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VAI News
 The VAN Podcast is a podcast series from Visual Artists Ireland.
Published every two months, The VAN Podcast comprises online conversations, recorded remotely, with various contributors to each issue of The Visual Artists’ News Sheet. This gives opportunities to discuss some of the ideas arising from published texts, while also offering insights into wider practice.
Episode 2 features interviews with Kiera O’Toole, as well as Jane Morrow and Moran Been-noon, who each contributed to the January-February 2021 issue of VAN.
Kiera O’Toole is a Sligo-based artist, a PhD candidate at Loughborough University, and cofounder of Drawing deCentred – an artist-led collective that explores contemporary drawing practice in Ireland. Her recent profile for VAN focuses on NINE – a new collective of 8 women artists, formed during lockdown.
Jane Morrow is an independent visual art curator and researcher based in Belfast, whose ongoing PhD research examines the precarity of artists’ studios and workspaces. Moran Been-noon is an Israeli, Dublin-based curator, artist and writer, who is currently Curator-in-Residence at glór in Ennis. In 2020, Jane and Moran established the Angelica Network, which was profiled in the January-February issue of VAN.
These podcast interviews are also available on Soundcloud, the Visual Artists News Sheet Online and in the Members Area of the VAI website.
About VAN:
The Visual Artists’ News Sheet (VAN) is the primary all-Ireland information resource for visual artists presenting case study articles on all aspects of the lives of professional artists, alongside features offering critical reflection and analysis of relevant aspects of the art world in Ireland and internationally. The Visual Artists’ News Sheet reports and reflects upon the broadest possible range of issues relevant to Irish visual artists across Ireland. The Visual Artists’ News Sheet is also committed to giving coverage to the diversity of contemporary Irish visual arts practice in terms of media, generation and geography. The Visual Artists’ News Sheet’s inclusive remit encompasses artists working in traditional and contemporary modes; established and emerging artists; artists who are based throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. visualartistsireland.com
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News
 Project Arts Centre is delighted to announce that Sara Greavu will join the team as Curator of Visual Arts from April 2021.
Following the hugely successful programme of Curator Lívia Páldi, which not only made an active reach into Project’s rich history, but brought unique international visions to Dublin, Project are delighted to welcome Sara to the team.
Welcoming her appointment, Artistic Director Cian O’Brien said:
“Sara has a unique ability to combine deep collaborations with artists and public programming. I am so excited for her to build on the legacy of our previous curators and share her vision for the Visual Arts at Project with our audiences and artists.”
For Project, 2021 will be a year of nimble flexibility with a programme of enquiry, discussion, experimentation, presentation and debate. The learning that emerges from this process in 2021 will shape the future of the organisation for the following five years and Sara will play a key role in shaping this vision, alongside the whole team.
Commenting on her appointment Sara Greavu said:
“I have great admiration for Project and its programme history, and taking up the post of Curator of Visual Arts at this unprecedented time is both challenging and exciting. It will be a privilege to collaborate with the Project team to develop a new programme that will create public space for people to think, discuss and work together. I’m especially looking forward to working closely with artists and others to explore points of connection and alignment within the wider economic, social, and intellectual cultures that shape our current moment.’
Sara will take up the post in April 2021.
About Sara:
Sara Greavu is a curator, writer and organiser. She has a particular interest in how art can recognise existing social structures, propose alternative histories and genealogies, and prefigure different social relations. Previous curatorial and development roles include Centre for Contemporary Art Derry~Londonderry, VOID, and Outburst Arts, Belfast; in addition to working independently. Institutional and independent projects have included artists such as Renate Lorenz & Pauline Boudry and Phil Collins, and new commissions by Aideen Doran, Santiago Sierra, and Eimear Walshe, among others. In CCA she initiated the two-year residency programme, Our Neighbourhood, which engaged with local communities of place and communities of interest, alongside artists Sarah Pierce and Sarah Browne. In 2019, in partnership with artist Andrea Francke, she developed Knowledge is Made Here, an alternative pedagogical practice, produced with queer, trans and non-binary young people. It’s not for you we did it, a research project with artist Ciara Phillips, deals with intertwined political and cultural initiatives in Derry in the 1980s and is part of the 39th EVA International 2020-21.
