Nuacht & Deiseanna Eile | Other News & Opportunities - Calls/Submissions/Competitions/Residencies/Awards/Exhibitions/Partnership calls
Exhibiting at Turn-berlin
Turn-berlin is an artist funded space, with a large gallery in the middle of the biggest concentration of art in Europe. We are working to find the most effective ways of progressing an artists name and reputation. By introducing a more integrated approach we can be more effective and develop wider opportunities.
The intense experience of showing work in a gallery is the best way to have work seen. To get the most from exhibiting which can be a relatively short event, to include it as part of a comprehensive package gives more considered exposure. Developing a name is the only way forward, it takes time and a lot of determination. This is why many artists are finding new ways of being seen. If you don’t exhibit you are only doing half of the job, but taking a positive approach to exhibiting should include other forms.
We are now big enough to be a representational gallery offering a full promotional package. More information on turn-berlin’s long term approach to developing artists is on the following link: http://turn-berlin.de/application/index.html
Address:
turn-berlin Gallery, Josetti Höfe, Rungestr 22-24, 10179 Berlin, Germany.
Deadline: Open.
Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre: Call for Submissions
Due to open in Autumn 2010, the Roe Valley Arts & Cultural Centre is a multi-purpose arts centre featuring exhibition galleries, community workshop rooms, 215 seater theatre, dance studio, storytelling/ presentation area and outdoor town square for external events and performances. We are currently seeking visual artists to contribute to our gallery programme which will include local, national and international artists. Artists working in any media are welcome, as are both emerging and established artists. Interested artists should submit a current CV, statement and a minimum of 8 images of recent work. Please also indicate interest and capacity to participate in accompanying gallery education and community activities if applicable. Requested items should preferably be emailed to or posted to:
Email: desima.connolly@limavady.gov.uk
Address: Limavady Borough Council,7 Connell Street,LimavadyBT49 0HA(marked for the attention of the Arts & Cultural Services Officer)
Website: www.limavady.gov.uk
Deadline: Ongoing
Call for Submissions: The Carnegie Arts Centre 2011/12
The Carnegie Arts Centre in Kenmare is currently seeking submissions from both emerging and established artists to develop its visual arts programme for 2011/12. The Carnegie is looking to offer a challenging programme of contemporary visual arts to the community and we welcome proposals from individuals or groups of artists working in any media.
Interested artists should send applications either by email or post marked ‘Submissions’ containing a short CV and a proposal or statement along with good quality images or video and, if possible, a website address. (Please send an SAE if you require return of your material)
The Carnegie Arts Centre, Shelbourne Street, Kenmare, Co.Kerry.
T: 064 6648701
E: info@carnegieartskenmare.ie
www.carnegieartskenmare.ie
Deadline: Ongoing
The Courthouse Arts Centre – Call for Submissions for 2013
The Courthouse Arts Centre's programme consists of year-round visual arts exhibitions. Our visual arts and performance activities co-exist in the same space, we host wall-hung pieces between September and May each year, and during the summer months of June through August we suspend live shows to accommodate larger installations, multimedia, sculpture and other three-dimensional works in the main space. We welcome Site Specific proposals / ideas for engaging with and outreach to the local community and surroundings. Artists are selected through an open submissions process. Deadline: Friday 01 June 2012. Submissions should include: Biography, C.V, a short proposal on the project presented, Examples of the artists work – preferably on cd-rom (High Resolution Images - Images going to print must be supplied, as print ready Images, 300dpi or above) Please send to the Courthouse Arts Centre FAO. Artistic Director | For further information contact: Deryn O’ Callaghan, Artistic Director T: 0402 38529 | The Courthouse Arts Centre, Main Street, Tinahely Co. Wicklow
COE '12 8th - 29th September – Call for Submissions
Applications are now being sought for COE '12, the 35th Claremorris Open Exhibition. Please find attached the entry form and terms of entry.
Closing date for receipt of entries - Friday, 8th June.
(The closing date has been extended by two weeks due to the delay in finalising arrangements for this year's exhibition.)
Prize Fund - €3,000
Curator - Mike Collier, lecturer, writer, curator and artist.
Mike Collier - studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College before being appointed Gallery Manager at the ICA in London.
In 1985 he moved toNewcastle to run the Arts Development Strategy at theLaingArtGallery, where he initiated the Tyne International Exhibition of Contemporary Art. For the last 15 years he has worked in education and is currently Programme Leader for Foundation Studies in Art and Design at theUniversity ofSunderland. This is Mike Collier’s third visit to Claremorris.
For more information: http://www.coearts.org/COE/Home.html
Limerick Printmakers Studio & Gallery : Open Submission Print Show
Artists are invited to submit work to Limerick Printmakers Open Submission Print Show 2012. The exhibition is open to artists working in all areas of print e.g. digital print or mixed media works with an element of print as well as traditional forms, such as etching, lithography, silkscreen, etc. 3D works as well as installations are encouraged provided a detailed proposal is included in the application. 2011 saw over 200 individual artworks sent from all over the world making the job of selecting the work extremely hard.
Cork based printmaker Andrew Boyle was invited to select the show in 2011 with 56 artists exhibiting from Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK, Spain, France, Germany and Slovenia. Andrew was thrilled with the quality of the work and the response from so many artists. This year’s selector will be announced shortly. For more information and to download application: www.limerickprintmakers.com | Exhibition opens Thursday 14th June at 8pm and runs until Thursday July 5th. Submission deadline: 25th May before 4pm.
