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Sell Your Work On Saatchi Online

There is new section on the Saatchi website called ‘Saleroom Online’ where artists can display artworks they wish to sell and where buyers can purchase directly from artists. The site takes no commission from artists and charges no commission to buyers. Read more on the ‘news’ section of our website. www.visualartists.ie/sfr_news.html

Applied Art Master Classes At Ormeau Baths Gallery
 

The OBG and University of Ulster present a major series of master classes with some of the most influential and important artists working in the applied arts field today.  These master classes are ideal for schools, students and practitioners. To book contact OBG on education@ormeaubaths.co.uk or phone 02890 321 402
 
Professor Edmund de Waal (Ceramics) – Wed31st October, 2007, 1.30pm
Prof. Christoph Zellweger (Metalwork & Jewellery)– Wed 7th Nov, 2007, 1.30pm
Hilary Bower (Textiles) – Wednesday 5th December, 2007, 1.30pm
Maria Hanson (Jewellery) – Wednesday 20th February, 2008, 1.30pm
Professor Richard Slee (Ceramics)– Wed 5th March, 2008, 1.30pm
Rachael Howard (Textiles)– Wed 16th April, 2008, 1.30pm
 

New: Graduate School Of Creative Arts And Media

The Graduate School of Creative Arts and Media (GradCAM) is a new initiative which aims to implement a new model for PhD training and research in the creative arts and media in Ireland. Read more on the news section of our website:
www.visualartists.ie/sfr_news.html

International Festival

Theatre Methods 08
Between Tradition and Contemporaneity
July 7-13, 2008
Malpils, Latvia
"TM" is the annual professional festival-fair bringing up the question of the Bridge between Tradition and Contemporaneity in performing arts. It is uniting performers from all over the world interested in the research of theatre methods between tradition and contemporaneity. Participants: actors, directors, dancers, choreographers, teachers, playwrights, stage designers, script writers, theatre critics, journalists, cultural managers.
At the moment the festival has been accepting applications for creative presentations in 2008!

Presentation format:
‧ workshop/master class
‧ work in progress
‧ performance fragment (not requiring any special technical conditions)
‧ reading/lecture
‧ any other way of demonstration to the presenter's discretion.
More details: http://www.iugte.com/projects/TM08.php
Registration: http://www.iugte.com/projects/register.php

Irish World Academy Of Music & Dance.- New BA Voice & Dance Programme- 2008

BA Voice And Dance
The new BA Voice and Dance (due to commence at the Irish World Academy at the University of Limerick in September 2008) is a four year degree programme, which will provide students with the opportunity to specialise in either voice or dance, to study it as their primary discipline and also to develop skills to perform works which include both voice and dance.
 The programme is aimed at students who have an interest in developing a high level of ability as singers or dancers and who are open to learning a variety of vocal and movement styles, including:

World music and dance
Popular song and dance
Contemporary dance
Early music and chant
Irish traditional song and dance
Students will also have the opportunity to:

Investigate the connection between song and dance through body-based techniques
Create new vocal compositions and dance choreographies
Develop performance skills in voice and dance
Learn other performance skills
Study world dance and music forms and their history
Learn vocational skills such as technology, business studies etc

Contact: Vicky O'Brien - email: Victoria.obrien@ul.ie - Tel: 085 1585837 - www.irishworldacademy.ie

Coordinator BA Voice & Dance

World Circus Geneva 2010: Call For Submissions

"WORLD OF CIRCUS GENEVA 2010" has made for its main mission to introduce a new branch of the creative art. It offers among others a vaster interest for the public’s curiosity in contemporary creations and new technologies.

It is motivated by the development of an irreversible visual thinking, more and more present in the various fields of scientific knowledge, industrial production and  visual creation, as well as by  the new  industrial and cultural communication practices.

World Circus aims predominantly multi media (Strategic notions of visual thinking).
The exhibition is open to professional artists of all trends and of all nationalities.