New Curator of Visual Arts Announced
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Opening Soon
 , 19/02/2021 - 28/02/2021 - NCAD Gallery, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin We are delighted welcome you all to our current closed & online exhibition, A Reluctant Mirage: An NCAD Art In The Contemporary World (ACW) MFA 2020 Graduates Exhibition, 2021, 19 –...
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Online
 , 01/02/2021 - 31/03/2021 - , , Due to regulations Kilcock Art Gallery are showing you their artworks online. Artwork by Peter Killeen, Ray Delaney, John Behan RHA, Sarah Corner, Kathrine Geoghegan, Manus Walsh Burren paintings &...
 , 15/02/2021 - 28/02/2021 - , , ‘The Socially Distant’ is a collection of works exploring how our day-to-day habits and thoughts have changed over the course of the last year. In this exhibition Karen’s imaginary, colourful...
 , 17/02/2021 - 27/02/2021 - , , High Heart presents new work by IADT Degree year Art students, gathered at a specific moment in time. Like all previous iterations of In the making, High Heart is oriented toward the future....
 , 18/02/2021 - 04/03/2021 - , , Artists’ Film International is a collaborative project featuring film, video and animation from around the world. During 2020 (and early 2021), works responding to the theme of language will unfold...
, 19/02/2021 - 28/02/2021 - NCAD Gallery, 100 Thomas Street, Dublin We are delighted welcome you all to our current closed & online exhibition, A Reluctant Mirage: An NCAD Art In The Contemporary World (ACW) MFA 2020 Graduates Exhibition, 2021, 19 –...
 , 19/02/2021 - 31/03/2021 - , , Featuring works by: Onyeka Igwe, Lynne Sachs with and for Barbara Hammer, Sky Hopinka, Timothy Smith, Glenn Belverio, Rhea Storr, Laure Prouvost aemi’s second Year in Review programme continues to...
 , 19/02/2021 - 25/02/2021 - , , The Douglas Hyde Gallery are delighted to present the next instalment of their online screening series. To coincide with last week's book launch of Memory and Intermediality in Artists' Moving...
 , 23/02/2021 - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm , , Join IAF on the last Tuesday of every month for the Reimagine Cafe, a community space run by the Irish Architecture Foundation for all those involved in placemaking and reimagining...
 , 25/02/2021 - , , Not the time to be silent-is an online Arts response to social distancing in the form of a weekly guest Poetry reading + open mic event and a Facebook community...
 , 25/02/2021 - 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm , , The arts have played a key part in sustaining individuals and communities during the coronavirus pandemic, even as the sector has been devastated by lockdown and the requirements of social...
 , 25/02/2021 - 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm , , Ali and Aoife will guide you through art and the whole entire contemporary world in one short hour. No rock shall be left unturned as the pair share their expertise...
 , 03/03/2021 - 27/03/2021 - , , In Resonance, An Exhibition by Saffron Monks-Smith. This online exhibition focuses on life that could have been, depicting a contrast between abandoned rural houses and urban street lit locations of...
 , 03/03/2021 - 11:00 am - 12:30 pm , , The Artist Breakfast Club meets up again over Zoom on Wednesday, March 3rd. This March we will be joined by painter Margie Dunne and sculpture and installation artist Anna Spearman....
 , 03/03/2021 - 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm , , Join the Butler Gallery for a superb line-up of speakers offering their personal insights into the inspiration and creation of Cartoon Saloon's WolfWalkers. WolfWalkers – Wolves in Ireland Online Talk...
 , 09/03/2021 - 23/03/2021 - , , Over the course of three days, Tuesday 9th, Tuesday 16th and Tuesday 23rd March 2021, this international online gathering of access professionals and advocates provides a forum to exchange ideas and discover new...
