The Visual Artists’ News Sheet
25
May – June 2010
Opportunities form on the CPR Award website. The winner of the CPR Award 2010, worth 10,000 euros, will be publicly announced on 6 October during the 18th ENCATC Annual Conference taking place in Brussels, Belgium. Detailed information is available at Web www.encatc.org/pages/index php?id=19 Deadline 24 May 2010 Kilkenny Arts Office Kilkenny County Council Arts Office has announced the availability of the following awards for Kilkenny born or based arts practictioners: -Drama League of Ireland Summer School Bursary 2010 and Tyrone Guthrie Bursary 2010. For further information and application forms on these bursaries please contact Niamh Finn, Arts Administrator: Address Kilkenny County Council Arts Office, No. 76, John Street, Kilkenny. Telephone 056 779 4138 Email niamh.finn@kilkennycoco.ie Website www.artlinks.ie Deadline 4pm on Friday 7 May 2010. commissions Commissions Jordanstown Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced artists for inclusion on a shortlist to design, manufacture and install public realm sculptures at Jordanstown Loughshore Park, Co Antrim. The Council is not obliged to accept the lowest or any tender. The Expression of interest application information can be obtained by contacting: Email tenders@newtownabbey.gov.uk Deadline 4 June O’Flaherty Memorial The Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Committee was established to increase public awareness of the humanitarian work of the Monsignor in saving so many lives during the WW2 Nazi occupation of Rome and to commemorate his life. The Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Committee invites submissions for a permanent memorial sculpture for Monsignor Hugh O’Flaherty, which will be located in a street side central location in Killarney town, as selected and facilitated by Killarney Town Council. The purpose of the memorial is to capture and communicate the caring and selfless spirit of The Monsignor in a manner that will inspire residents and visitors to Killarney town. While the
interpretation of the brief will be left to the artist the committee have in mind a life size piece, which must be constructed in a material that will be permanent and easily maintained. It is envisaged that Killarney Town Council will take responsibility for the civil work related to the installation of the piece and its ongoing maintenance. The Committee are seeking submissions for work that will fall with its envisaged budget of €50,000 to €60,000 and will not exceed €70,000 including vat. For a full brief and further information contact: Address The Chairperson, Hugh O’Flaherty Memorial Committee, c/o Killarney Chamber of Tourism & Commerce, Tourist Information Office, Beech Road, Killarney, Co. Kerry, Ireland. Telephone +353 (0)64 6637928 E-Mail jerry@killarney.ie (Jerry O’Grady) Web www.killarney.ie Deadline Friday 11 June 2010. Gallen School The Board of Management of Gallen Community School Ferbane, Co.Offaly, wishes to commission a Permanent Outdoor Sculpture which is to be funded by the Department of Education and Science under the “percent for art scheme”. There is no specific theme for this project however we would expect the artist’s submissions may be influenced by the location of the school and the history and location of Ferbane town. The budget for the design, supply, ground works, installation, and fix of this project is €58.000 inclusive of all costs, expenses, VAT, insurance and other charges. Selection is a two stage open submission process. Full details and application forms available from: Address Mrs .Ursula Finnegan, Per Cent for Art Commission, Gallen Community School, Ferbane, Co. Offaly Email fccdpr@eircom.net Website www.gallencs.com Deadline 11 June 2010 Talks / Lectures Unique Reproduction The University of Ulster, Belfast Campus – 17 June 2010, 10.00am – 4.00pm, Seacourt Print Workshop in conjunction with Ulster Festival of Art and Design is pleased to present ‘Unique Reproduction – Definitions of Original Printmaking in a Digital Age’ a conference exploring issues