We are looking for artists who work in the creation of computerized, optical, electronic art, kinetics, physical or scientific works, performances, installations, sculptures, works using light & LED, monumental works, robotics and so on. A complete dossier must be sent before 10 July 2008.
You will find further info on the website: www.worldcircus.org 

       

3rd Aeon Short Story Contest

 

The Aeon Award 2008
Grand Prize: €1000
Second Prize:  €200
Third Prize: €100 (Sponsored by Yellow Brick Road)
Plus guaranteed publication in Albedo One for the top three stories as judged by renowned SF author Ian Watson.

Times & Dates
The contest opens 1st January 2008, and runs for four rounds throughout the year. The submission deadline for the first round is March 31st, the second round June 30th, the third round September 30th and the final round November 30th. The final round is of two months duration, the rest of three months. Each round begins immediately after the end of the previous round (i.e. you may submit at any time from 1st Jan to 30th Nov).

At the end of each round, the best story submissions received within each round will be chosen by a panel of judges and shortlisted for the Award. The stories chosen for short listing in each round will be announced here on the Albedo One website (www.albedo1.com) shortly after the end of each round, as the contest proceeds. Shortlists and final results will also be printed in Albedo One magazine.
The top three winning stories will be chosen from the six highest-ranking stories on the shortlist by renowned science fiction, fantasy and horror author Ian Watson. The decisions of the judging panel, and thereafter of grand judge Ian Watson, are final. No correspondence will be entered into in this regard.

Submission Format & Addresses
Entries should be no more than 8,000 words and must be typed, double spaced on one side of A4 (or equivalent) paper, and submitted by post to:
Aeon Award
 8 Bachelor's Walk
 Dublin 1
 Republic of Ireland
Alternatively, entrants may submit their work by e-mail to fraslaw@yahoo.co.uk Submissions must be pasted within the body of the email, attachments can not be opened for security reasons. Submissions must also clearly have the words “Aeon Award Submission” in their subject lines to prevent mislabelling as spam.

Receipt of email submissions will be acknowledged. If you have not received an acknowledgement one week after submitting by email, please send a query to THIS email address.
Multiple entries are allowed throughout the period of the contest. Submissions are judged anonymously by our judges. You may submit any number of stories, and have any number of stories on the shortlist. No prejudice is held against authors with more than one submission, or with more than one shortlisted story.

 

Performance & Touring Award 2008: Call For Applications

Music Network invites applications for the first round of the Performance and Touring Award 2008. The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm, Monday 18 February.
With funding from the Arts Council, the Performance and Touring Award was developed by Music Network, the national music development organisation, to assist Irish and Ireland-based musicians in realising performance opportunities. The award is open to musicians and ensembles of all genres that are of Irish nationality or resident in Ireland. Projects eligible for the award include tours, concert series and individual concerts taking place anywhere within the Republic of Ireland. The award is also open to multidisciplinary projects with live music as a key element, and to collaborative projects involving other Irish or visiting international artists.
The total number of concerts funded to date under the scheme is one hundred and twenty two involving ninety eight artists across a range of genres, including classical, early music, contemporary classical, jazz, traditional, folk/world, rock/pop. The deadlines for applications for the Performance and Touring Award in 2008 are:
• 5pm on Monday 18 February;
• 5pm on Monday 9 June;
• 5pm on Monday 6 October.
Further information
• Further information and application packs are available from Music Network
• Contact: Louise Walsh, PR & Marketing Manager
• Tel: 01 671 94 29 or 087 249 87 13
• Email: pr@musicnetwork.ie
• Web: www.musicnetwork.ie.

