Factory Floor/ Training
The
National Sculpture
Factory
supports artists in their practice by providing a range of complementary
technical and professional workshops and training in areas of direct relevance
to their work. The
professional development workshops aim to address
the business needs of artists working in a professional environment. They are
also intended to introduce artists to new areas of work, providing artistic and
financial opportunities and complementing their studio practice. The
technical workshops
are intended to provide practical and skills-based resources to artists, aiding
them with the production side of their work. In 2008, the National Sculpture
Factory is introducing a new
mentoring scheme, aiming to allow for a fruitful exchange of
knowledge and experience between artists at different stages of their careers.
The focus of the mentoring scheme will be on a series of intensive meetings
between the mentor and mentee, over a period of time, resulting in a mixture of
professional, critical and practical advice and exchange.
Professional Development Workshops for Visual Artists 2008
Arts Council
Awards Session
Trainer: Toby Dennett / Arts
Council (Dublin)
Date: Friday 23 May 2008
Trainer: Porat Jacobson
Dates: Monday 26 & Thursday 29 May 2008
Dates: Monday 9 & Thursday 12 June 2008
Technical Workshops Spring
2008
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The
National Sculpture Factory is committed to supporting artists in their
professional practice and as part
of this, offers a number of technical
workshops intended to provide practical and skills-based resources to
artists, aiding them with the production side of their work. We are
delighted to announce our Spring 2008 series of technical workshops as
follows.
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Trainer: Vincent O’Shea
Dates: Mon 21, Tues 22, Wed 23 & Thurs 24 April (inclusive)
Time: 10.00 – 4.30 pm
Participant level: Beginners to advanced
Maximum: 8 participants
Fee: €190 NSF members & €250 non members
Trainer: Helle Helsner
Dates: Thursday 8 May & Friday 9 May
(inclusive)
Time: 10.00 – 4.30 pm
Participant level: Some experience
desirable, but not essential
Maximum: 4 participants
Fee: €150 NSF members & €195
non members
Due to demand, we are running a second Bronze Casting
workshop on 5 & 6 June 2008
Trainer: Debbie Dawson
Dates: Saturday 17 May & Sunday 18 May 2008
Time: 10.00 – 4.30 pm (lunch 30 min)
Participant level: Some experience
desirable, but not essential
Maximum: 8 participants
Fee: €90 NSF members & €120
non members
The
NSF subsidises
its training workshops by 30 - 50%. Early booking is advised to ensure
availability.
* Please note these workshops
are available on an individual basis, however it is a unique opportunity for
artists to attend both workshops and be guided practically through the
moulding and bronze casting processes.
All of the above
workshops will take place in the National Sculpture Factory.
For more information or to book
a place, contact the NSF
Administrator:
Elma O’Donovan,
Administrator,
National Sculpture Factory
+353 21 4314353 or email:
elma@nationalsculpturefactory.com
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Professional Development Workshops for Visual
Artists 2008
Introduction
As part of their commitment to providing services and resources to artists
throughout Ireland, the National Sculpture Factory and Visual Artists Ireland
have initiated a programme of professional development training workshops. These
workshops are directed at artists at different stages of their career, those who
are at an early stage in their career and those who are more experienced
(Continuing Professional Development workshops/Master classes). Please read
through the description carefully to check your suitability for the workshop and
any requirements for those attending.
Arts Council
Awards Session
Trainer: Toby Dennett / Arts
Council (Dublin)
Date: Friday 23 May 2008
Time: 2.00 – 5.00 pm
Venue: National Sculpture Factory, Albert Road, Cork.
Workshop Description:
This half-day session, delivered by Toby Dennett, (Head of Artists’ Supports
at the Arts Council) is an opportunity for participants to get first hand
information, advice and guidance on the various awards and bursary schemes
operated by the Arts Council, which are available to individual artists.
Attendance at this workshop is free. Places are limited to 12.
To book a place contact
Elma O’Donovan, administrator @ 021 4314353 or email
elma@nationalsculpturefactory.com
Toby Dennett
Toby is Head of Artists' Supports at the Arts Council. The Artists' Supports
Team is responsible for ensuring that the various funding and other support
structures of the Arts Council operate effectively to the benefit of artists
of all disciplines. He is the former Director of Visual Artists Ireland, the
all island service provider and representative body for professional visual
artists. He was a founding Director of the Irish Visual Artists Rights
Organisation, which is now collecting and distributing the Artists Resale
Right. He has previously worked for the Arts Council of Northern Ireland,
Artworking, Source Photographic Magazine and Catalyst Arts and originally
trained as a visual artist.
