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‘POSSIBLE SELVES IN MUSIC’ | A research partnership between Music Generation and DCU/St Patrick’s College

Landmark research document reveals a pioneering new model for music education that can achieve powerful and positive outcomes for children and young people 

Weds 3 November 2016, Dublin: A ground-breaking research document, which will be launched on Friday 4 November at the 6^th Annual Conference of the Society for Music Education in Ireland, has revealed a new model for the provision of music education that can achieve powerful and positive outcomes for children and young people. The document, titled ‘Possible Selves in Music’, challenges traditional thinking about music education, uncovers an entirely new approach and opens up a wealth of knowledge to all who are interested in bringing music into children’s and young people’s lives.  The title of the research comes from the concept that when children and young people connect with music, they begin to imagine their own possible future self and this leads to real transformation in their self-development.

As Ireland’s national music education programme, Music Generation seeks to transform the lives of children and young people through access to high-quality vocal and instrumental tuition (also known as performance music education). Working through local Music Education Partnerships, the programme provides children and young people with a multitude of different ways to engage with music.

Commenting on the research, National Director of Music Generation, Rosaleen Molloy said: “‘Possible Selves in Music’ reveals rich and valuable information about how children and young people flourish when they connect with music. We now know that children and young people engage with music learning to enrich their lives in a range of different ways. ‘Possible Selves’ is a useful concept to capture the various ways that they imagine music will be part of their lives in the future.”

‘Possible Selves in Music’ is the outcome of a two-year research partnership between Music Generation and St Patrick’s College Drumcondra (now DCU). The research, which will be of significant interest to musicians, educators, policy-makers, youth workers, and national and local government agencies at home and overseas, was commissioned by the Board of Music Generation in 2013 and carried out by Postdoctoral Research Fellow Dr Thomas Johnston, who worked with Principal Investigator to the project Dr Patricia Flynn (DCU/St Patrick’s College).

Through in-depth, in-the-field engagement with the partnerships involved in Music Generation at local level, the research sought to investigate how the programme is enabling thousands of children and young people to reach their potential and experience transformation through music. The research demonstrated how Music Generation does not take a ‘one-size-fits-all’ view – instead it values all approaches, music traditions, practices and intentions for learning. Music programmes are developed locally in response to particular needs and context, and children and young people are enabled to engage with music in ways that are powerful and meaningful for them.

Principal Investigator, Dr Patricia Flynn, said: “In our research, what struck us most about Music Generation was the breadth of its vision for performance music education. As a country we have been waiting for this type of initiative for a long time, it could be said since the 1930s. We are fortunate that when Music Generation was established it benefited from new ways of thinking. On the one hand it is influenced by philanthropy and on the other by a contemporary understanding of the role of music in people's own lives, in building communities, in engaging youth and in connecting with those on the margins. This is also of real interest to other European countries who are currently trying to turn around their own music services which were set up in an earlier time. What is radical about Music Generation is that it is not owned by one set of music values. The research provides a way of capturing and understanding this and it will have far reaching effects on the way we think about performance music education in Ireland and beyond.” 

What has been revealed through the research is a new way of thinking about performance music education that looks beyond one single system of learning. By looking closely at how Music Generation works ‘in-the-field’, the researchers showed that a different and very innovative approach, which has flexibility and diversity at its core, is the key to the programme’s success.

Crucially, the research tell us that this diversity of approach works only when all partners involved are working together to achieve a shared goal. From its philanthropic donors, to national and local funders, administrative teams, community groups, schools, parents and musicians, the overarching, aligning vision of Music Generation is to leverage the best possible outcomes for children and young people, musically, personally and socially, within vibrant communities which have music as part of their fabric.

‘Possible Selves in Music’ tells us that –

• Music Generation has been made possible      because of an entirely new approach to establishing an infrastructure for      performance music education that seeks to be inclusive and accessible
• It has evolved by not taking a      ‘one-size-fits-all approach’, but rather by embracing a diversity of      approaches where different traditions and practices are valued
• The term ‘Possible Selves’ helps Music      Generation to articulate the breadth of its vision for children and young      people through music. That is, to leverage the best outcomes for children      and young people through music and to enable them to imagine and realise      the different ways that music will be part of their lives in the future.
• There are different approaches to music      learning which are appropriate to different contexts, some of which may      sometimes overlap. Recognising all of these various approaches will help      musicians to notice them in their own practice and understand the      intentions of other musicians and cultures
• Musicians have a vital role in supporting      the development of children and young people’s ‘possible selves’ in music
• Active and dynamic partnerships are vital      to Music Generation and are the means through which local and national      infrastructure for performance music education is built

The Research Board for this landmark project comprised Dr Patricia Flynn (DCU/St Patrick’s College); Rosaleen Molloy (National Director, Music Generation); Prof Stephanie Pitts (University of Sheffield); and Prof Emer Smyth (ESRI).

Rosaleen Molloy noted that: “This research would not have been possible without the commitment and engagement of our many partners, including the local Music Education Partnerships with whom we work closely. I would like to thank them for their willingness and contributions which will benefit the future development of music education in Ireland and beyond.” 

The full ‘Possible Selves in Music’ research document as well as a summary publication are available to download free of charge from www.musicgeneration.ie.

Established by Music Network in 2009 on receipt of a €7 million donation from U2 and The Ireland Funds, Music Generation is co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, the Department of Education and Skills and Local Music Education Partnerships (MEPs). Currently Music Generation reaches more than 38,000 children and young people each year, providing local access to music tuition in 13 areas of Ireland and creating over 330 employment opportunities.

