in any of the countries that are still represented by white boxes please contact me and your friend could feature in a first of its kind collection. I have also entered the project to be recognised as A Guinness World Record For more information and to help with this project visit the sites below or contact:Email: info@the-core-project.comwww.facebook.com/people/The-Core-Projectcom/100000917974689 Twitter: http://twitter.com/TheCoreProjectwww.the-core-project.com

Monster Truck Project Space: Submission Call

Monster Truck Project Space at 73 Francis Street, Dublin 8 will be excepting submissions for events and exhibitions from this coming August through to 2011. We will take submissions from individual artists / groups for proposed shows or events. We are interested in artists working in a variety of mediums. The use of the space can be for short weekend events or longer one or two week exhibitions.

Please send a short proposal, including dates required, project idea and some examples of works to be exhibited to: info@monstertruck.ie

Successful applicants will be invited to hire the space. The overall rent of the space is subsidised by Monster Truck to reduce the rental cost to artists as much as possible. Further details will be provided to successful applicants.

www.monstertruck.ie

Exhibiting at Turn-berlinTurn-berlin is an artist funded space, with a large gallery in the middle of the biggest concentration of art in Europe. We are working to find the most effective ways of progressing an artists name and reputation. By introducing a more integrated approach we can be more effective and develop wider opportunities.The intense experience of showing work in a gallery is the best way to have work seen. To get the most from exhibiting which can be a relatively short event, to include it as part of a comprehensive package gives more considered exposure. Developing a name is the only way forward, it takes time and a lot of determination. This is why many artists are finding new ways of being seen. If you don’t exhibit you are only doing half of the job, but taking a positive approach to exhibiting should include other forms.We are now big enough to be a representational gallery offering a full promotional package. More information on turn-berlin’s long term approach to developing artists is on the following link: http://turn-berlin.de/application/index.htmlAddress:  turn-berlin Gallery, Josetti Höfe, Rungestr 22-24, 10179 Berlin, Germany. Deadline: Open

Open Print Exhibition - Mayo in Mind

Custom House Studios are inviting submissions for an adjudicated printmaking exhibition to run from 11th November - until 5th December 2010. Closing date October 1st 2010. Selector Mary A. Fitzgerald “The most beautiful view I ever saw in the world. The mountains were tumbled about in a thousand fantastic ways and . . . the bay . . . which sweeps down to the sea, and a hundred islands in it, were dressed up in gold, and purple, and crimson, with the whole cloudy west in a flame. Wonderful, wonderful!” William Makepeace Thackeray writing of Clew Bay 1842.

Application form and full brief at www.customhousestudios.ie

CALL FOR ARTISTS: ART Polonia

ArtPolonia/CFCP would like to invite all artists to submit their projects to be realised in their venue. Art Polonia is especially interested in installations and happenings of all forms which interact with their neighbourhood and the audiences.For the agreed projects the available space and some support to cover material costs is offered.Please send your proposal with a short bio to sapielak@artpolonia.org

http://www.artpolonia.org/

Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre: Call for Submissions

Due to open in Autumn 2010, the Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre is a multi-purpose arts centre featuring exhibition galleries, community workshop rooms, 215 seater theatre, dance studio, storytelling/ presentation area and outdoor town square for external events and performances. We are currently seeking visual artists to contribute to our gallery programme which will include local, national and international artists. Artists working in any media are welcome, as are both emerging and established artists. Interested artists should submit a current CV, statement and a minimum of 8 images of recent work. Please also indicate interest and capacity to participate in accompanying gallery education and community activities if applicable. Requested items should preferably be emailed to or posted to:

Email: desima.connolly@limavady.gov.uk

Address: Limavady Borough Council, 7 Connell Street, Limavady BT49 0HA (marked for the attention of the Arts & Cultural Services Officer)

Website: www.limavady.gov.uk

Deadline: Ongoing

Music Opportunities

Music Network is currently seeking applications from Irish and Ireland-based professional musicians and composers interested in participating in Making Overtures 2010.

