Update Section

 

Luisne Art Work on display in the Museum of Country Life

The Luisne Arts group, Ballinrobe, have eight vibrant pieces of large scale art work on display in the grounds of the Museum of Country Life, Turlough. The work was installed as part of the Onsight programme of outdoor art installations during this year’s Féile na Tuaithe and will continue to be on display till the end of September.  On entering the main gates at the Museum, the work is located on the left hand side in amongst the trees. This outdoor work will withstand whatever the Irish Summer has to offer and we’re hoping it will be more Sun than rain. The theme the artists explored was Traditional Farmhouse Fare with the idea of Farm to Plate; the resulting colourful, skilled work is well worth a visit.  The following work is on display:  Emer Prendergast’s Stew, Horses and Sheep, John Walsh’s Sheep, Hens and Chicken Dinner, Mairead Coyne’s  Donkey, Goats and Hens, Martin O’Reilly’s Carrots and Soup, Patrick Wall’s Cattle and Pigs, Peter Shaugnessy’s Cows and Round Bales, Bridie Lally's Sheep and Lambs andTheresa Dooley’s  Dinner on the table.

The Lusine Art Facilitator is artist Breda Murphy and Luisne co-ordinator is Breda Mayock. Luisne is supported by Mayo County Council Arts Office and Western Care with administrative support provided by Tacú, Ballinrobe Family Resource Centre

 

www.artluisne.com

Feature Film Script Mentoring Programme

The Western Development Commission (WDC) is partnering with the Galway Film Centre to offer a Feature Film Script Mentoring Programme. The aim of the programme is to provide professional script development for six participants over a period of six months, from Treatment stage to a First Draft screenplay, to create a fiction, feature film script (90-110 pages).

The training will involve participation in a workshop process overseen by script supervisor, Mark McIlrath. Workshops will take place over three weekends (Friday to Sunday inclusive) spaced in two-month intervals beginning in September and based in Galway. Participants will have ongoing online access and feedback from the tutor between workshops. The workshops are spread out over a period of months to allow the participants to develop their work and to refine and rewrite their screenplays to deadlines

Participants will be selected on the basis of a Treatment and a short CV to be submitted to Galway Film Centre by July 31st 2014. To apply for this programme participants must be based in one of the seven western counties: Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, Mayo, Roscommon, Galway or Clare. The Treatment should be a maximum of five pages and outline the main characters in the film, how their story develops and the key relationships within their story. Full details on the application process are available here

The WDC is a regional development agency promoting the economic and social development of the Western Region. It actively supports the region’s creative sector through the WDC Micro-Loan Fund for Creative Industries and MyCreativeEdge.

The workshops will mentor six participants from the region in the craft of screenwriting. Central to this process is that all participants are exposed to each other’s work, are privy to the feedback given in each case and the continued re-drafting and progress of each participant’s work. Mark McIlrath is a film script editor and tutor with 15 years experience of working with screenwriters and producers in Ireland, Europe and the US.  Recent films that he has worked on include Silence and Run & Jump.

Further information: Declan Gibbons, Manager, Galway Film Centre. Tel: 091 770 748. Email: manager@galwayfilmcentre.ie

The Dancer in Residence is a partnership between Kerry County Council and the Arts Council.

 

Dancer in Residence: to further developing contemporary dance in Kerry, with a focus on both technical and creative development and best practice. Applicants should identify main target groups for opportunities to explore dance developing both technical and creative skills. (Taking account of the fact that the county has four administrative areas (South and West Kerry, Tralee Area, North Kerry, Killarney Area).

 

The Residency will be a part-time position (20 hr week, 6 -7 hours of which is for the Dancers own work development) to allow time both for the Dancers’ own work in addition to engagement and interaction with target groups. As part of this Residency, the successful applicant will be asked to stimulate greater awareness, facilitating opportunities for young people to engage with dance performance. The Dancer will deliver workshops, master classes, mentoring and performances whilst developing their own work as inspired by their time here. The Dancer’s ability to mentor must be demonstrated. A contract for services fee of €14,100 inclusive of travel and expenses is offered for a 23.5 week period envisaged to commence once Garda vetting is secured.

 

Requirements

Proven professional track record in dance

Ability to engage young people in dance, both technical and creative.

Experience with mentoring dancers to up-skill standards of practice.

Demonstrate tangible outcomes.

Project based approach– four projects artist can select/ identify target group. Showcase in each administrative area (or one overall).

 

Selection process

The position is open to both Individuals and Dance Groups.  Dancers need to submit details of previous work to date as follows:

• A typed curriculum vitae (maximum 3 pages);

• Examples of own work (inc dvd’s, links to websites, pr material, reviews etc.);

• Programmes or published articles, such as reviews;

• A typed proposal outlining artistic ideas and approaches (two typed pages); this should include an outline of the benefits of the residency to her/his stage of development as a dancer and ideas in relation to engagement of people during the residency.

 

Please note: Applicants must submit three copies of CV and proposal. In the case of submission by a dance group, three copies of ONE overall CV and proposal are required on behalf of the group.

 

Please ensure that all submitted materials are clearly marked with the Dancer’s name.    Closing date: 12 noon on Thursday 24th July 2014

 

Criteria for selection

Artistic Merit of applicant and application

Quality of own work

Facilitation / Mentoring ability and experience

Relevance and suitability of proposal responding to brief as above.

 

Interviews

Applicants will be short-listed on the basis of their submissions and short-listed applicants will be called for interview in  August 2014.

 

In advance of the residency starting the following will be agreed:

Goals, roles and responsibilities and agreed criteria for the Dancer in residence and the Arts Office;

Agreed programme of work that is flexible and responsive;

Administrative support from the Arts Office

Ongoing review and evaluation; regular meetings.

This is a part-time residency, which will require flexible working hours.

