What's New

CURRENT EXHIBITION
Join us on Friday 27 August at 7.00pm for the opening of our Autumn exhibition - Paintings by Sinéad Ní Mhaonaigh. Sinéad will give an Artist's Talk at the opening. Further information on the exhibition can be found here

AUTUMN PROGRAMME 2010
Check out the Adult, Children, Youth, Schools and Older people pages of this website to find out what's on offer for you at West Cork Arts Centre this Autumn.

DISCOVER ART
Are you unemployed and looking for ideas...?
1 - 22 October 2010
Fridays 2.00pm - 4.00pm, West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen
Fridays 11.00am - 1.00pm, ALC, Casement Park, Clonakilty

What is Discover Arts ?
A four week course delivered by artists offered only to unemployed people with no previous art experience

What will I learn?
Some basic art skills in printmaking and painting, ways of thinking creatively, generating ideas and inspiring the imagination. Participants will be encouraged to collect ideas in a journal and follow them through to create an artwork. The course will also offer a social opportunity and a space to share and discuss creative ideas. Invitations to a film screening and an art exhibtion opening are included.

Who are the Artists?
The course will be delivered by visual artists John Simpson in Skibbereen and Julia Pallone in Clonakility. John is a painter living on Sherkin Island. His work is influenced by the ever changing elements of sea, sky, earth and light. He has exhibited widely and has work in public and private collections. Julia is originally from the West of France and lives in Kinsale. She explores a poetic vision of the world through drawing, photography and installations. She has exhibited extensively in France and Ireland and has been awarded several residencies.

Do I need to bring anything?
All arts materials will be provided and some course handouts will be made available. Tea, coffee and snacks will be provided also.

Is there a cost?
There is a single fee of €10 at enrolment.

When is it on?
1 – 22 October 2010
Skibbereen - Fridays, 2.00pm – 4.00pm
West Cork Arts Centre, North Street, Skibbereen, Co Cork
Clonakilty - Fridays, 11.00am – 1.00pm
Adult Learning Centre, Casement Park, Clonakilty, Co Cork

How do I apply?
Applicants will need to be unemployed and in receipt of Social Welfare payment for a minimum of six months. For more information or an application form please contact West Cork Arts Centre, North Street, Skibbereen,
Co Cork. Tel: 028 22090 or email: Justine@westcorkartscentre.com

Learning Network for Artists in Business: Photographing 2D Artwork
Saturday 6 November 2010, 10.30am – 4.30pm
Fee € 30

Following on from previous one day events, West Cork Arts Centre are facilitating professional development opportunities for artists in business wishing to network with peers and share a learning experience which will benefit their business. This autumn we will be exploring photographing wall-hung artwork.

All artists benefit from understanding how to photograph their work. Good photographs make a huge difference to the impact of portfolios and promotional material, and provide an essential record of past work.

This one-day workshop demonstrates techniques and equipment used for taking high quality photographs and teaches participants how to take competent photographs of their work using modest equipment. The workshop also covers some general principals of digital photography including understanding image size and format and how to record accurate colours.

The workshop combines presentations with a demonstration of set-up and lighting,
includes printed reference material and is presented by Ben Russell.

Participants should bring: digital camera , camera manual (available online, if lost!) , fully charged or spare batteries , notebook, tripod (if available), table-top easel (if available) and small spirit-level (if available)

ARTBEAT
The latest Artbeat June - December 2010 gives information and news on WCAC's programme for the rest of this year and is now available to download here

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