Open Submission: European Artists Living in Ireland
We at The Lavit Gallery are trying to select a shortlist of artists for a possible exhibition in 2013 focusing on artists who originate from European countries, (excludingIrelandand theUK) but who are currently living here. We would be delighted to receive emails from interested artists, who meet this criteria.
Interested artists should send us up to 5 images of their artwork as pdf or jpeg files, along with a current CV, while also stating their country of origin. Details will only be accepted by emailing thelavitgallery@eircom.net . All images should be accompanied by details i.e. medium and dimension.
Submissions must be received by May 12th 2012.
Mamuska Dublin at The Back Loft – Call for Submissions
La Cat Salons calls local, national and international artists to participate in the upcoming Mamuska Dublin on Friday 18th May! This is a unique occasion to present and view evolving live art performance (max 10 minutes), short video works, raw ideas, unrehearsed visions, trials and errors, short masterpieces, playful nonsense, first steps... all in the context of an informal environment where like-minded artists meet, mingle, discuss and receive feedback from the audience. Be a part of it! To celebrate the Dublin Dance Festival going on at that time we particularly welcome works in all media related to the exploration of movement, dance and physical theatre (including video works). Closing Date for submissions: Monday 30th April 2012. Email all submissions to: lacatsalons@gmail.com . More info on submission criteria: www.lacatedralstudios.org or www.lacatsalons.blogspot.com
90s Nostalgia Exhibition : Little Green Gallery Call for Submissions
The Fresh Prints / 90's nostalgia exhibition : Call for submissions | For all you 90's neon babies, scrunchie wearing children & grungy teens. Little Green Street Gallery are excited to announce were hosting an open submission exhibition of all that is amazing and cringe worthy about the 90's. Seeing as its slowly creeping back into every facet of our lives why not reinvent it and turn it into a piece of art. Get inspired... think 90's sitcom. All submissions must be made to little.green.gallery@gmail.com . A maximum of two pieces will be accepted per person. Maximum size of work can be A1 (were nice people so if your work really needs to be BIG contact us and we’ll try and accommodate you!) Please forward us on images of your past work or the work you intend to submit for our selection process. But there is also a serious note to this exhibition; we at the Little Green Street Gallery would like a new floor! This exhibition will be dedicated to the upkeep and maintenance of the Gallery and we hope with the help of our Little Green supporters we can achieve this. So get your striped neon yellow thinking caps on so we can create a great show. Submission deadline is Friday the 11th of May.
MART: Call for Submissions
MART is host to Ireland’s largest on-line video art gallery and collection of Irish Visual Artists working in New Media, Installation, Sculpture, Experimental Film, and Performance. MART was set up by Ciara Scanlan & Matthew Nevin in 2006 with an inclusive ethos and have worked with over 300 artists through 27 exhibitions across Ireland, UK, Europe & USA. Mart is working on a National and European programme of exhibitions for 2012/13, we will also be announcing the start of a new initiative later this year. If you work in one of our represented disciplines and wish to be part of our upcoming programme of events, we have an ongoing submission process which includes joining the website. For more information on how to join please E: info@mart.ie for submission guidelines. For more info on MART visit: www.mart.ie | www.facebook.com/MARTgroup | www.twitter.com/#!/MARTart
Call for submissions: 126 Gallery - New Orleans (USA) - August 11th - 25th, 2012
126 Gallery is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Good Children Gallery, New Orleans, USA. The Good Children Gallery is a pioneer artist-run space based in the St. Claude Arts District aimed at enhancing the cultural landscape of New Orleans. The space serves as a bellwether for artistic endeavors by exhibiting engaging work from local, national, and international artists.
As part of this new partnership, the galleries will exchange exhibitions during the upcoming programme year. 126 Gallery will travel with a show to New Orleans in August 2012, with the Good Children Gallery bringing a show to Galway in June 2013.
126 would like to welcome submissions as part of its exchange programme with the Good Children Gallery. The exhibition will be a solo project and take place from August 11th - August 25th 2012, during the White Linen Festival. This is a unique opportunity to showcase work on an international scale during the busiest period in the New Orleans art district. This exchange aims to bring new talent to new audiences and to create opportunities for future projects and collaborations.
Submissions should include the following:
(1) specific proposal (2) artist statement and biography/cv (3) images of work / links to video files (4) submission fee
Submission fee: €10 to 126 members / €20 to non-members
Submissions by e-mail: contact@126.ie
Submissions by post: 126 Gallery, Queen St, Galway, Ireland
The deadline for submissions is 1st June, 2012
Tri Oileain Artists | Call for Officers
Contact: 0862244548 and 0876594992
Inish Turk, Inish Boffin andClareIsland
Tri Oileain Artists is group of artists whose art work concentrates on the unique environment and life of Inish Turk, Inish Boffin andClareIslandonIreland’s Atlantic coast.
In order to qualiify for grants and be recognized as an organization by Failte Ireland, County Mayo Arts Council and other agencies, a constitution for Tri Oileain Artists will be written with the help of Comhar na nOileain Teo’s Rural Development Programme. The following positions are required in order to comply with a constitution: a Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary.
Cooperation with Greenway Artists Initiative is ongoing and opportunities for displaying art work inWestportby
Tri Oileain Artists is currently being developed.
Anyone who is interested in giving views on these proposals is welcome to do so by return email to: Kathleen Barnes at clareislandart@gmail.com or Raphael Mc Cabe at raphaelle@eircom.net
Tri Oileain Artists Plans for 2012
ART DISPLAY SUMMER 2012
Location: ClareIslandCommunity Centre
Period of Display: July, August and September
This summer, Tri Oileain Artists are been given the use of the walls of Clare Island Community Centre to display art work. July and August are the months available. Two dimensional works which can be hung on the walls will be accepted. A maximum of 5 medium/large or 10 small works from each artist will be displayed. Each artist’s work is to be labeled with title, medium, name of artist, price (or NFS) and artist contact information. Each work is to be ready to hang.