 

Collaborative Arts Partnership Programme launches new website

The Collaborative Arts Partnership Programme (CAPP) 2014 – 2018 is an ambitious multi-annual EU funded partnership project led by Irish organisation Create.  The transnational programme of events, running over 4 years, seeks to improve and open up opportunities for artists working collaboratively across Europe. 

There are different strands to the CAPP Programme including national and international professional development opportunities, artist residencies, commissioned works, public presentations and debates, finishing with a major showcase in 2018.

The CAPP project has recently launched a website where you can learn more about the project:

http://www.cappnetwork.com

The CAPP partners will be working with Artway of Thinking at this year’s Venice Biennale. You can read more in the press release here (pdf).

 

The Theatre Bookshop | www.thetheatrebookshop.com

A new online bookshop specialising in theatre and related books.

Established in February 2016, The Theatre Bookshop is a new website which has the largest and most comprehensive listing of theatre and related books online.  With nearly 30,000 titles extensively categorized, The Theatre Bookshop is designed to make it easier for you to browse through specific categories to find the right book for you.  Part of the award winning Crannóg Bookshop in Cavan Town, Ireland, this is very much an extension of our retail business where we match our knowledge and passion for all things theatre, and theatre books in particular, with our well-established and much-loved bricks and mortar outlet.

There are real, passionate and knowledgeable people behind this business whose aim is to provide a personal service to everyone interested in theatre and theatre-related activities - from the professional practitioner to the amateur actor and from the theatre academic to the casually interested.  With a loyalty scheme rewarding all purchases and free delivery to Ireland and the UK for all orders over €30, check out the site today and if you can’t find what you are looking for or have any comments please contact us directly.  And why not register with us and sign up for our newsletter so we can keep you up to date as we develop the site with new titles and categories added all the time and related services also under development.  You can of course also follow us on Facebook and Twitter.  Happy browsing!

Theatre is our Passion

 

Arts in Education Web Portal

The Arts in Education Portal is the key national digital resource for arts and education practice in Ireland.

Supported by the Department of Education and Skills and the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, the portal provides a platform through which good collaborative practice in the arts-in-education and arts education in Ireland will be supported, developed and enhanced. Submissions for the portal will be invited on an ongoing basis.

The recommendation to develop a digital resource of this kind dates back to Points of Alignment – The Report of the Special Committee on the Arts and Education published by the Arts Council in 2008. The proposal has since been developed with the support of both Departments in the context of the Arts in Education Charter.

We encourage you to visit the new site at www.artsineducation.ie and to engage with it as it develops.

 

Nua-Ealaín - Irish Language Website for Visual Arts

Nua-Ealaín - Suíomh idirlín na hamharcealaíona comhaimseartha.

Seo suíomh idirlín bríomhar trí Ghaeilge a thugann ardán do na hamharcealaíona comhaimseartha. Tá meascán ar fáil ann d'agallaimh, de léirmheasanna agus d'eolas ar thaispeántais reatha.Tá fáilte roimh aon duine scéal a chur isteach chugainn, bídís ag cur
síos ar a gcuid imeachtaí ealaíne féin nó ag déanamh trácht ar thaispeántais ar fud na tíre. Tá sé mar aidhm againn poiblíocht trí Ghaeilge a thabhairt d’imeachtaí ealaíne go Náisiúnta, agus díospóireacht a chothú trí Ghaeilge faoi imeachtaí ealaíne.

Nua-Ealain - An Irish language website for the contemporary visual arts.

Keep up to date with listings, reviews of exhibitions and interviews with artists.
See www.nuaealain.wordpress.com or follow us on our bi-lingual facebook page www.facebook.com/NuaEalain

 

www.tradconnect.com

www.tradconnect.com is a global website that specialises in Irish traditional music.  With close to 4,000 members including the likes of Moya Brennan, Kevin Crawford and all the up and coming bands and artists worldwide we receive over 40,000 page hits a month.  We write about and promote traditional music on a daily basis. Our members also include organisations like Gael Linn, ITMA, Clo lar Chonnacht and dozens more from the US, UK and Europe. We are a recognised media outlet by those organisations as well.

In addition if you have any events you should consider joining and posting your events with us.  We re-post most content back out to Facebook, Twitter, Digg, G+ and others.

For more information please visit www.tradconnect.com

 

POETRY ZOO 

Poetry Zoo is a new global digital platform based in Scotland. It has been funded by Digital Innovation awards from Creative Scotland (national arts body of Scotland) and Scottish Enterprise. 
Poetry Zoo aims to encourage creativity - the writing, reading and sharing of poetry - using the latest digital tools. It is the first site custom-built for the needs of poetry. There is no need for any apps - the site adapts instantly to any device - poetry anytime, anywhere and is free to join.
The site offers a supportive environment for established poets or complete beginners and everyone in between. Everyone gets a private Workspace to write in and work on their poems, or to import existing work - and a 'Poetry Window' to display their finished work - individual poems or whole collections; this is fully integrated with Twitter and other social media. http://poetryzoo.com/how-it-works. There's 'Readers and Reading' - pretty much like Twitter's 'Followers and Following' - common interest/experience Groups; communal Anthologies; comments - and there's a 'Muse' space with editorial http://muse.poetryzoo.com, features on poetry, etc.

Further details can be found on the Poetry Zoo website.