Website Design Workshop at the National Sculpture Factory
Trainer: Porat Jacobson
Dates: Monday 26 & Thursday 29 May 2008
Dates: Monday 9 & Thursday 12 June 2008
10.00 – 4.30 pm
Venue:
National Sculpture Factory, Albert Road, Cork.
Max number of
participants per workshop: 4
Fee:
€ 150.00 (NSF members) for
4 days
Fee: €180.00
(non-members) for 4 days
COURSE
OUTLINES
This four day workshop is geared
towards artists, with basic computer literacy, who wish to promote their art
on the web.
Computer Literacy:
Minimum requirement is fluency with
Windows, file management, navigating the Internet and email. Knowledge of word
processing, spreadsheets and any graphics programme is a bonus.
General description:
The workshops are aimed at
providing artists with an understanding of how websites are graphically put
together. Only Freeware is used in the course to enable those who attend to
further develop their skills without recourse to expensive commercial
software.
Due to the complexity of the
subject, this course is foundational only, and will be project based – built
around the design of the attendee’s individual portfolio.
COURSE A
WEBSITE DESIGN – STAGE 1: PLANNING
& ORIGINATION OF ELEMENTS
Dates: Monday 26 & Thursday 29 May
10.00 – 4.30 pm
Venue: National Sculpture Factory, Albert Road,
Cork.
Max number of participants per workshop: 4
Duration: 2 full-day workshops
This course will look at how
websites are structured and how they are put together in practice. Each
attendee will design their own site and prepare the elements for later use in
Course B (see below).
COURSE B
WEBSITE DESIGN – STAGE 2:
IMPLEMENTATION
Dates: Monday 9 & Thursday 12 June
10.00 – 4.30 pm
Venue: National Sculpture Factory, Albert Road,
Cork.
Max number of participants per workshop: 4
Duration: 2 full-day workshops
An introduction to constructing a
basic website using the elements prepared in Course A. This course will cover
how HTML pages work and how HTML elements are controlled using HTML editing
software. By the end of the course the attendee should have a functional
website incorporating text, navigation, hyperlinks and images.
The
National Sculpture Factory
supports artists in their practice by providing a range of complementary
technical and professional workshops and training in areas of direct relevance
to their work. The professional development workshops aim to address the
business needs of artists working in a professional environment. They are also
intended to introduce artists to new areas of work, providing artistic and
financial opportunities and complementing their studio practice.
Porat Jacobson - Biography
Porat Jacobson was born in South
Africa. He has a fine art degree from Bezalel Academy of Art and design in
Jerusalem. He has taught Visual Studies and Computer Graphics at a Fashion
School in Johannesburg, and has freelanced in graphic design and multimedia
for over a decade.
To book a place contact
Elma O’Donovan, administrator @ 021 4314353 or email elma@nationalsculpturefactory.com.
Places will be confirmed on receipt of payment.
The NSF
subsidises its training workshops by 30 - 40%. Early booking is advised to
ensure availability.
Participants
must make a commitment to attending the full 4 days, as they are not available
as individual sessions. Places are limited to 4 participants.
Please note workshops are non-refundable.
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Professional Development Workshops for Visual Artists
2007
A
joint initiative of the National
Sculpture Factory and Visual
Artists Ireland
Technical Workshop 2007
The
NSF also
supports
artists in their professional practice by providing a range of technical skills
based workshops (see
below for further details):
Painting & Etching on Glass Workshop
Saturday 29
September 2007
Welding Workshop
Saturdays’
6, 13 & 20 October
2007 (Inclusive)
Fibreglass / Plaster Backed Silicone Moulding Techniques
Mon 15 through Thursday 18 October 2007 (Inclusive)
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Professional Development Workshops
for Visual Artists 2006
Professional
Development Workshops for Visual Artists 2005
Useful links
www.visualartists.ie/sfr_infopool.html
Professional Development Workshops
for Visual Artists 2007
Introduction
As
part of their commitment to providing services and resources to artists
throughout Ireland, the National Sculpture Factory and Visual Artists Ireland
have initiated a programme of professional development training workshops. These
workshops are directed at artists at different stages of their career, those who
are at an early stage in their career and those who are more experienced
(Continuing Professional Development workshops/Master classes). Please read
through the description carefully to check your suitability for the workshop and
any requirements for those attending. Please note, places only guaranteed upon
receipt of payment. See below for booking and registration.
