The ArtLinks e-Newsletter is sent to several 1000 creative practitioners and those interested in the Arts each month.
02 Oct 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,
Its been a very busy month on many different fronts. First I want to tell you that bookings are now open for the new ArtLinks courses in Drama and Theatre that will be run later this month. There have been steady bookings already but you can assist the administration by booking early. And all those involved in film, drama & theatre, please assist the development of drama / theatre in your region by forwarding this email to other individuals and groups who may not have registered with ArtLinks yet.
This is big month for Wexford in the opening of its new Opera House. ArtLinks wishes the Wexford Opera House and its 57th Opera Festival season every success and also to our members who are exhibiting or participating during the festival. You might want to subscribe to the Wexford Opera House's e-newsletter to keep informed of all the new activity there.
I'd also like to highlight a very special Film Festival . Now in its 4th year, the Carlow African Film Festival and Symposium provides an annual platform to celebrate and explore the
intellectual and aesthetic diversity of African culture and
promotes social interaction and integration by bringing
together the various communities of Africa, Ireland and
indeed the World. All the films are listed on the ArtLinks calendar. And mentioning film, there are 3 societies in the south east that have listed their winter programmes: Carlow's Blackstairs Film Society, Kilkenny's Film Club and Dungarvan's Old Market House Arts Centre Film Club.
Finally, you will notice that ArtLinks (see below) will be partnering with other National Arts Resource Organisations to further deliver industry recognised, professional development programmes for all Arts forms. Check out our ArtLinks Partners page for more information about these organisations - we'll be adding more in the coming months. To those organisations we'd like to extend a warm welcome to ArtLinks.
Best of all enjoy all the local drama, performances, exhibitions and films,
Cathy Fitzgerald
ArtLinks Director
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Bookings now Open:ArtLinks Drama / Theatre & Film Acting Courses, courses filling fast...
Designed to be accessible, educational and
enjoyable, these workshops offer participants a unique opportunity to enhance
your enjoyment of amateur drama, specialist acting skills whilst promoting
confidence in your abilities. Attendance at these courses will also allow practitioners
from neighbouring counties to network and exchange ideas and experience. People
or members from Drama groups can attend courses in any location.
ArtLinks wishes to thank the Drama League of Ireland, Filmbase and Barnstorm Theatre Co. in helping to deliver these courses.
- Screen Acting & Auditioning for
 Film and TV Drama, with JJ Harrington, Filmbase.
Sat 11 Oct, 10-4pm, Whites Hotel, Wexford
- 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).
Wed 15 Oct, 7-9.30pm, Old
Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Fri 7 Nov, 7-9.30pm, St Patrick's Parish Centre, Church Lane, Carlow
- Developing and Maintaining an Amateur Drama Group, led by Dara Carolan, Director, Drama League of Ireland, in association with Barnstorm Theatre.
Sat 1 Nov, 10 am -4pm, Barnstorm Theatre Co, Church Lane, Kilkenny bookings filling fast
Fees: All ArtLinks Courses are subsidised
but Creative Practitioners registered on www.artlinks.ie can avail of further
fee reductions and priority booking. Registraton is free on www.artlinks.ie!
Registered Artlinks
practioners: All day courses €30, short courses €15.
Not Registered with
ArtLinks: All day courses €45, short
courses €20.
Interested? Online reservations can be made on the Course Page of www.ArtLinks.ie. Then download booking form to send in with payment or ring 056 779 4187.
These are some of the first professional FIlm/Drama/ Theatre courses and you can further assist the development of Film Drama/Theatre in the region by encouraging others to register with ArtLinks. Please feel free to forward this email to theatre groups and individuals working in these areas.
Please also register Drama Groups on ArtLinks and encourage Drama group members to register individually, to increase the profile of both the groups amd members with specific skills across the South East.
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The ArtLinks Directory now lists over 900 members, groups & festivals! But have you checked your profile page recently?
The ArtLinks Directory is now the largest Arts Directory South East. It has begun to highlight the many amatuers and professionals that are involved in the creative sector, but are you listed?
This e-newsletter is sent to all those currently on the 5 Arts Offices Databases. Therefore receiving this e-newsletter does not mean necessarily that you are a registered ArtLinks member.
To check you/your group are Registered: goto the homepage of ArtLinks.ie, and go to ///Find Artists/Group and look through the drop- down menu to find your name. If your name is not there, you are NOT an ArtLinks member. However, Registration is easy, click the Register button above on the homepage (this also creates your Profile Page).
