Creative Ireland Collaborative Practice Workshop Programme
Fri 25th & Sat 26th Jan, and Fri 1st & Sat 2nd March 2019
Collaborative Practice Masterclass Programme with Aideen Barry, Marie Brett, Siobhan Clancy, Michael McLoughin, Deirdre O'Mahony, John Scott, Mark Storor and Kate Wilson.
The number of valuable and stimulating opportunities for artists to work collaboratively with different groups of people of place or interest in Leitrim has increased significantly in recent years. However, while there are many artists in the region with extensive expertise in this arena - many artists haven't had the opportunity to develop an expertise in working collaboratively with groups or haven't had the opportunity to critically reflect on the work they have been doing.
With this in mind, as part of our Creative Ireland programme, Leitrim Arts Office and Creative Frame have developed a programme over two weekends with some of the most experienced practitioners in this field. Each weekend is limited to 15 participants and comprises of four half-day sessions and a panel discussion with all facilitators. There is no fee to participate but if you are interested in taking part, please follow the link below and complete the Expression of Interest Form and return it to Christine Kelly at arts@leitrimcoco.ie. Closing date for receipt of completed Expression of Interest Forms is Monday 17th December.
Weekend 1 - Fri 25th and Sat 26th Jan 2019 - The Dock, Carrick on Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
Facillitators: Marie Brett, John Scott, Michael McLoughin, Siobhan Clancy. Chair - Aideen Barry.
Weekend 2 - Fri 1st and Sat 2nd March 2019. - Leitrim Sculpture Centre, Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim.
Facillitators: Aideen Barry, Kate Wilson, Deirdre O'Mahony and Mark Storor. Chair - Marie Brett
In the event that the programme is oversubscribed, preference will be given to artists from a variety of artforms most likely to be working with groups in the future through the programme.
Individual Artist Bursay Programme - Applications now open
The Individual Artists Bursary programme is designed to support the development of Leitrim based professional artists from any arts discipline through any means that will demonstratively contribute to an artist’s development such as -
- Costs relating to the production of new work - development of new work for exhibition, publication or presentation; purchase of equipment or consumables.
- Costs relating to improving your knowledge - research or short-term courses; participation in conventional part-time or full-time education where other sources of public funding are unavailable.
- Costs relating to improving your capacity – such as website development, documentation etc.
- Other- or any purpose other htan mentoring that contributes to the removal of existing barriers to an artist’s development.
The value of the awards rises to a maximum of €2,000. While there is no fixed number of awards, there is generally a larger number of lesser value bursaries and a small number of maximum value ones. The quantity and value of bursaries will depend on available resources, number of applicants and the quality of applications.
The closing date fore receipt of completed applications is 12 noon, Monday 19th November, 2018.
Bright Sparks – A Leitrim Youth Theatre Carrigallen Drama Project
If you’re aged between 14 and 18 with an interest in theatre and drama and struggling to cope in your school environment, an early school leaver, unique special abilities, or feeling you don’t fit in to other activities, Bright Sparks might be for you.
This unique project aims to provide quality theatre skills delivered at a slow pace, in a small group, inviting the participants to explore their own unique talents, find their own voice, discover new ways of expressing themselves, and engage in a fun creative way where these skills gained, can be translated to stage, or to the bigger stage of life.
This project is part funded by Leitrim County Council, The Arts Council and the HSE.
There are currently a limited number of places available. For further information and enrolment details please contact Maura at 087 903643.
Leitrim, Sligo and Roscommon County Councils announce recipients of two new film awards.
As part of a new partnership Sligo, Leitrim and Roscommon County Councils have come together with filmmakers from the three counties with a view to enabling the film sector here to grow and develop. Each of the three local authorities involved in this project recognise the value of film as an artform and the contribution that film can make to the region - socially, culturally and economically. In adopting a regional approach, we recognise that we can achieve a lot more by harnessing the capacity, resources and energy of agencies and practitioners of all three counties.
As part of that, for 2018, we have introduced two new bursary programmes for filmmakers based in Sligo, Leitrim or Roscommon - A Film Collaboration Bursary for collaboration between a writer and filmmaker and a Film Completion Award for film projects already underway.
Culture & Creativity Strategy 2018 - 2022 launched
At its last meeting, the members of Leitrim County Council adopted the council's first Culture & Creativity Strategy. The vision of Creative Ireland is that every person in Ireland will have the opportunity to fully realise his or her creative potential. The Creative Ireland Vision for Leitrim is to nurture and foster creative expression in all its diversity; embrace and welcome new ideas; and create the conditions to help turn those ideas into reality and embed creativity into all aspects of the social, economic and cultural life of Leitrim. The new strategy sets out the priorities to achieve that objective in a comprehensive plan and as well as achieving that under the Creative Ireland programme, a central purpose of the strategy is to act as guidance and a key influencer in the development of all cultural policies and corporate planning developed during the tenure of the Creative Ireland programme.