 

Summary

Budget information

The total budget for the residency is €16,000. This amount is fully inclusive of the Dancer’s fee –inclusive of all travel, accomadation and expenses incurred - of €14,100 (including VAT) and an allowance for promotion of residency outcomes, public events, materials and working in partnership with other Artists for an end of residency performance, or other related costs of €1,900.

The successful Dancer/s will be required to provide Kerry County Council with a tax clearance certificate prior to signing of contracts.

 

Child Protection

In accordance with the national Child Protection Guidelines Children First, the selected candidate will be required to follow child protection procedures as specified by Kerry County Council.  Applicants are required to undergo Garda Vetting. The contract will commence after Garda vetting is secured this may take some time.

 

Freedom of Information

The provisions of the Freedom of Information Act 1997-2003 apply to Kerry County Council. Applicants should state if any of the information supplied by them is confidential or sensitive and should not be disclosed to a request for information under the aforementioned Act. Applicants should state why they consider the information to be confidential or commercially sensitive.

 

Prompt Payments

Under the Prompt Payments Accounts Act, the Local Authority is obliged to pay within 30 days, upon receipt of a valid invoice and work report.

 

Applications should be submitted to:

The Arts Office

Kerry County Council

Rathass

Tralee

County Kerry

Please refer any queries to Kate Kennelly, Arts Officer, 066 7183541, or email arts@kerrycoco.ie

 

Please note that Kerry County Council reserves the right not to appoint if none of the applications received are deemed to be suitable. In this instance Kerry County Council reserves the right to pursue a different procurement process. Kerry County council also reserve the right to offer a partial residency if deemed appropriate.

‘NORTH WEST OPEN’

 

SUMMER EXHIBITION, LSC, 2014

Leitrim Sculpture Centre (LSC) invites artists based in the North West of Ireland to submit work for their Summer Open.  The exhibition will take place in the LSC Gallery, on New Line, Manorhamilton, N. Leitrim and will launch at 12 noon on Friday 25th July, with the show running for approximately 3-4 weeks, to be advised.

Submission for selection: Works in any medium in the form of drawing, painting, print or sculpture can be submitted. Up to a maximum of three works per artist may be submitted with a submission fee of €10 per work. Digital images of the work must first be emailed as jpegs to: openart@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie or delivered as photographs.

Please include the following information for each image: Name of artist, title, date, medium, dimensions and sale price (we will take 25% off this price as commission). Artist’s statements and bios/cv’s are also welcomed. All items must be for sale and not exceed 2ft square in size for two-dimensional work. There is no size limit for 3D sculptural works.

Submission Deadline: Friday 4th July at 5pm to openart@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie.

Do not deliver original work or send payment to LSC for this selection process.

Notification of Selection: Thursday 10th July.

 

Delivery of work: Selected artists should deliver work to LSC on Friday 18th and Saturday 19th July 11am to 4pm. Late works will not be accepted. A submission fee of €10 per work will be charged, payable upon delivery of the work. The date for removal of work will be advised to successful applicants for around the third week after the opening date.

 

All exhibiting artists will have a chance to win one of the following exciting prizes:

Prizes:      1st  Prize - Solo show at LSC within the next two years.

2nd Prize - Private studio with access to technical workspace for one month. 3rd  Prize - Access to technical workspace for one month.

The date of the Prize Giving will be during the exhibition, to be announced.

Open to artists in counties Mayo, Roscommon, Leitrim, Sligo, Donegal, Fermanagh, Cavan, Tyrone and Derry.

 

Leitrim Sculpture Centre

 

New Line

 

Manorhamilton

 

Co Leitrim

 

ARTFarm RESIDENCY, Co. Galway

 

1st residency: 21st July - 4th August
2nd residency: 11th - 25th August 2014

Closing Date for Submissions by email, 4pm, 27th June 2014

 

 

 

Image: ARTFarm living area interior view

 

 

 

As part of our continued commitment to support our members, 126 is delighted to announce an open call out for the 2nd annual ARTFarm Residency Award. This residency will take place in a very rural and secluded setting in Cloonkeen, Newbridge, Ballinasloe, Co.Galway. The ARTFarm is owned and operated by Sheila Flanagan and comprises of a small self-catering farmhouse with access to a studio space comprising a large open barn, indoor library/studio and an indoor shed/workshop space. The ARTFarm is ideally suited to independent, self-sufficient artists who would relish quiet, unplugged time to develop their practice or new work. Please note that own transport is necessary for travel to this residency. The residency is aimed at providing an artist with the experience of a residency and subsequent joint exhibition. Photos and more information can be found at  http://126gallery.blogspot.ie/

126 invites its members to submit proposals for the residencies that will take place at the ARTFarm this summer. The first residency will be for up to two artists, from any discipline, from the 21st July - 4th August 2014, working towards the ARTFarm exhibition in 126 Artist run Gallery in 2015 (Dates TBC). The second residency for up to two artists will run from 11th - 25th August 2014. In your application, please state if you are applying for the July or August residency. Individual and joint collaborative applications are welcome from artists working in any medium. The July residency offers an option for artists interested in community/socially engaged art practice to gain experience working with the local community through various workshops organised collaboratively between The ARTFarm and Aonad Family Resource Center based in nearby Ballygar.
 
Artists and recent graduates are invited to apply for the ARTFarm residency with a proposal of how time would be spent at the ARTFarm, images of recent work, an artist statement and CV. Please note that there is no fee involved in taking part in this residency, but all associated costs (i.e. travel, food, etc.) must be covered by the artists.


This OPEN CALL is available to 126 members.
Submissions are by email only to contact@126.ie.
Please title the email "ARTFarm Residency Proposal"
The deadline for applications is 4pm, 27th June 2014.
Recipients will be informed by email no later than Friday 4th July.