 

IRISH PRINTS GALLERY

Irish Prints Gallery will be going on line in November.  This online store will sell high quality prints of Irish based Amateur/Semi Professional Artists who have limited access to other sales outlets. We are currently putting together the online gallery. If you are interested in participating please contact :
Catherine Hughes

Mobile:  0861514022

Email:  chughes@irishprintsgallery.com

 

MyCreativeEdge.eu

The MyCreativeEdge.eu website was launched June 2013 to showcase creative enterprises from the West of Ireland, as well as from areas in Northern Ireland, Sweden and Finland.  The site is aimed at international clients and it’s free to join.

Developed under an EU-funded project (Creative Edge www.creative-edge.eu) the site is managed by the Western Development Commission (WDC).  We have just published a report on the design and marketing of MyCreativeEdge as well as its performance over its first six months.  We hope this will be of interest to others involved in supporting the creative industries sector.  The Executive Summary or full report can be downloaded at http://www.mycreativeedge.eu/new-report-developing-mycreativeedge-published/

Currently MyCreativeEdge.eu has 575 registered members with 378 profiles published on the site.  183 creative enterprises from the West of Ireland have published their free, highly visual online profile. Since its launch MyCreativeEdge has received over 45,000 visits -  47% coming from outside of Ireland.

A new advertising campaign for MyCreativeEdge will begin in the Summer of 2014, so it’s a good time for new members to join.   The site is open to enterprises, freelancers and recent graduates from any of the creative industries including design, photography, software, film-making, architecture, visual arts and crafts among others.  For full details of the sectors and areas covered or to register on the site visit http://www.mycreativeedge.eu/register/

For further information please contact Pauline White, Western Development Commission +353 (0)94 986 1441 | paulinewhite@wdc.ie

 

Choirs Can: New Resource of Irish Songs for Choirs

Soprano Deirdre Moynihan has launched a new venture to promote choral singing. Choirs Can, an online resource of Irish songs arranged for choir, is aimed at secondary school and non-professional choirs.  The website currently includes eight 'songpacks', including arrangements of the songs Óró Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile and Bríd Óg Ní Mháille.  All of the materials on the Choirs Can website is available for free. Read more here.

 

Age of Creativity website

A new website has been launched dedicated to arts and older people and funded by the Baring Foundation. It is called the Age of Creativity and has been designed to be easy to use enabling you to share and showcase your work. 

The creators encourage you to make use of this new resource by uploading your projects or practice, in particular ahead of the public launch with the Arts Minister Ed Vaizey in early December where they will advocate for the inspiring work of the sector. 

You can upload direct to the site at www.ageofcreativity.co.uk/add - all you need is a title, short description, image and any video or other media content you want. The website also allows you to host workshops, conferences or other events online to reach those who cannot make it in person. If you are interested in this or have an idea for an online panel discussion then please contact hello@ageofcreativity.co.uk.

You can visit at www.ageofcreativity.co.uk or follow on twitter @ageofcreativity and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ageofcreativity.

 

MUSED: IRELAND'S MUSIC EDUCATION BLOG

The Society of Music Education in Ireland invites you to contribute to MUSED, the NEW online news blog of the Society for Music Education in Ireland. Click here for details or email Thomas Johnston thomas.johnston@gmail.com

 

Mentoring Online for Writers of Fiction, Non-fiction and Poetry

This is a new service for writers. Here's how it works:

Mentoring offers writers a long-term, tutor-writer relationship, to work on a novel, memoir, collection of stories or poems, or a work of non-fiction. Our team, led by Mary-Jane Holmes (below), will be on hand to offer professional guidance to develop and progress your work. Duration 3 - 9 months.

As opposed to the structure of a course where there are set exercises to work to, with this approach it is up to you choose to submit. The focus is on your work, and the aim is to improve and develop your writing, as well as offer a framework (the ankle-biting part) to structure your time and help sustain morale. There is a great deal of flexibility in this scheme but the basic outline runs likes this:

There are three mentoring parameters available:

1. 30,000 words €350

Three in-depth online consultations looking at up to 10,000 words per session (ideally over 3 months but the framework can be adjusted in order to fit in with work/family commitments).

Weekly progress communication via email.

Final critiqued appraisal of work submitted.

2. 60,000 words €650

Six in-depth consultations looking at up to 10,000 words per session over 6 months.

Weekly progress communication via email.

Final critiqued appraisal of work submitted.

3. 90,000 words €950

Nine in-depth consultations looking at up to 10,000 words per session over 9 months.

Weekly progress communication via email.

Final critiqued appraisal of work submitted.

You can start with three months and see how it goes.

Email info@fishpublishing.com

 

The Poethead Site

A this site is promoting and discussing women poets, editors, writers and translators .

http://poethead.wordpress.com/  

 

ASLECT Website - Centre of Professional Training in Culture

The Centre of Professional Training in Culture has a website dedicated to the ASLECT project.  The ASLECT project - Active Seniors Learn, Educate, Communicate and Transmit is supported by the Lifelong Learning Programme. The project addresses the presence of older people within cultural organisations from a double perspective: as users/beneficiaries of educational and cultural programmes and equally as learning resources for developing new programmes addressing the community.

The http://www.aslect.eu website presents examples of best practice from different projects. 

 

Let Craftgo help you promote your craft business.

Craftgo social networks and forums can help transform your business.   Use Craftgo social networks, blogs and forums to give your business a boost.   Tell your own story about your arts and crafts and get yourself noticed.  Get onboard with Craftgo now and really see your sales grow.  Simply the best way to sell your crafts online  Connect with your customers with Craftgo  We are with all the major shopping directories to bring traffic to your stall.  Connect using  your social media tools to give your customer the best online experience  Compared with other leading websites we offer so much more and it's free.  Craftgo social,your place to chill out.
Craftgo social your place to meet and exchange ideas with fellow crafters.

