OPEN ART’ CHRISTMAS EXHIBITION 2010

Leitrim Sculpture Centre (LSC) invites artists based in the North West to submit work for their 2010 Christmas Open. The exhibition will take place in The LSC Gallery from Friday 10th to Friday 24th December 2010.

The Exhibition Opening will be at 1pm on Friday 10th December. All welcome.

Submission for selection: Work in any medium can be submitted up to a maximum of two works per artist. Works put forward must not exceed 2ftsq. (incl. frame) and must first be emailed as jpegs to openart@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie or delivered as photographs to LSC.

Please include the following information for each image: Name of artist, title, date, medium, size and sale price (we will take 25% of this price as commission). All work should be for sale.

LSC Studio holders may submit up to four works with no fee payable, and we will only take 15% as commission, off the sale price. Works made at LSC will also receive a reduced commission of 15%. Please state on submission if the work was made at LSC.

Deadline for submissions for selection is Friday 12th November at 5pm.
(Original work must not be delivered to LSC for this selection process).

Notification to artists of the selection will be by Mon 22nd November.
Please do not send payment with the initial submission of images.

Delivery of work by selected artists:
Delivery of works to Gallery from Saturday 27th November to Friday 3rd December (incl) – 10am to 5pm. Closed Sunday. Late works will not be accepted.

If you are selected, a submission fee of €5 per work will be charged as well as €20 LSC Membership for 2011, unless already a Member. Membership benefits include:

Email notification of all our events such as workshops, projects and launches.
Email notification of all public National and International commissions, opportunities, residencies, training & general information, that are sent to us to distribute.
Discount of 10% if you book and pay in full, for two or more workshops at LSC. See the website or contact us for the Workshop Programme.
Use of the facilities at reduced rates from €5 per day.
Participation in a Residency or special project or event, subject to a selection process.
Proposing an exhibition or a curated event.
Apply to have work shown in the annual Christmas Open, subject to selection process.
Apply for long term Studio Space, subject to availability and a selection process.
Access to the Library with PC, printer, photocopier and broadband.

Removal of Work:
Work must be collected between Monday 10th & Friday 14th January 2011, 10am to 5pm.

Leitrim Sculpture Centre
New Line
Manorhamilton
Co Leitrim

openart@leitrimsculpturecentre.ie
www.leitrimsculpturecentre.ie

The Dock: Call For Submissions, Leitrim

The Dock , Carrick on Shannon welcomes the return of the Christmas Open Submission Exhibition. Both amateur and professional artists are invited to submit work for our Christmas show, which will be opening on Friday 3 December. The deadline for entries is Saturday November 20. Application forms can be downloaded from the website, for any other queries please contact Ciara:

Telephone:
071 96 50 828

Email:
cmccormac@leitrimcoco.ie

Website:
www.thedock.ie

Professional Practice Seminar for Visual Artists, Galway

A Professional Practice Seminar for Visual Artists will take place at 10am – 5pm on 26 November 2010 in Nuns Island Studio, Galway City. The day is designed to assist artists and art students  in their careers and inform them on current issues. Topics covered include: Funding, The Artist Led Initiative, Contributing to the Public Sphere, The Potential of Place and Building a Practice. Speakers on the day: Carl Giffney, Mick Fortune, Aoife Considine, Annette Moloney, Áine Phillips and Mark St. John Ellis. There will also be screenings of documentation of Public Art Projects by county based artist Ceara Conway. The day will close with a breakout session discussing topics that the audience want to follow up on. This event is supported by Galway City and County Councils and is free. Seating is limited so please book by emailing by 23 November.

Email:
Maeve@galwayartscentre.ie

Mad Art Gallery: Call For Submissions

The Mad Art Gallery is looking for professional artists for exhibitions in 2011. Only twelve artists with the most creative ideas and unique techniques will be selected. Please email 5 good quality images of your current work with short information about you to Sofia, for more details check the website:

Address:
MadArt Gallery, 56 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1

Telephone:
0852779024

Email:
sofia@madartstudio.com

Website:
www.madartstudio.com