 

 

Submissions for this open call are invited from 126 members. Membership details are available at  http://www.126.ie/member.htm
The financial contribution of our membership is invaluable. It helps support our strong programme of unconventional and international art exhibitions. One year's membership costs €10 to students/unwaged or €20 to those with a wage. You can also support us further by becoming a 'Friend of 126' for €50 or 'Patron of 126 for €250. Just drop in to the gallery to join up or you can use paypal through our website www.126.ie. Membership is open to anyone over the age of 18 that supports our aims.

Members are encouraged to make exhibition proposals throughout the year. In addition to this, 126 members will have access to discounted rates on a number of events throughout the year including, workshops, seminars and screenings. Invitations and opportunities to take part in 126 projects and collaborations throughout the programme year are offered to current 126 members only. Members can also avail of listing a link to their website from the 126 website.
 

 

www.126.ie

 

www.126gallery.blogspot.ie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GARDEN SCULPTURE WORKSHOP 2014

 

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

 

15, 16 & 17 July

 

Award-winning sculptor and author DJ Garrity will be conducting a Garden

 

Sculpture Workshop at Áras Éanna. Garrity who lives in the West of Ireland is the

 

former Sculptor-In-Residence of Mount Rushmore National Memorial. The artist

 

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 and Museums in America and Europe.

 

Based on his book, The

 

Rhythms Of Stone, the artist

 

leads participants with no

 

previous experience in a

 

creative process using simple

 

hand tools to create their own

 

unique sculpture in stone

 

for the home, garden or

 

gallery. The workshop has

 

been well received by artists,

 

garden societies and the

 

lifelong learning community.

 

The workshop fee is €200 and includes materials

 

and the 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

 

DJ Garrity

 

garritydj@aol.com

 

+353 089-444-5560

 

www.djgarrity.com

OPEN MIC – LINENHALL CASTLEBAR

 

Thursday 26th of June at 8pm in the Linenhall Castlebar. 

 

There will be an open mic and  readings from the writers of the Ward 9 Writers group so come one and all and entertain and be entertained!! 

Writers, Poets, Musicans Magicians, Fire Eaters (well i live in hope) all welcome.

 

Any queries give me a call Brid Quinn  ph 0876283140

 

THE CUSTOM HOUSE STUDIOS ARE NOW INVITING SUBMISSIONS FOR  USE OF STUDIO SPACE FOR 2014 AND 2015.

 

The Studios complex houses 7 artists studios, a printmaking  studio and  two exhibition galleries. These facilities are housed in a historic restored Customs House building on the Quay in Westport, on a prominent waterfront street.

 

The studios are located up stairs overlooking the harbour and Atlantic Ocean. All studios have good daylight and 24hour access.

 

Applications are invited for; Artists are now invited to submit proposals for year long term and short term use of Studios in the years 2014 and 2015. Selection by peer panel of artists.

 

Submissions due for studios by the 15th August 2014.

 

Please send letters of interest, CV, and documentation of work on a CD or photographs to:   

 

Manager         

 

Custom House Studios

 

The Quay

 

Westport

 

Co. Mayo.

 

Ireland.

 

 

 

Custom House Studios are funded by Pobal, Mayo County Council and Westport         Town Council.

 

 

 

Ireland’s Business Conference for creative professionals

 

GENERATE 2014

 

 

 

http://www.visualcarlow.ie/events/info/irelands-business-conference-for-creative-professionals

 

 

 

Generate 2014 is a business conference about creativity – or a creative conference about business; either way, it’s all about helping you discover new ways to work. We have put together a host of local, national and international

 

speakers to challenge, to engage and to debate the development of creative businesses in the unique venue that is VISUAL in CarlowTown.

 

The conference is for creative professionals in fine and applied arts looking to answer one question in terms of their business development – what next?

 

 

 

Speakers include:

 

Noel Davidson technology and communications expert

 

Susan Hayes ‘The Positive Economist’

 

Laura Pasquetti, the Kilkenny Group

 

James Moxey, co-founder of the Creative Industries Research and Innovation Centre (Wales)

 

Generate 2014 will cover a variety of topics aimed at creative professionals in fine and applied arts and the development of their business and creative processes.

 

From funding to retailing to developing your creative and visual core, Generate 2014 is the conference for you!

 

 

 

Wed 2nd July, 9am – 5pm

 

€15 per delegate

 

 

 

Generate 2014 is funded by

 

Local Enterprise Offices of Carlow, Kilkenny & Tipperary

 

Design and Crafts Council of Ireland

 

Carlow Kilkenny Skillnet

 

Artlinks

 

In association with

 

Retail Excellence Ireland

 

VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art

MUSIC GENERATION MAYO PRESENTS THEIR MUSIC SUMMER CAMPS FOR 2014!

Genres featured this year include, early years music, singing and an all-round rock music experience.

Music Generation Mayo’s Summer Camps on offer in 2014:

SoundWorlds Explorers!
Tuesday 1st – Friday 4th July 2014 in The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar

The SoundWorld Explorers summer camp aims to introduce young children to creative expression and natural discovery through music in a relaxed, fun-filled and magical environment. Using a variety of engaging and colourful instruments they can explore sounds and release the budding musician within! During the course of the camp they will be introduced to live music demonstrations on wind and percussion instruments and will experience music and sound through movement, body percussion, animated stories, songs and rhymes.

Times: 12.30-2pm daily
Age-group: 5-7 yrs - boys and girls welcome!
Cost: €35
Musician/Facilitator: Deirdre Lynn-Rodgers

Sing It OUT! Voice Camp
Monday 13th– Thursday 17th July 2014 in Westport College of Further Education

The Sing It OUT! summer camp will focus on developing young voices and giving young performers the tools to enhance their current skills, with guidance on important vocal traits such as warming-up the voice, breath work and developing range and tone. The group will work on pieces ranging from Disney classics to modern pop songs and participants are welcome to incorporate pieces they have already been working on. There will also be an emphasis on performance with some light choreography and staging addressed also – if you want to build your vocal confidence, make new friends and have fun, then this is the Summer Camp for you!