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VAI Learning & Events
Webinar: Digital Marketing for Artists
Social Media is full of creative opportunities: networking, sales, and developing new audiences. Promoting work online can be done effectively when the message is right. In this one hour webinar communications specialist, Emma Dwyer talks about digital marketing for creative practices. The basic tools of how to best communicate your practice to your audiences through social media and other online platforms will be covered.
Included in the webinar are three key areas:
- Identifying your brand
- Reaching your audience
- Social media dos and don’ts
BIOGRAPHY
Emma Dwyer is all about arts and culture. She promotes creatives, artists and small businesses and shows her clients how to make the most of their online presence. Alongside a healthy obsession with the internet, Emma loves writing and is regularly published in magazines and arts publications.
She has held roles in Dublin Contemporary 2011, mother’s tankstation, Irish Architecture Foundation, Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre and most recently as Communications Manager with EVA International. Emma is a regular contributor to Image Interiors and Living Magazine and has recently contributed to Paper Visual Art, ‘One Here Now: The Brian O’Doherty / Patrick Ireland Project, Architecture Ireland, and Response to a Request. Emma has in the past edited various independent art publications and a community newspaper.
Clinics: 1-on-1 Clinics with the tutor also available for artists based in Louth. Eight places available, free to attend. Book here.
WEBINARS and ONLINE EVENTS: We use Zoom to host our online events. The following text should be followed and tested before registering for a Cafe or Help Desk Event. Zoom has an excellent Help Desk service if you are experiencing problems.
You will be emailed a link to the event in the confirmation email you receive after you have registered.
This Webinar is presented in association with Creative Spark.
Venue: Online
Starts: Tue Mar 23 2021, 11:00 GMT
Ends: Tue Mar 23 2021, 12:00 GMT
Register Now!
Do you have an area in your practice you need help with or would just like some advice on where to go next?
Artists can book a Help Desk session that will be held online. These Help Desks will be free of charge for Members and Non Members for the duration of the current crisis.
Help Desks can be on any topic related to your practice or about general advice on supports available to you at this time.
Feel free to send on some information to us to make the most of your session, such as images of your work, exhibition proposals, links to website, or any applications you are currently working on that you would like a second opinion on.
We will contact you in advance of the meeting with a link to the Zoom meeting and your scheduled time. If you would prefer talk over the phone or via Skype let us know.
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Book a Help Desk with Shelly McDonnell our Communications and Advocacy Officer.
Artists can book in for a 20 minute one-to-one appointment to discuss any aspects of their professional careers.
Topics we cover can include:
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- Funding applications
- Proposals
- Social welfare
- Artist statements, bios and CVs
- Signposting to relevant arts organisations and contacts
- Strategic planning
- Tax and finance
- Website and social media
- Networking
Venue: Online
Starts: Fri Mar 12 2021, 10:00 GMT
Ends: Fri Mar 12 2021, 13:00 GMT
Register Now!
What does a peer critique session look like?
Having somebody to talk to; removing the sense of being in it on your own; getting constructive advice and feedback that goes beyond friends telling you “It’s great” helps you to push your work further. VAI Peer Reviews are designed to do just that! To allow you to talk with a wider audience in a friendly atmosphere, have a good conversation about it, and gain advice from leading curators/artists from around the world.
What can I expect?
This two-part peer critique will take place on two Thursdays with four artists presenting in each session. Across the two sessions, eight artists in total will share their work with the rest of the group. Participants would need to be available for both sessions to allow for presentation and critique. This is a platform for artists to receive feedback and the chance to generate a discussion around your work.
Session one: Thursday 4th March, 10am-12pm
Session two: Thursday 11th March, 10am-12pm
This event will be facilitated by Laura McCafferty, Public Programmes Curator at CCA Derry~Londonderry.
