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The Visual Artists’ News Sheet
July – August 2011
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news process of reducing the Bank’s art collection and making these pieces available for public viewing. I am delighted to present these pieces to IMMA, one of our most innovative national cultural institutions. .” Commenting on the donation, IMMA Director Enrique Juncosa said: “The gift of 18 works by such distinguished and well loved artists will provide a tremendous stimulus for new and exciting exhibitions from our collection, from large-scale shows like 'The Moderns' to more focused exhibitions such as 'Twenty.' It will also greatly extend the choice of work available for the many exhibitions which we organise all around Ireland each year as part of our unique National Programme and for our frequent loans to sister institutions abroad.” www.imma.ie
COW HOUSE STUDIOS Cow House Studios is pleased to announce their 2011 Artists in Residence. Hilary Wilder (USA), Sabina Mac Mahon (Ireland), Antony Clarkson (UK) and Shiro Masuyama (Japan) will participate in the residency from 18 September until 27 November. During the autumn of 2012, all four artists will exhibit in a group show that will travel to the Wexford Arts Centre and Monster Truck Gallery, Dublin. www.cowhousestudios.com.
MUTE MEADOW Following six years of planning and months of construction work, the largest public artwork on the island of Ireland is almost complete. Located on the banks of the River Foyle, the sculpture Mute Meadow will change Derry / Londonderry’s skyline . Designed by London based artists Vong Phaophanit, a former Turner Prize Nominee (1993), and Claire Oboussier, the £800,000 iconic artwork marks the regeneration of Derry / Londonderry as it gets set to become the first UK City of Culture in 2013. When completed, Mute Meadow will be accessible via the new Peace Bridge which will stretch across the River Foyle linking the city centre with Ebrington, a former British military site. As Derry / Londonderry unites to shed its image as a divided city, Mute Meadow is a dramatic symbol of its transformation from a city of conflict to a city of culture. Stretching out across the waterfront, the sculpture is made up of 40 pairs of angled steel columns, lit at the base to resemble a shimmering ‘forest of light’. The paired structures begin at the old army parade ground, running down to the River Foyle. The columns range in height from 6 metres to 10 metres. A specially designed lighting programme will convert sound data collected from the residents of the city into gently animated projections of coloured light, giving local people an unmatched opportunity to contribute directly to the project. Through a community engagement programme, facilitated by the Verbal Arts Centre, residents have been invited over recent months to capture their sounds of the city. Recordings, including poetry
recitals, traffic noise, music and conversations, will now be collected on an ongoing basis, to be transformed into light waves. These will create the distinctive patterns of coloured light which will be used to illuminate the light installation. TBG&S NEW LOOK A new phase at Temple Bar Gallery and Studios was ushered in by Jimmy Deenihan TD, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht on Thursday 12 May. A new look website and visual identity and details of an ambitious artistic programme for 2011 / 2012 were unveiled to a significant gathering from the arts and business communities. Artist Rhona Byrne created a new, site specific sculptural installation entitled An Internal Other, a large inflatable sculpture made out of transparent pink plastic. This monumental work was made specially for the launch, and was situated over four floors of the TBG+S building, snaking through the large central atrium vent and outside the into Temple Bar. Established in 1983 by a group of artists, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios has played an important role in Ireland’s visual arts infrastructure for 28 years now. Today, with a new management team, new look identity and website and an ambitious new artistic programme for 2011/2012, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios has put last year’s 35.5% Arts Council funding cut behind it and emerged with a new confidence and vigour. A capital grant from the Department of Arts, Sport and Tourism in 2010 allowed for redevelopment works for the gallery. Speaking at the re-launch, Minister Deenihan said: “Temple Bar Gallery and Studios has played a central role in the cultural life of Dublin since it was first established in 1983. It is both encouraging and inspiring to see this organisation moving forward with a new vision and a determination to consolidate its critical position in the visual arts. It seems a particularly apt time, as this year marks the 20th anniversary of the development of Temple Bar”. “This is a very positive moment for TBG&S. We are pleased to present the fruits of the energy and hard work of the last year to you, our important stakeholders and supporters. Our vision is to continue to develop and grow TBG+S, as a national arts organisation in providing subsidised artists’ studios and a vibrant and relevant contemporary exhibitions’ programme. We have an ambitious programme of activities planned for 2011/2012 including solo exhibitions of new work by Irish artists David Beattie, Martin Healy and Liam O’Callaghan. In the year ahead, we look forward to building-up a strong community of support for TBG&S, developing new audiences for our work and opening our doors to possible new collaborations,” said Claire Power, head, Temple Bar Gallery and Studios. TBG&S’s artistic programme for 2011-2012 will feature seven exhibitions, a weekend Art Book and
Magazine Fair in December and a schedule of visiting international artists and curators. Exhibiting artists include (Group Show) Aleksandra Domanovic, Joel Holmberg Parker Ito, Eilis McDonald, Jonathan Rafman; (Solo) David Beattie (IRE); (Group Show) John Stezaker, Maurizio Anzeri, Ruth Claxton and Mariana Mauricio; (Solo) Martin Healy (IRE); (Group) Karl Burke (IRE), Dennis McNulty (IRE), Aoife Desmond. (IRE), CULTURSTRUCTION: Jo Ann Butler & Tara Kennedy, The Good Hatchery – Ruth Lyons and Carl Giffney, Rhona Byrne; (Solo): Liam O’Callaghan and the final exhibition of 2012, ‘Lights, Camera, Action’ will explore cinematic in art. www.templebargallery.com
FIRE STATION BURSARY Fire Station has awarded the Sculpture Workshop Residency & Bursary for June – December 2011 to artists Ruth E. Lyons and Christopher Boland. For January – June 2012 this residency and bursary has been awarded to Eva Walsh and Niall de Buitlear. The artists will have full access to the sculpture workshop, part time workshop manager, workshop equipment and other resources in the Fire Station along with a bursary of E500 each. Digital Media Residencies for the period June – December 2011 have been awarded to the following visual artists: Ruth Clinton & Niamh Moriarty, Jennifer Brady, Caroline Campbell, Lisa Marie Johnson, Stephen Gunning and Maria McKinney. Each artist, over a four month period, will have full access to the Resource Centre, digital editing suite, part time resource area manager and access at a subsidised rate to all the digital media equipment at Fire Station. www.firestation.ie/facilities.