Finola will be assisted during the camp by Maureen Joyce, local singer and apprentice voice coach.

Times: 11am-3pm daily
Age-group: 8-16 yrs - boys and girls welcome!
Cost: €50
Musician/Facilitator: Finola McDermott
 
Rock Steady! Band Camp
Monday 21st – Wednesday 23rd July 2014 at the Youth Music Hub in Ballina Arts Centre

Are you a young musician aged 13-18 yrs? Are you a sing-songwriter or in a band?  This summer camp is a great opportunity for you to work with professional musician Philip Cassidy and his touring band  ‘21 OUTS’ at the Youth Music Hub situated in the Ballina Arts Centre. The Hub was established by Music Generation Mayo in 2013 to promote and encourage youth music based activities and performances for young people. Resources available include a dedicated rehearsal space, fully kitted out with professional instruments and equipment with regular music workshops and advice clinics programmed on a continuing basis.

For three days in July Philip will complete a series of workshops focusing on a wide range of topics including instrument technology; guitar, drums and bass, stagecraft, P.A. set-up, prmomotion and performance skills.  The band will share their knowledge of the music industry with aspiring young musicians, looking at topics such as how to record, release and promote yourself as an artist and get your music out there.  Having shared the stage with Irish bands such as Jape, Republic of Loose and The Coronas, ‘21 OUTS' have been described as ‘one of the best lives bands in Ireland’, continually honing craft through national and international performances, having recently returned from a tour of Germany, Holland the U.K.

This is a great opportunity for young musicians to engage with the band who will guide and advise them over the course of the three days in a variety of topics and encourage them in developing their own performance skills with access to rehearsal rooms and the main theatre stage at the Ballina Arts Centre.

Times: 11am-2pm daily
Age-group: 13-18 yrs - boys and girls welcome!
Cost: €35

For further details, or to book your place, call or email Music Generation Mayo: 09490 24188 / info@musicgenerationmayo.ie

 

 

http://coearts.org/

COE – Claremorris Open Exhibition '14  - Sep 13th - Oct 4th 

 

Closing date for receipt of entries Friday 13th June.

 

AMERICAN  PRINTMAKER JOEL FELDMAN AT CUSTOM HOUSE STUDIOS – PRINTMAKING COURSE AND PUBLIC LECTURE.

 

 

 

American artist and printmaker Joel Feldman  will give a 3 day printmaking workshop and  a public Lecture at Custom House Studios at Westport Quay. Places are limited booking essential.

 

   

 

The Printmaking workshop will focus on development and use of woodcut, concentrating on but not limited to a style of cutting suited to description. There will also be strong emphasis given to the practical elements associated with wood cut printmaking. This workshop will also contain an element of project based course work designed to explore works deriving from the personal interest/experience of each participating  artist.  The workshop will facilitate students to explore work and techniques and also to develop ideas they may have always had but have not had the opportunities to try.  Class time will be spent in demonstration and technical developments and in discussion with the students supplemented with images of relevant work, contemporary and historical. With the woodcut printmaking there will be an emphasis on practical elements.    

 

 

 

Places are limited to six participants – booking essential € 100 plus materials.

 

 

 

1. Wednesday July 23rd           10.00am – 4.30pm.

 

 

 

First meeting: demonstration, discussion of possibilities, how to work with tools, printing etc - show of actual prints - introduce and explore woodcut - set a problem.

 

 

 

2. Wednesday 30th July            10.00am  – 4.30pm.

 

 

 

Discussion of progress - proofing where necessary.  Individual discussions-participants will have been encouraged to bring in work they have previously done for feedback.

 

 

 

3. Wednesday   August 6th       10.00am – 4.30pm.

 

 

 

Discussion of progress - proofing where necessary.  Printing of completed images.

 

Finish up with group discussion. Exchange portfolios.

 

 

 

4. Wednesday August 6 th 6.00pm.      Public lecture.

 

 

 

Student / participants will have access to the print studio between classes on a booking basis,  to work on developing course work.

 

Costs; €100 plus materials, limited spaces.         Pre booking essential by calling 098 28735.

 

Joel Feldman is Professor Emeritus of printmaking in the School of Art and Design, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

 

He is recognized nationally for large-scale woodcuts, such as the one on offer at Art Over Easy, which are represented in such prestigious collections as the Allan Stone Collection, New York, the Brooklyn Museum, The New York Public Library, and the Mary and Leigh Block Galleries, Northwestern University He has held fellowships from the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, and done numerous residencies and over 75 visiting artist lectures and workshops. In recent years he has also produced manipulated photographs, such as his "Annotated Landscapes." In fall 2009 he completed a residency with ThreeShadowsPhotographyCenter in Beijing, China. Recent exhibitions have included solo shows at Zephyr Gallery in Louisville and the TuskaCenter for Contemporary Art in Lexington, and group shows in Beijing, Chicago, and Mobile. He is represented by Galerie Negulesco in Munich, Germany, and Swanson Reed Contemporary in Louisville . He currently lives and works in Lexington, Kentucky. http://www.joelfeldman.us/

 

THE IRISH WRITER EIMEAR MCBRIDE HAS WON THE BAILEYS BOOK PRIZE FOR HER FIRST NOVEL, A GIRL IS A HALF-FORMED THING,

The Irish writer Eimear McBride has won the Baileys book prize for her first novel, A Girl is a Half-formed Thing, beating bookie's favourite Donna Tartt's gigantic third novel, The Goldfinch.

Although Tartt was tipped from the start for her 771-pager, it was McBride's dark family tale, written in the hurtling, comma-free voice of an unnamed narrator, that won over the judges of the women's prize for fiction, formerly the Orange prize.

The chair of the judging panel, Helen Fraser, a former managing director of Penguin Books, said: "This has been a fantastic year for women's fiction, as the quality of both the long and shortlist made clear, and I think what has emerged as the worthy winner is a really original new voice."