Sirius Arts Centre: Call For Submissions (Note Deadline)
 

Sirius Arts Centre presents Open House a unique group exhibition
Opening Saturday 16 February at 2pm. Exhibition runs from 16 February–2 March 2008

To celebrate the creative energy of the Cork area Sirius Arts Centre is inviting a wide range of artists to exhibit in a unique group exhibition. This is an invitation to open submission of work, working in a variety of materials. There is no theme to this exhibition but there are restrictions regarding work submitted as follows (Please read carefully):
 
All work must be wall-based and delivered ready for hanging (i.e. framed, mounted or with a proper hanging device on the back).
Artists are advised to contact Sirius for further info: (021 481 3790)

 

Creative Writing Competition:

€1,000 in prizes plus major reading opportunity Over The Edge New Writer of the Year 2008
sponsored by Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Bank of Ireland,  Kelly Office Supplies  and Des & Mary Kavanagh

The Over The Edge New Writer of The Year 2008 competition is open to both poets and fiction writers. The winner will receive a cash prize of €600, a spot as a Featured Reader at an Over The Edge: Open Reading, and the title Over The Edge New Writer of The Year 2008. The runner-up will receive a cash prize of €300, while the third-placed writer will receive €100.

This year the competition judge is Celeste Augé. Celeste Augé was born in Canada, but moved to Galway, Ireland when she was 12 years old. She writes both poetry and fiction, and is a graduate of the National University of Ireland, Galway’s MA in Writing Programme. Her poems have appeared in a wide variety of literary journals. She has read her work as part of Poetry Ireland’s Introductions series and also at the Cúirt Festival/Over The Edge showcase reading in 2006. In 2006, she was awarded the Publication Assistance Grant by Galway County Council. Tornadoes For The Weathergirl, a chapbook of her poems, was published in 2007. Her first full collection, The Essential Guide to Flight, will be published next year by Salmon Poetry.
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. Entries longer than these will be disqualified. Multiple entries are acceptable but each entry must be accompanied by a €15 fee and an SAE. Fee payable by cheque or money order to Over The Edge. All entries must be typed.

To take part you must be at least sixteen years old by August 1st 2008 and not have a book published or accepted for publication. Chapbooks excepted. Poems and stories entered in the competition must not have been previously published.

THE CLOSING DATE IS AUGUST 1ST 2008. A shortlist of eight will be announced in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008. The Over The Edge New Writer of The Year 2008 will be announced at the Over The Edge reading in Galway City Library on Thursday, September 25th, 2008. The winner will be a Featured Reader at a reading to be scheduled in Galway City Library in Winter 08/09.

For further details contact Over The Edge on 087-6431748 or e-mail over-the-edge-openreadings@hotmail.com or see http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com/

 

Your Art @ Big Chill Competition
 

See your idea come to life at one of the UK’s best festivals.  Do you have an idea for a visual arts installation? Would you like to see your artwork come to life at one of the UK’s leading summer festivals?

Well, here’s your chance: Arts Hub have teamed up with Big Chill to offer an artist the chance to see their dreams become reality as part of the Art Trail at this year’s Big Chill Festival.
 
It's a competition open to anyone - regardless of experience, age or nationality - called Your Art @ Big Chill. To enter Your Art @ Big Chill all you need is a good idea.  Tell us about this creative idea on the entry form www.artshub.co.uk/yourart and you might find yourself at Big Chill 2008. The winning artist will have the chance to work with Big Chill to see their idea come to fruition.
 
Visit the competition website to find out more: www.artshub.co.uk/yourart

 

Creative Writing Competition:

€1,000 in prizes plus major reading opportunity
 
Over The Edge New Writer of the Year 2008
sponsored by:  18Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop, Bank of Ireland, Kelly Office Supplies
and Des & Mary Kavanagh
The Over The Edge New Writer of The Year 2008 competition is open to both poets and fiction writers. The winner will receive a cash prize of €600, a spot as a Featured Reader at an Over The Edge: Open Reading, and the title Over The Edge New Writer of The Year 2008. The runner-up will receive a cash prize of €300, while the third-placed writer will receive €100.
 
This year the competition judge is Celeste Augé. Celeste Augé was born in Canada, but moved to Galway, Ireland when she was 12 years old. She writes both poetry and fiction, and is a graduate of the National University of Ireland, Galway’s MA in Writing Programme. Her poems have appeared in a wide variety of literary journals. She has read her work as part of Poetry Ireland’s Introductions series and also at the Cúirt Festival/Over The Edge showcase reading in 2006. In 2006, she was awarded the Publication Assistance Grant by Galway County Council. Tornadoes For The Weathergirl, a chapbook of her poems, was published in 2007. Her first full collection, The Essential Guide to Flight, will be published next year by Salmon Poetry.
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. Entries longer than these will be disqualified. Multiple entries are acceptable but each entry must be accompanied by a €15 fee and an SAE. Fee payable by cheque or money order to Over The Edge. All entries must be typed.