With forums and social networking use it to expand your reach and make comnnections.

  

GotSeeN.com

New music promotion website GotSeeN.com has joined forces with the iNTERTAIN Group and Walkabout Bars to create a new way for unsigned bands to promote themselves.

Gotseen.com launched their Live Streaming service in May 2011, and have been broadcasting live gigs and events straight onto their own website or their clients websites ever since.

Co-founder of GotSeeN.com, Jason Bedington said: When the idea for GotSeeN.com was initially discussed, we wanted to provide a platform for unsigned bands to use that was radically different from the current social networks we are all familiar with. So we set about creating GotSeen.com, a platform that a band can log onto from anywhere in the world and using a laptop and video camera, play a live gig to a global audience.

This new service has seen bands playing gigs live throughout Europe andAmericawhilst simultaneously streaming their performance live to new fans around the world.

From October 20th GotSeeN.com will be booking, promoting and broadcasting live shows every Thursday night from the Walkabout bar inTemple, on Londons Embankment. The Walkabout venue has always showcased original music and unsigned artists, but this deal will see the bands reach a larger audience.

The deal strengthens Walkabouts commitment to live music and showcasing fresh talent. If successful, the partnership will see the scheduling of more broadcast events throughout 2012 as the programme is rolled out across other Walkabout venues.

Walkabout UK Brand Manager, Gareth Bull said: Working in partnership with GotSeeN.com will allow Walkabout to book exciting unsigned bands and artists and help nurture them into fully fledged recording artists. This exciting initiative will see our brand exposed in new and exciting areas and allow acts to reach new fans both on a local level and globally, as the shows are live streamed across the world.

Extending this service through partnerships with larger brands like Walkabout was the logical next step in the growth of GotSeeN.com.

Bedington said: Our aim is to partner with large brands to bring together the massive audience that follow unsigned artists with the products and services that larger brands can offer. This alliance offers our partners long term brand awareness as unsigned artists harness the community of influencers within their social networks and help to grow a brands reputation through peer to peer marketing.

For further information on booking bands to play at Walkabout venues, or how GotSeeN work with brands by creating events to broadcast, please contact office@gotseen.com For further information on Walkabout, please contact the Walkabout press office on 020 7079 9222.

 

The Painting Imperative Online Magazine Launches
The Painting Imperative is a new online magazine dedicated to the discussion of all aspects of contemporary painting from around the globe. Each issue will look at the work made by today’s painters; it will be critical and appreciative, highlighting successes, problems and inspirations, and hopefully give a taste of what’s going on in the studios and galleries of contemporary practitioners. The Painting Imperative also aims to become a platform for emerging critical voices, and to spread the word about the huge diversity of painting practice alive today.
www.thepaintingimperative.com

 

Practice.ie Site

Practice.ie is the space for artists promoting their work with children and young people. It provides a platform for artists to share all their work and give it greater visibility.

The new site offers increased functionality, the new member profiles and project profiles, pages with improved search capacity  and the new design will make it easier to see and demonstrate best practice, highlighting the work in a more appealing and visual way. In addition, new areas will allow members to select and feature projects. Members will also be able to track projects and also ‘follow’ and contact other members. Check out www.practice.ie to see the new site

 

Join Breaking Tunes - a project of First Music Contact

Ireland's only dedicated Irish music showcase site http://www.breakingtunes.com

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

Register as industry here http://www.breakingtunes.com/industry_signup for regular updates and to browse the site.

 

Reminder: CCP Ireland website

You will find all the latest news and info on EU culture funding opportunities on the CCP Ireland website: http://www.ccp.ie

 

Plein Air Painters Community Site
PLEIN EIRE, is a website for plein air painters in Ireland. For information on outdoor painting, equipment, paint outs and to make new friends and keep in touch, sign up. Free.
Contact Name: Tony Robinson
Venue Address: http://pleineire.ning.com
Email: info@artintheopen.org
Website: http://pleineire.ning.com

 

Na Píobairí Uilleann on-line resource

Na Píobairí Uilleann have an extensive on-line resource entitled SOURCE.  
SOURCE provides access to an underlying digital media database comprising thousands of video clips of the best of Irish traditional music built up from our monthly recital series over the last five years. SOURCE also provides a new platform for our instructional tutor video series covering beginner, intermediate and advanced tunes. Other material includes selections from their audio and photo archive including thousands of high quality photographs of classic instruments.
Also available are the Irish Music Collections On-line (IMCO) Galleries consisting of over 1,600 pieces of music from 24 significant historical music collections dating from as early as 1724. These tune collections have been transcribed by Na Píobairí Uilleann from the originals and are available to review or listen to using the freeware Sibelius Scorch player. In deploying the site they also took the opportunity to merge some of their existing web based resources such as their on-line library into the SOURCE.
Further information

http://source.pipers.ie/

 

Irish Music Education

An exciting new initiative for the music education community – Irish Music Education (www.irishmusiceducation.ie). IME is an innovative resource for the music education community in Ireland that has been set up to connect the diverse strands of music education in Ireland, foster the exchange of ideas, knowledge, resources and expertise and be a flexible resource that can respond to the emerging support needs of research and practice in music education.