around editioning and reproducing multiples from the perspective of the artist, editioning studio and collector. Some key questions addressed at the conference include: What are the inherent qualities of the processes used in traditional printmaking that make it a meaningful activity? Why engage in traditional printmaking, it can’t be about reproduction – so what is it about? Are the inherent limitations of materials used and their influence in creating the image important? Should there be an international quality standard and agreed definition of what constitutes an editioned original? Helping to answer these questions are Keynote Speaker – Marjorie Devon, Director of the Tamarind Institute, New Mexico, Invited Speaker – Kelly Troester, Worldwide Co-Director of Modern and Contemporary Editions, Phillips de Pury NYC. Joining these two speakers for a round-table discussion will be: Stephen Hoskins, Professor of Fine Print & Director of the Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England, John McKechnie, Director of Glasgow Print Studio and Jenny Roland, Managing Director of the Curwen Studio. The discussion will be chaired by Robert Peters, Director of Seacourt Print Workshop organised in partnership with the Ulster Festival of Art and Design. This event is free to the public though booking is advised by contacting: Email info@seacourt-ni.org.uk Telephone +44 (0) 28 91460595 Word & Image University of Ulster, Golden Thread Gallery, Belfast presents an IAWIS Focus Conference from 4 – 6 June. Conference Convenors include Dr Christa-Maria Lerm Hayes, Dr Karen E. Brown with Keynote Speaker: Professor W. J. T. Mitchell. This conference will bring together word and image, as well as literary scholarship, art history and theory, art practice, curatorial practice, museology, and visual culture, in order to address the interrelationship between word & image and display. Website www.gtgallery.fsnet.co.uk/ Culture Week ‘Catch up on Culture Week 2010, 15 – 22 May (includes International Museums Day and European Night of Museums) is being promoted by the Irish Museums Association in association with Temple Bar Cultural Trust to encourage the public to visit our museums and cultural organisations this spring. Visitors are looking for things to do to help them pass their time in an enjoyable and worthwhile
way. By drawing the attention to ‘Catch up on Culture Week 2010’ we have the potential to gain new audiences, provide free and enjoyable experiences, and encourage our visitors to return and use our venues more frequently over the summer. The Irish Museums Association is providing a logo and promoting events, in partnership with Temple Bar Cultural Trust and other organisations. A list of events and participating venues will be available on the website in the weeks building up to, and throughout ‘Catch up on Culture Week’. We are asking museums, historic houses, galleries, arts centers, folk parks etc., to be proactive with events and displays, and do everything in your power (email, poster, website, radio, newspaper) to communicate this to your local community. A list of helpful hints for things to do at your cultural organisation is available on the website. For details contact the IMA Administrator Carla Marrinan. Telephone +353 (0)14120939 Email office@irishmuseums.org Web www.irishmuseums.org Studio network meeting Artists Studio Network Ireland (ASNI) would like to send an open invitation to all studio providers and those with affiliated interests to the next ASNI General Meeting taking place on Tuesday 18 May 2010 from 3 – 5pm, at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Further details about the network and the meeting can be found at: Web www.asni.info Courses courses Glass Masterclass Glass Masterclass with Angela Jarman (UK) at Fire Station Artists’ Studios, Dublin. ‘Hybrid Forms Using Glass, 6 – 10 September 2010. Price €250 (includes lunch) This class will specialise in creating form and texture with cast glass. It will be an intensive and focused look at what is possible to achieve in a week. The class will be fully comprehensive demonstrating every stage of working; however for those with experience, a more detailed approach can be taken with lots of useful hints and tips. Places are limited and are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis. Application form available from Jessica at: Email artadmin@firestation.ie Tel: 01 8069010 Website www.firestation.ie www.angelajarman.com