Art works will be for sale if desired. In the event of sale the customer will be referred to the artist. Business cards and flyers of each artist will be on display.
A person will be in attendance at the Community Centre from 11a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Participating artists in attendance during these hours may display her/his cards, flyers, prints, etc for sale.
Please note: Though reasonable care will be taken, Clare Island Community Centre and Tri Oileain Artists will not guarantee the safety of the art work.
The Tri Oileain Artists events will be advertised in the Mayo News during the summer. Additional advertising is being sought from FailteIreland.
Each artist is requested to forward a fee of 50 euros for membership in the group and to help defray costs of the Summer and Feile Ceol exhibitions.
Please contact Raphaelle McCabe at raphaelle@eircom.net (087 6594992) or Kathleen Barnes at clareislandart@gmail.com (086 2244548).
CLARE ISLAND FEILE CEOL WEEKEND | TRI OILEAiN ARTISTS EXHIBIT
August 31, Sept 1 and 2, 2012
On the weekend of August 31, September 1 and 2ClareIsland’s Feile Ceol will take place. To celebrate this event there will be an Tri Oileain Artists Exhibit. More information on this exhibit will be forwarded to you in the coming months.
Please contact Raphaelle McCabe at raphaelle@eircom.net (087 6594992) or Kathleen Barnes at clareislandart@gmail.com (086 2244548).
Commission of Work for the Ireland Room at RCGP Headquarters, London
The Royal College of General Practitioners in Dublin together with the Northern Ireland Council in Belfast are looking to commission a work of art for one of the walls in the Ireland Room. The artwork is to depict the 4 provinces; 4 individual pieces, framed or mounted Media: painting, screen printing or weaving Size of the wall: 5metres length x 1.2 metres height. Cost: max. £3,000, including framing/mounting. For further information, please contact Monika Lauder at 01-6763740 or roi@rcgp.org.uk .
Springfield Development Company Seeks Sculptural Artist / Facilitator
Upper Springfield Development Company Limited seeks a sculptural artist to facilitate a programme of workshops with three groups, and carving temporary polystyrene (or similar material) sculpture. The artist must demonstrate expertise in this field and in the delivery of participatory art workshops with various groups in the community. A writer, a visual artist and a +performance artist will collaboratively deliver a series of workshops with three youth and community groups between May/June 2012 and August 2012 The theme will be creative exchanges & interactions across barriers. Resulting in: A participative temporary public art spectacle of visual, literary and interactive performance art at North Howard Street Interface security gates in August 2012 and Temporary sculpture fused with words from the Creative writing from the participants at the workshops. For a full brief contact: Deirdre Mackel Arts Programme Manager. Upper Springfield Development Trust. Top of the Rock. 689 Springfield Road. Belfast BT12 7FP. T: 02890236677 | E: deirdre.mackel@usdt.co.uk | Deadline for receipt of quote: Monday 14th May 2.00pm.
Exhibit at ‘Ten Artists Art Show’, Kinsale
For Artists & Craft makers in the Cork region: There are spaces available to partake in the May Bank Holiday weekend 'Ten Artists Art Show' exhibition at the Temperance Hall in Kinsale, Cork. The show takes place on Sunday 6th May and is open to the public from 11am - 6pm. Please contact Ruth A.S.A.P to reserve a space. E: caddenruth@yahoo.co.uk | T: 0879477901
Slide Project(or) Project: Call for Submissions
Slide Project(or) is an experiment in taking images out of the digital realm and revisiting the glory of analogue projections. It is now looking for your images to be part of our slide re-invention! This experiment will be debuted in a show as part of OPEN PhotoIreland Festival in Dublin, July 2012. Images chosen will feature in a limited edition zine, published to accompany the exhibition, in which each contributor will be credited.** E: we.are.yes.productions@gmail.com | http://slideprojector.tumblr.com/slidesplease | Deadline: May 21st 2012 **Please note your images in slide format may be transformed, reinterpreted and edited alongside other images, though will remain in their entirety in published format.
