The ArtLinks e-Newsletter is sent to several 1000 creative practitioners and those interested in the Arts each month.
5 Aug 08
Welcome to the ArtLinks e-Newsletter
A regular Art News and Information Bulletin from the participating ArtLinks Partner Counties: Co Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wexford & Wicklow
Hi everyone,
First news for this month is the Wicklow Arts Office, will be running a professional development Film course for all ArtLinks members alongside the 2008 Wicklow Wicked Film Festival. Please see details below, places are limited so you are advised to book early.
We also have some preliminary details of new courses in Drama and Theatre that will be run later in Oct. All film, drama & theatre practitioners, please assist the development of drama / theatre in the region by forward this email to other individuals and groups who may not have registered with ArtLinks yet.
Notes on Upcoming Events: the Kilkenny Arts Festival is opening this Fri, so I would encourage all involved in events/exhibition/gigs and fringe events to add their notice to the ArtLinks Events calendar (we have a new painting exhibition here in the Kilkenny Arts Office for the Festival too). This weekend Sculpture at Kells will open, the new Dysart Music Festival is still going ahead with revised format in Kilkenny City and in Wexford, a final reminder that there is an exciting line-up of music, craft and art in the woods at the 2nd Irish Green Gathering at Woodbrook House in Wexford. On the following weekend there is a brand new Dance event happening in Enniscorthy, the new Street Dance Rythm Fest and a new Music festival, Solas, happening in the grounds of Huntingdon Castle, Carlow. In Waterford I was also delighted to hear about the new Lismore Photographic Studio & Gallery that will be opening in the Autumn.
Take part, visit and enjoy all the summer art & festivals,
Cathy Fitzgerald
ArtLinks Director
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ArtLinks Professional Development Film Course
30 August
ArtLinks is delighted to announce its first film course led by award winning and film industry experts: Alan Fitzpatrick, Director, Filmbase, Ben Kennan, Fastnet Films (leading TV, film & documentary company), Eve O'Riordan, Kirby Films Producer & ArtLinks 08 Film Bursary recipient, and Oscar winning producer, John McDonnell, Fantastic Films.
Open to all ArtLinks members the full day workshop in Tinahely, Wicklow will cover
o Making a successful short
o Modern Technologies as applied to short films
o Making a low budget feature
o Advice on Production
o How to get your short film out there
o Funding
o Film Festivals and agents
o What makes a good short?
Fee: €30 for ArtLinks members, €45 for non-members (people from outside the ArtLinks counties may apply if there are places available)
Bookings now open, please ring 0404 20155 or email the Wicklow Arts office now anolan@wicklowcoco.ie - places are limited! More details here
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ArtLinks Bursary Update!
Recent news from 2 of the ArtLinks Bursary recipients
 Joe Cleere who received the 2008 Bursary Award for Music, for Co. Carlow, will be releasing his first single 'Queue' on Sept 13 from his new album, with a free gig in Radio City in Dublin on the same day. Joe will be giving away 10,000 CD's but this doesn't help with chart ratings. If you want to support Joe's chart ratings text 1378 to 57501.
 Maggie Gallagher who received the 2008 award for Theatre, for Co. Wicklow, will be doing an experimental theatre performance Savage/Love, with a 'working audience' on Sun 10 Aug at the Brooklodge & Well Spa. This is working towards her developing a new theatre company in South Wicklow, called Under the Knife.
See their ArtLinks Profile pages for more info.
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News: ArtLinks Drama / Theatre & Film Acting Courses
ArtLinks will be offering these new courses in October and ArtLinks members will be able to attend any course*. Final dates are to be finalised but the courses will include:
- Co Kilkenny: Developing and Maintaining an Amateur Drama Group, led by Dara Carolan, Director, Drama League of Ireland, in association with Barnstorm Theatre.
- Co Carlow and Co Waterford: Pro-Am Theatre Skills workshop for amateur drama groups and practitioners, led by leading theatre director, Tony McCleane-Fay (Artistic
Director and co-founder of Bare Cheek Theatre Company and County Wexford Youth
Theatre).
- Co Wexford: Auditioning for Film and TV Drama, in association with Filmbase.
Interested? Please register now on ArtLinks so that you will receive booking details.
These are some of the first professional Drama/ Theatre courses in the region and you can further assist the development of Drama/Theatre by encouraging others to register with ArtLinks. Please feel free to forward this email.
* non-members can attend but priority for places and fee discounts are given to ArtLinks members.
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Art Blogging Update
Ken McGuire who ran the first ArtLinks Blogging for the Arts Course in May has been keeping an eye on the new art bloggers that attended.
Our star ArtLinks blogger to date would have to be Nicola Brown, a new felt artist living in rural Carlow, who had over 1900+ visits to her new blog last month! See her and the other new art bloggers on Ken's blogging tips site here and do let me know if you are also blogging about your creative endeavours.