To take part you must be at least sixteen years old by August 1st 2008 and not have a book published or accepted for publication. Chapbooks excepted. Poems and stories entered in the competition must not have been previously published.

THE CLOSING DATE IS AUGUST 1ST 2008. A shortlist of eight will be announced in Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop on Wednesday, August 20th, 2008. The Over The Edge New Writer of The Year 2008 will be announced at the Over The Edge reading in Galway City Library on Thursday, September 25th, 2008. The winner will be a Featured Reader at a reading to be scheduled in Galway City Library in Winter 08/09.
For further details contact Over The Edge on 087-6431748 or e-mail over-the-edge-openreadings@hotmail.com or see http://overtheedgeliteraryevents.blogspot.com
 

 

10-day Intensive Clown Workshop !!!

I am helping to organize a 10-days LeCoq style-clowning workshop this
coming September. The teachers are Simon Edwards and Marian Masoliver. They both trained with Jacques Le Coq in Paris and worked all around the world as performers, directors and drama teachers.

I have done some training with them last year and the quality was so
high and the workshop so enjoyable, that I wanted this year to get
more people from Ireland to go and train with them.

What is the topic of the workshop?

'THE CLOWN, The Secrets of Comedy and the art of the ridiculous' Here is a bit of more info about what it includes:

The Clown makes us laugh but how? Some people seem to make us laugh
just by walking onto the stage but why?  A 'Master class' in the art
of Comedy, led by Simon Edwards, teacher to some of today's leading
international comic actors.

Working with each actor's personal comic presence, we begin to
understand and develop comic action and timing. We will be working
with:

1- Comic presence (finding your own Clown)
2- The smallest mask in the world (the red nose)
3- Comic action and timing
4- The flop, fiasco and cascade
5- Comic relationships (solos, duos and trios)
6- Numeros (circus, cabaret)
7- Theatre Clown
8- Clown on Camera
9- Comic Creation

This workshop offers an intensive training and comic creation where
the actor discovers his or her own personal ridiculousness.

When is it?: 2nd –14th September 2008 (10 days of training)

Where?: The Actors Space ( - Vic (Barcelona)-). The Actors Space is
located in a place of outstanding natural beauty, right in the heart
of the Catalan countryside only one hour from Barcelona. The workshop
takes place in a 16th century farmhouse, which holds accommodation for
up to 20 people. The main barn has been converted into a large studio,
this is where most of the workshop sessions happen. (Its a BEAUTIFUL
PLACE believe you me!).

How much?: 650 €
What does this price include?:  The price includes the fees for the
10-days of training + shared accommodation and all home-made
Mediterranean meals! (Food is gooooood!)

If you are interested in participating in this workshop or want more
information, please contact me:

Email:  marcusbale@gmail.com
Phone: 086-3173543

If you know anybody who would be interested in participating in this
workshop, please forward this email to them.

Thanks a million!
Marcus Bale
Snatch Comedy Improv Troupe
http://www.snatchcomedy.com
http://www.myspace.com/snatchcomedy

The Grove, Compass Hill, Kinsale,
Co. Cork, Ireland
Phone: 00353214772190
Mobile: 00353863173543
Email:  marcusbale@gmail.com

 

Art At The Ivy House: Call For Proposals

Art at the Ivy House is currently looking for exhibition proposals from artists for solo, two-person or group exhibitions for mid 2008/ early 2009. All 2D or wall mountable work acceptable including: painting, print, drawing, photography, digital print etc.
Art at The Ivy House exhibitions run for three months. The Ivy House provides opening launch reception and invitations for the opening launch. There is no commission on sales however artists are responsible for transport and installation of work.
 