WEBINARS and ONLINE EVENTS: We use Zoom to host our online events. The following text should be followed and tested before registering for a Cafe or Help Desk Event. Zoom has an excellent Help Desk service if you are experiencing problems.
You will be emailed a link to the event in the confirmation email you receive after you have registered.
This Webinar is presented in association with Creative Spark.
Venue: Online
Starts: Thu Mar 4 2021, 10:00 GMT
Ends: Thu Mar 11 2021, 12:00 GMT
Register Now!
Photograph your artwork, using your smartphone.
Webinar by Tim Durham.
While we know that a dedicated camera is the best tool for photographing your work, a smartphone is often the only modern camera available to you. This webinar will give you a methodical step-by-step workflow to getting very best out of your phone camera.
What is covered:
- Where and how to set up your artwork
- How to use the camera settings on your phone
- Accessories to help make a difference e.g. tripod, smartphone clamp for tripod, white balance grey card
Please have a fully charged phone, have a charging cable to hand and ensure you have enough spare memory to take a few pictures. Tim would suggest you also have an artwork set up to practice on directly after the webinar.
WEBINARS and ONLINE EVENTS: We use Zoom to host our online events. The following text should be followed and tested before registering for a Cafe or Help Desk Event. Zoom has an excellent Help Desk service if you are experiencing problems.
You will be emailed a link to the event in the confirmation email you receive after you have registered.
This event is held in partnership with Kildare County Council Arts Office.
Venue: Online
Starts: Wed Mar 3 2021, 11:00 GMT
Ends: Wed Mar 3 2021, 12:00 GMT
Register Now!
Clinics: 1-on-1 Clinics with the tutor also available for artists based in Wexford. Eight places available, free to attend. Book here.
WEBINARS and ONLINE EVENTS: We use Zoom to host our online events. The following text should be followed and tested before registering for a Cafe or Help Desk Event. Zoom has an excellent Help Desk service if you are experiencing problems.
You will be emailed a link to the event in the confirmation email you receive after you have registered.
Do you have an area in your practice you need help with or would just like some advice on where to go next?
Artists can book a Help Desk session that will be held online. These Help Desks will be free of charge for Members and Non Members for the duration of the current crisis.
Help Desks can be on any topic related to your practice or about general advice on supports available to you at this time.
Feel free to send on some information to us to make the most of your session, such as images of your work, exhibition proposals, links to website, or any applications you are currently working on that you would like a second opinion on.
We will contact you in advance of the meeting with a link to the Zoom meeting and your scheduled time. If you would prefer talk over the phone or via Skype let us know.
Book a Help Desk with Rob Hilken our Northern Ireland Manager.
Artists can book in for a 20 minute one-to-one appointment to discuss any aspects of their professional careers.
Topics we cover can include:
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- Funding applications
- Proposals
- Social welfare
- Artist statements, bios and CVs
- Signposting to relevant arts organisations and contacts
- Strategic planning
- Tax and finance
- Website and social media
- Networking
Venue: Online
Starts: Wed Feb 24 2021, 14:00 GMT
Ends: Wed Feb 24 2021, 17:00 GMT
Register Now!
Visual Artists Ireland Café – Smithfield Commission
As part of the Sculpture Dublin public engagement programme, Visual Artists Ireland is organising a series of cafés that bring together artists, arts organisations and audiences, and connect them with local projects.
This Café introduces Smithfield Square Lower and the immediate vicinity of the new sculpture commission. The awarded artist will be presented at the event.
You will hear artists give insight into their working practices, learn about work they may be currently developing in their studios, and hear how research plays an integral role in developing new sculpture.
You will hear experienced arts professionals discuss the roles they play in supporting artists and in how sculpture is experienced by audiences.
We will also be hearing from local projects and initiatives that are taking place in the locality of the commission sites and engaging in discussion about what impact the sculpture commissions will have in the area.
This event is held in partnership with Sculpture Dublin
23 February 2021, 3pm to 4.30pm.
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