Making Overtures is a professional development course that focuses on two key, non-artistic elements of a successful career in music: self-promotion and self-management. The course is delivered by Irish and international professional and addresses a range of areas including: media, marketing, finance & taxation as well as local, national and international supports.

In 2010, we are offering applicants three options to engage with the course:

Option 1 Self-Promotion Only (8 & 9 November) Course fee €100

Option 2 Self-Management Only (11 & 12 November) Course fee €100

Option 3 Self-Promotion & Self-Management (8, 9, 11 & 12 November) Course fee €200

The course will take place at the Centre for Creative Practices, 15 Pembroke Street Lower, Dublin 2 from Monday 8 to Friday 12 November. The closing date for applications is Friday 1st October, 2010. If you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact Aisling Roche, Development Programmes Manager, Music Network, Tel: 01 6719429 development@musicnetwork.ie]

Trad for Trócaire

Date: Thursday 23rd to Wednesday 29th September.

Info: Raise the roof and raise money for Trócaire projects worldwide by organising a session. For more information visit www.trocaire.org/trad

Youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cbr0elEuzI

Writing Workshops @ the Limerick Writers' Centre Dominic at Limerick Writers’ Centre 087 2996409 or email limerickwriterscentre@gmail.com

Writing Workshop with Dr. Robyn Rowland AO (c)

Saturday September 11th 2010, 10 – 4.00 (with a break for lunch)

This structured workshop is appropriate for, and has been successfully conducted with, established and early writers; poets and prose writers.

Cost: 35 euros, (30 concession). Limited numbers. Bookings essential please by Sept 6th. www.robynrowland.com

SING OUT WITH STRINGS SCHOLARSHIP FUND AT THE IRISH WORLD ACADEMY, UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK

An Irish Chamber Orchestra/Irish World Academy Initiative at the University of Limerick.

Applications are invited for five scholarships, valued at €5,000 each, for prospective students for the following educational programmes at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance at the University of Limerick:

MA Community Music (contact jean.downey@ul.ie) MA Classical String Performance (contact ferenc.szucs@ul.ie)

The successful candidates will display the skills necessary for the programmes in question, with special reference to their suitability for internships with the Irish Chamber Orchestra’s Community Outreach Initiative, as an integral part of their study programme. Both programmes lead to a Master of Arts degree from the University of Limerick following one year of full-time study. The successful applicant, as well as demonstrating the necessary musical requirements for the programme in question, will also have a proven ability to interact in a challenging classroom context. A capacity to work with voice or strings will also be an advantage.

Applicants should apply in writing, including a CV and two referees, to

Ellen Byrne, Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick. Phone: + 353 (0) 61 202917 Email: ellen.byrne@ul.ie

Publications/Websites/Services

ASNI. Artist Studio Network Ireland

Aims and priorities of ASNI

Establish itself as a collective voice for studio providersPosition itself as a principal source of information, advice and support on all aspects of artists’ studio provisionAdvocate and lobby for better working conditions on behalf of the visual arts studio workspace sectorASNI aims to be an all island studio network supporting artists workspace in rural, urban and international locations

Building on the number of member studios is a priority for ASNI. As the range and diversity of ASNI members grow, the greater its mandate to speak and act on behalf of artists studios and to represent the concerns of studio providers.

Benefits of membershipBe part of an all island network of affordable studio providersAdd your support to ASNI campaigns in favor of studio provisionAccess to information and resourcesListing in the online Directory of studio membersOpportunity to participate in decision-making Voting rights at the ASNI AGM

Criteria for membership

Provide studio accommodation for visual artistsOffer these spaces at an affordable rent to artists in need; i.e. those who are unable to afford to rent workspace on the open market in addition to somewhere to live.Provide these spaces wholly or substantially for the purpose of creative art practice and the production of art works and cultural meaning in visual and other related languages.Be not for profit and be able to demonstrate a commitment to affordability and the ongoing support of visual arts practice.Be of benefit to the public by encouraging and supporting art practice that ultimately engages with the public, or sections of the public, through Open Studio events, exhibitions, lectures, demonstrations, residencies, teaching, community activities or otherwise.Support equality of opportunity and be working towards sustainability, accessibility and diversity in their organizational structure, studio provision and other related activities.