Introduction to Workshops 1, 2 & 3
Workshops 1, 2 & 3 are pitched at
recent graduates, early career artists or those returning to contemporary art
after a time away from their practice. The purpose of this programme is - to
help artists to establish a professional practice; to understand the
contemporary art world; to think professionally; and to identify and create
opportunities for themselves.
Introduction to Workshops 4, 5 &
6 Master Classes
Workshops 4, 5 and 6 are aimed at artists who have an established practice.
They can be seen as specialist workshops or master classes. On both of these
workshops priority is reserved for those to whom the particular workshop will be
of immediate relevance and benefit (as opposed to the workshop simply being
‘of potential interest’). While places will be allocated on a first come
first served basis, artists may be asked to demonstrate that the workshop they
are subscribing to is relevant and appropriate to their current practice/status.
Introduction to Workshops 7 & 8
– Peer Critiques, Critical Review
Workshops 7 and 8 are aimed
at artists at all stages of their career. Places are limited to 8.
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Tutor - Kerry McCall
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CORK - Wednesday 12 September, 10.30
am – 4.30 pm
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DUBLIN - Wednesday 19 September, 10.00
am – 4.00 pm
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Fee: €40 non member
NSF/VAI member: €35
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Workshop
Description:
Communicating
and making effective presentations on your practice are key to generating
awareness of your work and influencing others. During the course of your
career, many situations will occur where you will be asked to speak
publicly about your work/ideas. These range from the more formal seminars,
conferences and interviews for commissions or jobs, to simply speaking
clearly amongst your peers. This
course will address your visual and verbal needs, covering basic
PowerPoint skills and ideas presentation.
Participants will be expected to come with 1 or 2 proposals which they
have already submitted and/ or presented in person. These will be peer and
tutor critiqued. The outcome
of the days' course is to upskill the participant in visual and verbal
presentation of their artistic concepts. There will be an emphasis placed
on the clarity of language used, articulation of concept visually and verbally as well as body language.
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*Galleries & Curating –
the International Art Market
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Tutor - Caoimhin
MacGiolla Leith
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CORK – Friday 2 November, 2.30 pm
– 5.30 pm
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DUBLIN – Wednesday 7 November, 2.30
pm – 5.30 pm
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Fee: €30 non member
NSF/VAI member: €25
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Workshop
Description:
This
half-day session will focus on the systems, principles and pragmatics of
the worlds of commercial galleries and public art institutions, with
an emphasis on the international context. Specifically, it aims to
shed light on the nature and practice of curating and criticism and will
also include reference to art fairs, art collecting, art magazines etc.
* CPD/Masterclass
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Earning Opportunities for Artists - From Hand
To Mouth
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Tutor - Jason Bowman
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CORK - 18/19 & 20 September, 10.00 am – 4.30
pm
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DUBLIN – 25/26 & 27 September,
10.00 am – 4.30 pm
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Fee:
€100 for 3 Days
NSF/VAI member: €90
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Workshop
Description:
This three day
information and discussion session will explore the range of earning
opportunities for artists and illustrate the different ways to find
platforms and opportunities to make work. Content will include
identifying and accessing public and private commissions, undertaking
residencies, working with gallery education programmes and adopting an
entrepreneurial spirit.
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Peer Critique (Lens-based
media) |
Tutor - Declan Clarke
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CORK – Wednesday 3 October, 10.30
am – 4.30 pm
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DUBLIN – Wednesday 24 October, 10.00
am – 4.00 pm
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Fee: €40 non member
NSF/VAI member: €35
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Workshop
Description:
These workshops are intended to open up
dialogue and openness between artistic peers in a world where many are
starved of feedback and thoughtful responses to their work. It will also
foster networking and contacts between artists. Those attending should be
open and prepared to respond to others’ work and should come prepared
with a 10-minute presentation on their work (followed by 20 minutes or so
of discussion). Artists can bring slides, video clips, or original artwork
to show.