Solstice Arts Centre National Call for Submissions
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan has opened submissions for the Solstice Visual Arts Programme 2013/14 and ‘Surveyor’ 2012. Solstice Visual Arts Programme 2013/14: Solstice invites artists, curators, art collectives and galleries in Ireland to submit for inclusion in our Visual Arts Programme 2013/2014. First round submissions deadline: 18 May, 2012 SURVEYOR: ‘Surveyor’ invites artists living in or from the county of Meath to submit works from any discipline for inclusion in this exhibition taking place in June 2012. Submission deadline: 22 June, 2012 For further information see: www.solsticeartscentre.com/news/index.php
The Arthouse and Library Call for Submissions
The Arthouse and Library, Stradbally,Co. Laois. are looking to encourage groups and individuals, both established and early career artists, to submit proposals. We would like to see ideas that will introduce, capture and appeal to our regular visitors and encourage new audiences. Artists are advised to visit the space prior to making a submission. To make an inquiry or submit a proposal please contact: Cara Byrne, Arts Co-ordinator and Art Administrator, The Arthouse and Library, Stradbally, Co Laois. T: 05786 41740. E: cbyrne@laoiscoco.ie | www.thearthouseandlibrary.wordpress.com . Deadline: 05-08-12
The Powerscourt Gallery Open call for Representation of Visual Artists
The Powerscourt Gallery.com is a well established online gallery based in Dublin which is seeking to expand. We are seeking submissions from visual artists working in painting, print, photography, sculpture, video and installation art to be represented by the gallery. Alongside the online element we also aim to exhibit work in temporary locations in the future with the aim of giving artists exposure to a wider audience and establishing fresh opportunities to further their careers. Submissions from International and European artists are very welcome also. Submissions should include an up to date CV, Statement and 3 to 6 jpeg images, or video links along with a submission fee of 5 Euro. Payment can be made by cheque, draft or postal order payable to The Powerscourt Gallery, 59 South William Street, Dublin 2. By bank transfer, email the gallery for details or by debit/credit card by calling Mark at the Gallery on 083 3341573 (card transactions include a 1 Euro surcharge. Include your name and correspondence in all payments. www.powerscourtgallery.com
Copper House Gallery & Gallery of Photography Present Showcase 2012
An initiative by The Copper House and the Gallery of Photography Ireland, in partnership, to provide a new platform celebrating the strength and dynamism of photography in Ireland. The platform offers a range of exciting opportunities for photographic artists including: SHOWCASE SELECTED - a group exhibition at Gallery of Photography Ireland, featuring the work of 5 artists selected by a panel of Ireland’s leading curators. The exhibition will run from December 2012 through to January 2013. Showcase Selected artists will also receive a specially-produced Portfolio edition of their work (up to 15 Lambdachrome photographic C-type archive prints) SHOWCASE SOLO - - an artist’s residency & solo exhibition at The Copper House Gallery featuring the winner chosen by the Showcase curatorial panel from the 5 finalists taking part in Showcase Selected. SEPTEMBER 2013 - to be confirmed. During the residency, the artist will be able to develop or complete a project with continual support from the master printers and curator in The Copper House. They will advise on and demonstrate best museum print technique, will provide test and evaluation prints, as needed, and will produce the SHOWCASE SOLO works with the artist. The SHOWCASE exhibitions will be accompanied by a series of talks and events, including an international symposium on building and archiving a contemporary photography collection. SHOWCASE represents support to photographic artists to the value of over €40K. Full Details: www.thecopperhousegallery.com/news/37/ | Deadline 21 June 2012
COE '12 8th - 29th September – Call for Submissions
Applications are now being sought for COE '12, the 35th Claremorris Open Exhibition. Please find attached the entry form and terms of entry.
Closing date for receipt of entries - Friday, 8th June.
(The closing date has been extended by two weeks due to the delay in finalising arrangements for this year's exhibition.)
Prize Fund - €3,000
Curator - Mike Collier, lecturer, writer, curator and artist.
Mike Collier - studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths College before being appointed Gallery Manager at the ICA in London.
In 1985 he moved toNewcastle to run the Arts Development Strategy at theLaingArtGallery, where he initiated the Tyne International Exhibition of Contemporary Art. For the last 15 years he has worked in education and is currently Programme Leader for Foundation Studies in Art and Design at theUniversity ofSunderland. This is Mike Collier’s third visit to Claremorris.
For more information: http://www.coearts.org/COE/Home.html
TITLE Award : Open Call for Submissions
The TITLE Award is an award issued by studentsZINE Publication, Network & Resource for Contemporary Visual & Sonic Art for an outstanding piece of writing / research. The Award is issued to one recipient per issue of the publication, where the successful recipients research/paper will be published in the upcoming issue of studentsZINE. In the past we have received submissions of Undergraduate, Postgraduate & Doctoral dissertations as well as other independent papers by researchers outside of an educational system. To enter, please create your account at www.studentszine.com (enter the library and upload your text to the relevant section) | Deadline: 21st June 2012 | Announcements of the Recipient of the TITLE Award will be made early July http://www.studentszine.com
Aesthetica Short Film Festival : Call for Entries
ASFF 2012 is an international competition that will take place in the historic city of York from 8 – 11 November. It is hosted by Aesthetica Magazine, the international art and culture publication. The screenings will cover a wide variety of genres and filmic styles, and will be showcased across 15 iconic locations in the city, from medieval halls to boutique cinemas. The winner will receive £500 and screenings at a number of other UK festivals among other prizes, and the runner-up will receive £250. Entry is £15 and the deadline for submissions is 31 May 2012. For more information, please visit www.asff.co.uk
CologneOFF VIII – Continental Drift : Call for Entries
The 8th edition of Cologne International Videoart Festival since the foundation in 2006 is focused thematically on "human rights" and their manifestation in memory & identity. 'Continental Drift' is used as a metaphor for the unstable political, economical and ecological situation. CologneOFF VIII is looking for experimental forms of film and video art -to be submitted online by using the entry form on www.nmartproject.net/netex/?p=3791 | Further info : www.coff.newmediafest.org | Deadline: 1 May 2012
Young Musicwide Award 2012
Music Network invites applications for the Young Musicwide AWARD 2012, a unique professional development scheme designed to assist a selected group of Ireland's brightest young musicians at the beginning of their professional career. The award this year is open to young Irish chamber groups with between two and five members. The deadline for applications is 5:00 pm on Monday 16th July.
For further information and application details contact Andreas Ziemons, at concertadmin@musicnetwork.ie or (01) 671 9429.
Call for WHAT Healing Sounds musicians 2012-13
The Waterford Healing Arts Trust (WHAT) has been bringing live music performances to the bedside of patients inWaterfordRegionalHospitalsince 2000 through its monthly Healing Sounds programme.
In July 2011, WHAT set up its first Healing Sounds panel allowing soloists and ensembles the opportunity to perform in Waterford Regional Hospital up to four times throughout the year.