Artists interested in exhibiting at The Ivy House should submit:
1. 5 images of recent work (photographs/ jpeg files/ slides)
2.  Artist Curriculum Vitae
3.  Artist's Statement
4.  Stamped Addressed Envelope
 
Closing date for application is 18 April 2008. Please send applications to: Shane Carthy, Art at The Ivy House, 114 Upper Drumcondra Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.
E: info@stoneybatterstudio.com

Diva Artist-In-Residence Programme: Denmark

In order to promote creative exchange between Danish and foreign artists and art institutions, The Danish Arts Council has established an artist-in-residence program in Denmark. The program makes it possible to invite artists from abroad to stay and work in Denmark for extended periods.

The Danish Arts Council will let individuals or institutions within the Danish art world propose candidate artists from abroad – preferably with a view of working together with the artists during their staying in Denmark on projects such as exhibitions, workshops, public talks, and the like. Based on the proposals submitted, The Danish Arts Council’s Committee for International Visual Art will decide whom to invite.

In 2009, the program offers residencies ranging from 3-6 months, but application for shorter periods of residency is also possible. In Copenhagen, The Visual Arts Centre will provide the residents with living space and studios free of charge. The program also allows individuals or institutions outside of Copenhagen to organize one or more artist residencies of 3-6 months of duration – perhaps linked to the location in question. In the case of a residency outside of Copenhagen, it is up to the applying institution or individuals to find accommodations and studio space for the artist, subsequently financed by the program within an economic framework agreed upon in advance. The program does not cover the accommodation or expenses of accompanying family members.

Each artist receives a grant of 10.000 DKK per month to cover expenses.  Application deadline is 15 August 2008.  Proposals for residency during 2009 must be received prior to August 15 2008. Replies can be expected within 10 weeks after the deadline.

Please send proposals to: The Danish Arts Council’s International Committee for International Visual Arts, The Danish Arts Agency, The Visual Arts Centre HC. Andersens Boulevard 2, DK-1553 Copenhagen V

Further information on DIVA can be found on the website or please contact Merete Jankowski, email: merjan@danish-arts.dk
www.danishvisualarts.info

Guggenheim Museum: Education Fellowship

The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York is currently looking for candidates for two new 10-month Education Fellowship openings.

The Learning Through Art Program and On-site School and Family Programs are both seeking candidates to assist Education staff with administrative responsibilities related to the facilitation of their programs. The Fellows will gain valuable experience related to the operations of a museum education department as well as learn teaching methods specific to the Guggenheim Museum. For any questions about the fellowship positions or application please contact Education Coordinator, Michelle Jubin at mjubin@guggenheim.org.

Kildare Library & Arts Service Seeks Researcher

Kildare County Council Library and Arts Services, Riverbank, Main Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare are calling for applications for the role of Researcher who will undertake qualitative research with all relevant stakeholders to inform its space and provision, for children and young people throughout the Library and Arts Services in County Kildare. Research will be guided by existing national and local policies and by the expressed needs of stakeholders. The completed research document will inform Kildare County Council Policy.

The role is fulltime for 6 month, commencing in May 2008.  The budget for this role is €26,000.  The closing date for applications is 18 April 2008. Those interested in making proposals should have a third level qualification in the broader social sciences area and proven experience in qualitative research methodologies. Experience of working in the area of youth education, or youth arts and culture or leisure will be an advantage as will as an understanding of the broad policy area.

Applicants should submit a letter of application and CV to include the names of two referees to Eimear McGinn, e-mail: emcginn@kildarecoco.ie / or by post to: Eimear McGinn, Senior Executive Librarian, Kildare Library & Arts Services, Riverbank,
Main Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare.

The Model Arts And Niland Gallery Seeks Artistic Director

The Model Arts and Niland Gallery is seeking a creative and dynamic person to take over the position of Artistic Director. The Model is one of Ireland’s most important and innovative contemporary arts centres. The Model also houses the Niland Collection, one of the most important national collections of Irish twentieth-century art. Programming centres round the visual arts and incorporates complementary music, film and inclusive education initiatives.

