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NEWS UPDATE
'Do not worry about your
originality. You could not get rid of it even if you wanted
to.'
-- Robert Henri
Meeting Notes
8th March 2010
 Arts
Trail
Following the success of previous
Arts Trails it was decided at the meeting to run another one this
year over the Easter break. The aim is to display paintings/photos/small
sculptures/other art works in the shop windows along Trimgate
Street, Navan. Previous years received very good feedback from both
shopkeepers, public and the artists. Volunteers are needed to meet
with shop owners/managers this Friday morning (12th March) and possibly
during the week to discuss the project with them. If you've
got an hour to spare this Friday morning and fancy a coffee then
contact us on info@meathartsgroup.com to arrange to meet.
We aim to run the Arts Trail from Friday 26th March to - Friday
9th April. Email us before Wednesday 17th March to include your name on
the exhibitors list.
Arts Film Night
The first of the film nights where we saw Bacon's
Arena was really well attended and very enjoyable. Our thanks to Logan
Sisley of the Hugh Lane Gallery for the excellent lecture about Francis
Bacon before the film. Thanks also to Solstice Arts
Centre for the refreshments.
Dates and film title for
the next (April) have yet to be confirmed.
The film will start
at 8pm which will then be folowed by an informal discussion (a bit of chat
really!). Refreshments are provided. Tickets €8.00.
Please
support this night - it's a great night out and a great place to meet
people you know and people you don't know.
In
Between Gallery
Peter
McKenna, Marayisa Harasimowicz and Loreto Reilly
have been selected to show at the In Between gallery in Solstice
from April 26th to May 8th. The next available
date is in July so now is the time for interested groups of artists
within Meath Arts Group to send group submissions to info@meathartsgroup.com
Annual Group Exhibition
Meath Arts Group will have a group
exhibition in December at Solstice Arts Centre
from December 10th - 23rd. The theme/title will be
decided at the next meeting so put your thinking caps on now and come up
with some wonderfully creative ideas for the next meeting on April
12th.
Jim
Connell Festival
This
annual festival takes place in Crossakiel, Kells from Friday 30th April -
Sunday 2nd May. The festival honours Jim Connell, author of The
Red Flag -- the anthem of the Labour movement. On Sunday
2nd May there is a parade and additional events through the village.
Artists are welcome to come along and exhibit/sell their wares. There is
no fee for this. Click here for further
details.
The
Point Village Market
The
Point Village market is aiming to create an outlet for the people most
affected by the economic downturn - students, artists, butcher, baker,
candlestickmakers etc. There will be a weekly weekend market of 100 stalls
- some permanent, some transient. To secure a stall requires an
application process and a commitment. There is a monthly introductory fee
(8 days trading) of €484 inc. VAT for a 3m x 3m stall (your average gazebo
which must be sufficiently weighted down). Must have public liability
insurance.
www.vscevents.ie for further
details.
Artist's Insurance
Meath Arts Group have received a discounted
group rate for public liability insurance. Please email us to add
your name to the list if you're interested in availing of a group
discount. It has been suggested that insurance be included in
the Arts Group memberships fees. Let us know your thoughts
on this one. info@meathartsgroup.com
Christmas Extravaganza
A sub-committee has been formed to liaise on a
proposal to create a Christmas event to be proud of this December. Further
volunteers are always welcome. This is a great opportunity to be really
creative. Please email info@meathartsgroup.com for further
details.
Book Launch
Edel Gillick (author) and Sharon Maher-Bordalo (Illustrator)
will be launching their children's book in Navan Library on 8th April
2010. (To be confirmed). Details will
follow.
Forthcoming Exhibitions
Pile (Give or Take)
An interwoven mountain
of unwanted clothes is built expanding across the gallery floor to create
a perfectly stacked wall.
Venue: Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, County Meath
Opens 26th March -
7pm
In Between Gallery @
Solstice
Peter McKenna,
Marayisa Harasimowicz and Loreto Reilly
Solstice Arts Centre, Navan
April 26th to May
8th
Jim
O'Brien
Modern
Art
Navan Library, Navan, County Meath
Last two weeks in April
(Dates to be confirmed)
Jim
O'Brien
Landscapes
Chekhovs' Coffee House
Bakery Lane
Navan
(Dates to be
confirmed)
Arts
Council Awards Deadlines
The
following grants deadlines falls on 1 April 2010:
Architecture
Project Award
Arts Participaiton Project Award
Circus Project
Award
Dance Project Award
Film Project Award
Literature
Project Award
Music Project Award
Street Arts and Spectacle Project
Award
Theatre Project Award
and Visual Arts Project
Award.
Deadline for the Artist in the Community Award is 25 June
2010.
Ongoing Awards include: Writers in Schools Award; Travel and Training Award; Deis; Visual Artists in Prisons Scheme and Writers in Prisons
Scheme.
Grant
Application Deadlines
Meath Arts Office deadlines for the following
Awards and Bursaries:
• Bi - Annual Arts Grant
Scheme Phase II 5pm Friday 27 August
2010
• Tony
Finnegan Memorial Award - 2 awards annually
Download Application Forms here
Lecture
Series
Cavan County Council Open Art
A program of free events presenting
contemporary Visual Arts Practice takes place fortnightly in the
Johnston Central Library, Cavan.
Submissions and queries to: Cavan
County Council Arts Office Farnham Centre Farnham Street Cavan 049
4378548 artsoffice@cavancoco.ie
Classes/Courses
Craft Council of Ireland Workshops
Click here to see list of forthcoming
workshops.
Competitions/Submissions/Awards/Opportunities
Log on to www.creativecareers.ie
for details of numerous submissions and opportunities.
See
below for a list of just a few of them: Click on the links for further
information.
Gallery of Photography Artists
Award. Deadline 22nd March
2010.
Environmental Photographer of the Year
2010 Run by the Chartered Institution of Water and
Environmental Management. Deadline 31st July
2010.
Alley Theatre & Gallery: Seeking
submissions for their exhibition programme from September 2010 to July
2011. Work in any artform will be considered.
Meath Arts Office Bursaries and Awards -
various awards and deadlines.
Arts Council of Ireland
It is
important that we receive feedback about these projects so
please let
us know if you are interested in any or all of the above
and we would love to hear any other ideas you may have for the
Group.
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