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On Leaving – Talk at the National Museum of Ireland- Country Life

Saturday 19^th April 2014.

Time:  3-4pm

Join David Monaghan to find out about his ongoing photographic work on the subject of emigration. The parting shots, follow ups and a look at what’s left behind when the life-changing decision is made to leave home. After the talk visitors can view a selection of this work in the café art space at the museum.

To book a place on this talk contact:  Email educatiotph@museum.ie. Phone: 094 9031751.

The exhibition will be on display in the café until mid May 2014.

On Leaving Project:

This project is a comprehensive and ongoing photographic study of the lives of a particular set of migrants from Ireland with an eye to what they have left behind. It is a three stranded project which has its roots in a three year long documentation of the renewed trend of emigration from Ireland or more specifically from David’s town in Ireland, the city of Dublin. Leaving Dublin became a series of 84 studies of people on the move which employed a very tight visual strategy. Low light cityscapes carefully lit, traditional poses, with a suitcase as the only prop and the sitter in most cases looking away from us into the future.

As Ireland was in the International news a lot when this project started the work was discovered and used as a metaphor for our times by several international news agencies. The Wall Street Journal online, the New York Times, C.B.S. news in the U.S.A., France 24, dutch national T.V., the Age(Melbourne)and der Standaart in Brussels to name a few agencies that shone a light on the work before it had even got to exhibition. By March 2012 over 70 Images were made and a simultaneous projection in the towns and cities where the sitters now lived was set up. To that end projections were organized in 14 international locations 2 of them being in The U.S.A. see here for details http://www.davidmonahan.eu/untitled/leaving-dublin-projections.

The printed work premiered in July 2012 in Dublin on the main program of the Photoireland Festival from there it transferred to the Immigration museum in Melbourne. Where it was on exhibit to an audience of 114,000 over a 10 month period. During the process of the series David  arranged to visit some of the closer emigrants in London and took their portraits.  A second series was thus born “a survey for the departed” and endeavours to show the melancholic beauty of the places left behind and the look that would prevail if everyone was to leave. When David visited the sitters he shot a roll of film loosely, up close with a wide angle, as they were talking and the last leg of the project came to life as the visitation series. These two legs of the project are still in progress  and David plans to visit North and South America in the coming year. To date he has made work in Dublin(returnees) The U.K., France, Australia, New Zealand.  David’s work can be viewed on his website: http://www.davidmonahan.eu/.

Carlow Local Authorities Arts Service is Seeking Artists for Panel

Carlow Local Authorities Arts Service is seeking suitable artists to add to their Panel (2014-2019).  We are seeking experienced artists who work in/with community contexts to build on the reputation County Carlow has of working with ‘Place’ ‘Site’, ‘location’ and ‘its People’.  Eligibility and selection is dependent on experience to date. There is no maximum or minimum number of artists that can be placed on the Panel.  However the following criteria for selection will apply: Your work must be of high standard, demonstrate capacity for artistic excellence and   proven experience of engaging in/with community contexts.

This new initiative forms part of the development of a new strategy for the Arts in County Carlow 2014-2019.  Carlow Local Authorities Arts Service ethos is to work collaboratively and to work in an open way that is relevant and responsive to local needs.  Carlow Local Authorities Arts Service also believes and values the artistic process as being a fundamental aspect of an artist’s practice. 

Please send all of the following information:

1.         A cover letter outlining current projects you are working on and projects you are committed to in the future.  Permission for us to keep your details on file for 5 years in case opportunities arise.

2.         Most relevant CV with contact details including mobile telephone number and Artist Statement relating specifically to your work in this context – with website links and any related information you would see useful, with referees.

3.            Relevant Examples of work : All relevant materials to be clearly labelled i.e. DVD, CDs etc

PLEASE SEND HARD COPY INFORMATION ONLY –

Marked – ‘Call for Artists’ –

The Arts Office, Carlow County Council, Athy Road,  Carlow

Please send information by 20^th June 2014

Useful Information - Context

Community Arts (Working in Context) in Ireland are now a well established and growing aspect of Irish cultural life that reflects an increasing concern for inclusively and wider public access to the arts.  Community Arts historically has seen artists working directly with communities and has developed through the artistic practice of some artists who are concerned with Place, People, Site or dialogue with a community.   Community Arts also can be referred to as ‘socially engaged arts practice’, ‘dialogical art’, ‘situation art’, ‘community-based art’, ‘art in context’ ‘site specificity’ and has evolved in Ireland through quality and excellence in a pioneering way.  The Arts are a powerful tool and help to build communities.

