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The Visual Artists’ News Sheet
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July – August 2011
Contents 5. Roundup. Recent exhibitions and projects of note.
ALL Artists Welcome
5. Column. Emily Mark-FitzGerald. The Problem with Commemoration. 6. Column. Trease O'Brien Provocation and Liberalism.
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7. Column. Jonathan Carroll. Time is on our Side. 10. News. The latest developments in the arts sector. 11. Regional Profile. Visual arts resources and activity inGalway. 14 . Art In Public: Roundup. Public art commissions; site-specific works; socially-engaged practices and
all other forms of art outside the gallery.
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15. Dublin Contemporary 2011.Rollicking and Rallying. Curt Riegelneg's progress report on DC2011.
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16. Seminar. Here and Now. Una Carmody, on ‘Here And Now – Visual Arts Audiences In Ireland’ a one-
day symposium held at TBG&S , Dublin (18 May 2011).
17. Issue. Hale and Arty. Sheelagh Broderick, discusses contemporary arts engagement with the healthcare sector and considers some critical frameworks for various ‘arts and health’ practices.
18. Profile. No Scene, No Chair, No Problem. Curt Riegelnegg profiles The Workhouse Test, an artist-led
and space based project in Callan, Co. Kilkenny.
19. Ireland at Venice. Please Adjust. Jason Oakley quizzes Corban Walker, about representing Ireland
at the 54th Venice Biennale (4 June – 27 November).
20. Issue. Networking to Save the Earth. Cathy Fitzgerald, reflects on the role of online technologies in the development and promotion of cultural activities in the art, ecology and sustainability field. 21. Profile.Wolves at the Door. Anne Hendrick and Ciara O’Hara profile White Wolf projects. 22. Seminar. Research & Practice. Seán O Sullivan reports on ‘Articululate’, a symposium considering
notions of art practices as forms of research.
23. Opportunities. All the lastest grants, awards, exhibition calls and commissions. 27. Profile. Play Nice.Inga Hamilton profiles and discusses the founding of Firsty? 28. Regional Contacts. Visual Artists Ireland's regional contacts report from the field. 29. Profile. Collaboration and Change. An interview with the Director and Curator of PhotoIreland 2011. 30. Residency. Local to Local. Maria Kerin discusses links founded between the Clare-based Outrider
Artists Group and Estonian artist's group Liquid and MoKS .
31. Profile. The Lives of Objects. Jason Oakley talks to Polly Staple the curator of ‘Still Life’ at Lismore
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