Visual Artists Ireland Professional Development Events
Project Name
Visual Artists Ireland Professional Development Events
Project Partners
Galway County Council Arts Office, Galway City Council Arts Office, Galway Culture Company and Visual Artists Ireland
Role of Galway Culture Company
Partner
Strategic Aim
This project falls under our third strategic aim;
Provide Supports to the Cultural and Creative Sector
Project Description
Galway County Council Arts Office, Galway City Council Arts Office and Galway Culture Company in partnership with Visual Artists Ireland hosted several professional development events in 2023 for Galway City and County visual artists. These events were informed by feedback received from you.
Galway City and County visual artists attended a Visual Artists Café at the end of 2022 and responded to a survey. There were 79 survey responses and over 50 joined a lively discussion about how this programme can serve Galway artists. While we’re not in a position to tackle all of the issues raised in the feedback through this programme, we thank artists for continuing to point to larger issues that require long term planning and significant resources to address.
As part of this programme seven events were scheduled in 2023. These events were free for artists based in Galway City and County.
Events that took place include:
Visual Artists Cafe: Funding and Opportunities (Galway City and County)
Visual Artists Café: Webinar – Networking Event
Visual Artists Café: Webinar – Dignity at Work
VAI Lifelong Learning Clinics: The Artist’s Guide to Tax for Galway Artists
VAI Lifelong Learning Webinar: An Artist’s Guide to Tax
Visual Artists Café: Unlocking the Power of Social Media for Artists
Visual Artists Café: Introducing Co. Galway
Projects outcomes-what we expect from this project
Provide networking and informational opportunities for artists in Galway City and County.
How is this project funded
Partnership project co-funded by Galway County Council, Galway City Council and Galway Culture Company, which is supported by the Government of Ireland under the National Development Plan through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
Duration
This project took place throughout 2023.