Carlow Local Authorities - Arts Service has a track record and has championed a way of working alongside artists who work in this context,  through programme initiatives such as the Visualise Carlow programme that commissioned temporary site specific projects in the county leading up to the opening of VISUAL, Centre for Contemporary art Carlow, as well as unique commissions under the per cent for art scheme such as ‘Shelter me from the Rain’ an opera for Carlow by Fergus Sheil – the first commissioned opera in Ireland, Panchaea – In search of an equal utopia and a willing suspension of disbelief Curated by Denis Roche with Brian Maguire and Emma Finucane and more recently through supporting the Artist in Residence programme in partnership with VISUAL Centre for contemporary art and GBShaw Theatre Carlow with dance artist Emma Martin and theatre residence WillFredd, as well as supporting quality initiatives such as County Carlow Youth Theatre and Aspiro – formally Carlow Young Artists Choir.

For further information, please contact Sinead Dowling Arts Officer, sdowling@carlowcoco.ie 059-9170301 or 086-8200247

Arts and Community “The Mutual Benefits”

Tuesday 6^th May – VISUAL Carlow

5.15pm – 7pm

A new and fresh initiative by Carlow Local Authorities Arts Service in association with CREATE – the national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts.

The aim of this FREE event is to provide both Communities a! nd Artists with a mutually beneficial opportunity to explore and exchange the potential and possibilities that the arts can bring to a place.

Guest Speakers ● Sinead Dowling, Arts Officer, Carlow Local Authorities – Introductions and Context ● Emma Finucane,  Artist - Sharing her experience of working in community contexts (including working in Leighlinbridge, Co Carlow) ● Katherine Atkinson, CREATE - Project Su! pport & Professional Development – Outlining the Artist in Community Scheme on behalf of the Arts Council ● Rhona Byrne, Artist – Sharing her       experience of working in community contexts ● Colm O Muiri – Community Development Worker – Family Resource Centre Wexford – sharing his experience of how the arts act as a tool for building communities

This event will be very open and conversational and will provide us an opportunity to share experience and information with you as well as for you to share information and ask questions of us.  Guided Tour ! - For those of you who are interested at the end of this event you will have an     opportunity to have a FREE guided tour of VISUAL including the Patrick Scott current show IMAGE SPACE LIGHT and a tour of the GBShaw Theatre. 

Booking Information - Please RSVP

If you would like to come along please contact Carlow Local Authorities Arts Service by Monday 28th April e-mail ascully@carlowcoco.ieor phone 059 9136204 or text 0868200247 outlining the organisation you represent, your contact details and how many places you would like to book.

An Béal Binn – Erris Festival of Words June 6-8^th 2014

Áras Inis Gluaire, the Arts Centre for Erris, is initiating an exciting new festival of literature in 2014. Whither a new literary festival you say? Well this will follow the great tradition of Force 12, which had a national reputation as being informal and friendly, whilst being challenging and relevant and the setting is in Belmullet in the beautiful barony of Erris, North West Mayo, an area rich in history and oral tradition.

Honing in on the zeitgeist of remembrance, reflection & reconciliation, we are taking a theme of Culture & Commemoration, as we present lectures, readings, workshops and debate from the esteemed likes of John Banville, Donal Ryan, Eimear O’Connor, Míceál Ó Conaola, Michael Harding, Tommy Tiernan, John Waters, Rosita Boland, Carol Hunt of the Sunday Independentand twice recipient of Foreign Reporter of the Year, Ed Vulliamy of the Guardian.

Music & song will be to the fore also as we present ballads of some literary giants, like Yeats & Kavanagh, as well as commemorating the anniversaries of Brendan Behan and of the publication of James Joyce’s Dubliners with a production of the highly acclaimed Dubliners Dilemma by Declan Gorman.

We are also giving voice to the cream of Mayo talent, with Mike McCormack, Colette NicAodh, Martin Dyar and Terry McDonagh participating. Set as it is in the Mayo Gaeltacht, we are also delighted to welcome Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh, Seán Ó Coisdealbha  and Aifric MacAodha. Meanwhile Creative Writing groups from Mayo, Galway and Dublin will offer a selection of their work.

Writing development is an important aspect of An Béal Binn with workshops throughout the weekend on poetry, biography and literary criticism amongst others. There will also be outreach programmes for local schools.

Full programme will be available soon on www.arasinisgluaire.ie

Enquiries to Brendan Murray on 097 81079 or b.murray@arasinisgluaire.ie

Call for Nominations - Celebrating partnership between Business and the Arts

3 Weeks until the Closing Date!

Culture plays an important role in creating a healthy society, and a strong community in which to do business. Creating the structures to support the Irish arts sector is essential to both Ireland's national character and its international profile.