Annual membership of ASNI

Unfunded Studios €20 Funded Studios €50 Individual Artists €20.

Payment account details; Artist Studio Network Ireland (ASNI), Address: AIB, 37 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1. Account No. 14017092. Sort Code: 93-11-36

Postal address.Artist Studio Network Ireland. Studio 9, c/o Broadstone Studios. 36-40 Upr. Dominic Street. Dublin 7.

www.asni.info

contact@asni.info

Invitation to join Breaking Tunes - a project of First Music Contact

We are getting in touch to let you about Ireland's only dedicated Irish music showcase site http://www.breakingtunes.com

Breaking Tunes is a free online music portal for Irish bands and artists aimed at and sent to the greater music industry and fans every month.

Production for Arts Events: A PLANNING CHECKLIST

First time events organisers and those wishing to produce more ambitious events – this new guide from Voluntary Arts Ireland will help you plan the logistics of putting on your event; whether a theatre piece, exhibition or arts festival. Find at www.vaireland.org/eventplanning (38 pages)Author: Brenda Kent, Voluntary Arts Ireland, 2009Supported by: Production Services Ireland for technical support and sponsorship www.productionireland.com Features:• CHECKLISTS on (1) Venue/Site; (2) Performance / Exhibition Area; (3) Front of House; (4) Programme & Stage Management; (5) Artists / Art / Speakers; (6) Team & Management; (7) Compliance / Legal; (8) Health & Safety overview; (9) Disability Access• CHECKLIST for briefing sound / light suppliers • CASE STUDIES & supported by technical advice from Production Services Ireland - Leading technical production company• Unique TWO STEP system. The guide is presented in two columns. Step One for the basics and Step Two for further issues which might apply depending on the event you have in mind• LINKED so that you can move through the guide as you would a website• CLICK THROUGH links to a wealth of further guidance materialUse this guide to think through your event step by step. If you need any further guidance, Voluntary Arts Ireland is happy to help with planning and Production Services Ireland with technical advice.Further information: info@vaireland.org – 028 / 048 4483 9327 / www.vaireland.orgRead the Event Planning Guide at www.vaireland.org/eventplanning

The Ireland Funds’ Philanthropy and Fundraising Toolkit

The Toolkit is an essential practical guide to fundraising and philanthropy for any non-profit. It looks at many key areas such as: board development, running a successful campaign, the 4 fundraising steps: research, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship, how to run successful meetings, collaborating and merging with other non profits, how to approach companies for CSR support, how to build a brand for your nonprofit, how to write a case statement, and lots more. It steps out practical and feasible tips for ensuring your non-profit can survive and thrive during these uncertain times. The toolkit contains 5 main sections, 4 focus inserts, actions plans, useful tips and lots more. If you wish to purchase a copy of The Toolkit, please click on the following link http://www.irlfunds.org/ireland/toolkit_pay.asp or contact Nicki at (01)6627878 or nlynch@irlfunds.org

Guidelines for Good Practice for Participatory Arts in Healthcare Contexts

The Waterford Healing Arts Trust and the Health Service Executive South (Cork) Arts and Health Programme, with financial support from the Arts Council, recently published Guidelines for Good Practice for Participatory Arts in Healthcare Contexts, which were produced by the Centre for Medical Humanities at Durham University.

The Guidelines are designed to present clear, concise and user-friendly direction to those working in the area of participatory arts in healthcare contexts. The partnership of arts and health can bring new challenges to artists, healthcare professionals, clients and those working in the health-related community and voluntary sector, and it is hoped that these guidelines will help successfully negotiate these partnerships.