WHAT are now accepting applications for the Healing Sounds panel 2012 -13.
For more information on how to apply see: http://www.artsandhealth.ie/2012/04/06/what-call-for-healing-sounds-panel-201213/
Submissions for a new anthology of migrant poetry
Deadline: 27 May 2012
Email: theo@newcommunities.ie
Migrant Writers & Performing Artists Ireland is accepting original and unpublished poems, on any topic and in any style, for a new poetry anthology. Authors should submit a maximum of 4 poems and include their names and a short bio-data. Submissions should be emailed as a single attachment to Dr. Theophilus Ejorh at email above.
2012 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year competition
Major Sponsor: Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop,
other sponsors to date:
ISupply,Quay Street
The Creole Restaurant,Dominick Street(opening soon)
In 2012 Over The Edge is continuing its exciting annual creative writing competition. The competition is open to both poets and fiction writers. The total prize money is €1,000. The best fiction entry will win €300. The best poetry entry will win €300. One of these will then be chosen as the overall winner and will receive an additional €400, giving the overall winner total prize money of €700 and the title Over The Edge New Writer of The Year 2012. The 2012 Over The Edge New Writer of The Year will be a Featured Reader at an Over The Edge: Open Reading to be scheduled in Galway City Library in Winter 2012/13. Salmon Poetry will read, without commitment to publish, a manuscript submitted to them by the winner in the poetry category. Doire Press will read, without commitment to publish, a manuscript of short stories submitted to them by the winner in the fiction category. The winning poems and the winning story will both be published in a special Over The Edge Tenth Birthday anthology which will be published during 2013.
Entries should be sent to Over The Edge, New Writer of the Year competition, 3 Carbry Road, Newcastle, Galway, Ireland with an accompanying SAE. Entries will be judged anonymously, so do not put your name on your poem(s) or story. Put your contact details on a separate sheet.
Criteria: fiction of up to three thousand words, three poems of up to forty lines, or one poem of up to one hundred lines. Multiple entries are acceptable but each must be accompanied by a fee. The fee for one entry is €10. The fee for multiple entries is €7.50 per entry e.g. two entries will cost €15, three entries €22.50 and so on. Fee payable by cheque or money order to Over The Edge. To take part you must be at least sixteen years old by September 1st 2012 and not have a book published or accepted for publication in the genre in which you enter. Chapbooks and pamphlets excepted. Entries must not have been previously published or be currently entered in any other competition.
The closing date is Wednesday, August 8th, 2012. A long-list will be announced in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop on Wednesday, August 22nd, 2012. A shortlist will be announced at the Over The Edge: Open Reading in Galway City Library on Thursday, August 30th, 2012. The winners will be announced at the Over The Edge reading in Galway City Library on Thursday, September 27th, 2012.
This year’s competition judge is John Corless. John Corless lives near Claremorris, inCountyMayo, and is a vastly experienced creative writing tutor. He has an MA in Creative Writing from theUniversity ofLancaster and is currently researching a PhD. Many satisfied students have taken John’s creative writing courses at GMIT Castlebar, over the past number of years. Some have gone on to win prizes and had their work published. John has also facilitated workshops with active retired groups in Ballindine and Ballinrobe also inCountyMayo – both groups launching anthologies of their work. John has facilitated workshops as part of the Luisne project, and has mentored students in theUK,USA andUganda. He has also given workshops at a number of festivals and summer schools and has worked in national and secondary schools, facilitating both creative writing and drama workshops. He has performed his work all over the country, including at the Electric Picnic, the Force 12 Festival, The Munster Literary Festival, Over The Edge, and The Whitehouse Poetry Revival. He regularly features on RTE and local radio stations. He writes poetry, drama and fiction. His work has been published internationally and he has won many prizes for his writing. John’s debut poetry collection, Are you ready? (Salmon Poetry) was published in 2009 and has sold out two print runs making it a poetry best seller. John’s poetry is a mix of political and satirical; one critic described it as Paul Durcan meets The Sawdoctors. Another said: "... he shines the tell tale torchlight of his killer wit into all the most embarrassing areas of contemporary Irish life. No-one is safe..."
