1. Arts Council study reveals poor living and working conditions of artists
The average professional artist living in the Republic of Ireland earns just €14,500 a year from his or her art, despite having a higher level of formal education than the wider labour force, new research shows.
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2. Arts Audiences publishes findings from organisations mentored by Google Ireland
Under the Arts Audiences New Media Mentoring Scheme, Google Ireland provided mentoring to four arts organisations across the country. The findings from the scheme have now been published on the Arts Audiences website.
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3. Touring and Dissemination of Work Scheme – 2011 (Strand 2)
The Arts Council are delighted to announce a new scheme for supporting the touring and dissemination of work in all art disciplines.
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4. Visual Artists’ Workspace Minor Capital Grant
The Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport, in partnership with the Arts Council, invites applications for grants towards the cost of equipment and/or improvements to the quality of artists’ workspaces.
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5. Engaging with Architecture Scheme
The Arts Council and the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government have launched a new scheme with the purpose of engaging the public with architecture.
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6. Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award 2010 - arts and older people
The Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award 2010 aims to support individual professional artists in any artform working in the field of arts and older people. There will be two information and discussion sessions held in Dublin and Mayo to discuss the award.
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7. Upcoming deadlines for three music schemes are announced
The closing dates for the Music Recording Scheme, the third round of the Performance and Touring Award and the Music Capital Scheme are announced.
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8. Reminder: Small Arts Festivals Scheme 2011, round one, closing date 10 September 2010
We remind you that the deadline for the first round of the Small Arts Festivals Scheme 2011 is 10 September at 5:30pm.
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9. Reminder: Visual Artists’ Workspace Scheme 2011
We remind you that the deadline for the Visual Artists' Workspace Scheme is Thursday, 9 September at 5:30pm.
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10. Decisions: Artist in the Community Scheme, second round 2010
The recipients of the second round of the Artist in the Community Scheme 2010 are announced.
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11. Update: Travel and Training Award 2010
The Arts Council wishes to advise that from 1 September we will be unable to support further applications in literature and music (for activities taking place in 2010) under the Travel and Training Award.
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12. Irish representation for 54th Venice Biennale International Arts Exhibition announced
The Irish representation at the 54th Venice Biennale has been announced.
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13. The Arts Council calls on artists and arts organisations to help us assert the value of the arts
The Arts Council calls on funded artists and arts organisations to help us assert the value of the arts.
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14. News from the arts community
News from the arts community in August includes: a notice from Lismore Castle Arts who are seeking an Exhibition and Events Coordinator; information on a new Artistic Director position available from Ormeau Baths Gallery; volunteering opportunites on Culture Night (24 September); a new professional development course is available from Music Network and finally we have a reminder on the Making Tracks Music Recording Assistance Opportunity from Dublin City Council and Axis, Ballymun.
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15. International news from the Cultural Contact Point
News from the CCP in August includes: a notice on Circa, the festival of contemporary circus where performers will have an opportunity to present their works to programmers; a new website from the European Federation of Professional Circus Schools has gone live; the Council of Europe is organising a conference in Belgium on the theme of The Culture and Politics of Change; a call for young performing arts professionals to attend the 11th edition of Les Coups de Théâtreas as well as the 14th edition of the Platform hosted by CINARS in Montreal; a call for proposals for grants for activities within Morocco and finally information on a new online database for circus and street arts.
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