The Guidelines were developed through consultation with those currently working in the field of arts and health. They can be downloaded from www.waterfordhealingarts.com and/or www.hse.ie/eng/services/news/Arts_Practice_in_Healthcare_–_New_Guidelines.html

Those of you working in the field of arts and health are invited to take time to consider and interpret the Guidelines in the context of your own practice, and send feedback by the 31 October 2010. The Guidelines will be reviewed in the light of feedback received.

Further information

Contact the Waterford Healing Arts Trust at 051 842664 or email mary.grehan@hse.ie or the HSE South (Cork) Arts and Health Programme at 086 7872061/021 4923136 or email aidan.warner@hse.ie

Artist in the Community Scheme: Four Essays

A new publication from Create and the Arts Council highlights the exciting practice of artists working with diverse communities.

In the publication, Artist in the Community Scheme: Four Essays, artists - Rhona Byrne, Susan Gogan, Declan Gorman and Ríonach Ní Néill, describe their collaboration with communities of interest and place, and document the work produced through the Artist in the Community Scheme, which Create manages on behalf of the Arts Council.

The book shows how the Scheme has become a key mechanism through which collaborative arts is now understood as a vibrant and dynamic contemporary art practice.

Further information

The publication is free - to order a copy call Create on +353 1 4736600 More information on the Artist in the Community Scheme: http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=40fbd581-bd45-4118-9023-2bf236b9e46c

Young People, Creative Action and Social Change - Now available to download!!

This is an important piece of research, commissioned by the National Youth Council of Ireland’s Arts Programme. Through a specific sample group and through focused questions, Anna Fiona Keogh (researcher) has tried to follow the sometimes faint, often mercurial line of young people’s engagement with an art form. We have tried to ascertain (in as much as we can ever quantify these things) what is unique and special about youth arts, what exactly happens in the life of a young person when they engage with an art form and what begins to happen in their creative and imaginative processes. We don’t suggest that this research is exhaustive or conclusive, but it maps a patch of ground in the landscape.

The study involved conducting in-depth research with approximately 50 young people, between the ages of 10 and 18, involved in five youth arts projects or programmes. The projects were selected on a number of criteria including diverse art forms and geographical location. Also, we aimed for a sample which reflects the views of young people from different social backgrounds.

Download the research at http://www.youtharts.ie/content/research

Visual Artist's Ireland launches Social Networking site for Visual Artists

Visual Artists Ireland (VAI) has launched a new social networking site for the visual arts – www.thecommonroom.net. Visual Artists Ireland has been helping professional visual artists since 1980 with an ever widening group of services. Following discussion and research, VAI wished to supply a further level of public service to the visual arts. Noting the benefits of social networking sites for increasing a person's circle of contacts and connecting users to familiar and new people through mutual acquaintances and common interests, VAI created The Common Room Social Network for the Visual Arts.With forums, blogs, image & video galleries, special interest group creation, and links to other networking sites such as Twitter, thecommonroom.net provides a convenient one stop area for people working in the visual arts to keep in contact, as well as providing a free platform for presentation, discussion and group support.

New website for CCP Ireland

Cultural contact points have been established in the Member States and in most of the other countries taking part in the programme. They are responsible for promoting the programme, facilitating the participation of as many cultural professionals as possible, ensuring an exchange of information with national cultural institutions, maintaining contact between the participants in the various Community programmes and a link with the other sources of information on the various Community programmes. CCP Ireland has just updated it's website - see more at http://ccp.ie