The Allianz Business to Arts Awards recognise businesses and organisations that develop creative partnerships, bringing the arts and artists into mutually beneficial relationships across society.

Share the stories of your successful partnerships and demonstrate your pride in what you have achieved. You could join the prestigious list of winners representing the best models developed between the corporate and cultural worlds in Ireland. Winning projects demonstrate that working together these sometimes diverse worlds can come together to create brilliant art, stronger brands, unforgettable experiences and long-held memories which enhance the character and reputation of all involved.

Winners receive a limited edition sculpture commissioned by Dublin Airport Authority, presented at a ceremony in September.

Award Categories
As well as arts sponsorship, the Awards recognise arts and business organisations working together for mentoring, training, staff engagement or development, commissioning artists, CSR initiatives, community engagements etc.

1. Best Large Sponsorship (value over €25,000 cash or in-kind)

2. Best Small Sponsorship (value under €25,000 cash or in-kind)

3. Best Long Term Partnership (3 years or more)

4. Best Use of Creativity in the Community

5. Best Creative Staff Engagement

6. Jim McNaughton Perpetual Award for Best Commissioning Practice

7. Jim McNaughton/TileStyle €10,000 Artist's Bursary

8. Dublin Airport Authority €5,000 Arts Award

9. Judges' Special Recognition Award

Closing date for applications : 5pm, Tuesday 6 May 2014

Click here for information on the application process, the alumni of past winners, and to download the application form.

#ABtoAAwards

Writing Workshops, Spring - Summer 2014 

• April 30 to June 4 Kinlough Women's Writing Group Kinlough, Co Leitrim. An ongoing group, warm and welcoming to newcomers.  

• May 2 Creative Writing Taster Session Belleek, Co Fermanagh. Would you like to be part of a new writing group in Belleek? Come along on May 2nd to find out!
• May 17 Tell It Slant: Poetry Workshop Kinlough, Co Leitrim. Innovative writing prompts and explorations of the craft of poetry (in response to feedback, this poetry writing workshop replaces the poetry manuscript response workshop planned for Ballybofey on the same date).       
• May 24 The Craft of Writing Enniskillen, County Fermanagh. A day of  writing and structured craft exercises (fiction, memoir, creative non-fiction...)

For more information about workshop content, location and cost, click on the links or go to www.monicacorish.ie. Or contact me by phone or email, details below.

Parke Drama Group's present "Drinking Habits" at the Linenhall Arts Centre

Wed 23rd & Thurs 24th April.

Parke Drama Group's Irish premier performance of "Drinking Habits" takes place at the Linenhall Arts Centre on Wed 23rd & Thur 24th April. Following a successful performance at the Luton Irish Forum, UK, over St Patrick's weekend, the hard working cast/crew are still busy rehearsing for an even better performance for the home crowd! This performance of "Drinking Habits" is pure comedic entertainment not to be missed! Tickets after 6pm from 094 9031128.

Call for people to get involved in Claremorris Community Midsummer Festival

Fun loving creative people needed for Claremorris Community Midsummer festival, June 21st in the Square: trad & folk music, Drum and Dance plus staged performance/reading of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream": Anyone interested in participating onstage or backstage is invited. For more info visit our website at nonprophetorganisation.eu or contact john@nonprophetfestival.eu

Invitation to submit video art

Damer House Gallery (Roscrea) is run by two Offaly based artists Patricia Hurl and Therry Rudin. They are organising a project later this year called 'Homeland' and are looking for video submissions from local artists to participate in a showcase of contemporary video art

The show will feature a selection of International film and video artworks for the duration of 3 to 4 weeks in Damer House Gallery. The intention is to bring exciting new work to the midlands, conversations between artists and audiences, local community and schools will be initiated.

Last day for receiving your work is 30st April 2014. Artworks have to be high standard in a format of your choice. You may send a disc CD-DVD, Memory-Stick or online such as Dropbox or WeTransfer

For more information contact 087 2065111, email damerhousegallery@gmail.com or follow Damer House Gallery on Facebook

GARDEN SCULPTURE WORKSHOP

April 25, 26 and 27, 2014

Áras Éanna, Arts and Heritage Centre, Inis Oírr, The Aran Islands

Award-winning sculptor and author DJ Garrity will be conducting a three-day garden sculpture workshop at Áras Éanna. The artist who lives in the West of Ireland is the former Sculptor-In-Residence of The Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Garrity developed the hands-on workshop at Mount Rushmore as an interpretive training program in collaboration with the National Park Service of America and subsequently conducts the workshop at botanic gardens, museums and art associations in America and Europe.