For further details contact Over The Edge on 087-6431748,
e-mail over-the-edge-openreadings@hotmail.com
or see http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com
Allotrope 04 – Call for Submissions: Unsolicited Criticism
allotrope 04 | Unsolicited Criticism | Guest editor: Sarah McAvera. Do you feel that reviews have become overly descriptive and lacking in criticality? Would you like to unleash your inner critic? The Unsolicited Criticism edition of Allotrope invites you to write the review that you feel should have been written about an exhibition, performance, event or body of work. Submissions should be no longer than 500 words (please note that your submission may be edited) and any accompanying images should be in JPEG or tiff format at 300dpi. Submissions should be sent to allotropepress@gmail.com by 22nd May 2012. About our guest editor: Sarah McAvera enjoys engaging critical thinking in a number of areas, including writing, curating and facilitating. She currently works for the Golden Thread Gallery as Exhibitions Officer, she was a founding member of the Untitled Arts Group and continues to act as a free-lance arts facilitator, curator and writer. She has facilitated numerous exhibitions at local, national and international levels. Her current position includes the organisation of exhibitions, securing funding, representing artists and representing the organisation.She has written for many arts magazines, including the Irish Arts Review, State of Art, Circa and Cura. www.allotropepress.com
Faber Studios: re-possession – Call for Stories
Faber Studios ( Caelan Bristow, Marie Connole and Aaron Lawless) has proposed the project re-possession, a multi-part work that addresses the idea of object identity, particularly the stolen or confiscated objects that are found in the Lost & Found storage of Garda Stations, train and bus stations, airports and other public institutions. The project structure parallels the archetypal story of tragedy leading to recovery and growth. Re-possession explores the psychological impact of loss through personal stories (tragedy), the methodical documentation of objects (taking inventory), and the rehabilitation of the object by the craftsperson (resurrection). Re-possession promotes the value of reuse and a culture of exchange in the community. In the first part of the project, we are collecting stories about people’s experience of loss or theft. Please contact us with your stories by email or post. Audio recordings are very welcome. Deadline is ongoing. During the course of ev+a International, we will be giving any collected objects new life by re-imagining and recreating them in an ongoing workshop space in our studio. Please let us know if you would like to participate in these workshops.The primary concern of Re-possession is to promote the value of reuse and the culture of exchange in the community. Faber Studios Limerick, 19 Henry St. | faberstudios@gmail.com | http://faberstudioslimerick.blogspot.com | Deadline: ongoing
Irish Contemporary Ceramic Awards : Call for Submissions
3rd - 24th June 2012 | The ICCA is an annual selected exhibition of the best of Irish Contemporary Sculptural Ceramics. The exhibition includes six awards. Deadline 5th May. For further details: www.millcovegallery.com
Architecture School Graduates : Call for Proposals
Proposals are invited for stimulating new or existing work to inhabit a number of rooms in Earlsfort Terrace, this June, to mark the end of centenary year at UCD School of Architecture. The exhibition 'We had an idea about the future' will celebrate the inherent optimism of this imaginative process. Past or future graduates from any architecture school in Ireland are encouraged to submit a proposal that responds to this exhibition premise | Further info: www.wehadanideaaboutthefuture.com
New service for VAI Members - International Studio Exchange with fellow artists around the world
We are pleased to announce a new service available to paid members of Visual Artists Ireland. In partnership with Artquest, VAI has negotiated places for members on their Artelier international studio exchange. Artelier is for professional visual artists to arrange free studio exchanges with their peers anywhere in the world.
Membership of Artelier is by 'invitation only' to ensure it is only used by professional visual artists and is safe for members. Members can request an invitation by contacting us through our Artelier webpages.
This is a great opportunity to meet fellow artists around the world and potentially find artists with studios looking to exchange with the city you live in. You can also find and arrange free accommodation or a studio on holiday or when working overseas, or indeed, find someone to look after your studio or apartment while you are away.
Artelier keeps your exact location and personal contact information private until you choose to let individual artists know where you are.
International Residences at Recollets, Paris
The City of Paris and the Institut Français, offer a programme of residences dedicated to established writers and artists in the fields of visual and performing arts who have already achieved international recognition. Artists and writers who are selected by a consultative committee for a three months period residency, will benefit from a monthly grant of E 1500 and will be accommodated in one of the five residential studios of an average size of 50m². The purpose of the residence programme is to host artists and writers who have a specific project to develop in Paris. This project should preferably be carried out in partnership with a previously specified local institution or another structure, company, or artist, in Paris or the surrounding area for artists in the fields of visual or performing arts, and for writers as part of a research project. The project should be developed in Paris, in harmony with the host town and its cultural environment. This residence, which is a privileged period of reflection and creativity for the artist, will contribute to the presence and visibility of international artists in Paris. The residences will take place from January to December 2013. 3 consecutive months without interruption and limited travels abroad. Online applications: | Deadline June 17 2012 | For more information E: emmanuelle.lavaud@paris.fr | www.international-recollets-paris.org | http://www.international-recollets-paris.org/inscription/accueil.php?lng=en
Banff Artist in Residence (BAIR) Programs
Banff Artist in Residence programs offer independent periods of study where artists, curators, and other arts professionals are free to experiment and explore. Participants are provided with an individual studio accessible 24 hours a day, as well as use of Visual Arts facilities including printmaking, papermaking, ceramics, sculpture, and photography. BAIR offers short and long-term opportunities to work at a remove from the constraints of everyday life. For more information and to apply: Office of the Registrar | Email: arts_info@banffcentre.ca | www.banffcentre.ca/va
culturia
culturia is a residency programme based in Berlin, Germanyfor artists and researchers who are engaged with alternative ways of producing work.
culturia is an intersection of Berlin-based & international artist networks and researchers.
At the beginning of 2012 culturia would like to establish connections and contact the international institutions with a wish to broaden the networks
of artists from various countries and foster the mobility in the creative sector.
culturia has been building its networks since 2005 and has progressively continued to expand and develop its links with artists
and other arts organisations. It started out as a residency that used temporary spaces in Berlin. It has since developed into an experimental place
where the practice of exploring artistic processes has become the key concept. http://culturia.de/
If you are interested in keeping up to date with information about upcoming submission deadlines
and would like to receive invitations to our events, you can sign up to our newsletter.
Each residency period lasts for three months and these are the deadlines for 2012:
27 May 2012
26 August 2012
25 November 2012
If you are interested in starting a cooperation, project or information exchange please
do not hesitate to write to us with your proposal at info@culturia.de addressing Mr. Andrzej Raszyk.
With kind regards,
culturia team,
www.culturia.de
IMOCA Graduate Residency Award 2012-2013
IMOCA is pleased to announce the call for applications to its fifth annual Graduate Residency Award. More information and online application can be found at http://the.imoca.ie/news/imoca-graduate-residency-award-2012-2013 .