Chrysalis Arts UK (worked on Kilkenny Woodstock Project in 2009) Launches Sustainable Approach to Public Art: FREE GUIDELINESThe first ever set of FREE guidelines to help artists and commissioners embrace the sustainable as well as the artistic impact of their work has been launched by Chrysalis Arts , a public art, training and development agency based in rural North Yorkshire. Public Art Sustainability Assessment (PASA for short) is a free interactive assessment tool available from which aims to promote sustainable practice in public art to artists and commissioners and has been developed to assist Chrysalis Arts in the process of analysing and evaluating projects that they are involved in. Kate Maddison, Director at Chrysalis Arts comments:” “ When we set out to discover how to address sustainability within our public art practice, we were dismayed to find so little information to guide us. This prompted us to take the first step and start the process of establishing our own method of working sustainably. What we found interested us greatly because it threw the spot-light on issues that are relevant to others involved in commissioning and creating public art and beyond that to the way society values sustainability.” “ Art has an ability to reflect and potentially influence our behaviour and public art is by its nature in the public eye. Chrysalis Arts believes it has a role to play in promoting responsible behaviour in this context. It soon became clear that we needed to disseminate this information widely, as the issues need to be dealt with by everyone involved in the process of planning, commissioning and implementing public art.” The online interactive checklist is easy to use and covers the key issues which surround sustainable practice in public art. This checklist is supported by full guidelines and useful case studies. To use the free PASA checklist and download the guidelines please visit and register at www.pasaguidelines.org . Registered users can answer questions about their art activity or project online and when the checklist is completed, they can download their answers as a pdf document. PASA has been created for artists and creative practitioners as well as public art organisations, local authorities, developers, commissioners, funders, architects, landscape architects, engineers, contractors, communities, schools and anyone else who may be involved in the commissioning, development, creation, maintenance and decommissioning of public art at different scales and in different contexts. Chrysalis Arts have developed PASA in consultation with a wide range of partners – including artists and arts organisations, local authority officers, specialists from higher education establishments and environmental consultants Gaia Research, as well as looking to government sources and other creative practitioners such as architects for guidance on sustainable principles and practice. “While artistic considerations should be foremost in creating public art, there is no reason why artists cannot embrace sustainable principles in the way in which they conceive and implement their ideas, as long as this is supported through the funding and commissioning process… “Kate Maddison. Chrysalis Arts view PASA as very much the starting point in the debate around public art practice and sustainability, and hope that by throwing the debate open to others, the result in the long term will be a more sustainable way of working. For more press information and images contact Jane Redfern PR tel 01845 526720 / 07724 131179 email pr@janeredfern.co.uk / to speak to Kate Maddison, Chrysalis Arts / email kate@artdepot.org.uk

Ireland: Launch of Plein Air Painters Community Site PLEIN EIRE, a website for plein air painters in Ireland has been launched. For information on outdoor painting, equipment, paint outs and to make new friends and keep in touch, sign up. Free.Contact Name: Tony RobinsonVenue Address: http://pleineire.ning.comEmail: info@artintheopen.orgWebsite: http://pleineire.ning.com

Professional Photo/Video Documentation for Artists

Professional, high quality and economical photographic and video documentation is now availabe at a special, discounted rate for artists by the award winning lens-based media artist Mike Hannon. Mike has many years of expertise in photography and video, as an artist in his own right and in the provision of documentation for others’ projects. He understands that artists often require top quality documentation of their work for websites, applications and catalogues, but that this may not always be economically viable. He is offering a heavily discounted rate for individuals working in the visual arts.

Please see www.mikehannonmedia.com for examples of his work, and to contact him for a quote.

Telephone:  087 678 2962

Email:  mikeisnice@gmail.com

Have Your Artists Books and Monographs Listed in the VAN

The Visual Artists News Sheet runs regular listings of artists books and monographs – in order to assist artists with distribution and publicity for their publications.

If you are an artist and have recently produced (in the last 12 months) a monographic publication, simply email the following details to jason@visualartists.ie – date of publication; title; dimensions; number of pages; format (eg: spiral, stitched perfect bound, hard-back / soft-back etc.); list of contributors; ISBN number (if relevant); short description (two or three lines).