IME is most importantly a ‘doing’ organisation. Its strength will be driven by its participants. Through wide ranging activities as the interactive website, monthly lead articles, practice group, reading group, voicing conference and mapping music project, this initiative aims to connect the diverse aspects of music education, whether it is practice or research, formal or informal, based in school, studio, university, cultural organisation or wider community, and with people of whatever age or professional level within a multitude of music genres.

Go to www.IrishMusicEducation.ie to get involved, find out more and be a part of this new departure for Irish music education. Please circulate this email and flyer to ensure maximum access and participation to this resource.

 

RUGERI MUSIC TEACHING METHODS

Literature for instrumental music teaching to download from the internet

Our instrumental music teaching method for beginners to advanced has many advantages. Just to explain a couple:

1. RUGERI offers the most detailed search machine for sheet music to match the students skills.

- On our homepage, http://www.rugeri.com, you may flip through

  more than 20,000 teaching pieces until you find what you are

  looking for, free of charge!

2. RUGERI offers the perfect possibility to diagnose the student's progress, thanks to automatically recorded downloading of music pieces being designated to each student.

 

Register your Art Criticism Blogs & Websites with Visual Artists Ireland
As part of our on-going policy supporting the development of art criticism, Visual Artists Ireland has created a space where people who are active in the delivery of art criticism blogs and websites can advertise their site to visitors to Ireland’s most comprehensive visual arts resource.
This service is for Visual Artists Ireland members.   If you are not a professional visual artist, there are other levels of membership that will allow you to avail of this service, and be eligible for other benefits.  If in doubt, call us and we can make sure that you are guided to the right category.
To add your site simply enters your details here.
After entering your details, our staff will check that you are a member.  If not, they will make contact with you to guide you through the membership options.

Please note that VAI’s website is changing at the moment and although this section is live, we are still in the middle of processing the content of our practical listings for artists to this area

 

VISUAL ARTISTS IRELAND PAYMENT GUIDELINES FOR PROFESSIONAL VISUAL ARTISTS. ARTISTS, LIKE OTHER PROFESSIONALS, SHOULD BE PAID FOR THEIR WORK

Visual Artists Ireland has collaborated with artists, organisations and our international partners to create this set of guidelines. The guidelines are based upon international best practice, and are scalable for different sizes of organisations as well as the experience/reputation of artists. They also take into consideration the different work undertaken by artists within the context of exhibitions and supporting services.
It is intended that these Guidelines will become the national go-to resource for calculating artists' payments and become the first step towards the development of a sustainable model for best practice between artists and the institutions that contract their labour.

The Payment Guidelines for Professional Visual Artists can be found at www.visualartists.ie

 

Regeneration Impact Assesment Toolkit

This toolkit has been designed to provide a detailed understanding of life in a community.  You might use it to establish a baseline measurement before you implement a programme of regeneration or you can use it to assess the impact of recent regeneration activity. Understanding the conditions in a locality before interventions commence is essential if you are to fully understand what effect policies and programmes are having.  http://www.regenwales.org/upload/pdf/110612112537ALH%20Toolkit.pdf 

 

Garda Vetting Billed 2012 published

The National Vetting Bureau (Children and Vulnerable Persons) Bill 2012 was published by Minister for Justice Alan Shatter on 20th July. When enacted, this Bill will provide a statutory framework for Garda vetting and disclosures procedures. It will make vetting a requirement for people seeking to work with children or vulnerable adults.

The Bill is part of a suite of legislation to protect children and was developed in accordance with the Programme for Government. This includes the publication of the Criminal Justice (Withholding of Information) Bill and the Children First Bill 2012.

The National Vetting Bureau Database

Under the Bill, the National Vetting Bureau (the new name to be given to the Garda Central Vetting Unit) will be required to establish a database consisting of - a register of relevant organisations, - a register of specified information, and - a register of vetted persons. This is in addition to the records of criminal convictions which the Garda Síochána already hold.

Organisations which must register

Broadly speaking, relevant organisations are organisations which take on employees or volunteers to work with children or vulnerable persons. Relevant organisations are required to apply to the Bureau for registration. Organisations already registered with the Bureau will be deemed to be on the register after the commencement of the new legislation.

Small organisations may not be required to register directly with the NVB. Their applications can be submitted through a registered representative body. A number of organisations already provide such a service, including the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI), CREATE, Poetry Ireland for their members or affiliates.

Soft Information

The Bill provides for the exchange of ‘soft information’ in the context of protecting children and vulnerable adults. In the Bill, soft information is referred to as specified information. This is information held by the Garda Síochána or an organisation specified in Schedule 2 of the Bill where such information reasonably gives rise to a bona fide concern that a person may harm a child or vulnerable person. The disclosure of soft information is tightly controlled and the Bill seeks to balance the rights of vetting subjects to the protection of their good name and the rights of children and vulnerable adults to be protected from persons who are likely to cause them harm.

Mandatory vetting under the Bill

A person may not be engaged to do relevant work or activities relating to children or vulnerable persons unless that person has been subject to the vetting procedures under the Bill. Failure to comply with this duty is an offence under the Bill. It will be a defence for a person to show that he or she did not know, nor could reasonably be expected to know, that the work for which a person was engaged constituted relevant work or activity.

Assessing the vetting subject’s suitability

As with the current system, it is a matter for the relevant organisation, and not the Bureau, to consider and take into account the information disclosed in a vetting disclosure in assessing the suitability of the person for the position for which he or she has applied. The organisation may not disclose the information otherwise than in accordance with the Bill. Non-compliance with this duty is an offence.