McBride was hailed as "that old-fashioned thing, a genius" by fellow Irish novelist Anne Enright. Her story of a girl's life in the shadow of sexual abuse and the brain tumour of a beloved brother took six months to write and many years to get published.

McBride had accumulated a hefty pile of rejection slips, and the manuscript had gone into the back of a drawer, when a conversation between her theatre director husband and a bookshop owner in their adopted home city, Norwich, led to its becoming one of the launch titles of the small independent press Galley Beggar.

By the time Faber & Faber took up the paperback rights, A Girl was already scooping up rave reviews and awards, including the €15,000 (£12,000) Irish novel of the year award and the first Goldsmiths prize for "boldly original fiction". It is shortlisted for the Folio prize.

Fraser said several publishers would be kicking themselves. "It is an amazing book. Publishers do make mistakes, and I can only imagine that some may have read the first two or three pages and thought, 'No, this is too difficult.' But once you get beyond that, we found it utterly engaging, readable, unputdownable. The style is no obstacle."

She said the final judging session quickly came down to two books, the second of which she discreetly declined to name.

"Very early on Eimear stood out from the crowd. We all put ourselves into purdah to reread the shortlisted books but it was only when we started cautiously exchanging emails in the past week that we realised what a strong contender it was. It took us one hour to get the shortlist down to two books, and the remaining three hours to decide between them – but this is a truly worthy winner."

It was perhaps a hint to the hall of what was coming that while all the other authors turned up, Tartt was represented at the ceremony by her UK agent.

Snuffling a little if not quite weeping, McBride said of her triumph: "I hope it will serve as an incentive to publishers everywhere to take a look at difficult books and think again. We are all writers but we are all readers first. There is a contract between publishers and readers which must be honoured, readers can not be underestimated."

Sam Jordison, co-founder of the tiny Galley Beggar press (and of the wildly successful Crap Towns books), was elated. "It's not an easy read but it is an incredible one. I find it hard to believe so many other publishers didn't see that."

McBride was a popular winner: there were whoops and cheers when Fraser announced that hers was the book that got the judges "talking and thinking and arguing".

At the traditional eve-of-prize public reading by the authors, Fraser was struck by the audience response to McBride. "There was a great roar when she stood up, and it was immediately apparent how many people, men and women, had read the book and really loved it. She will be an immensely popular winner."

McBride is already well into her next book, and unlikely to have any problem at all getting it published. "I am quite sure this is the beginning of a major career," Fraser said.

Born in Liverpool in 1976, McBride was brought up in the west of Ireland, trained as an actor, and now lives in Norwich with her daughter and husband, William Galinksy, who had the fortuitous conversation with Henry Layte, owner of the Book Hive shop and co-founder of Galley Beggar.

McBride's was one of two Irish first novels to make the shortlist, with Audrey Magee's second world war story, The Undertaking, the other. Several big names fell out at the longlist stage, including the veteran Canadian author Margaret Atwood. Tartt, who seemed to lead the pack from the start, won the then Orange prize in 2003 for her second novel, The Little Friend, and has the considerable consolation prize for her latest that it has just won the Pulitzer prize.

Although A Girl is a Half-formed Thing won almost unanimous praise from literary critics, it has divided readers, and has the lowest Amazon star rating of any of the shortlisted books. In a comma-free snarl, one reader wrote: "Bad bad bad book."

 

 RE-LAUNCH OF RESIDENCY PROGRAMME AT IMMA

The IrishMuseum of Modern Art has announced the re-launch of the Residency Programme at IMMA. The Residency Programme reopens with refreshed studio spaces and living quarters and a full schedule of activities for 2014. IMMA’s Residency Programme has supported more than 250 artists and projects from 50 countries worldwide for nearly 20 years. 

This month the Residency Programme will accept new applications for the 2014/2015 Programme, approximately 10 residencies will be awarded. The application process is an important opportunity for Irish and international arts practitioners to showcase their practice to IMMA. The selection panel comprises an international curator, an established artist and key programming staff at IMMA. The last open call generated more than 1,000 applications from around the world.  

In addition to the open call for residencies IMMA has developed new programmes offering opportunities for arts practitioners at various stages of their career. This year will see the  introduction of a 12-month studio award for a selected artist/project from Ireland, and a studio award for a recent graduate – this will be a shorter residency aimed at emerging artists, providing a chance to work alongside an exciting mix of national and international artists. 

The Residency Programme will also continue to invite arts practitioners nominated through professional recommendations from partner institutions, independent projects and affiliated curators. So far this year IMMA has supported projects with Temple Bar Galleries + Studios, Project Arts Centre, EVA International, the RHA, MART and the Goethe-Institut, Dublin. In collaboration with NCAD, it is also hosting a visiting research fellow, art historian and critic Nuit Banai who has written for Artforum and Art Papers.

The development of international partnerships with established residencies and institutions overseas is also at the forefront of IMMA’s objectives – with the aim to generate more mobility for arts practitioners based in Ireland. Inviting international curators for short research trips to connect with artists and projects is another developing aspect of the residency. 

Upcoming participants for 2014 include: Becca Albee, Özlem Altin, Nicholas Byrne, Amanda Coogan, Priscila Fernandes, Fischer + el Sani, David Horvitz, Mee Ping Leung, Antonia Low, Deborah Luster, Nastio Mosquito, Vittorio Santoro, Naomi Sex, Edward Clydesdale Thompson, Nick Thurston and Lee Welch – with further guests and projects to be confirmed throughout the year. 

In July the Project Spaces will support ongoing research and studio practices of selected residential artists. Unseen Presence creates a chance for artists to work directly in response to the institution, their environment and IMMA’s public. The exhibition will continue until late August.

www.imma.ie

 

2014 VALERIE EARLEY RESIDENCY AWARD | CALL FOR APPLICANTS

In 2013 Visual Artists Ireland put in place a commemoration of our late friend and colleague Valerie Earley, who worked with us as Membership Manager for over 17 years. We wanted to provide a lasting memory of Valerie and hope that this award is one way that Valerie’s care for our artist members will continue into the future.