This 1 day focused session, facilitated by
artist Declan Clarke, will bring together a small group of artists using
video, photography, internet and other lens-based media, to discuss their
work and practice with fellow practitioners, in a constructive, supported
and positive atmosphere.
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Writing the Artist’s Statement & CV
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Tutor - Mark Garry
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CORK – Wednesday 10 October & Thursday 11 October 10.30 am – 4.30 pm
Due to high demand for this workshop the National
Sculpture Factory are running a second workshop on Thursday 11 October
if you wish to subscribe to this please contact Elma.
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DUBLIN – Wednesday 17 October, 10.00 am
- 4.00 pm
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Fee: €40 non member
NSF/VAI member: €35
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Workshop
Description:
As
an artist, much of your time will be spent making proposals and writing
grant applications. Because funding bodies don't have the capacity to
interview everyone seeking funding, they need to get a picture of who you
are, very quickly. The CV aims to do this, augmented by a clear and
concise artist's statement. Many artists' statements are too long, full of
jargon and do not take the reader into account. This course is designed to
give artists the know-how and understanding to write clearly articulated,
comprehensive CVs and statements.
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*Handling VAT
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Tutor
– Ger Manning (Ernst & Young) |
CORK – Thursday 8 November, 2.30 pm – 5.30 pm
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DUBLIN - Gaby Smyth (Gaby Smyth & Co), 11
October 2 - 5 pm
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Fee: €20 non member
NSF/VAI member: €15
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Workshop Description:
This
workshop/ masterclass targets those working on commissions where VAT is an
issue. Specific areas covered will be registering for VAT, cross-border
commissioning, making work outside of Ireland and installing it here,
international issues, zero rating, PAYE, and galleries.
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CPD/Masterclass
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Tutor - Mark O’Kelly
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CORK - Wednesday 7 November, 10.30 am – 4.30 pm
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DUBLIN - Wednesday 14 November, 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
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Fee: €40
non member
NSF/VAI member: €35
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Workshop
Description:
These workshops are intended to open up
dialogue and openness between artistic peers in a world where many are
starved of feedback and thoughtful responses to their work. It will also
foster networking and contacts between artists. Those attending should be
open and prepared to respond to others’ work and should come prepared
with a 10-minute presentation on their work (followed by 20 minutes or so
of discussion). Artists can bring slides, video clips, or original artwork
to show.
This 1 day focused session, facilitated by
artist Mark O’Kelly, will bring together a small group of painters to
discuss their work and practice with fellow practitioners, in a
constructive, supported and positive atmosphere.
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Tutor - Nicky Gogan and Caroline Campbell
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CORK – Wednesday 21 November
10.30 am – 4.30 pm
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DUBLIN – Wednesday 28 November,
10.00 am -
4.00 pm
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Fee: €40 non member
NSF/VAI member: €35
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Workshop
Description:
With
the importance of the internet to cultural production and distribution,
plus the revenue possibilities it can generate (or lose) in relation to
copyright, it seems clear that this is an increasingly important area for
artists. For those working via the internet, understanding copyright is
fundamental. This workshop will look at alternative
distribution methods for creative work as facilitated by new technologies,
as well as the general digital copyright landscape. Other areas covered
will be:
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how are artist’s rights protected in the on-line environment?
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do you need DRM (digital rights management) of your work?
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what alternatives are available to choose how people will be allowed to
interact with your work?
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would Copyright or the Creative Commons License work for you?
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is it ever good for the artist to have their work spread virally without
control?
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finding the right balance for fair use?
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what is Open Source and what are the benefits to both producing work and
sharing aspects of the work you do?
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CPD/Master class
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National Sculpture Factory, Albert
Road, Cork City,
Tel: +353 (0) 21 4314353/ Fax: +353 (0) 21 4313247
info@nationalsculpturefactory.com
www.nationalsculpturefactory.com
www.corkcaucus.org
Visual Artists Ireland, 37 North Great George's Street, Dublin 1
Tel: +353 (0) 1 8722296/ Fax: +353 (0) 1 8722364
info@visualartists.ie
www.visualartists.ie
VENUES
Workshops
will take place in the National Sculpture Factory Cork and Visual Artists
Ireland Dublin
BOOKING
INFORMATION
In
order to book, you must complete the booking form (and send with attached
payment) or contact the respective organisation (by telephone or email).
