Roscommon Arts Centre is seeking submissions from artists working in all mediums who wish to be considered for its 2011 visual art programme. Patrick Murphy from the RHA Gallery will shortlist artists for studio visits and select the final programme.
Roscommon Arts Centre is a multi-disciplinary venue located in Roscommon town, supported by Roscommon County Council and the Arts Council of Ireland. It aims to develop an audience for the visual arts in Roscommon through a programme that develops, affirms, and challenges people’s understanding of contemporary visual arts, has a national relevance, and offers a national context for the promotion of the best of visual arts created in Roscommon. Artists selected for participation in the 2010 programme included Paul Murnaghan, Anna Boyle, Padraig Cunningham, Maggie Madden, Daniel Chester, Paul Mosse, Suki Chan, and Oisín Byrne.
Submissions for participation in the 2011 programme should include an up to date Curriculum Vitae; short biography; six images on hard copy, or photographs; 10 images of recent work on disk (jpeg or tiff format or pdf for remote applications below 30mb in size ); and supporting documentation in the form of catalogue essays, reviews etc, which you feel may support your submissions.
The gallery in Roscommon Arts Centre is housed on the first floor. The space is 9.30 metre long by 5.25 metre wide and a height of 4.10 metres on two sides. The west facing wall is 9.10 metres wide by 2.40 metres high. The north facing wall is 4.30 metres wide and 2.40 metres high. The gallery is lit by low voltage 50 watt lighting, which is suspended from three cables that run the length of the gallery.
All submissions should be marked Visual Art 2011. The closing date for receipt of submissions is 5.30pm, Friday March 26.
Postal submissions should be sent to: Roscommon Arts Centre, Circular Road, Roscommon. Email submissions should be sent to [email protected]les above 30mb should be sent as postal submissions. Incomplete submissions will not be considered. Submissions will not be returned.
For further information on the Roscommon Arts Centre visual art programme email [email protected] or call (090 ) 6625 824.