Re-vetting and Retrospective Vetting

The Bill makes provision for the re-vetting of employees and retrospective vetting of current employees who have not yet been vetted: however, this has resource implications and is likely to be introduced on a phased basis.

The Arts Council welcomes the publication of this Bill, which will significantly strengthen the State’s protections for children and vulnerable adults. It will provide a robust legal basis for the National Vetting Bureau and a clearer legal framework for organisations working with children and vulnerable adults.  The Arts Council will continue to provide updates to the Arts Sector on this and other relevant matters in relation to child and vulnerable adult protection. 

 

Arts Audiences: Cultural Tourism, 'How to' Guide

Arts Audiences has published marketing consultant Annette Nugent's guide to how arts organisations might begin working with the local and national tourism sector to increase tourist attendance at arts/cultural venues and events. The guide covers information on the who and what of cultural tourism in Irelandand practical approaches for including visitors in audience development strategies. This guide has been published as part of Arts Audiences Build Your Audience scheme, which focussed on cultural tourism in 2011. Click here to access the guide: (www.artsaudiences.ie )

 

VOLUNTARY ARTS TOOLKIT HELPS YOU WORK WITH LOCAL MEDIA

Engaging with your local media is a great way to showcase your work, raise your profile, grow audiences and attract new members.

Yet, through no fault of their own, many voluntary arts and crafts groups have little or no idea how to use local broadcasting effectively. If your efforts to publicise events, performances, courses or workshops have proved unproductive, the new broadcasting ‘toolkit’ is here to help.

Devised by Voluntary Arts and NODA (the National Operatic & Dramatic Association) the ‘toolkit’ will help you make the most of your local broadcasters. There are huge opportunities out there, in local television and radio – and this easy-to-read booklet talks you through who to approach, how to communicate your message and much more.

To download this free resource, click Voluntary Arts Broadcasting Toolkit

 

Employer Resources: Best Practice for Irish Non-profits

The Wheel is very pleased to announce the launch of the new Employer Resources: Best Practice for Irish Non-profits website.

Previously known as the Employers Resource Bureau, the significantly revamped Employer Resources website is an entirely free resource for Irish non-profits that offers best practice advice on employment law, policies, practices and procedures.

Sign Up for the Free Newsletter

One way that you can ensure your organisation is kept up to date about key changes in employment legislation and related matters is to sign up for the Employer Resources free quarterly newsletter.

Brimming with essential HR-related articles and advice - all expertly produced from a distinctly non-profit perspective - the Employer Resources Newsletter is the resource for employers, managers and HR professionals in the Irish non-profit sector. Click the button below to sign-up now.

 

Arm yourself with a funding toolkit

Arts and Business offer a free fundraising toolkit for download from their website. The kit includes averything from the basic essentials that you need to know; like tips from industry experts and links to online funding opportunities. There are even useful case studies and examples of modern organisations using the toolkit to good effect.To download your own fundraising toolkit visit the arts and business website http://bit.ly/94sNot  

 

Production for Arts Events: A PLANNING CHECKLIST

First time events organisers and those wishing to produce more ambitious events – this new guide from Voluntary Arts Ireland will help you plan the logistics of putting on your event; whether a theatre piece, exhibition or arts festival.
Find at www.vaireland.org/eventplanning (38 pages)
Author: Brenda Kent, Voluntary Arts Ireland, 2009
Supported by: Production Services Ireland for technical support and sponsorship www.productionireland.com
Further information: info@vaireland.org – 028 / 048 4483 9327 / www.vaireland.org
Read the Event Planning Guide at www.vaireland.org/eventplanning

 

The Ireland Funds’ Philanthropy and Fundraising Toolkit

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

 

Visual Artists Ireland Student Pack

A resource pack for visual and applied art students and recent graduates.

This pack has been put together for the benefit of visual and applied arts students and recent graduates making the transition into professional  practice in Ireland.  With more visual and applied arts courses available than ever before, the number of aspiring artists continues to grow. The visual arts attract many talented and creative people so the sector can be very competitive.

This pack is intended to give students and recent graduates an idea of the practical areas they will need to consider and the options open to them following graduation.

Your qualification is just your first step to becoming a professional artist.

You can download the VAI Student Pack on our website here: http://visualartists.ie/publications/visual-artists-ireland-student-pack/

 

Shift in Perspective - an arts and disability resource pack

The resource pack is designed to assist arts organisations to develop innovative approaches in high-quality contemporary arts and disability practice and to make their events more accessible to artists and audiences with disabilities. The pack has been put together by a partnership group, which includes the Arts Council, Arts and Disability Ireland, the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Mayo County Council and South Tipperary County Council

 

Publications

‘Suzie Sullivan in a World of Her Own’

Suzie Sullivan of Derryaun Crafts is delighted to announce the publication of her book ‘Suzie Sullivan in a World of Her Own’. The book presents a colourful illustrated and descriptive record of Suzie’s whimsical and unique style of work since moving to Ireland in 2001.

This 120 page full colour hardback book was locally produced and is available from local Westport stockists, The Quay Gallery, Christy’s Harvest, Duffy’s Book Shop, Leaping Lizard and Mcloughins Book Shop or direct from Suzie Sullivan, Derryaun Crafts (Tel: 086 353 7129) Price €25

 

WAKES – by Bangor Erris Artist and Designer William Doherty

This book documents and tells the stories of wake traditions in Ireland’s history and people’s personal experiences at them. Irish wakes in rural and urban Ireland where once the scene of both sadness and fun as people gathered to celebrate the life of the deceased.