The Artistic Director will define and implement the strategic vision for the organisation and working with the Model team of curator’s will devise and oversee the Model’s programme. 
(S)he will also be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the Model and ensuring that the organisation is run to high professional standards
 The new Artistic Director will have a proven track record of innovative programming in the visual arts as well as the management expertise to lead The Model into an exciting new phase of development.
 Salary approx €65k + benefits, 
commensurate with experience. Deadline for receipt of applications: 
Friday 25th April
Full details are available on the website:
www.modelart.ie/recruitment.html

Wexford Arts Centre Seeks Curator

In 2009, Wexford Arts Centre (WAC) will celebrate its' 35th anniversary and to mark the occasion seeks to appoint a suitable qualified person to curate an exhibition presenting the history and development of the centre to date. A key task of the role will include research and collation of photographic and written documentation on the centre, presentation of short audio/visual documentary, liaising with the local authorities, library services and former associates and artists who have contributed to the programme of the Wexford Arts Centre over the years. WAC encourages proposals which reflect the rich and varied history of the centre. 

Currently, WAC is a multi-disciplinary venue of professional arts practice and local cultural initiatives.   It celebrates and fosters high quality creative and artistic experiences by commissioning and presenting art forms across disciplines.

The exhibition will coincide with a capital development plan which consists of a three phase build project to renovate and enhance the existing infrastructure of the arts centre.  This project entitled Arts for All will provide additional arts space for the continual development of arts in the County.

The exhibition celebrating the history and development of Wexford Arts Centre will be hosted in January 2009.  Interested persons are asked to submit a proposal including an outline of the exhibition content, timeline, budget and fee requirements, and a curriculum vitae by 5p.m. Friday 18th April.  For further information please contact Catherine Bowe, Visual Arts Manager, Wexford Arts Centre, Cornmarket, Wexford.  Telephone 053 91 23764.
E: catherine@wexfordartscentre.ie

Job Opportunities At Millennium Court Arts Centre

Marketing & Development Officer (F/T) £18 000 - £20 000.
The successful applicant will be required to extend and increase access to the arts at MCAC, reaching a wide cross section of the local and national communities, through active research, focused analysis and development of innovative programme of audience initiatives. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a relevant education, knowledge and experience of funding agencies, marketing intelligence techniques and their application.
 

Assistant Arts Officer (F/T) £13 000.
The successful applicant will be required to assist in organising and fulfilling MCAC’s innovative Educational and Outreach Programme integrated with the Centre’s contemporary arts strategies. Applicants must be able to demonstrate relevant education, experience in Art Education or Administration and expertise in IT and organisation.
 
A commitment to the arts in a local, national and international context a plus for both positions. Closing date for return of completed Application Forms: 4.00 pm Thursday, 17 April 2008. Interviews will take place 25 April 2007. Portadown 2000 is an equal opportunities employer and positively welcomes applications from all communities.
 
Application forms are available on request from: Millennium Court Arts Centre Administrator, Millennium Court, William Street, PORTADOWN, BT62 3NX. 
T:028 3835 1710 
www.millenniumcourt.org 

Artbots At The Science Gallery: Call For Submissions

ArtBots is pleased to announce that the fifth international ArtBots exhibition for robotic art and art-making robots will take place at the Trinity College Science Gallery in Dublin, on 19 – 21 September 2008. Creators of talented robots are invited to submit their work for possible inclusion in the show.

We have no fixed idea of what qualifies as robotic art; if you think it's a robot and you think it's art, we encourage you to submit your work. Regardless of whether it's hi-tech, low-tech, or neg-tech, we're interested in the ideas you're working with, not just the gear. Proposals for workshops, performances, and other kinds of participation are also welcome.

This year's co-curators are: Warren Ellis, Marie Redmond and Douglas Repetto. Each participant is given a 1000 Euro artist fee to help cover the cost of attending. All costs, including shipping, travel, lodging, meals, etc., are the responsibility of the artist.
 