For those that are registered, please check your details. Many people register and leave their Profile pages blank - a real missed opportunity to promote your work and skills. I know many galleries and radio stations are using ArtLInks to find interesting creative work/projects, and just as important, increasing numbers of members are networking with others who share similar interests or using it to find people with creative skills with whom they can collaborate.
Please email info@artlinks.ie now if you have forgotton your login details to update your page and keep the Directory useful for all. Remember, its free to register and promote your creative activities.
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ArtLinks Bursary Update!
Recent news from ArtLinks Bursary recipients
 The 2007 ArtLinks Kilkenny Bursary recipient, Jonny Pumfrey has been in touch recently. Here's some news from Jonny about his project and do play with the sample orchranoplan on his website - its great fun! (in the coming weeks more details on all the Bursary recipients will be posted on the website).
4500 vocal samples later and the Orchranoplan, a virtual choir in
the round, is ready for lift off. Since
receiving the ArtLinks Bursary and with the help of the Kilkenny Choir, I have been creating music as much about melody and harmony as place, space
and movement. www.orchranoplan.com A public performance is on its
way.
Jonny
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 News: ArtLinks is partnering with other National Arts Resource Organisations
To offer industry recognised, quality programmes for all Art Forms and Contexts, ArtLinks has recently invited National Arts Resouce Organisations to become associate partners of .ArtLinks. Please see the ArtLinks Partner page (more will be added soon).
We encourage all ArtLinks members wishing to further develop their creative practice to become aware of the professional development programmes and resources these organisations offer.
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Thanks for sharing at Podcamp 27 Sept Kilkenny 
To the increasing number of ArtLinks members, thanks for attending Podcamp 2. Members from literary, music, craft, visual arts and theatre backgrounds all contributed to the day and shared how using social media; such as blogs, podcasting and print-on-demand books, are helping profile their work to new audiences. A suprise to some was the noticeable number of women in attendance who are clearly seeing the benefits of these new online means of communication. I expect Podcamp will grow and grow as people understand how cost effective and increasingly simple these media are to employ. For instance, people who can use Word can quite simply manage a blog site and there was a large roomful of excited bloggers at Podcamp.
To hear comments about Podcamp (it has been reviewed on an online radio), listen at http://www.podcampireland.com
A big thanks also to the Podcamp team, Krishna De (a leading Social Media Strategist), Bernie Goldbach (IT tutor at Tipperary Institute) and Ken McGuire (ArtLinks Blogging tutor; also of Kilkennymusic.com and Devious Theatre) for again organising this free event in the South East, a fun day in which people could share their experiences and successes in using social media. Also thanks to Nicola Brown, an ArtLinks member who shared her blogging success story.
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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 & other Arts Organisations on
ArtLinks Calendar
EU Culture Programme calls for proposals for Supporting Mobility, Eu Prize for Literature, etc
O i r e a c h t a i s Painting, Sculpture,Glass, Textile & Drawing Awards: Entries Invited
Join Practice.ie, the first all-Ireland professional network for artists working with children & young people
Dance
New Dance Ireland brochures from www.danceireland.ie, also Big Dance Day, 7 Sept, Masterclasses & Intensive Training
Film
Carlow African Film Festival 17-19 Oct
Dungarvan Old Market House Arts Centre Film Club: Autumn/Winter 2008 season
Kilkenny Film Club
Carlow Blackstairs Film Society
FAS Screentraining Ireland: 1 day workshop 'The Business of Shorts'
Literature
DIPLOMA COURSE IN CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS - WRITING AND ILLUSTRATION
Kilkenny: New Poetry Group 'Poets Aloud' meets Weekly
Music
Liu Fang & Michael O'Toole play in Wicklow, Waterford, Kilkenny
Theatre/Drama
Barnstorm: Big Sister, little brother - Autumn Production for Young Children
Visual Art
Carlow ArtForms Gallery: Annabel Konig 'I Smile at Life' exhibition
Cockleshell Gallery, Duncannon: Summer Selection
Co Waterford: WATERSCAPES, An Exhibition of Drawings by Brazilian Artist Alexandre Wasong
Signal Arts Centre, Bray: Topophilia Exhibition - Pat Burnes
Wexford Opera Festival Fringe: Jacinta Long
Exhibition
Kilkenny: Art Festival Exhibition Atsushi Kaga
Old Market House Arts Centre, Dungarvan: Current Exhibtions
Kilkenny: Laura Brennan - 'Anima mundi, Soul of the world' at the Watergate Theatre, Upstairs Gallery
Wicklow:Drawing Classes at Signal Arts Centre
'Karkinoma' exhibition of new works by Kate Minnock
Professional Development Training for Visual Artists
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