The people in this book tell of their experiences at wakes and thus give witness to great changes in which Irish people in the past and the present approach and deal with death.

Traditions were upheld to maintain the culture of the event in the area and these traditions and games differed from area to area. People enjoyed wakes and integrated this into a celebration of life, death and community, which resulted in normality about the discussion of death in daily life.

This book looks back at a time in Irish life when wakes were not the solemn occasion they are now. People discuss traditional practices which once were common place at wakes through the centuries but are now almost unknown in my generation.

The Book is hard cover with a cloth finish inspired by Irish wake blankets.

The book is available to buy on the mayobooks.ie website at https://www.mayobooks.ie/Wakes_Doherty_Mayo?filter_name=wakes and in The National Gallery of Ireland and The Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin, Hegarty's gift shop & Carey's Newsagents & Bookstore in Belmullet; Easons, Ballina; Castle Book Shop, Castlebar and McLoughlin’s Bookshop, Westport.

 

"The Abduction of Anne O’Donel" by Paul B McNulty

A beautiful heiress, a villainous lawyer, a scandalous abduction that shocks the country.

The Abduction of Anne O’Donel tells the story of a young heiress who refuses to marry the elderly Timothy Brecknock whom her father has chosen for her. Frustrated by her lack of interest, Brecknock abducts Anne to a remote island on Lough Conn hoping to win her heart with stories of romance, politics, Evangelicalism and alchemy. Believing that her secret betrothed, Jasper Martin, will find her, Anne plays a dangerous game as the story concludes with a murder, a famous trial and a wedding.

The Abduction of Anne O’Donel, is the second in a series of historical novels based on real events in late 18^th century Ireland. It was a finalist in the 2013 William Faulkner Novel Competition. Three of its minor characters, Sibella Cottle, Sir Harry Lynch-Blosse and Ned Holian, will be familiar to readers of my first novel, Spellbound by Sibella.

The Abduction of Anne O’Donel is available as an e-book on Club Lighthouse Publishing, Canada and as both a print book and e-book on Amazon UK and Amazon.com.

 

‘MAYOINGS: Hillwalking, the Landscape Poetry of Ancient China, and Mayo.’ – Available in Mayo bookshops

Irish writer, Pat Upton, has just released a new book called ‘MAYOINGS: Hillwalking, the Landscape Poetry of Ancient China, and Mayo.’

‘Mayoings’ is a celebration of the natural beauty of Mayo and an exploration of how walking can give us a different perspective, both on ourselves and on the world.

It is divided into four sections and covers many of the most famous walks/mountains in the county.

The originality of the book lies in the fact that it is an exploration of the philosophy and poetry of walking, two aspects of this increasingly popular activity that have been largely ignored by walkers.

‘Mayoings’ is now available in Castle Books Castlebar, McLoughlins Westport, Dubray Books and Charlie Byrnes Galway, Rare & Recent Books Cong and Carey’s Belmullet and via www.mayobooks.ie

It retails at 9.99.

 

A bloody slaughter — a tainted inheritance — a dark secret

After one of the bloodiest massacres in Irish history, John Bodkin is accused of fratricide in an earlier conflict fuelled by a row over inheritance. At an infamous trial, John refuses to plead either innocent or guilty to the murder of his brother, Patrick. Only his betrothed Catherine, the beautiful daughter of Lord Athenry, knows why. She is the keeper of a dark secret, which John insists must be kept hidden, even if it costs him his life.

Based on a true story, Paul B McNulty’s third historical novel explores a tale of treachery, greed and romance in 18^th century Ireland. The Story of the Bodkin Murders is available from Club Lighthouse as an e-book, and from Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com in both paperback and Kindle formats.

 

Horrible history - A Story of the Bodkin Murders - Paul B. McNulty

In following a well-worn path of developing fact into a novel McNulty has written an extraordinary book. Recently I read Villa America by Liza Klaussmann, which expands the true story of how the Riviera home of Sara and Gerard Murphy attracted the likes of Picasso, Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald in the late 1920s. She turns the tale into a fantastic novel, a feat replicated by McNulty, although in his case the true story was much more grisly: the murder of close on a dozen people in a grand house at Belclare, just outside Tuam, Co. Galway.

His background is interesting. From County Mayo, he spent much time when he was young in the United States, then returned to Ireland to make a career in the bioengineering systems in UCD. When he retired from UCD, McNulty, who lives in Dublin, headed off in a totally different direction, novel-writing. It is surprising that he hasn't been discovered by one of the mainstream publishing houses.

This is his third novel, putting to use all the vast historical resources he discovered in the west of Ireland. The Bodkin murders were reported in detail in an eighteenth-century newspaper, Pue’s Occurrences, and were also included in Oliver Burke's 1885 Anecdotes of the Connaught Circuit. From this basic material McNulty has woven the most fantastic novel, which captures the spirit of the time perfectly, as well as the characters involved. The imagined romance between John Bodkin and Catherine Bermingham, the daughter of Lord Athenry, the local justice of the peace, is a binding agent for the rest of the story. McNulty plots a very convoluted narrative but his scheme of action is entirely authentic and convincing.

The initial plot revolves around the savage murders of the people found on a Bodkin property at Belclare: three members of the Bodkin family, a visitor to Tuam and various servants, who otherwise would have been witnesses to the crime. McNulty is immaculate in his detail. In 1740, the year before the murders, Galway had been gripped by plague, so the Galway races were transferred temporarily to Tuam. Marcus (not Matthew) Lynch from Galway is staying to participate in the races and, for his trouble, he too ends up murdered.