Based on his book The Rhythms Of Stone, the artist leads individuals with no previous experience in a light carving process that finesses the human face from a rough block of stone. The participants use simple hand tools to create unique sculpture for the home, garden or gallery and the workshop has been well received by garden societies, artists and the lifelong learning community. The program typically fills to capacity with many participants enjoying the experience from year to year at long-standing venues such as The Chicago Botanical Garden where the workshop will be offered in 2014 for the seventh year.

Áras Éanna is a multifaceted Arts and Heritage Centre housed in a renovated weaving factory at Inis Oírr Island in the Aran Islands. Since its foundation in the year 2000, Áras Éanna has played host to some of Ireland’s leading visual and conceptual artists, musicians, performers and actors.

The workshop fee is €200 and includes all materials and use of hand tools for the workshop. Reservations are advised. For more information concerning the artist visit www.djgarrity.com and to book a workshop reservation contact:
Áras Éanna, Inis Oírr, The Aran Islands, Co. Galway, Ireland
 T: 011-353-099-75150
 E: araseanna@eircom.net
 www.araseanna.ie/en

Inspiring Practice and building Capacity to nurture Global Citizens

CIT Crawford College of Art and Design

www.creativityandchange.info

ABOUT

Creativity & Change is about creativity and its power to ignite empathy, passion and learning about our interconnected and interdependent world.  It is about imagining more humane, just and viable ways to live in the world.  It connects how we think, live and act in the world and considers how we can live as connected global citizens becoming part of the changes we want to see.

COURSE CONTENT

The course has several main strands of learning within the context of global citizenship & global and local justice themes.

•Development of confidence in personal creativity

•Creativity & learning strategies

•Creative strategies for public engagement.

DURATION Seven 2/3 day blocks Oct 2014 to May 2015

WHO IS IT FOR?

Artists, community workers, youth workers, activists, educators, volunteers and anyone who is interested in exploring the connection between creativity, learning and change in the world and in nurturing possibilities to grow as connected global citizens.

APPLY

Applications accepted by email. Go website, www.creativityandchange.info and go to ‘get involved’ page to download application form. FEE €680.

Email creativityandchange@gmail.com with queries

This is a CIT approved Special Purpose Award at Level 8 (10 credits) certificate

SEIMINEÁR LITRÍOCHT AGUS SCRÍOBH NA GAEILGE Í gCO. MHAIGH EO
ARNA EAGRÚ AG
TOGRA MHAIGH EO
(CONRADH na GAEILGE)
ÓSTÁN an BREAFFY WOODS
Caisleán an Bharraigh
SATHARN, 26 AIBREÁN,2014
(10.00am - 1.15in)  

Enterprise & Innovation Workshops  2014

Presented by the Crafts Council of Ireland and the Local Enterprise Offices

Mayo Craftworksers should contact Paula Prendergast for further information. 

pprendergast@mayococo.ie

094 904 7586

SUPER SPRING OFFER NOW ON AT STAGECOACH MAYO!  

We are now enrolling for all classes for our brand new Summer Term starting on April 26th and running until June 28th. Better still, enrol now for the full term and receive a FREE Stagecoach T-shirt. Secure your place with a deposit, have 2 full weeks of Stagecoach to try it out, then if you continue for the rest of the term claim your FREE T-shirt!

2013 was such a special year for us launching Stagecoach Mayo and there is surely no better time to join with such a 'feel good factor' about Stagecoach here in Westport! 2014 has already had a packed early stages show of Billy No Buzz and a wonderful in house talent show! (The MAFTAS).

We now start rehearsals for our summer show, Dream On by Malcolm Sircom so come and join the fun!

Sing, Dance and Act every Saturday morning! Places are limited so please call us if you are interested - you can always arrange a 2 week trial with us just to make sure! Pay a deposit to reserve your place which is deducted off the full fees if you decide to continue for the rest of the term! If you have any questions, please give us a call or drop us an email and one of our team will be happy to help.

The start of a new term is always a great time to come along and see what Stagecoach is all about, if it is something you've been thinking about enrolling for.

We provide students with a safe and friendly working environment, keeping healthy through dance, drama and singing. To BOOK A DISCOVERY SESSION, CALL 091 556274 and speak to Eliz, John or simply enrol online on our brand new website today, www.stagecoach.ie/mayo

Youth Arts Summer School 2014

" I had the most inspirational and invigorating three days with you all.  Just starting to process all I learned now! So many new ideas and concepts to mull over..." Previous summer school participant Delivered by NYCI’s Youth Arts Programme, Summer School is a 3-day residential youth arts practice summer school in NUI Galway, running from 11th-13th June 2014. It will offer workshops, evening events and lots more to stimulate your imagination and send you home with a wealth of ideas and techniques for developing creative approaches for your work with young people.

