Mayo Artists Network Professional Development programme 2017
September:
Friday 29th September – 5-7pm Custom House Studios, Westport
'CONNECT' Illustrated talk / workshop on digital art for artists - Louise O'Boyle
This workshop / talk for artists has an emphasis on use of digital formats for both making art and its use in promotion and dissemination. The session will explore the theme of the curated work she has selected for an online exhibition. The exhibition is themed with a simple word - ‘CONNECT’ – in it she proposes to select 4-5 contemporary digital artworks to feature in the online exhibition that will be hosted both by the Westport Arts festival and the Customs House Studio website. These works will introduce the variety of interesting and intriguing ways digital artists are connecting with the wider public through their use of datasets, social media platforms and new technology. The public lecture will further expand on this theme and discuss what are some of the key trajectories in this field currently.
Part of Westport Arts festival 2017, all day Friday Louise will explore the potential and wonder of this new form of expression in Westport Town Hall with both primary and secondary school students, details at; http://www.westportartsfestival.com/friday
October:
Tuesday 24th October – 2-6pm Mayo Arts Office, Castlebar
Securing Funding for Projects, talk/workshop for artists – Eamonn Maxwell
This workshop will look at the options available to artists as they seek funding for their work. From grant applications to crowd funding and individual fundraising this session will help artists understand the many options for funding, keys to success, as well as identifying the common pitfalls. This session is aimed at artists who are undertaking a major exhibition, publication, commission etc. so would not be suitable for artist seeking funding for living expenses. Max 12 artists.
Wed 25th October – 9am -6pm (one hour each session) Mayo Arts Office, Castlebar
Extended Mentoring sessions– Eamonn Maxwell
One-to-one mentoring for artists. Artists will receive mentoring over an extended period of time. This would be an initial meeting to discuss particular issues that are facing individual artists, a follow up meeting after one month and a final meeting a month later. During that time the artist would be expected to develop an area of their practice and in regular communication with the facilitator endeavour to resolve any issues. Max 8 artists.
Artists need to submit an artist’s statement, CV, examples of previous work and a paragraph outlining what help, support, information or advice they would hope get from the sessions to Deadline for expressions of interest Monday 2nd October
Thurs 26th October – 10am–1pm Ballina Arts Centre
Approaching Galleries, talk/workshop for artists – Eamon Maxwell
Having good commercial representation is a goal for many artists. This workshop will look at the art market in Ireland and UK, the key players and how artists are best placed to approach these galleries. It will address key questions around this area, explore things you shouldn’t do, and the keys to success. Artists attending this workshop will ideally already have a body of work, have exhibited in artist-run/public galleries and have graduated at least 5 years ago. Max 12 artists.
November:
Friday 17th November - 10.30am – 5pm Lough Lannagh, Castlebar
Fake Public Art Panel – Aideen Barry and Gaynor Seville
This professional development initiative gives artists the unique opportunity to find out exactly what happens in a public art judging panel, and experience examples of artist’s applications, by becoming a panel member of a public art selection process.
Initiated by Mayo County Council’s Arts Office in collaboration with artist Aideen Barry, the Fake Public Art Panel day allows 12 artists to assess a range of applications, all fake, but based on real examples that are submitted for commissions. The participants will get a great insight into the style, quality and content of applications, how much time each judge spends looking at the submissions and how decisions are reached. Max 12 artists.
Lunch provided
Saturday 18th November - 9.30am – 4.30pm Lough Lannagh, Castlebar
Training in use of Sketch Up – Cathal Murphy
The course is aimed at getting users up to speed with the functions of Sketchup that are most useful to visual artists, from design and planning, to grant application and installation. Training will include: Basic Operations, Templates, Measuring & Drawing, Manipulating 3D objects, Textures & Colours, Adding Dimensions to Drawings, Exporting Images and 3D models, Importing a floor-plan or image, Video Walkthrough, Using Magicplan. Max 12 artists.
Lunch provided
Participants should bring a laptop or computer with Sketchup installed. Sketchup is available from www.sketchup.com
December:
Tuesday 5th of December – 10am to 5pm – Charlestown Arts Centre
Arts Technician and Art Handling course - Eoghain Wynn
This course is designed as a walkthrough of the different processes of planning a show including layout, bearing in mind health and safety rules and potential problems with each piece. Actual installation – including examples. Museum pieces - working to ensure museum standards are kept and maintained. Lighting - uv damage and how to lightwork. Health and safety - necessary considerations. Audio visual - things to consider in regard to using projectors and building screens. Art handling - packing and unpacking. Transporting and crating - what to consider if building boxes and moving work.
