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Mentoring: Moran Been-noon
Still from ElectroMmunication, Moran Been-noon, 2008 https://youtu.be/gs8QCguc1uA I’ve been approached by an artist/ curator to undertake some mentoring. We’re figuring out the details and a plan of action but have so far been corresponding by email and Skype. Moran has significant experience and I am excited by the discussions we are having. About Moran: Moran Been-noon is an…
Avenue: a new domestic space initiative for artists
I’ve been ruminating on the idea of providing domestic space for artists for a while… and in Spring 2017 I will launch a new initiative – Avenue – that supports artists/ curators/ academics visiting Belfast, from my own home. My proposal is to offer affordable accommodation to individuals and groups in a supportive, artistic environment,…
Interdisciplinary Residency at Hospitalfield
I am thrilled to have been awarded an Interdisciplinary Residency at Hospitalfield in Arbroath in March 2017. The Interdisciplinary Residency at Hospitalfield brings together a group of cultural practitioners three times a year for a two week residency. In the past architects, designers, choreographers, composers, musicians, curators, writers, translators, film makers, researchers and many visual…
Weekend of Weird, Radar
I’d love to make it along to this series of events at Radar in Loughborough at the end of the month… I’m trying to keep those few days free! Programmed by my very clever friend and sometime colleague Kate Self, it reflects an emerging field that encompasses literature, film, music, art and performance. More information below:…
Board membership, Creative Exchange Artist Studios
I’m delighted to share the news that I have been appointed as a board member of Creative Exchange Artist Studios. Creative Exchange Artist Studios have been active in East Belfast for the past 20 years, providing essential workspace for visual artists at all stages of their careers. As an artist led initiative, they are renowned…
Project Management and Planning Workshop, VAI
I’m running another professional development session on behalf of Visual Artists Ireland: Project Management and Planning Saturday 12 November, 1pm to 4pm North Down Museum, Bangor VAI Members £5 Non Members £10 Visual artists often find themselves juggling many projects consecutively, including their art practice itself, marketing and promoting their work, writing grants and proposals,…
Speed Curating at Belfast Open Studios
Saturday 5 November 2016 Belfast Exposed, The Exchange Place, 23 Donegall St, Belfast BT1 2FF Speed Curating is back… This is a perennially popular strand of our Get Together event and Belfast Open Studios and one that can potentially lead to all sorts of opportunities. The format offers just 15 minutes get to meet a Curator…
The museum of dark places
I’m really looking forward to attending this event on 2 November 2016. Curated by Jes Fernie on behalf of the Museum of London, it also features Nicky Deeley – an artist from year two of the Firstsite Associate Artists scheme. The programme is right up my street – participatory, sound and performance work, influences drawn from literature and history,…
Belfast Open Studios: programme details announced
http://belfastopenstudios.com Thursday 6th OctoberStudio Fair and Programme LaunchThe Black Box1pm – 4pmWhether you’re an artist, a student or recent graduate, an art collector, or if you simply want to find out more about the visual arts in Belfast, this is a chance to drop in to meet studio groups, artists and galleries and find out more…
Matter Talks at Art Licks Weekend, 29 September – 2 October 2016
Back for its fourth year, the annual Art Licks Weekend celebrates the contribution that emerging artists and grassroots projects make to the cultural life of London. For this three day festival artist-run projects, curatorial collectives and young galleries across the city open up their spaces for the public, with free events and exhibitions of young…
