Background:
VAWF developed following conversations arising from:
VAWF developed following conversations arising from:
Art Centres, Visual Arts and the Public
Wednesday November 3, 2010, 10.30am - 5.30pm
VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art and the George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Carlow
VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art and the George Bernard Shaw Theatre, Carlow
How have Ireland’s visual arts centres evolved over the last fifteen years? What ways should visual arts programming, for publics both national and international, be developed for the future? And what is the role of the curator within these institutions?
Within the remit of visual art, this day long discussion considered developments and related challenges associated with curating visual art in Ireland’s public and private art centres. With over seventy funded, whether privately or publicly, visual arts facilities in the country, this address hoped to position the recent development and expansion of the sector in relation to some of the key debates that surround the programming of visual art and the audiences it hopes for, whoever they might be. With these questions and issues in mind this seminar sought to establish the need for the sector and its facilitators to engage in a discussion on the position of Ireland’s visual art centres within contemporary curatorial practices.
It is also hoped that this event might consider the potential for a continued forum and research network, one which might; act as a support for those involved in the sector, promote new ideas, exchange expertise and keep its members up to date on what’s going on nationally and internationally.
Taking place at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art and George Bernard Shaw Theatre, this seminar coincided with the exhibition, Michael Warren, UNBROKEN LINE, New Work and Retrospective. Perfomance artists Fergus Byrne and Rosalyn Murray responded to this work as part of the seminars schedule.
Developed, organised and hosted by Carissa Farrell, Director VISUAL Carlow with Emma-Lucy O' Brien, independent curator.
With many thanks to the attending audience, artists and participants, including Brian Hand (artist and lecturer Carlow IT), Ruairí Ó Cuív, (Public Art Manager, Dublin City Council), Aoife Ruane (Highlanes), Ann Davoren (West Cork Arts Centre), Belinda Quirke (Solstice), Mary Conlon (Shinnors Scholar, LCG), Catherine Bowe (Wexford), Tessa Giblin (Project Arts Centre), Mike Fitzpatrick, Eamonn Maxwell, Caoimhín Corrigan, Sarah Glennie, Matt Packer and Valerie Connor.