Download the brochure here: http://www.youtharts.ie/yass2014 

When:  Wed 11th - Fri 13th June 2014

Where: NUI Galway

The 3-day in-depth workshop experience will give you the inspiration, indepth practical know-how and skills to work in new ways with your young people and offer them high quality arts experiences.

Who is this suitable for?

Anyone working with young people in the non formal education sector who wishes to explore ways of introducing, enhancing and extending youth arts provision for the young people with whom they work. It is aimed both at those looking to improve their artform and delivery techniques or those totally new to youth arts.

What’s the damage?

The cost of attending summer school is highly subsidised by NYCI Arts Programme. It will cost 250 for members of NYCI and 300 for non members. This covers your accomodation, meals, all workshops and materials. In addition, we are offering an early bird promotion – if you book and pay before Friday, 9th May 2014, there will be an additional €50.00 discount. This brings the cost to €200.00 for members and €250.00 for non members.

Where do I sign up? 

Booking will open online on Wed 23rd April 2014 here: http://nycitraining.org/yass2014

 The moth short story prize is bigger and better

The Moth Short Story Prize is sponsored by the arts & literature magazine The Moth, recently described by the novelist David Mitchell as ‘a beautiful creature’.

The competition has become a fixture on the international writing calendar, and this year the first and second prizes have increased to €3,000 ($4,186) and €1,000 ($1,395). There is also a very attractive third prize of a week-long writing retreat at Circle of Misse in France. The Circle of Misse house rests on the banks of the Thouet River (‘thouet’ being the ancient Gallic word for ‘tranquil’), a tributary of the Loire. Circle of Misse will also kindly pay €250 ($348) towards travel expenses.

This year’s competition will be judged by Mike McCormack, a recipient of the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature whose debut short story collection was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. His novel Notes from a Coma was shortlisted for the Irish Book of the Year Award and was described in the Irish Times as ‘the greatest Irish novel of the decade just ended’.

‘The novel is open-hearted and generous, accommodating all sorts of foolishness and time-wasting, rather like life itself. The short story has no patience with that, it’s much more surgical, lending itself to a more difficult proposition that says: right son, you are on your own. The novel will tell you that being human you are among other people, whereas the short story seems to say, you are only fooling yourself. It measures itself out in a few thousand words for that very reason.’ Mike McCormack in an interview with The Spectato.

The prize is open to everyone, as long as the work is original and previously unpublished. There is a 6,000 word limit. The entry fee is €9 ($12.50) and you can enter as many stories as you like.

The closing date for the competition is 30 June 2014.

The three winning stories will feature in the autumn 2014 issue of The Moth and the winners will be invited to read at a special event at the Winding Stair Bookshop in Dublin in September 2014.

For details of how to enter the competition go to www.themothmagazine.com , email enquiries@themothmagazine.com or call 00 353 49 4362677.

Mindshift - Professional Development for Published Authors | THE BUSINESS OF BEING A WRITER

10am - 4pm, 17 May, €60/€50 IWC members

What type of funding and supports are there for writers? Who is eligible for artist tax exemption?  How can writers set themselves up as a business? What are the ways to generate alternative sources of income?

Sarah Bannan (Arts Council), Jim Doyle (Dublin City Council), Jane O'Hanlon (Poetry Ireland), Gaby Smyth (Gaby Smyth & Co accountants)
Mia Gallagher and others reveal and unpack the mysteries of funding and finances in literature. A must for the enterprising writer.

Booking:  01 872 1302 or on IWC site.

Still Places Left on Irish Writers’ Centre Summer Courses

Our summer workshops and courses are now live on our website! http://bit.ly/1p5vNLn

Our range of courses cater to writers of every level and they will inspire and encourage you to try new things. 

Take a look at our website and choose what's right for you.