Relief Printmaking Five day workshop in Relief Printmaking with tutor Debra Bowden att Grennan Mill Craft School, Thomastown, County Kilkenny. Monday 28 June – Friday 2 July, 2010. 10am – 4pm daily. Explore line, colour and texture with a variety of relief printmaking techniques including; Japanese Woodblock, Linocut and Collagraph. Experiment with environmentally friendly materials on a variety of papers. Suitable for Beginners and Refreshers. Cost of workshop €150 plus €15 for materials. Nonrefundable deposit of €50 is required to secure booking. For further information please contact Debra on: Telephone 086 0678314 Deadline 31 May 2010 Pastel Portrait ‘Portraits in Pastels’ A 4 day Pastel Portrait Work Shop by the internationally recognised award painter Alicia Sotherland will be held at the Lake Hotel in Killarney on the 24 – 27 August 2010. The work shop will run from 11am – 5pm and the cost for the 4 day work shop is 300 Euro. For more info contact: Website www.aliciasotherland.com Telephone 0873212948 Life Drawing Weekend The weekend workshop will cover gesture drawing, portrait and reclining poses. Location: Crawford College Art Therapy dept, Modelfarm Rd, Cork. From 11am – 4pm, 22 – 23 May 2010. Price €110. Basic materials provided and tea and coffee. For details contact: Email ehealy2@gmail.com Telephone 0861571452 Weaving and Painting Tapestry Weaving with Taipéis Gael. In this week-long course (3 – 10 July), two local artists, teach the skills acquired from the area’s older weaving practitioners. Participants will have the opportunity of working with the skilled weavers of Taipéis Gael and meet with those people who generously passed on their skills from the previous generation. Tapestry frames and yarns will be provided. The week-long programme includes: Natural Dyeing demonstrations, Carding, Spinning on Donegal Wheels, Designing for tapestry, Tapestry Weaving. It is expected that each participant will have produced a tapestry by the end of the course. Summer School in Marine & Landscape Painting: this Summer School is conducted in the heart of the Sliabh Liag peninsula in
the South-West Donegal Highlands. Local professional artists Kenneth King and Conal McIntyre will provide tuition for the weeklong sessions on 3 – 10 July and 21 – 28 August. For more information contact: Email oideas.gael@eircom.net Telephone 074 97 30248 Website www.oideas-gael.com Seacourt Print Courses Papermaking / Book Arts. 5 places with Jenna Kirkwood, tutor. Price £80. Dates: 12 –13 June 2010 10 – 4pm. Salt-Etch 5 places with Penny Brewill, tutor. Price £80. Dates: 26 – 27 June 2010 10am – 4pm. Waterless Lithography 5 places with Penny Brewill, tutor. Price £80. Dates: 24 – 25 July 2010 10am-4pm. For more about all courses see: Web www.seacourt-ni.org.uk Telephone 02891 460595 Address Seacourt Print Workshop, Unit 33, Dunlop Industrial Units, 8 Balloo Drive, BANGOR, BT19 7QY T Bronze Casting Trainer: Helle Helsner. Dates: 9 –10 June 2010. at the NSF Cork. No. of participants: 6 (max). Cost: €140 (NSF members) & €170 (non-members) Aims & objectives: This 2 day introductory bronze casting workshop will cover wax working, mould making (modern and pre historic), casting and finishing techniques. It is the aim of the workshop to give the participant a deeper understanding of the bronze casting process as well as an introduction on how to set up a foundry on a small-scale basis using self-made equipment. To book/ pay for a place contact: Elma O’Donovan, Administrator/ Artists’ Liaison. Email info@nationalsculpturefactory. com Art Weekends Art Weekend at Bunbury Art Studio Ballyconnell Tullow Co Carlow Ireland. Watercolours with Trudi Doyle: Prices: 2 days €140 or 1 day for €75. For information on 2010 courses see: Web www.trudidoyle.blogspot.com printing, Life Drawing New schedule of courses in Screenprinting and Life Drawing at the Old Rectory Studio, Co. Wicklow.LifedrawingWorkshops (2 day workshop) 15 – 16 May 2010 from 10.00am – 4.30pm. Price: 180 Euro inc. vegetarian lunch and all materials. Tutor: Sahoko Blake. Level: Beginner/ I n t e r m e d i a t e /A d v a n c e d . Introduction to Botanical