PRIX DE ROME 2011 Priscila Fernandes has been Short-listed for Prix de Rome 2011 for her show at SMART Project Space, Amsterdam. The Prix de Rome exhibition features new work by four shortlisted artists (Priscila Fernandes, Ben Pointeker, Pilvi Takala and Vincent Vulsma), shown alongside works from long list nominees (Gwenneth Boelens, Mark Boulos, Petra Stavast, Edward Clydesdale Thomson, Guido van der Werve, Katarina Zdjelar). The winning artist will be announced at a celebratory event on 9 June 2011. The Prix de Rome award is €85,000 with€45,000 going to the winner, €20,000 to the second prize and €10,000 each for the other shortlisted artists. Priscila Fernandes studied at the National College of Art and Design – BA Hons Painting (Dublin, 2006) and exhibited in several Irish galleries such as: Green on Red Gallery, The Lab, Ashford Gallery, Cavanacor Gallery and Four Gallery. After graduating from a Master of Fine Art at the Piet Zwart Institute (Rotterdam, 2010), she is now living and working in the Netherlands. www.prixderome.nl / www.smartprojectspace.net
HIAP & TBG&S RESIDENCY Independent curator, cultural programmer and artist Jon Irigoyen, based in Helsinki and Barcelona, has
been selected for the curatorial residency at TBG&S in Dublin. The residency will take place in September 2011. This collaborative residency is organised by HIAP – Helsinki International Artist Programme, FRAME – The Finnish Fund for Art Exchange, the Finnish Institute in London and TBG+S. The upcoming curatorial project at the Temple Bar Gallery and Studios in Dublin, carried out with the participation of Finnish and Irish artists, works with the concept of heterotopia – Foucault’s dream of a “science” of “other spaces” – and its relation to mythical and real situations in which we live. The Irish artist selected for the HIAP residency in August – October 2011 is independent curator and artist Alan Phelan.
March / April 2011
Kristina Huxley, Work created and exhibited at 'Mark Rothko International Plein Air')
Apologies to Anne Harkin-Petersen and Kristina Huxley. In the article entitled Honouring Rothko, that appeared on page 29 of the March / April 2011 edition of the Visual Artists News Sheet; the images were incorrectly captioned and cropped. Here are the correct details and configurations for these images –
www.hiap.fi / www.jonirigoyen.com
STUDIO VISIT BLOG From the Studio of…, is a new contemporary art blog featuring studio visit write-ups from around Ireland, is up and running. The online journal presents the work of contemporary visual artists as seen in their studios. Through studio visits, which may take the form of interview, conversation or an informal presentation of work by the artist, the blog hopes to provide an insight into the processes, research and practice behind the work made in the artist’s studio.
Anne Harkin-Petersen Work created and exhibited at 'Mark Rothko International Plein Air'
fromthestudioof.com/artists/emma-roche
VISUAL & Eigse Visual Centre for Contemporary Art have collaborated with Éigse Carlow Arts Festival to present a series diverse exhibitions this summer (10 June –21 Aug). ‘In a Place in Time’ comprises a diverse range of works primarily from the AIB Collection, many of which have not previously been exhibited. The artists and works chosen have been combined to reflect the themes of construction, habitats and movement. This loose thematic offers a diverse exhibition which initiates new dialogues between works from the AIB Collection. ‘Constellations’ features works selected from the Éigse Open submission. Curated by Emma Lucy O'Brien, the show includes work by Twenty artists including Susan Connolly, Remco de Fouw, Gareth Jenkins, Maggie Madden, Fiona Mulholland and Magnhild Opdøl. Bridget O'Gorman’s solo show ‘Calling 059...’ is descrived as presenting “an intimate micro museum of objects, delicately dealing with human natures capacity to continuously reinvent itself”. VISUAL is also collaboration with Éigse on the presentation of ‘A Space For Learning’, an educational project initiated and delivered nationwide by the Irish Architectural Foundation. This interactive exhibition questions received ideas of spaces for learning, inviting visitors to engage with the students designs. www.visualcarlow.ie
Sarmite Teviane, and Farida Zaletilo at the Rothko Memorial, Dubavpils
March / April 2011 In response to Seán O Sullivan's article Practice that appeared on page 18 of the March – April 2011 edition of the Visual Artists News Sheet, the Good Hatchery have contacted us with the following comment and clarification – “The Good Hatchery would like to clarify that we do apply for, and have received, capital investment from both public and private bodies. It is not our policy to refuse any funding from anyone. It is crucial to the development of The Good Hatchery and we are extremely grateful for all the support that has been generously given to us by many bodies and individuals. This has included direct funding from The Irish Arts Council, Offaly County Council, Visual Artists Ireland and The Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Further funding for publishing and exhibition making has been generously given by Waterford City Council, Next Door Off Licences, Smart Ply, the Callan Community Network, the Callan Co-Op and the many galleries that we have worked with including Soma Contemporary, The Irish Museum of Contemporary Art and Place gallery. The many investments made by Eileen Hanlon and our other friends and families can not be understated."