We've got old favourites as well as new courses such as:

- Continuing the Story with Nessa O'Mahony 

- Finish Your Novel with Conor Kostick

- Introduction to Crime Writing with Declan Burke

- Introduction to Playwriting with Jessica Traynor 

- Weekly Intensives: Siobhán Parkinson & Claire Kilroy

We are also offering Creative Clinics, a new professional development initiative offering one-to-one access to experienced writers in a variety of genres and types over two days with:

- Celine Kiernan (Sci-fi / Fantasy)

- Sean O'Reilly (Fiction & Short Stories)

- Jessica Traynor (Theatre script)

- Lauren McKenzie (Film & TV script)

- Louise Phillips (Crime / Thriller)

- Henry McDonald (Memoir) 

- Oisín McGann (Children's Writing)

- Conor Kostick (Rights & Contracts)

Courses begin late April/early May and weekly courses take place on Tuesdays to Thursdays, mostly in the evenings, and run for 6 to 10 weeks.

We also have some Saturday courses on offer, most of which take place over one or two full days.

For bookings and further information, please feel free to get in touch at info@writerscentre.ie or by phone at 01 8721302.

Writing Historical Fiction with Jo Baker, as part of the Dublin Writers' Festival

18 May, 12 noon 

From Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall to Eleanor Catton's The Luminaries, the historical novel is very much in vogue, but writing one comes with its own particular challenges. 

How do you go about researching the novel, and how do you know when to stop? How closely should you stick to the facts? In this informal discussion, Jo Baker shares her experiences of writing and researching Longbourn, her acclaimed retelling of Pride and Prejudice from the servants' point of view.

€5 booking fee. Click here to book your place. 

Poetry Workshop with Ciaran Berry

Sat 24 May, 2.30 pm

Fresh from his reading with Tess Gallagher on Friday evening, award-winning Irish poet Ciaran Berry leads an advanced workshop for published poets, exploring some of the key techniques in depth. 

Presented in association with Poetry Ireland and the Irish Writers' Centre.

Booking fee is €25 and click here to book your place. 

ConCorda Scholarships

Time is running out to apply for the ConCorda Chamber Music Course! Applications close 30th May.
The course takes place 15th-23rd of August in Kilkenny College and normally costs €500 for full board and tuition with no deposit required. This year there are 2 scholarships for the course.
The Hugh Maguire Scholarship, will be awarded to an already formed string quartet and the Tricia Maguire Scholarship for an Individual string player.

IAYO Conducting Workshops 2014

Director: Robert Houlihan

Royal Irish Academy of Music

Monday 07 – Friday 11 July 2014

Apply online

Closing date for Applications: Monday 26 May 2014.

Conducting workshops for youth orchestra conductors will be held at the Royal Irish Academy of Music to run alongside their Summer Orchestra Academy. Participants will avail of tuition in baton technique and score preparation along with opportunities to observe sectional and full rehearsals with the RIAM summer orchestra academy, conducted by James Cavanagh.

The course is for mixed ability / experience and is suitable for beginners.

Procurement of Arts Advisers, Arts Council

Deadline: 28 April 2014 

Web: http://www.artscouncil.ie

The Arts Council wishes to procure the services of a number of Arts Advisers to meet the needs of the organisation both from a quality and service delivery perspective. The artform areas to which this relates are: Arts Participation; Dance; Irish Language, Literature; English Language Literature; Visual Arts; Young People Children and Education. Each contract will be offered separately.

Successful tenderers will be experienced practitioners in the relevant areas, with the expertise and experience required to work with the Arts Council's staff by assisting in the appraisal and assessment of funding applications, providing critical advice on artistic work and providing advice in relation to artform policy as required.

Application for each of these contracts is exclusively by a public tender process: www.etenders.gov.ie.

DIY 11: 2014 Call for proposals - DEADLINE APPROACHING

Deadline: April 29th, 2014 at Noon

Website: www.create-ireland.ie

Create is absolutely delighted to be working in  partnership with the Live Art Development Agency on  DIY 11 a scheme for professional development FOR artists LED  BY artists.

This year Create in a full partnership with LADA, offering Irish artists an opportunity to be involved in DIY11.  Professional development projects BY artists FOR artists.  DIY is an opportunity for artists working in Live Art to conceive and run unusual training and professional development projects for other artists.  DIY is an opportunity for artists working in Live Art to conceive and run unusual training and professional development projects for other artists.   DIY understands that the development of a Live Art practice is as much about the exploration of ideas and experiences as training in skills and techniques, and past DIY projects have proved to be invaluable experiences for project leaders, participants and organisers alike.

We want to hear from you if have an idea for an exciting, innovative and idiosyncratic Live Art professional development project that offers something new and is geared to the eclectic and often unusual needs of artists whose practices are grounded in challenging and unconventional approaches, forms and concepts.   If you think you can initiate and run a DIY professional development project then read the guidelines below and send us a proposal.

