August 9th, 2009
irish sunday times
Just back from Kilkenny, I’m so pleased to have been invited to speak today, it was great to talk to so many of the visitors (and buyers!) at the show and get valuable feedback on the new work I presented. The selection of work in the show was fantastic, all presented beautifully, I was so well looked after, the festival organisers were fab, as was the curator, Angela O’Kelly. But a special thanks must go to Tony, who picked me up from and returned me (with my parents) to the airport in Dublin - thanks!
Article by Dara Flynn from the Irish Sunday Times last week can be read here too.
August 8th, 2009
AA2A 2009 applications accepted
The AA2A project is a national set of schemes, providing visual artists and designer makers with the opportunity to undertake a period of research or realise a project, using workshop and supporting facilities in fine art and design departments of Higher and Further Education institutions.
The scheme is open to anyone who has been out of college for a least a year and it provides a small sum of money for materials £220 this year. MMU will host four artists and applications have to be in by the 19th of September. Clare Coyle is administrating the application process. You can find out about the scheme by visiting http://www.AA2A.org and see the application procedure at http://www.AA2A.org/apply but if they get in touch with Clare she will send out an application pack. Graduates of MMU can apply but only to other institutions. You can also check out last years MMU artists work and comments at http://www.aa2a.org/colleges/manchester
August 5th, 2009
off to ireland on friday
So I’m looking forward to my trip to Ireland on Friday! I’m meeting up with my parents who are coming down to see the Sterling Irish show - and hear my talk on Sunday, now that IS nerve wracking…! I’m being picked up from Dublin airport by a VERY kind vounteer for the Kilkenny Arts Festival, and I’m anticipating the journey through lush green countryside already.
I’ve not been to Kilkenny for a long time, and I’m looking forward to seeing how my new fluo orange fittings look in multiple too. Angela’s been doing a great job sorting it all out and hanging all the work, and it’s so great to know my work is in safe hands!
My good friend Lucy (Lucy May Schofield makes beautiful books and gorgeous cards, you should check her work out…) has just come back from Ireland, and she had such a wonderful time that I can’t help but smile thinking about it. Only thing to make it better would be if Ivor was coming with me…