Blogging is not just fun; these art blog's have resulted in feedback, new contacts, information sharing and
even new commissions for these individuals.
You'll see that Ken has set a challenge to all new bloggers for a 'postaday' for August and has invited all bloggers and those interested in social networking to Podcamp 2, the free Unconference on Social Media which is happening here in Kilkenny on Sat 27 Sept.
Anyone in the arts today may be aware that the Internet is radically changing how audiences access art and creative people. Podcamp is an informal, information sharing day for people interested in finding out more about blogs, podcasting, social networking etc and we are lucky enough to have the event in the ArtLinks region. Nicola Brown has volunteered to speak about how she starting blogging and I will also present how, firstly through my own practice, I am bringing this knowledge to the ArtLinks community. You can register to attend at  PodcampIreland.com
I was also interviewed recently by Krishna De, one of Ireland's leading Social Media strategists, who along with Ken and others, organised the first Podcamp last year. I talk about what I've learnt in this area for the ArtLinks community - you can listen the Podcast interview here (20Mb). |
Why Join or Use
ArtLinks provides opportunities for all amateur and professional creative practitioners, aged 18 and above, who are resident in Co. Kilkenny, Co. Carlow, Co. Waterford, Co. Wexford and Co. Wicklow to gain skills, knowledge and understanding and necessary support in order to develop their work practices and careers.
FREE ArtLinks benefits:
- ArtLinks e-newsletters & brochures - up to date info on all Arts & Opportunities
- Have your work or group listed on the biggest Arts Directory in the South East
- Priority booking and reduced fees for ArtLinks courses
- Don't have a Website? When you register, your details create your online ArtLinks Artists' Profile that you can update anytime
- Post your own event notices on the online Events Calendar & Noticeboard (all the events on the right have been posted by members)
- Network with practitioners in your region in the ArtLinks Online Forums
- Be eligible to apply forArtLinks €8000 Bursaries
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Events posted by Members on
ArtLinks Calendar
Dance
New: Enniscorthy Street Rythmn Dance Fest
Ballyduff, Co. Waterford:The Booley House Show
Film
ArtLinks Getting Ahead in the Film Industry Workhop
Literature
Kilkenny: New Poetry Group 'Poets Aloud' meets Weekly
Kilkenny Writers To Read Their Work at "Aloud" during Kilkenny Arts Festival
Music
KOZO Gallery, Thomastown: Classical recital by
Patricia Goggin (Flute) and C.S.L. Parker (Grand piano) - International
Exhibition Opening Reception
Wexford: Sustainable Green Gathering Festival with music, dance, visual art, film, craft, renewable energy and more
New Dysart Music Festival - now taking place in Kilkenny City
Kilkenny Violinist Alison Comerford to play in Edinburgh
Theatre/Drama
Dungarvan Drama Club in conjunction with Erie Playhouse Group presents the Fantastics
Dungarvan Drama Club welcomes Erie Playhouse -Broadway Today
Kilkenny: New play by Devious Theatre: SMITTEN
Kilkenny: Site Specific Theatre, Callan Workhouse - Asylum Theatre
Visual Art
Kilkenny Thomastown Grennan Mill: Exhibition
Castlecomer: New Arthro Gallery, All around the light that is...Pappi Pearse
Grennan Mill Craft School invites you to exhibition for Kilkenny Arts Festival
New Arthro Gallery, Castlecomer, 'Beauty in the Unexpected' by photographer Josette Tierney
LISMORE CASTLE ARTS: A LIFE OF THEIR OWN - Contemporary Sculpture
Wicklow: Tinahely Courthouse Arts Centre: Paintings of nature & rare poultry by Gethyn Gibson
Signal Arts Centre: Bray, Out There Exhibtion by Eric Doggett
Cockleshell Gallery, Duncannon: Summer Selection
Wicklow Co Council: 'Curious Things..and other bits and pieces', exhibtion curated by Sarah Ross
Kilkenny: "I-MERGE" - NEW EXHIBITION BY 5 TO 6 WOMEN'S ART PROJECT
Kilkenny: Jacinta Crowley-Long Solo Exhibition
Co Waterford- Joan Clancy Gallery: Recent Grads 08 Group Show
Ceramics Ireland International Festival Exhibition at KOZO Gallery, Thomastown
Kilkenny: Sculpture at Kells 2008
Kilkenny: Verge Strand, Photography Exhibition by Tracy Sweeney
Kilkenny, Langtons: Exhibition of recent work by Daithi Oh Uallachain -David Holohan
Kilkenny: Butler Gallery Art Festival Exhibition Atsushi Kaga
Kilkenny: Arts Festival at the Blackbird Gallery
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