The Valerie Earley Residency award is open to all members of Visual Artists Ireland and takes the form of a two-week residency in the Tyrone Guthrie Centre.

The Tyrone Guthrie Centre is set in a tranquil, beautiful setting amid the lakes and drumlins of CountyMonaghan. The residency is self-catering and includes accommodation and a studio facility.

The application process is subject to the standard terms and conditions of the Tyrone Guthrie Centre.

Closing date: 27 June 2014

Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
00353 47 54003
info@tyroneguthrie.ie

www.tyroneguthrie.ie

THE DERMONT HEALY POETRY COMPETITION 2014

Deadline: Tuesday 15th July 2014

 
The Dermot Healy Poetry Competition has been launched by the Five Glens Arts Festival.

The competition is open for submissions and will run until 15th July 2014. The winning poet will receive a prize of €1,000. Shortlisted poets will be invited to read their work at the festival in August.

Further details and submission guidelines can be found on the Five Glens Arts Festival website: Click here  

 

MATER DEI INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION MA IN POETRY STUDIES

Closing date for applications: Friday 13th June 2014 

Mater Dei Institute of Education offers a unique MA in Poetry Studies, 1 year full-time or 2 years part-time. The course aims to provide a necessary bridge to the study of poetry at doctoral level, but also to provide a sense of disciplinary confidence to those who write and read poetry for pleasure.

For more information about the MA, please visit www.materdei.ie/poetry-studies or contact: Dr Michael Hinds at michael.hinds@dcu.ie 

 

 

WRITERS' RESIDENCY WEEK

 

Tin Jug Studio, Birr, County Offaly

 

October 2014

 

 

 

Applications are sought for a new Writers' Residency in the Midlands of Ireland. This residency-cum-retreat is in the Georgian heritage town of Birr. The opportunity is for professional writers who are seeking a short break from daily routines; it is for those who feel the need to re-invigorate themselves into completing current work; and it is also for writers who may simply need inspiration, through a change of place and stimuli. www.tinjugstudio.com

The Location

The location is a period guest house with an arts studio and courtyard garden. Tin Jug Studio is a local hub for artists’ gatherings, workshops and talks. Whilst it is in the heart of a busy rural town during the daytime, stepping in through the front door, beyond the high walls there is a peacefulness of atmosphere. It also has the advantage of being minutes from BirrCastle's tranquil gardens and lovely walks in the countryside. 

What is Included: The bursary includes one week's accommodation in one of the period rooms of the guest house with breakfast and evening communal supper.

Length of Stay:  6 nights / 7 days

Optional Dates: Between the 3rd and 25th October, 2014

 

Facilities: WiFi internet connections throughout and a small writing table in each of the bedrooms and an elegant drawing room with a writing desk. Herbal teas and biscuits are available in the guest area at all times. Or writers may prefer to work in the studio or gallery or nearby library.

 

 

 

The Town & Environs

 

Birr is a thriving cultural town with a delightful theatre and arts centre and the Historic Science Centre at BirrCastle. During its long history, many of its inhabitants have made their lasting mark nationally and internationally; from science to religion and from motor racing to architecture. There are cycling routes and within short car drives there are magical old castles and ancient monastic sites to be visited, as well as nature reserves, inspirational gentle mountains and boglands. There are a number of excellent cafés, each with their own specialities, as well as a good bistro and restaurants.

 

 

 

 

 

 GETTING THERE

 

Birr is in South Offaly, in the heart of Ireland. It is recommended to come by car in order to have the option of exploring the area around Birr. However, it is on the Kearns Bus and Bus Éireann routes. The closest train stations are at Tullamore and Roscrea. Transport costs are the writers’ own.

 

 

 

 

 

WHO MAY APPLY?

 

The residency bursary is open to professional published writers of any genre such as literary fiction, poetry, playwrights, journalism or travel writing. There are three places available, for newly published or experienced writers from across the 32 counties.

 

 

 

Note:

 

This pilot residency is being sponsored by Offaly County Council's Arts Office, to help develop the concept further. At or after the finish of the week's retreat, the inaugural writers’ in residence will be asked to provide some feedback so that we can continue to develop this concept further.

 

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

 

1)      A short outline of why you would like to – or need to – spend a relaxing and inspiring week of writing in Birr.

 

2)      Full CV

 

3)      Sample copies of some published work.

 

 

 

FINAL DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS

 

Closing date is Monday June 30th at 5pm

 

Applications are preferred in hard copy (so as to include samples of published work) to

 

 

 

Rosalind Fanning

 

Saint Brendan Street,

 

Birr,

 

County Offaly

 

 

 

Applications may also be accepted by email, with appropriate links to published work and inquires are welcome to info@tinjugstudio.com

 

 

WICKLOW COUNTY ARTS OFFICE & COUNTY WICKLOW FILM COMMISSION

 

WICKLOW COUNTY COUNCIL 

 

CALL FOR WICKED FILM PROJECT PROPOSAL ENGAGING YOUNG PEOPLE

 

Brief - 2014

 

Closing Date: Wednesday 25th June @ 12 Noon

 

For enquires please contact Liz Kelly: lizculloty.45@gmail.com or liz.kelly@ul.ie

 

Wicklow County Arts Office and County Wicklow Film Commission would like to invite filmmaker/s working in any context to submit for a project opportunity to work with young people in CountyWicklow.  The successful filmmaker/s will propose a project model, which will work with young people either over a period of months or in a concentrated period of weeks within 2014. During this time the filmmaker/s will engage with young people in the experience of developing a film (group to be indicated in proposal) on their proposed project. The available budget for the opportunity is €8,000 to cover three components: fees, outcomes and materials.  Please note that while we are seeking expressions of interest from either one filmmaker or a group of filmmakers in the case that there is a sole applicant filmmaker, that party should budget for an assistant producer / supervisor to be present at all stages of the project during the engagement of young people.  Alternatively, the group proposed may be in a position to provide this support.

