An Táin Arts Centre’s summer residency programme is open to recent graduates and artists at the start of their career looking to establish a collaborative practice. The aim of the residency is to assist artists to research and develop new work and give them the time and space to develop their practice in a community setting. During the three-month residency, artists are provided with studio space, administrative support, a living stipend of €1500, materials budget of €500, and the opportunity to use the main gallery for the month of September. #antainartists
Summer 2020 Residency Entry Info
1st July – 30th September
HOW TO APPLY
Please email elaine@antain.ie with one pdf document including the following details:
- Artist(s) CV (max three pages)
- Proposal for residency (500-1000 words). Clear reference must be made to the communities the artist would like to work with, proposed themes, outcomes, outreach, workshops and/or talks, as applicable.~
- Portfolio with samples of current and previous work (max three pages)
- Email and phone contact details for two professional / academic references
Application deadline: Wednesday, 26th of February 2020 at 5pm
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Summer 2019 Residency
Rozzi Kennedy is an emerging artist from South Armagh and a proud graduate of the painting department at Limerick School of Art and Design. She has exhibited in selected, curated shows within Ireland and her drawing ‘Devil Shack’ was purchased by Limerick City Gallery of Art. Her first solo show – a series of paintings and collages rooted in her South Armagh landscape was exhibited during 2018 at The Alley Art Gallery, Strabane, with support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland SIAP awards. She is keen to develop a community-engaged practice.
During the residency, Rozzi’s plan is to collaborate with people living with dementia and potentially their loved ones to produce art in a safe, social and comfortable environment where participants can express themselves openly. She hopes the process will evoke some great memories and emotions.
Rozzi will have an Open Studio in the Basement gallery, 6th – 28th September
Follow her progress on Instagram @rozzikennedy #antainartists Funded by Creative Ireland
Visual Artist in Residence Blogposts
July 2019 | Blogpost #1
August 2019 | Blogpost #2
September 2019 | Blogpost #3
November 2019 | Blogpost #4
Summer 2018 Residency
Sean McGuill is a visual artist from Dundalk. He recently graduated with a degree in Printmaking and Contemporary Practice from Limerick School of Art and Design. His artistic practice comes from observing and engaging with society and popular culture. Sean’s work has been exhibited in a number of locations across Ireland and was recently featured in group exhibitions in Galway Arts Centre and Louth County Museum as well as Kunsthaus LA54 in Berlin. His work has been selected for various awards including the John Shinnors Selection at the 2017 LSAD Drawing Awards, as well as the Limerick Lace Drawing Award in 2016 and the LSAD Drawing Awards in 2015. He was shortlisted for the 2017 Hennessy Portrait Prize for his self-portrait and included in the exhibition at the National Gallery of Ireland.
Sean’s Open Studio in the Basement gallery was held 3rd – 29th September – INFO HERE
Follow his progress on Instagram @seanmcguillart #antainartists
Visual Artist in Residence Blogposts
August 2018 | Blogpost #1
September 2018 | Blogpost #2
December 2018 | Blogpost #3
Summer 2017 Residency
Roseann Berrill grew up and is currently living in Dundalk, Co. Louth, having recently graduated from the National College of Art and Design (2016) with an honours degree in textile design. Roseann has a strong interest in many areas of textiles, including interiors, fashion and applied arts. Her work techniques include embroidery, illustration, fabric manipulation, mixed media and print.
Roseann’s work tends to be somewhat improvised, working and experimenting, having one thing leading into another with free association. A wash of colour and ink, a pen line, strategically placed embroidery. The tactile quality of her work is as important as the visual qualities. Themes of her work include preservation, memory, behaviours, social acceptance, living in a media dominate world, and many more.
Roseann aims to work with the community in her residency, to create a collection of art, installation pieces, interactive art, land art or a combination of all or some of these, and to encourage creative and educational experiences in a collaborative setting.
“Be soft in your practice. Think of the method as a fine silvery stream, not a raging waterfall. Follow the stream, have faith in it’s course. It will go it’s own way, meandering here, trickling there. It will find the grooves, the cracks, the crevices.” – Sheng-yen, Chinese Buddhist Monk.
Roseann was in residence in the Basement Gallery studio July, August and September 2017.
Roseann’s exhibition ‘Follow the Stream’ ran from 1st – 30th September in the Basement Gallery
Follow her progress on Instagram @rosieberrill #antainartists
Visual Artist in Residence Blogposts
August 2017 | Blogpost #1 – What does textiles mean to you?
September 2017 | Blogpost #2 – I think I’m turning Japanese
September 2017 | Blogpost #3 – My girls
September 2017 | Blogpost #4 – Tanabata
September 2017 | Blogpost #5 – Exhibition space
September 2017 | Blogpost #6 – Fear of the white page
September 2017 | Blogpost #7 – Visual Artists Ireland Get Together
October 2017 | Blogpost #8 – Reflection
Summer 2016 Residency
Úna Curley, mixed media artist, grew up in Kerry but is now based in Carrickmacross. She studied at NCAD and graduated with a first class (hons) degree in Textile Art and Artefact. This was the culmination of a long journey of exploring art as a language of expression. Having previously attained a BA (Hons) Mgt from the IMI and an MSc Communication from Queens University, Úna was still curious about the intent or meaning beyond words; in particular, the complexities of stories, concepts, words, thoughts and feelings and the expression thereof.
The initial exploration took her to Drogheda Institute of Further Education to explore the field of artistic expression through various materials, such as paint/wood/textiles, and immediately she was hooked. Her affinity with textiles and fabric manipulation led to a level 6 qualification in Fashion Design and a chance to study at NCAD under the excellent tutelage of Dr Helen McAllister and Nigel Cheney.
Through textiles and found objects Úna explores our heritage, craft skills and materials for inspiration, and her mixed media pieces are quirky, thought provoking and question our relationship with ourselves and the environment as well as raise awareness of issues such as injustice, the worryingly fast pace of living, rate of consumption and subsequent waste.
During her residency with An Táin Arts Centre Úna explored the rich heritage of County Louth for inspiration and idea development. Through collaboration and community involvement she created new works and presented Mi Camino a Través del Arte in the main gallery space during August and September.
Úna was in residence in the Basement Gallery studio during July, August and September 2016.
Follow her progress on Twitter @una_curley #antainartists
Visual Artist in Residence Blogposts
August 4th 2016 | A Suitcase Full of Curiosities and the Mark of a Maker’s Hand
August 10th 2016 | The Shadow Side of Labels
August 17th 2016 | Textile Metaphors
August 30th 2016 | Louth Heritage and Mi Camino a Través del Arte Exhibition
September 16th 2016 | An Artist/Maker/Designer and a fire-lighting stick…
September 29th 2016 | I will not be boxed
October 3rd 2016 | Artist Residency – to do or not to do!
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