DIY 11 is a Live Art Development Agency (LADA) initiative developed in collaboration with the following national partners:

Artsadmin (national), Arts Pavillion Bournemouth,Bury Art Museum/Bury Sculpture Centre, Cambridge Junctio
Chelsea Theatre (London),Colchester Arts Centre,
Compass Live Art (Yorkshire)
Contact Manchester, Create, Ireland, Duckie (London),
Folkestone Fringe,Forest Fringe (Scotland), hÅb (Manchester),
KARST (Plymouth), Live at LICA (North West),
National Theatre Studio (London)
National Theatre Wales , Norwich Arts Centre , Platform (national),
Sound and Music (national), Yorkshire Sculpture Park.

For the first time DIY will support a project to happen in Ireland, in partnership with Create.
Whilst artists of any nationality are welcome to apply to run a DIY anywhere, we specifically welcome proposals conceived to happen in Ireland and that would benefit from Create's expertise.

The DIY fee is inclusive of all travel and expenses and can be paid in Sterling (£1000) or Euros (€1190 tbc). DIY proposals in this instance are designed to contribute to contemporary collaborative art practice by expanding ideas of collaboration and community.

All details and links to online application form on LADA website can be found on Create website http://is.gd/0zGIu7 for more information please contact Patrick Fox, director@create-ireland.ie or phone 01-4736600

Walled City Music, Community and Outreach Officer

Deadline:  2 May    5pm 

Web: http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/news/job-opportunities

Email: matthew@walledcitymusic.com.

The role will initially be offered as a free-lance, 6 month contract (May - October 2014).The successful applicant will expected to work the equivalent of 10 days a month (there will be some flexibility around this requirement, depending on the nature or timing of the work undertaken).  This part-time role represents an exciting opportunity to work with one of the fastest growing music promoters in Northern Ireland at a key point in its development, by expanding the organisation's outreach programme and delivery capacity.  The post is funded by Arts Council Northern Ireland, Walled City Music's principal funder. 

We are seeking to employ a skilled, enthusiastic, committed and passionate Community and Outreach
Officer to assist us in delivering a range of ambitious projects. If you are interested in applying, a full job
description and more details about the position are available by emailing matthew@walledcitymusic.com.

Please send a CV and covering letter explaining why you would be suitable for the role to email above

Salary:   £22,000 - £24,000 pro-rata (depending on experience)

Building Peace through the Arts - Recruitment of Artist/Facilitator Dundalk IT

Deadline:  2  May    5pm 
Web: http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/news/job-opportunities
Email:  president@dkitsu.ie

Dundalk Institute of Technology' Student Union (DKIT) wishes to recruit an experienced artist / facilitator to carry out community consultation and creative engagement.

The project will provide an opportunity for dialogue between students and local residents from a variety of different backgrounds to explore challenging issues around sectarianism and racism.

This consultation phase will inform the development of a piece of public art in stage 2 of the project. DKIT's vision is for the artwork to be a symbol of shared space which is reflective of  the diversity of the college (there are students from over 40 different countries)  and the changing demographics of the border town of Dundalk. 

THIS WORK IS PART OF THE FIRST STAGE OF A PUBLIC ART PROJECT. THE OUTCOME WILL BE A REPORT COLLATING INFORMATION FOR INCLUSION IN THE BRIEF FOR A NEW PUBLIC ARTWORK

Submissions should be sent to Brian Fitzpatrick to email above.

For more information on the programme including the guidelines refer to http://www.artscouncil-ni.org/award/re-imaging_communities.htm


Artists  & Lecturers for Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown Libraries Panels

Deadline:  9 May  12 noon

Web: http://www.dlrcoco.ie/arts/

Email:t mmcelligott@dlrcoco.ie 

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (DLR) County Council Public Libraries are looking for creative practitioners and facilitators who are experienced in working collaboratively, who are flexible in their approach and who are responsive to the needs of participants.

DLR Libraries are delighted to announce this call for creative practitioners and facilitators to work with children, young people and adults throughout its public libraries.

Artforms which will be considered include Architecture, Circus, Dance, Film, Literature, Music, Opera, Theatre, Traditional Arts, Visual Arts and Crafts Educational areas of interest include Digital Technology and E-learning, Health and Wellbeing, Local History and Genealogy, History, Literature and General Knowledge, Gardening and the Environment.

Traditionally, DLR Libraries have put programmes together for a variety of festivals and events including World Book Day, Bealtaine, Children's Book Festival,Science Week, Summer and Christmas events.

We are looking for authors, artists, lecturers, facilitators to propose projects for DLR Libraries, suitable for such festivals and events.

We are particularly receptive to ideas for innovative approaches to programming such events.