Deadline for entries is the 1 May 2008. Please request further info from: artbots@artbots.org or see website  www.artbots.org

Black Church Artist-In-Residence Programme: Call

Black Church Print Studios wish to announce their International Lithography Artist-in-Residence Programme 2008-2010.The artist selected from this call will be awarded a 4-week Residency in the Black Church Print Studio, Dublin in October 2008. This three-year International Lithography Residency Programme 2008-2010 is a new initiative of the Black Church Print Studio and is funded by Dublin City Council. Emerging, mid-career and established professional artists who specialise in lithography are invited to apply. Participants in this residency programme will receive accommodation, basic materials, and studio and facility usage complete with technical and administrative support. Travel and material costs are the responsibility of the participating artist. This year’s Residency is scheduled for a single 4-week term in October 2008.
 
The residency programme aims to further the professional development of artists by: enabling the creation and production of new work; fostering an exchange of ideas and influences; encouraging the sharing of expertise; inspiring new works of art and creative collaborations. Submission deadline: 5.00pm Monday 7th July 2008. Applicants must be practicing Lithography Printmakers. Irish residents are not eligible.
 
For Further Information Contact: Hazel Burke, Studio Administrator, Black Church Print Studio, 4 Temple Bar, Dublin 2. T:+353 (0)1 6773629. E: info@print.ie
www.print.ie

Residency/Art Holiday At La Macina Di San Cresci, Italy

La Macina di San Cresci announces 2008 residency in Greve, Chianti (Florence) Italy. La Macina di San Cresci is an independent non-profit association based in Greve in Chianti, Tuscany. We are situated midway between Florence & Siena. Our goal is to give an opportunity to exchange experiences and to learn from one another, in order to promote dialogue between different cultures. The centre, open to artists, writers, poets, actors and to other art and culture professionals from around the world, offers the opportunity to work alone, or together with other creative people from other countries, developing and interchanging concise ideas on contemporary art and culture.
 
Artist residency consists of sojourning from 7 to 90 days. This period covers a program based on the personal project proposal presented by the artist and includes the attendance to the workshops in several disciplines (when scheduled). More information and application form on www.chianticom.com 

South Dublin County Arts Centre Executive Director

This new flagship development located in Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland, is a
key element of South Dublin County Council’s strategy for the development of
the arts across the county. It is designed to reflect current approaches
to the delivery of arts and to support the artist and participant in the conception
and making of art.

The position of Executive Director is critical to the success of this facility and how
the centre, in its initial period of operation will root itself in the communities of
South Dublin County and position itself nationally and internationally.

Realising the vision and objectives of the development will require a leader, who
is a strategic thinker with experience of policy formation, planning and
implementation, an excellent communicator and an effective manager with an
excellent knowledge of contemporary arts practice nationally and internationally.

The position on offer is a full-time four year contract, including a probationary
period of 12 months. An initial contract of one year will be provided with South
Dublin County Council and subsequently transferred to the Arts Centre Company.

The Executive Director will be remunerated at the rate of €65,522 p.a.
If you are interested in applying for the above position, please forward your CV
to the Human Resources Department South Dublin County Council, County Hall,
Town Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24, Ireland or to recruitment@sdublincoco.ie not
later than 12 mid-day on Thursday 24th April 2008. Only applications
accompanied with a fully completed Garda Vetting Form (which is
available by request by emailing the recruitment section on
recruitment@sdublincoco.ie) will be accepted as a valid application. Full
qualifications and particulars may be obtained from Human Resources
Department, or on our website www.southdublin.ie.
South Dublin County Council reserves the right to shortlist candidates having
regard to educational qualifications and experience.
For further information regarding operational details please contact:
Orla Scannell, Arts Officer, South Dublin County Council, County Hall, Tallaght,
Dublin 24, Ireland. Tel: +00 353 1 4149239 or Email oscannell@sdublincoco.ie
Canvassing will automatically disqualify.
South Dublin County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer
www.southdublin.ie for all your information needs

Music Network invites applications for/ Young Musicwide award 2008, deadline 13 June

