Networking Event/Seminar on Collaborative Practices and Workshops:

CONNECT – Artists Professional Development Programme
Speed Dating style networking Event :
Friday | 20 April | 7-9pm
This informal event will provide artists with an opportunity to meet with, discuss their practice, show their work or ask questions to a range of professionals. Each participant can select up to 6 people they would like to ‘meet’ and every 10 minutes participants move on their next allocated ‘date’.
This event also provides a fun and informal opportunity for artists to network with each other during the event, before, after or inbetween meetings.
Arts Professionals on the evening include:
Macalla Hall, Lough Lannagh Holiday Village
BOOKING REQUIRED – Contact Gaynor Seville on 094-9047561 or email gseville@mayococo.ie outlining which 6 professionals you would like to meet.
This is a free event
Collaborative Practices Seminar
Saturday | 21 April | 3-5pm
A fascinating series of short talks and presentations covering a wide range of collaborative models involved in their practice. Ranging from collaboration with other artists, arts professionals, curators, local authorities, local community groups and individuals, schools, scientists, galleries, fabricators, foundries etc
Speakers at the Collaborative practices seminar:
BOOKING REQUIRED – Contact Gaynor Seville on 094-9047561 or email gseville@mayococo.ieThis is a free event
Peer Critique Workshop for moving image artists with Jenny Brady
Sunday | 22 April | 10am- 3pm
Jenny Brady will discuss her own practice and work on the Landmark Public Art Programme. Participants will present and discuss their video work with structured feedback from the other workshop participants.
Participants will need to take along DVDs or laptops to present their work to the group. Projector and Speakers will be available on the day.
Lough Lannagh Lodge
Maximum Participants: 7
Drawing on Lough Lannagh Workshop with Fionnuala Hanahoe
Sunday | 22 April | 10am- 3pm
This workshop / sharing process will provide participants with an opportunity to gain an insight into Fionnuala’s process of 'drawing on Lough Lannagh' through Photoshop or any drawing software. All artists should be able to use Photoshop or some kind of drawing software such as Illustrator. Participants should have their own laptops with Photoshop installed or another drawing software installed, their own digital camera and a drawing tablet (tablets can be provided if necessary).
Lough Lannagh Annex & around the lake
Maximum Participants: 4
BOOKING REQUIRED for both workshops – Contact Gaynor Seville on 094-9047561 or email gseville@mayococo.ie
Both workshops are free
Speed Dating style networking Event :
Friday | 20 April | 7-9pm
This informal event will provide artists with an opportunity to meet with, discuss their practice, show their work or ask questions to a range of professionals. Each participant can select up to 6 people they would like to ‘meet’ and every 10 minutes participants move on their next allocated ‘date’.
This event also provides a fun and informal opportunity for artists to network with each other during the event, before, after or inbetween meetings.
Arts Professionals on the evening include:
- Gaynor Seville - Public Art Coordinator Mayo County Council
- Aideen Barry - Artist
- Cleary + Connolly - Artists
- Tom Swift - Artistic Director, The Performance Corporation
- Noel Kelly - CEO, Visual Artists Ireland
- Sean Walsh – Director, Ballina Arts Centre
- John McHugh – Director, Custom House Studios & Gallery, Westport
- Marie Farrell – Director, Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar
- Maire Hearty – Director, Aras Inis Gluaire, Belmullet
- Toby Dennet – Head of Artists Supports, Arts Council of Ireland
Macalla Hall, Lough Lannagh Holiday Village
BOOKING REQUIRED – Contact Gaynor Seville on 094-9047561 or email gseville@mayococo.ie outlining which 6 professionals you would like to meet.
This is a free event
Collaborative Practices Seminar
Saturday | 21 April | 3-5pm
A fascinating series of short talks and presentations covering a wide range of collaborative models involved in their practice. Ranging from collaboration with other artists, arts professionals, curators, local authorities, local community groups and individuals, schools, scientists, galleries, fabricators, foundries etc
Speakers at the Collaborative practices seminar:
- Cleary+Connolly
- Tom Swift from The Performance Corporation
- Rob Vale
- Jenny Brady
- Ian Wilson
- Aideen Barry
BOOKING REQUIRED – Contact Gaynor Seville on 094-9047561 or email gseville@mayococo.ieThis is a free event
Peer Critique Workshop for moving image artists with Jenny Brady
Sunday | 22 April | 10am- 3pm
Jenny Brady will discuss her own practice and work on the Landmark Public Art Programme. Participants will present and discuss their video work with structured feedback from the other workshop participants.
Participants will need to take along DVDs or laptops to present their work to the group. Projector and Speakers will be available on the day.
Lough Lannagh Lodge
Maximum Participants: 7
Drawing on Lough Lannagh Workshop with Fionnuala Hanahoe
Sunday | 22 April | 10am- 3pm
This workshop / sharing process will provide participants with an opportunity to gain an insight into Fionnuala’s process of 'drawing on Lough Lannagh' through Photoshop or any drawing software. All artists should be able to use Photoshop or some kind of drawing software such as Illustrator. Participants should have their own laptops with Photoshop installed or another drawing software installed, their own digital camera and a drawing tablet (tablets can be provided if necessary).
Lough Lannagh Annex & around the lake
Maximum Participants: 4
BOOKING REQUIRED for both workshops – Contact Gaynor Seville on 094-9047561 or email gseville@mayococo.ie
Both workshops are free