 

 

 

The project must realise a film initiative with young people (min 16 participants) in CountyWicklow.  The applicant filmmaker/s may propose where, when and how the project will take place.  It is up to the applicant to propose a group of youth with which to work.  This can be proposed in a school, community or youth setting.  Alternatively, the project could be proposed as a summer school initiative. 

 

 

 

Applicants must propose an idea for a script / storyboard and then propose how they would collaborate with the young people to develop a short or short film series over the course of the project.   

 

 

 

Wicklow County Arts Office and County Wicklow Film Commission are open to the many ways in which the filmmaker/s may select to work with the young people during the course of the residency in documentary, animation, fiction etc.   Through this application process we are asking applicants to complete the attached application form clearly outlining the following:

 

 

 

What they aim to achieve during the project

 

How they propose to work with young people, relative to their own practice

 

What amount of contact time is proposed weekly/for the duration of the project

 

Any outcomes envisaged

 

How documentation will be managed

 

Background: About the Previous Wicked Film Programmes

 

 

 

Wicklow County Council and County Wicklow Film Commission have had a long history of working with young people through film. Following two film residency initiatives, the WICKED Young Filmmakers Training Programme was established.  This model worked as a week long summer course where young people aged between 12 and 16 years learned how to write, direct, act shoot and edit a film and also produce animated shorts.  The following are you-tube links to samples of the shorts created in the last number of years.  http://www.pureproject.ie/what-we-do/pure-animation-movies/

 

 

 

What we would like to do in 2014, is to commission a project under this call which will give young people either, a film residency, project or summer school experience.  It is intended that the young people will learn first hand how to develop material for film, to participate in its creation (including acting if relevant i.e. not in the case of animation) and assist in the editing process. 

 

 

 

On Selecting a Group

 

 

 

Participants must be within the age range of between 12 – 16 years.  A group can be made up of any combination of ages within that range (i.e. mixed age group or 13/14 year old group etc.)

 

 

 

Applicants may select to work with any of the following within Wicklow:

 

An arts organisation

 

An arts venue

 

A community group

 

A school (secondary)

 

A youth group

 

A youth project

 

 

 

Please note it is essential in the context of the application that you demonstrate that you have consulted with the group or organisation chosen and that the project is feasible in partnership with them.  A letter of support is also required from the group / organisation proposed in support of your application. 

 

 

 

 

 

For enquires please contact Liz Kelly: lizculloty.45@gmail.com or liz.kelly@ul.ie

 

 

 

 

 

Summary Submission Requirements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 Curriculum Vitae:                              An up to date CV detailing your filmmaking practice, and any relevant work/projects with young people

 

                                                            Also the CV’s of any other persons working on the project. 

 

 

 

2 Application Form/Outline Proposal: Please complete the application form defining your proposal for the project, including ideas how it would be approached. Not to exceed the word counts provided.  This should include timeline/availability. 

 

 

 

3 A BUDGET                                         A budget outline for the available funds of €8,000.00 (see attached budget guidance sheet) to include all elements, fees, materials etc

 

 

 

4 Letter from the Group                        A confirmation letter of approval to proceed with the project and how it will be supported by the group / school / venue proposed

 

 

 

Proposal Support Material:                  Please include detailed examples of previous work in this area.  

 

 

 

Supporting Documentation:                 Documentation can be in the form of images, Audio CD/DVD publications and any other relevant material (please note that these must not be as links within word documents and must be submitted via CD/DVD and/or memory stick)

 

 

 

Referees:                                              Please name two referees who can be contacted should your proposal be selected

 

 

 

 

 

Timeline:                                              Application Closing 25th June 2014 @ 12 noon 

 

                                                            Interview Dates Late June / Early July

 

                                                            Notification by End July 2014

 

                                    Commencement of Project any period from July - September 2014

 

 

 

                                    *please note that this is the desired timeline and all proposals should reflect commitment to the project during a period within this timeline.

 

 

 

 

 

Selection Panel:                                   Jenny Sherwin, ArtsOfficerWicklowCounty Council

 

                                                            Vibeke Delahunt, County Wicklow Film Commission

 

                                                            An independent Arts Manager

 

 

 

Selection Criteria:                               

 

Artistic Merit

 

Response to the artistic and educational context

 

Ability to realise the project

 

Previous experience in working with young people in an filmmaking context

 

 

 

 

 

Appointment:                                       WicklowCounty Arts Office on behalf of Wicklow County Council will offer subject to acceptance under selection, a Contract for Services for the completion of the Residency.  Payments will be made in instalments as per Contract.  Due regard for the Safety, Health & Welfare at Work Act 2005, Garda Vetting and other statutory issues will apply. 

 

 

 

Please send application form and requested information to:

 

Jenny Sherwin

 

(Filmmaker Project)

 

WicklowCounty Arts Office

 

Wicklow County Council

 

Station Road

 

WicklowTown

 

CountyWicklow

 

 

 

Please note late and or incomplete applications will not be accepted

 

 

 

Applications may only be received by post/hand in to Jenny Sherwin, Wicklow County Arts Office

 

 

 

Closing Date: June 25th @ 12 NOON 2014

 

     

 

 

 

For enquires please contact Liz Kelly: lizculloty.45@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 FILM ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

 

 

Closing date	Friday 27 June 2014
Maximum awarded	€20,000
Applicant type	Individual Artist
Contact	Dr Gwenda Young
Email	g.young@ucc.ie

 

 

Applications are invited from film artists of distinction for the above role (1 September 2014 –31 August 2015), jointly funded by the Arts Council and University College Cork, in association with the Cork Film Festival.