Lunch Provided
Booking Information:
Please contact the Arts Office to book places via:
Tel: 094 904 7471 or 094 904 7558
Biogs:
Louise O’Boyle
Current work includes challenging attitudes towards mental ill health and the promotion of emotional wellbeing through socially engaged research and an eclectic practice of videos, performance and sculpture. In tandem, Louise is passionate about creating visual narratives informed by bioethical discourses on end of life care in the articulation of patient narratives as they live through the process of dying.
As a Lecturer at Ulster University, supporting the learning of students both inside and outside of the studio has been a key driver in the evolution of her research and teaching practices over the past two decades. Her pedagogical research focuses on the construction of value-based praxis in Higher Education learning and teaching.“
Louise is lecturer on BDes Hons Art & Design (Foundation Year for Specialist Degree). She is an Associate Member of Research Institute for Art & Design (RIAD). Her research interests include; investigating the role of the artist as social commentator (in particular, exploring creative responses to issues of conflict) and supporting teaching and learning in art and design tertiary level education (areas of interest are assessment and feedback, flexible learning provision and student engagement). Louise is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, elected Executive Committee Member of Group for Learning in Art and Design (GLAD) and a full member of Centre for Higher Education and Research Practice, Ulster University.
Louise has exhibited work and presented her research both nationally and internationally. She has been commissioned by both private and public bodies to create a number of public artworks, complete research, feasibility studies, education, training and manage arts projects. She is currently undertaking her doctoral research. www.louiseoboyle.com
Eamonn Maxwell
Eamonn Maxwell is a Curator and Cultural Consultant. Since graduating from Camberwell College of Arts, Maxwell has been involved in over 60 exhibitions in UK, Ireland and Europe, including curating the Irish Pavilion at 2011 Venice Biennale. Whilst Curator at University of the Arts, London he founded the Emerging Artists Programme which helped to give many artists important exposure to their practice, and he continues to mentor emerging artists in Ireland and internationally. From 2009 – 2016 he was Director of Lismore Castle Arts, one of the most important contemporary art organisations in Ireland, where he curated, exhibited and commissioned work by more than 150 artists. Aside from working with international artists, he has also advised some of the leading contemporary art collectors and has expertise as a board member for not-for-profit organisations.
Aideen Barry
AideenBarry is visual artist with a national and international profile, whose means of expression are interchangeable, incorporating performance, installation, architecture, sculpture, film, moving image and lens based media. Barry is currently showing solo atthe Crawford Municipal Gallery in Cork, andVast, Deep,Slice,a solo atthe Lexicon Gallery Dublin and in the curated project The way things go, at Butler Gallery. She recently showed a survey solo show at Royal Hibernian Academy entitledBrittlefieldandwill show solo in 2018 in MARFAcontemporary (Texas), in Luan Gallery Athlone (IRE) and for Galway Arts Festival during the 2020 European Capital of Culture.She was Artist in Residence on the Irish Museum of Modern Art, residency programme for 2016 and presented work in the IMMA project spaces earlier this year.Barry was recently awarded a VSC fellowship and residency at the prestigious Vermont Studio Centre (US) and was awarded the Modern Ireland in 100 Artworks award for her 2015 collaborative work Silent Moves by the Royal Irish Academy. Her work has recently been acquired by the Trinity College Dublin Collection,and others can be found in permanent collections at the Arts Council of Ireland, The Headlands Centre for the Arts (California), ArtOmiCollection, (New York)The Banff Centre collection, (Canada),NUIGCollection, various county council collections, including Mayo County Council's public art collection, theOPW, the Butler Gallery collectionand in the collection of CentredeArt Contemporary,MalagaESP. Barry teaches at Limerick School of Art and Design. www.aideenbarry.com
Cathal Murphy
Cathal Murphy is a technician and designer who works freelance and with Maurice Ward Art Handling where he is consultant art technician. He has been working with visual artists for over a decade. Cathal has been using and teaching Sketchup for art projects for several years
Eoghain Wynn
Since Graduating GMIT fine arts course Eoghain has worked consistently in the arts in Galway, after working as a volunteer in administration and installation, Eoghain became a member of the board with the 126 gallery and moved on to become the head technician with the Galway Arts Centre. He has worked with the Galway Arts Festival and Tulca for a number of years and provides technical advice and work privately.