Opportunity: Upcoming Visual Artists Ireland Events

Visual Artists Ireland operates a wide range of training and events throughout the year including workshops, peer discussion groups, seminars, and talks.

Visual Artists Help Desk with Brian Kielt (Advocacy & Advice NI)
Wednesday March 6, 2pm to 4.30pm

Artists can book a Help Desk session that will be held online or on the phone. Artists can book in for a one-to-one appointment to discuss any aspects of their professional careers, free of charge. 

Curator in Conversation: Clíodhna Shaffrey
Wednesday March 6, 6.30pm to 8pm

Clíodhna Shaffrey is Director of Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. She was previously the Visual Arts Advisor to the Arts Council of Ireland, and Arts Officer with two local authorities in Ireland. She has worked extensively as an independent curator producing exhibitions, festivals, public art commissions, collaborative research projects, and writing. Across a diverse range of creative work, policy, arts planning, and curation, she remains committed to nurturing artistic practices and advocates for the right conditions for artists to create and make work.

Book a Help Desk with Oona Hyland (Advocacy & Advice)
Thursday March 7, 2pm to 4.30pm

Artists can book a Help Desk session that will be held online or on the phone. Artists can book in for a one-to-one appointment to discuss any aspects of their professional careers, free of charge. 

Webinar: Writing about your Practice
Monday March 11, 11am 

This webinar will focus on the written presentation of your work. It will discuss how best to frame your artist’s biography, Artist’s CV and artist statement.  These are essential documents in representing your practice and should be of the highest quality possible to accompany your project proposals. A series of clinics will follow where artists can get one to one advice on how to best strengthen their CV, biography and statement.

Visual Artists Help Desk with Brian Kielt (Advocacy & Advice NI)
Wednesday March 13, 2pm to 4.30pm

Artists can book a Help Desk session that will be held online or on the phone. Artists can book in for a one-to-one appointment to discuss any aspects of their professional careers, free of charge. 

Book a Help Desk with Oona Hyland (Advocacy & Advice)
Thursday March 14, 2pm to 4.30pm

Artists can book a Help Desk session that will be held online or on the phone. Artists can book in for a one-to-one appointment to discuss any aspects of their professional careers, free of charge. 

Webinar: Documenting your Work with Simon Mills
Tuesday March 19, 2pm to 3.30pm

This workshop aims to develop photography and video skills that artists need to present their work to curators, galleries, in applications and proposals, in marketing and to gain exposure online. Experienced photographer Simon Mills will lead this practical webinar.

Simon will look at techniques to photograph different types of work, including wall-based work and sculpture at a range of sizes. We will go through the most common pitfalls and mistakes and develop techniques to get the most out of your images.

Introducing Clare, Limerick and Tipperary: Artist’s Networking Event
Thursday 14 March, 11am at Limerick City Gallery

Limerick, Tipperary and Clare based visual artists are invited to come together for tea and a chat at Limerick City Gallery of Art with curators and programmers. This will be an opportunity to make connections with artists, curators and art organisations. Available for artists based in Counties Clare, Limerick and Tipperary. Curators joining on the day are Dermot Browne and Niamh Brown.

Curator In-Person Clinics – Co. Cork
Wednesday 20 March, 11am at Cork County Council HQ

Co Cork based artists are invited to join curator clinics with Caimin Walsh and Niamh Brown Ormston House Ann Davoren of West Cork Arts Centre and Jessica Bonenfant Coogan Artistic Director at Greywood Arts East Cork at the Cork County Council Offices.

On the day each of these guest specialists will speak about their own practice and how they work with artists. It will be an opportunity to get an insight into their thinking and increase your understanding. What ever stage you are at in your artist practice this will be and extremely valuable opportunity. 

Tax Advice for Artists in Northern Ireland
Wednesday March 27, 3pm to 5pm

Louise Gorman from Balanced Business Solutions will present a webinar with tips and advice on tax for artists. Topics will range from advice on the self assessment forms, record keeping tips, deductible expenses and more. There will be a chance to ask questions at the end of the webinar presentation.


For more information on any of the upcoming events or for booking details, visit the visualartistsireland.ie website.