Roscommon Arts Office seeks interest from artists who wish to participate in the 2010
[ art@work ]
artists’ residency programme
As part of art@work, artists from any arts discipline, spend three weeks in a company or service in County Roscommon making work motivated by the environment, staff and working practices of the company Since its inception in 2001, the art@work programme has continued as a unique outlet for contemporary art to be integrated into society – introducing not only art, but also artists, and the processes of making art, to new audiences.
Artists are not necessarily expected to make work collaberatively; rather the artist is simply making work for a period of time in a different place of work than usual. Quite naturally however, the work is clearly influenced by the artists’ adopted environment, relating strongly to that particular situation thus providing a greater interest and involvement in the work from staff.
To the artist art@work offers the opportunity to explore different methods of working and to produce work in a unique context that allows for greater participation in the creation of the work. To staff at the company, art@work stimulates a pride and recognition of the value and nature of both the artists work and the work of the company. To the company the programme offers a valuable and unique advertising platform in both a local and national context as well as being an innovative project which reflects well on the company from many perspectives.
Last Year Create collaborated with Roscommon County Council Arts Office to produce a publication which further investigated the experiences of those involved, providing a rich insight to the motivations, processes and outcomes of each of the residencies. Sarah Tuck, Director of Create said that “the art@work programme provocatively re-inscribes arts practice as work, whilst simultaneously acknowledging the creativity of work itself. In situating the artist in work contexts, both the artists and the staff have an occasion to reappraise what it is that they do as part of the daily routine and ritual of working life.”
How the programme works –
Initially companies and artists are separately asked to express their interest in becoming involved in the programme. From this a one day group site visit is arranged where artists together visit each of the participating companies. From this the artist can prepare a proposal as to how they would approach the residency at their chosen company or companies.
How to get involved –
If you are interested in participating in art@work, simply email artsoffice@roscommoncoco.ie or call 090 66 37285 to register your interest before Friday 26th March, after which a day of site visits will be arranged to participating companies. A full list of participating companies will not be available until April but previous participants are listed below.
The Proposal –
The proposal is not a definite “in stone” document but rather an indication of how the artist would complete the residency if their course did not alter during it. This is essentially an indication of the artist’s methodology and their understanding of the company. We would expect that the residency itself would dictate how the work would progress and that it would, in the end, substantially differ from the original proposal, but in order to decide who participates and how appropriate or feasible an artist’s residency is likely to be, we assess proposals only on the information and CV submitted. An artist can submit as many proposals as they like for as many companies as they like.
Schedule –
Registration Before Friday 26th March
Site Visits Mid April
Proposals Mid May
Residency June – September
Publication October
Fees –
Residency €500 per week
Materials/ Travel Subsidy €500
Accommodation Subsidy €500
Further Information –
www.roscommonarts.com or 090 66 37285
2009 participants’ comments –
“Significantly for me, the more I spoke with the archaeologists the more I began to re-examine and re-invent my own process of selection and interpretation” – Martina Cleary, resident artist at Cruachan Ai Heritage Centre
“I found the process hugely rewarding as it reconnected me with the buzz of making art. It might sound strange but it was a revelation of sorts as I had spent much time lately working on the conceptual and business side of art making and had not had that buzz for quite a while.” – Veronica Forsgren, resident artist at Feelystone.
“I found myself developing a more methodical way of working…the library’s archival system of gathering, recording and storing information influenced my practice here and will likely continue into future projects” – Sinead Conlon, resident artist at Roscommon County Library.
“art@work is a pioneering programme in touch with current trends in cultural production” – Elaine Reynolds and Amy King at Molloy’s Bakery.
“It inspired me to convert old offices into artists’ accommodation and work studio” – Finbarr Feely, Feelystone.
“Martina’s work captures a depth of meaning and an essence of emotion that standard archaeological recording cannot” – Dr. Niall Brady, the Discovery Programme.
“The artist’s work tells a story and this reflects on issues and techniques in the bakery. This in turn gets us thinking about what we do and how we do it” – Declan Molloy, Molloy’s Bakery
Previous residencies –
2002 Dympna Molloy, Arigna Fuels 2006 Angie Duignan, Molloy’s Bakery
2002 Noel Molloy, AnsaMed 2006 Michael Fortune, Roscommon Champion
2002 Margo McNulty, System Label 2006 Dennis Collins, Ros FM
2002 Anne Rigney Lally, System Label 2006 Pamela Wells, Roscommon Fire Service
2002 Dahlia Vitez, AnsaMed 2006 Garreth Kennedy, FDK Engineering
2002 Sue Hill, Arigna Fuels 2006 John Daly, Roscommon Herald
2003 Maria Casey, System Label 2007 Orla Galligan, Feelystone
2003 Margo McNulty, Roscommon Herald 2007 Catherine Cronogue, System Label
2003 Klaus Vormehr, Arigna Fuels 2007 Jennie Moran, FDK Engineering
2003 Honor Fitzgerald, System Label 2007 Joanne Beirne & Ciarda Tobin, Abbey Hotel
2003 Billy Moore, FDK Engineering 2008 Rebecca Walter, Gleeson’s Townhouse
2003 Paul Nulty, Roscommon Herald 2008 Michelle Browne, Molloy’s Bakery
2004 Clive Bright, FDK Engineering 2008 Carl Giffney, Arigna Fuels
2004 Tim Elford, System Label 2008 David McCarthy, Feelystone
2004 Treasa O’Brien, Molloy’s Bakery 2008 Cathal Roche, FDK Engineering
2004 Maria Casey, Roscommon Herald 2009 Chris Banahan, Nurtures Best
2005 Noel Molloy, Mote Park 2009 Martina Cleary, Cruachan Ai Visitors Centre
2005 Lynn Kirkham, Villigar Cigars 2009 Sinead Conlon, Roscommon County Library
2005 Paul Finch, FDK Engineering 2009 Veronica Forsgren, Feelystone
2005 Heather Fleming, Arigna Fuels 2009 Cathal Roche, Carrick Cineplex
2005 Tracy Walsh, Garda Siochana 2009 Elaine Reynolds & Amy King, Molloy’s Bakery
2009 Ruth Lyons, Lough Key Forest Park
Philip Delamere
County Arts Officer
Roscommon County Council, The Courthouse, Roscommon, Ireland
T +353 9066 37285 | F +353 9066 34443 | E mailto:artsoffice@roscommoncoco.ie | W http://www.roscommonarts.com