Proposals may be for one-off events, a series of themed events or for more long-term projects.

A representative number of projects will be selected both from 'Artforms' and 'Educational areas of interest', highlighting the demand for both kinds of events in DLR Libraries.

Creative practitioners and facilitators will be selected for a panel and for events programmed from Autumn 2014 through to early 2016.

All queries to: Maeve McElligott at email above or call (01) 214 7970

Call for Proposals from Performing Arts Practitioners:
Arts and Disability Public Art Commission   Deadline:  24 June 12 noon 
Web: http://www.dlrcoco.ie/arts/
Email: mmcelligott@dlrcoco.ie 

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council invites proposals for a performing arts commission focusing on the exploration of sensory disabilities.  The commission is open to either individuals or companies/collaborators to apply. It is anticipated that the successful applicant will work collaboratively
with groups(s) of people with sensory disabilities in the Stillorgan electoral area of the county.

Prior to the submission deadline, the Arts Office will facilitate a group meeting for prospective applicants to meet with a number of organisations in the area who would be interested in working with the successful applicant on this commission.

DLR is particularly interested in practitioners who work in a collaborative manner (either on a conceptual level or directly through participation), are flexible in their approach and responsive to the needs of those involved .

The budget for the commission is €14,000 inclusive.

CALL: PHOTO IRELAND STREET MARKET

Celebrating the first outdoor book & magazine fair in July 2014, PhotoIreland invites expressions of
interest from publishers looking to promote and sell their latest materials in Dublin, as well as
artists and photographers to sell their printed works.

Developed in collaboration with the Temple Bar Traders Association, the Book & Magazine fair becomes in 2014 the PhotoIreland Street Market, offering a unique opportunity for publishers and artists to present their latest publications and prints right at the heart of Dublin's busiest quarter,
in Temple Bar.  All the details at:
http://photoireland.org/festival/year-2014/street-market/

The Room, Launch, Mayo

Date: 12 May 2014

Venue: Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar

Time:  6pm  

The Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT), a national support agency for arts and health, will launch a documentary film The Room in Castlebar  by award-winning documentary maker Róisín Loughrey which was made possible by a unique bursary from WHAT.

In 2013, artist Tom Meskell and Róisín Loughrey were jointly awarded an inaugural bursary from WHAT via artsandhealth.ie, the national arts and health website, to document through film an arts programme involving people who have an acquired brain injury, which is facilitated by Tom at Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar,  Co. Mayo. The completed documentary entitled 'The Room' will be launched in  at on Monday, 12th May 2014.

artsandhealth.ie is the national website providing a focal point and resource for the field of arts and health in Ireland which is managed by Ireland's leading arts and health programme, the Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) based in Waterford Regional Hospital. 

In the words of artist Tom Meskell , ''The Room' sets out to explore the small moments of magic that happen in the course of an arts programme  of this nature, moments that allow for growth for both participants and the artist.  Using a fly-on-the-wall approach, this film is a powerful and  moving portrayal of the creative experience of long-stay hospital residents who have an acquired brain injury as a result of stroke, accident or conditions such as dementia or Alzheimer's and reveals the profound impact of the arts programme on their lives.'

WHAT via artsandhealth.ie is making a second bursary available in 2014 which is funded by the Arts Council and the Cork Arts and Health Programme, HSE South.

 See http://www.artsandhealth.ie/2014/03/21/call-for-applications-artsandhealth-ie-documentation-bursary/ for details. 

The launch of the documentary film (11mins) will be followed by a post show discussion with Tom Meskell and Róisín Loughrey chaired by Claire Meaney of the Waterford Healing Arts Trust.

This event is free to attend.

The Room will be available to view on artsandhealth.ie following this event.

“Project Management: Delivering value in the worlds of Arts, Culture and Sport”

The Project Management Institute Irish Chapter, in association with Dell and the Limerick National City of Culture 2014, is delighted to host a seminar to showcase how Project Management (PM) can add significant value in delivering creative and innovative projects in the arts, cultural and sporting arenas. This seminar will look at examples of where PM – the application of knowledge, skills and techniques to execute projects effectively and efficiently -  has been used successfully and discusses how good delivery can become outstanding delivery with the use of proven PM models. We will hear from project leaders from the Irish Chamber Orchestra, Special Olympics Ireland and Limerick City of Culture.

There will also be a briefing of Dell’s PM4Life* training program.

This event will kick off on

Wednesday, April 30th at 2.30pm, at

Irish Chamber Orchestra Studio @UL Campus

As spaces are limited, pre-registration is essential; Please register your intention to attend by emailing your contact details to: pm4life@dell.com