Deadline 5pm 11 May 2012
Group Show at the Mill Theatre : Call for Submissions
The Mill Theatre, Dundrum Town Centre | To coincide with The Mill celebrating Bloomsday, we’re holding a group art exhibition inspired by James Joyce and his work, titled 'In the Particular is Contained the Universal'. 2012 is an exciting year for Joyceans and Dublin since all his texts published during his lifetime have now come out of copyright. The end of copyright protection will enable creative artists and theatre companies to stage adaptations and re-enactments. Artists may submit 3 digital images of 2D work to be considered for the exhibition. Works to be no larger than 70cm x 90cm. Submitted work must have been completed within the last 2 years. All works will be for sale and the exhibition will run from June 16th –July 27th. Please forward submissions and any queries to E: aoife@milltheatre.ie | Submission Deadline: 5pm Thurs 10th May
Deadline Announced: Application to Artists’ Residency Programme at IMMA
During 2012 IMMA is introducing a new online application system for those applying to the Artists’ Residency Programme. The online system will be open to prospective applicants for six weeks from Friday 18th May until Friday 29th June 2012 and will be accessible through IMMA’s website along with supporting application guidelines. Successful applications will be scheduled to participate on the Artists’ Residency Programme in 2013 when it resumes fully at IMMA. For 2012, due to the refurbishment at IMMA’s RHK site, ARP activities will be limited, however the full provision of facilitating art professionals living and working on-site at IMMA will recommence once the Museum returns to its permanent location in 2013. For more information on the residency programme and IMMA’s ongoing activities please go to www.imma.ie
Artists Residencies
The Gyreum in tandem with Foras na Gaeilge is offering Arts Residencies to speakers of Irish or those working through Irish or bilingually. The Gyreum is a round wooden hilltop "arts fortress," "acoustic perfect" with easy access to inspiration.
This suits sculptors, painters, ceramicists, composers, song writers, choreographers, calligraphers, dramatists + actors, puppeteers, poets, prose writers, film directors, editors, academics and architects. There are two well lit spaces for painting etc. There are five rooms that can be used as single/ double or triple usage. As a workshop accommodation space we can roof 25 people.
For 2012 the arts residencies are during the weekdays, arrive Sunday depart Friday afternoon but interested Artists can inquire if it is possible to also stay over certain weekends. Across 2012 weekends are predominantly for mostly Irish language workshops. We encourage the idea that a core group from a similar medium might put together a workshop concurring with their arts residency. Also keep an eye out on our website to see if our scheduled workshops interest you.
Cost of Arts Residency is €30 per day with all meals covered, €150 per five day week.
A team of two or more or couple who can share a room would be €25 per day each. €125 per week.
Colum Stapleton
Gyreum, Corlisheen, Riverstown, Co Sligo
+353 71 9165994
www.gyreum.com
087 3280 789
Curatorial Residency Programme at Node Center, Berlin
Node Center for Curatorial Studies - Berlin | Waldemarstr. 37A, Berlin 10999 | The Center´s core activity stems from the Curatorial Residency Program that offers its participants the possibility of expanding their professional and practical experience while deeply immersing them in Berlin’s art scene. Node is a dynamic space where professional interactions take place in the form of seminars, artist presentations, and other activities that explore the complexity of curatorial work. It also draws together curators, artists, and creative practitioners in Berlin. The residency culminates in the development of a printed publication and the curation of a final show. To learn more about the program we invite you to explore the Curatorial Studies Residency. To gain an insight into Node’s daily life, please visit our blog: www.blog.nodecenter.org
The Schoolhouse - Artist Retreat and Studio, Kiltimagh
IRD Kiltimagh Ltd. is taking from artists who wish to undertake a period of retreat, work on a commission or prepare for an exhibition, in our modern tastefully refurbished Schoolhouse Artists Retreat and Studio. The facility is let on a self catering basis and applications for tenancy are welcomed from all disciplines particularly visual and literary Artists. Applications for Tenancy should be by way of Covering Letter and CV. The Covering Letter should specify in detail, when and how you propose to use the studio, emphasising work being undertaken on a commission, preparing for an exhibition or other works. Each Application will be assessed on its merit by a selection committee.
Further details on the building and the residencies, are available from the IRD Kiltimagh Ltd. website, www.ird-kiltimagh.ie by following the links on the front page and also by visiting the IRD Kiltimagh Ltd. Facebook page. A full album of photographs is available and the brochure for this facility can also be downloaded.