Music Network, the national music development agency, invites young traditional Irish music groups to apply for the Young Musicwide award 2008. Young Musicwide is a unique professional development scheme designed to assist some of Ireland's brightest young musicians at the beginning of their professional career. The award this year is open to traditional Irish groups of any instrumentation of between two and five people. The closing date for completed applications is 5 p.m. Friday 13th June 2008. Through an audition process in September, an Irish or Ireland based traditional Irish ensemble, with a proven interest in performance will be selected to participate in the Young Musicwide Award programme for three years.
Modeled on international examples, the Young Musicwide Award programme is designed to provide up to three musicians or groups annually with an incentive to pursue a professional career in music performance, and to provide promoters nationwide with access to the very best of emerging Irish talent. The main features of the award are:
• Performance opportunities with Music Network promoters in Ireland. It is expected that the selected group will be offered several concerts each year, resources permitting, subject to agreement and availability.
• An agreed fee and expenses for each concert.
• A specially designed publicity package including a professional photoshoot and publicity campaigns around concert activity.
• Professional support and advice towards the development of participants' careers as professional musicians.
• Masterclass/workshop opportunities.
• Assistance with the production of a new CD.
• A Dublin showcase concert.
• After a 3 year period, an invitation to the group, subject to agreement, to join Music Network's artist roster.
The previous traditional Irish group to receive the award in 2005 was Slide who released their third CD, "Overneath" under the scheme. As recipients of the award they have toured Ireland extensively during the past three years, performing in many of Music Network's partner promoter venues, (approximately one hundred and twenty in total).
Other recipients of the award include the Callino Quartet (2001); voice and piano duo Ailish Tynan and Deborah Kelleher (2002); clarinetist Carol McGonnell (2003); Organics jazz trio (2004), piano, cello and violin trio The Syrius Trio (2006) and harp, flute and viola trio, Triocca (2006) and Trihornophone jazz quartet (2007).
For further information and application details contact Andreas Ziemons, at (01) 671 9429 or email here or click here to download the application form.
For further press information, please contact: Louise Walsh, PR Manager, Music Network: (01) 671 9429

Macnas Seeks Artistic Director
 

Galway based theatre group Macnas are currently accepting applications for the position of Artistic Director. Macnas are looking for an individual with an exciting artistic vision and a thorough understanding of participatory practice who can lead and inspire this unique company. Full job description and application forms are available to download from the Macnas website at www.macnas.com for any queries contact Macnas General Manager John Ashton on 091 561462
 

Job Opportunity At Temple Bar Cultural Trust

TBCT opened the Temple Bar Information Centre in April 2004 as a strategic communications initiative to help develop and promote Dublin’s Cultural Quarter.  The Centre has been a real success and continues to grow and provide a unique service to visitors to Temple Bar, to Dublin and to Ireland generally. 

We have a vacancy for the role of Receptionist/ Information Advisor to cover a Maternity Leave.  This new post is full time (5 days per week including week days or/and weekend days) and is offered initially on a 30 (thirty) weeks extendable contract which includes a probationary period of 1 (one) month. Ideally, the new person will be starting on Monday 19th of May 2008 – this date is subject to change depending on circumstances. The remuneration package includes a salary in the range €22.5-26k, contributory pension scheme, company healthcare programmes, and a commuting expenses assistance scheme. The post will be based at the Temple Bar Cultural Information Centre, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. Ideally, the candidate will have a background in receptionist work, marketing & communications or any similar front of house position.
 
For more info:   Carmen Cabre, Information Centre Manager, Temple Bar Cultural Trust, 12 East Essex Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 or email: ccabre@templebar.ie
The closing date for applications will be 17.00pm on Friday 18th April 2008.

Limerick Printmakers Call For Members

Limerick Printmakers currently have availability for membership. Our facilities include Lithography, Etching, Screen Print, Photography and Large Scale Format Digital Printing. Our studios are over two floors and we also have a large gallery space. Full one year membership and part-time available. Enquiries to limerickprintmakers@gmail.com or 061 311806.
www.limerickperintmakers.com