The Film Artist in Residence is designed to provide a screenwriter with a unique opportunity to develop his/her practice in a university environment while offering students the opportunity to engage with a practising artist in a meaningful way during the course of their studies.

The appointment of Film Artist in Residence is for one year and the successful applicant will be paid a fee of €20,000. S/he will offer five contact hours per week in the form of screenwriting workshops, lectures and individual student consultations over two semesters, and will enjoy uninterrupted time to advance his/her own work during the university vacations. The Cork Film Festival will host a dedicated public event with the Film Artist in Residence at the festival in November 2014.

 

Please apply by letter or email outlining your suitability for the role, on or by 27 June, including a comprehensive C.V. with details of screenwriting experience.

 

Informal enquiries about the post may be made to Dr Gwenda Young, UCC (g.young@ucc.ie). Interviews will be held in Cork on 23 July.

 

Please send applications to UCCFilmStudies@ucc.ie

 

 

 

ENN STATE IRELAND SUMMER ABROAD PROGRAM 2014 ARE PLEASED TO PRESENT A PUBLIC READING BY POET  PAUL DURCAN AT GIELTY'S CLEW BAY BAR & RESTAURANT  DOOAGH ACHILL ON TUESDAY NEXT JUNE 10TH AT 8.00PM.    

 

 

 

This event is open to the community and all interested are invited to attend -  admission free – no advance booking necessary . 

 

 

 

Paul Durcan will read from his most recent publications  LIFE IS A DREAM 40 YEARS READING POEMS 1967 – 2007 and PRAISE IN WHICH I LIVE AND MOVE AND HAVE MY BEING.

 

Regarded by many as the great poet of contemporary Ireland, Durcan poetry has recently contemplated the fall of the Celtic Tiger, while railing against bankers and 'bonus boys'. There are poems of love lost and won, and poems in memory of friends and relatives who have passed on, but there is also joy to be found in the birth of a grandson, and there is praise, too, for the modest heroism of truckers, air traffic controllers and nurses, those 'slim, sturdy, buxom nourishers' of fallen mankind.

 

 

 

Paul Durcan is one of Ireland's foremost poets. He was born in Dublin in 1944. His first book, Endsville (1967), has been followed by more than twenty others, including The Berlin Wall Café (a Poetry Book Society Choice in 1985), Daddy, Daddy (winner of the Whitbread Award for Poetry in 1990), A Snail in My Prime: New and Selected Poems (1993), Cries of an Irish Caveman: New Poems (2001), The Art of Life (2004) and The Laughter of Mothers (2008). In 2009 he published a selection of his work from the previous forty years in one volume, Life is a Dream. In 2001 Paul Durcan received a Cholmondeley Award. He was the Ireland Professor of Poetry 2004-2007. In 2009 he was conferred with an honorary degree by TrinityCollege, Dublin. He is a member of Aosdána.

ST PATRICK'S DRAMA GROUP AT THE LINENHALL!!

 

After 7 sell-out performances in Westport, St Patricks Drama Group Westport are delighted to announce 2 extra dates for their sell-out 3 Act comedy "Pretend Sick" by Michael Joe Ginnelly - Wednesday & Thursday 18th & 19th June 2014 at the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar. The group are very excited as this is the first time they will tread the boards in the intimate setting of the Linenhall Arts Centre. Formed in 1964 as a voluntary group, providing live amateur theatre to many audiences locally, nationally and internationally, they are enjoying marking their 50th year with a series of excellent plays and key events all through 2014 and for years to come!

 

This lively, convivial 3 Act comedy is a welcome follow-up to the box office hit "A Wake in The West" which saw immense success for the Westport players both locally, nationally and internationally with over 30 sell-out performances by this group alone.

 

The story centres around Katie, the manipulative and malingering mother to Mary, who pretends to be sick in a bid to ensure her daughter stays at home to look after her and Marys' brooding brother Seán.

Mary could probably cope with this, if only Mammys-boy Martin, with whom she is courting for ten years now, was more spontaneous and less of a wimp! 

However, the arrival of Matt - the Handsome, educated and enigmatic gentleman turns Marys head from her mundane life and throws a spanner in the works for everyone - especially Katie!

Throw into the mix newly weds Tracey & Jack, Seans dubious drinking buddies Joe & Mick and their dallying dolly-birds Marian & Sandra and you have another hilarious farce from the author of international box office smash hit  “A Wake in the West”.

 

The fiesty cast for this play include: Regina McCormack, Liam McNamara, Nuala Currid, Mairéad Ryan, Patsy Staunton, Brendan Carroll, Micheál McGreal, Roger Hughes, John Gavin, Grace O'Malley & Marion Moran. It is Produced by Liz Browne and Directed by Michael Hughes. Curtain up nightly at 8pm sharp. BOOK your tickets €12 directly with the Linenhall (094) 902 3733 or book online www.thelinenhall.com.  Don't miss this cracker of a play!!!

 

THE CLEW CREW DANCE PROJECT

 WHO:   16 year olds and over.

 WHAT:                 LEARN THE  BUSY EARNIN'  by  JUNGLE  video dance routine      

                            see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcsfftwLUf0

WHERE:                WESTPORT SPORTS COMPLEX STUDIO, HORKAN'S HILL.    

 WHEN:                 Saturdays - 1pm to 2:15pm until 7th June - more workshops to follow July / August – dates tbc.                                    

                                €5 per workshop - pay as you go.

Participants must have a good level of fitness & have excellent sense of rhythm and timing.

Wear clean soled supportive footwear e.g. Runners and loose fitting easy to move in clothing.

To book a place for any workshop – please text or email at least 24hrs in advance.

Under 18s - please email address below for parental consent forms.

 All Enquiries:    text:                      087 326 7860

                                                email:   ACHILLesDanceInitiative@gmail.com

 

Mid-August - sign up for a FLASHMOB  to take place during Westport Arts Festival 2014

 

https://www.facebook.com/westportarts