VAI Studio Exchange Programme
Visual Artists Ireland members can now register with Artelier. Artelier is for professional visual artists to arrange free studio exchanges with their peers anywhere in the world. You can also use it to network with artists in your local area or overseas. For more information see: http://visualartists.ie/resources/studio-exchange-programme
Flax Art Studios – Graduate Artist Residency
Flax Art Studios, 44-46 Corporation Street, Belfast | Expressions of interest from under and post graduate students at the University of Ulster are now being sought for Flax Art's Graduate Residency Program. The Graduate Programme offers free studio space for one year including free access to the studio's facilities plus ongoing support and advice from more established artists, curators, gallery directors and international artists. If you are interested in being considered, please email an expression of interest to E: flaxartstudios@gmail.com | There is no need to attach any additional material. Deadline: 8th May | www.flaxartstudios.com
The Upset Art Event : Call for Submissions
We are communally organizing an arts event for June 2012 with an environmental theme, entitled 'The Upset - Our Awareness and the Freedom to Express It' We want to activate artists across Ireland in a response to environmental concerns and draw attention to the crossroads we as a nation are at in regards to our political decisions. The exhibition is to be hosted in the town of Drubshambo in Co. Leitrim, Ireland. A town on the shore of the legendary Lough Allen. An area that in a recent upset has been the focus of a large scale gas extraction project. Our goal is to motivate environmental activism through art or any other medium. Your involvement maybe a submission of art in any medium including visual art, film, poetry, writing, dance/performance or music. We are also interested in hearing from volunteers who would like to support this motion E: the_upset_leitrim@hotmail.com for an application form | www.facebook.com/events/382365395136909 | Deadline: May 31st
Ranelagh Arts Festival : Call for Submissions
Call for submissions to Ranelagh Arts Festival's Exhibition of Contemporary Visual Art 21st - 30th September 2012. Please submit: Images/Examples in jpeg. format; Artist's Statement; Artist's biog by email to E: ranelagharts.contemporary2012@mail.com | www.ranelagharts.org | Deadline: June 30th 2012
Skibbereen Arts Festival 2012 : Call for Submissions
Skibbereen Arts Festival is calling for submissions for the wonderous Museum of Miniature. In this ‘For One Week Only’ Pop-Up Museum, the only criteria is that your artwork must fit into the palm of your hand. Showcasing hundreds of tiny works of art, the museum will take place in an old disused building in Skibbereen town for the duration of the festival from 28th - July 4th August. Inspiration has been drawn from artists Slinkachu and Issac Cordal who create tiny dioramas in cities all over the world, micro-miniaturist Hagop Sandaljian whose ‘Snow White and the Seven Dwarves’ fits on to the eye of a needle to the stories of the Borrowers, Gulliver’s Travels, Alice in Wonderland, model railways and dollhouses. Everything is considered and anything is possible. The Museum of Miniature is the creative initiative of artists Tess Leak and Marie Brett. For further details, guidelines and a submission form please E: tessleak@yahoo.com
Global Multimedia Bloomsday Project
We have an open call to anyone who wants to interpret/express/re-imagine Joyce's Ulysses for Bloomsday this year | Further information: www.liberateulysses.com/2012/02/01/join-in-a-global-multimedia-bloomsday-extravaganza
Touring Art & Craft Show Seeks Artists
I have started a project called ‘Art & Craft on Tour’. Basically it is a showcase of 50 outstanding Irish artists, doing a tour of sorts in Irelandand Northern Ireland. We are holding a new 3 day exhibition in every town in the countries, one every two months, increasing to one a month very soon. I have also organised an Artists Dinner at all venues which is a great way of networking and making new friends.
22 – 24 June 2012: The Europa Hotel,Belfast
All exhibitions are art & craft and cost E150 each with the exception of theBelfast gig which is E200 and the Ballybofey which is E100 for two days. At each exhibition you get an 8x4ft booth (consisting of one 8x8ft back board, and two 8x4ft side boards).
Contact Terrie Burton, Donegal Art Festival
T: 087 741 2975
www.facebook.com/DonegalArtFestival
Creative Crafts : Call For Entries at the RDS
Open to craft makers and designers living in Ireland or Irish makers abroad, the competition attracts the very best in amateur and professional crafts practices. With a prize fund in excess of €27,000 in RDS prizes and awards, the highest accolade is the RDS Award of Excellence of €7,000 and the California Gold Medal. Both established and emerging makers can compete for awards. This year, the Competition includes two new award initiatives; a one month residency at the Leatherwork Design Studio of Róisín Gartland at the Design Tower, Dublin; and a one month internship award to work with furniture maker Charles Shackleton of Shackleton Thomas Furniture in Vermont, USA. Deadline: May 8th. All information is available at www.rds.ie/crafts
Craft Festival 2012 - Suppliers, Classes, Pure craft
This festival is for all things creative, whether you are a supplier, a teacher or a designer/craft person this Festival will showcase all disciplines of creativity.
This Festival is to allow suppliers, teachers and designers to have one platform to showcase their wares, sell their products and get new customers.
We will have craft suppliers from all disciplines, with supplies for sale on the day and hoping that all suppliers can offer discounts and deals for this festival. This is a great way to network and get your products out there, also to increase your client mailing list.
“Craft: an activity involving skill in making things by hand”
Workshops, Classes and Courses…..we know that in this climate, teaching is a great way to earn on a regular basis and share your knowledge. With so many people with ‘more time’ on their hands they are starting to explore their creative side. You can run workshops on the day with your customers pre-booking places, drop in sessions or sit and try out table. We will promote these sessions and special offers for you on your page and on a special workshops page with your details so customers can book their place with you directly. We request that you send us details of session times well in advance of the festival to ensure good publicity.
Pure craft, we will host a variety of crafts by the designers for this festival. As always we have a limited number of stands and will not have any competition in the room for any trade.
Please do not hesitate to book this event as we want a great standard of work for customers to buy and feel they have some quality products that is valued at the correct price.
Date: Sunday 20th May 2012
Venue: Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire CoDublin
Times: 10am – 5pm
We have 18 workshop spaces, 25 supplier spaces and up to 30 craft stands.
To apply please send us 3 images of your craft OR web address of your workshops/classes/Supplies…stating if you are a supplier/designer/teacher or combination
Contact us on: craftfestival2012@gmail.com
Karen Harper 086 888 5321 / Anne Louise McDermott 086 3547499
MadArt Gallery Seeks Crafters and Designers
MadArt Gallery is looking for designers, jewellery makers, crafters, fine artists to help them to promote and sell their work. We want to create a unique collection filled with fabulous and truly original, professional art from handmade jewellery and accessories to paintings, prints, drawings, cards, furniture, clothes, ceramics…and much more (any ideas?)
All works of participating artists will be featured on the online store.
The shop will be open from the 1st of April 2012 at MadArt Gallery.
For further information: www.madartstudio.com