The National Sculpture Factory for Cork (Elma O’Donovan/
elma@nationalsculpturefactory.com)
or Visual Artists Ireland regarding Dublin workshops.
Visual
Artists Ireland can also accept payment by credit or debit card over the phone.
Early booking is advisable
as places on workshops are limited and places are only guaranteed upon receipt
of payment. Places will be
allocated on a first come first served basis.
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New
Media Training Workshops 2007
Digital Image Management using Photoshop (Beginners)
Facilitator: Harry Moore
Wednesday 18 April
2007
The course is
designed to enable participants to store and present documentation of their work
in digital format using Adobe Photoshop.
It will include
scanning images, or importing digital images, saving them in the most
appropriate format; also basic use of Photoshop to restore image quality, most
suitable formats for storage, presentation, and preparation for email and for
printing.
Participants will
need to bring photographic images ready to be scanned,
or
/and images recorded on a digital camera, (also their own lap top with Adobe
Photoshop, which they can use on the course, if they have one).
It is highly
recommended that participants have a USB digital memory stick, at least 512 MB
which are now relatively cheap and readily available at many outlets.
Digital Video-Shooting
and Editing (Part 1 – Beginners) full day
Facilitator: Mike Hannon
Date: Saturday 19 May
2007
Time: 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
Cost: €35 (NSF
members) & €40 (non members)
Venue: NSF mezzanine
This one day
course is a beginners introduction to digital video for artists.
Participants will be shown how to operate a digital video camera, how to
import video footage to a computer, how to edit in Apple i-Movie and how to
export video to a form suitable for exhibition. The course covers:
- Manual and
automatic camera functions
- Capturing quality video footage
- Elementary editing techniques
- Basic colour correction
- Widescreen versus standard aspect ratio
- High Definition versus Standard Definition
- Exhibition formats, including making a basic DVD
Participants
should have basic computer skills (email, internet, etc.) Please
bring your own camera if you have one.
Sound Recording and Editing (2
days)
Facilitator: Dinah Bird
and Jean-Philippe Renoult
Dates: Saturday 9 & Sunday 10 June 2007
Time: 10.00 am – 4.30 pm
Cost: €90 (NSF members), €100 (non members)
Venue:
NSF mezzanine
A weekend
introduction to creative radio practices using open source
audio editing and recording programmes with the Anglo/French sound
artist team Jean-Philippe Renoult and DinahBird.
Day One :
Morning : Introduction to musique concrète, radio art and tape music,
different types of microphones, listening sessions.
Afternoon: Introduction to the free open source editing and recording
programme Audacity.
Day Two :
Participants will encouraged to think about sound as electricity, as a
vibration, as a signal, and as a wave that can be transformed into an
element of a musical composition.
Morning :
An introduction to the Flavitron. Particpants are shown how to
manipulate recordings using the principles of electroacoustic music
(delay, loop, repetition,reverse ) through a simple open source
programme, the Flavitron, originally designed by French composer and
engineer François Giraudon for the Dan Flavin retrospective at the
Museum of Modern Art, Paris.
Afternoon :
Recording and sound manipulation. Preparation for concert.
The workshop ends with a collective improvisation using pickups, contact
microphones, Audacity and Flavitrons.
Technical needs:
Participants encouraged to bring their own laptops, head phones and recording
devices, if they have them. You can download the sound programme Audacity for
free here:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
National Sculpture Factory Pilot Mentoring Scheme
The National Sculpture Factory wishes to set up a mentoring
scheme and is seeking interested candidates to take part in the pilot programme
as either mentor or person to be mentored (mentee).
- Mentors should be experienced artists,
practitioners within their field, with an interest in sharing their knowledge
and experience with a less experienced artist.
- Mentees should be practising professional artists
seeking to further their personal artistic development through the process of
individual mentoring.
Mentors should also include a
statement outlining what they would hope to offer an artist and mentees should
include a statement outlining what they would hope to gain from the experience.
Please indicate whether you are interested in being a mentor or a mentee.
If you are
interested in further information or taking part in the pilot project, please
email or send your letter of interest and CV/Biog to National Sculpture Factory,
Mentoring Pilot, Albert Road, Cork, by 21st December 2007.
Please
note:
The numbers taking part
in the pilot programme will depend on the budget and the response to this call.
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