Professional Development
Training workshops 2005
In 2005, The National Sculpture Factory, in
partnership with the Sculptors’ Society of Ireland, are running three sets of
workshops, intensively covering Commissioning, Galleries and Financial matters
for artists (see below). A comprehensive brochure detailing all workshops will
be available in the Summer. For costs, bookings and other queries please
contact: Elma O’Donovan, NSF administator (contact section of this website) or
elma@nationalsculpturefactory.com.
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COMMISSIONS |
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Undertaking commissions
– an advanced workshop |
This is an advanced version
of a previously run workshop covering detailed aspects of the commissioning
process. It includes: second stage competitions, contracts, VAT, cash flow,
withholding tax etc. |
2 full days |
Mon 13 & Tues 14 June |
9 – 3 pm |
Jenny Haughton |
€25 |
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Artists’ experiences -
preparing proposals and managing problems/ relationships in the commissions
process |
Artists who have gone
through the commissioning process present proposals they have submitted and
discuss some of the specific difficulties and problems encountered in the
commissioning process |
1 full day |
Monday 18 July |
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Annette Clancy and three
artists |
€25 |
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SHOWING/ PRESENTING WORK |
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Working with public
galleries |
This training session is
designed to give artists the confidence and knowledge to approach and make
more targeted and effective presentations and proposals to a public gallery.
A more specialised and advanced version of the course previously run. |
Half day |
Thurs 23 June |
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Ann Daveron |
€25 |
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Introduction to private
galleries |
This workshop and
information session which introduces the relationship between contemporary
private galleries and artists, it covers the myths about private galleries,
approaching private galleries the expectations, the relationships etc |
Half day |
TBC |
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€25 |
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Initiating your own
projects |
Using practical exercises
participants on this workshop will come away with advice and skills on how to
initiate, plans and deliver a self arranged arts project |
1 day |
Tuesday 19 July |
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Annette Clancy and artist |
€25 |
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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS |
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Costing and pricing your
work |
How much does it cost you
to make your work? Do you know how much it costs you not to make the
work? This workshop will teach
participants’ basic cost management techniques designed to ensure that
proposals are grounded in accurate and realistic financial. This workshop has been developed and
advanced on the basis of feedback received from previous workshops. |
Half day |
Wed 8 June |
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Patricia Klyne Kelly |
€25 |
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Managing your money |
Workshop participants will
come away from the day with practical tools for better financial management
including an understanding of cash flow, keeping accounts, how to cost and
price your work, and how best to integrate budgeting and finance into your
day to day management. |
1 day |
Tue 21 June |
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David McConnell |
€25 |
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Preparing proposals and
applications |
This is a development of a
previous workshop that will look at the proposal and application preparation
process in detail exploring the strategic skills required to ensure that your
application is seriously considered. Includes information on writing and
preparing CV's, artists statements, documentation packages etc. |
1day |
Wed 29 June |
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Sarah Glennie |
€25 |
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