In the event, the alleged perpetrators of the crime, members of the wider Bodkin family, are found guilty and hanged; the book is full of nauseating descriptions of prison conditions. One of those found guilty had been encouraged to turn king's evidence but he refused. McNulty goes into detail on why changing sides was considered such a heinous action in its own right. On a wider scale, too, he brings in the Whiteboys and their campaign of agrarian agitation and makes very clear just how wide and unbridgeable was the gap between those at the lowest end of the social scale and those enjoying the perks and privileges at the top end.

As those convicted are being hanged, one of the condemned cries out on the gallows that John Bodkin had murdered his brother, Patrick—a shocking denouement. John, suitably alarmed, flees the scene of the executions and is not found for another fortnight. His flight, of course, accentuates his guilt, but in his subsequent trial it becomes obvious that a gross miscarriage of justice has taken place. Catherine Bermingham, to whom he was engaged, knows the real reason why John Bodkin's brother died; later she admits that she killed him, but claims that she had never intended his death.

Curiously, the details of Patrick's murder had never come up during the trial of the men convicted of the original mass murder. The confession on the gallows changed everything. After John Bodkin's conviction, Catherine's attempts to clear his name fail, as she never gets a chance to put her case and save the man she intended to marry.

Paul McNulty has written a zippy thriller, compulsive reading, right down to the last moments of John Bodkin, hanged for a murder he did not commit. Pue’s Occurrences had reported that in Bodkin's real-life hanging he was cut down alive, then ‘his Privy Parts cut off, his Bowels taken from him and his Head severed from his Body’. McNulty spares us none of the gore, but sometimes his extra details are a little extraneous. On one occasion he has Lord Athenry sitting on a mahogany chair with cambriole legs and claw feet. Too much information? Strangely, when characters in the novel have crucial strategic meetings, these are invariably in local inns. On one such occasion Bordeaux white was served, which makes it sound like a modern-day restaurant review.

Nevertheless, his characterizations are compelling and the reader is drawn inevitably into the doomed love affair between John and Catherine. They should have been going to France on their honeymoon but instead are embroiled in a deadly intrigue that concludes with John's grisly execution.

 

Services

Temple Lane Recording Studios in Dublin

We feel that it is in all our interests to help musicians, and artists to counter-act the recession. Following a meeting with all our studios we would like to offer a 30% discount to all your members.

Temple Lane Recording Studios comprises of Sun, Apollo, and Elektra studios, all located in Temple Bar, Dublin. Also Grouse Lodge Studios, in Moate Co Westmeath.

Michael Jackson, Muse, Rihanna, Snow Patrol, and REM are just a few of the many names that have recorded with us over the past 25years.

You can find more information about our studios online at Templelanestudios.com and Grouselodge.com, or feel free to call or email us.

 

Professional Photo/Video Documentation for Artists

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

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

Telephone: 
087 678 2962

Email:
mikeisnice@gmail.com

 

Interested in commissioning a Portrait?
R E A S O N A B L E R A T E S
€290 for 14” x 18” canvas (35 x 45 cms) with a frame. 
€370 for 16” x 20” canvas (40 x 50 cms) with a frame. 
€450 for 20” x 24” canvas (50 x 60 cms) with a frame. 
Niall can also paint from a photo to reduce a sitter’s time, he need at least two hours to paint from life towards completion. 
He can also paint a portrait of your loved one either living or deceased from a photo either B&W or colour. 
According to a sitter’s wish, he can paint entirely from life using a sight size method. He would need about ten hours from start to completion. 
www.niallmccormack.ie/portraits.html

 

Custom framing service on offer to Artists

www.pictureframe.ie

 

Creative Enterprise Offices

As part of the Northwest’s creative hub, The Model, home of The Niland Collection houses six Creative Enterprise Office Spaces.

Suitable for media, film, design, music or other creative industries, these workspaces are available for rent. Professional creative enterprises are prioritised but all interested parties are welcome.

All Creative Enterprise Office Spaces have access to broadband.

For more info contact
Emer McGarry
The Model,
The Mall
Sligo

(071) 914 1405

- See more at: http://journalofmusic.com/listing/18-06-14/creative-enterprise-offices#sthash.xsxA1vkt.dpuf

Little Gem Puppets

Little Gem Puppets are a fun, family friendly company who focus on children’s shows and workshops. Everybody is invited to share the art of puppetry at their events. Their shows are live, interactive and their puppets are lively and colourful. Their workshops are aimed at developing a good skills base whilst having fun and passing on a love of puppetry. They also like puppet film making and have produced an award winning film. Little Gem Puppets work with libraries, museums, arts centres, arts festivals, street festivals, family festivals, fleadh cheoils, organizations who work as Gaeilge and a whole lot more. You can find images and more information at www.littlegempuppets.com.

 

MULTI –PURPOSE VENUE AVAILABLE in Swinford

Swinford Culture Centre and Meeting Room can provide the following:

A fully accessible open space area that can accommodate up to 250 people.

A fully accessible & functional separate meeting room that can accommodate up to 30 people.

With ample car parking facilities,

Ideally located in close proximity to Ireland West Airport.

Within reasonable distance from Castlebar, Ballina and Claremorris.

Suitable to showcase Craft Fairs and Exhibitions etc.

Offering competitive rates.

Just contact Julie Ryan at Swinford Office of Mayo County Council at 094 9251495 for further details. 

 

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