A new project which is set to rejuvenate the arts industry in east Galway and the midlands, will start with a meeting on February 7 in The Carlton Shearwater Hotel in Ballinasloe at 7pm.
The project, entitled A Time For Change, hopes to raise funding for a purpose built national centre for the arts which will be situated in the midlands. It is hoped to include a national radio station, demo recording studio, art gallery, and video studio as well as being a meeting point for like minded people.
The brainchild of several musicians and artists, A Time For Change will be dedicated to showcasing and promoting unsigned Irish artists in a totally new and exciting way.
Speaking about the project, event organiser John McGrath noted: There are over 100,000 people involved in the various arts in Ireland, from musicians to poets, and with little or no outlet for their work the time has come to address this problem.”
John went on to say; “This project will be membership based, for just €2 per week members will have full access to all the facilities available at the centre. Imagine one building, located in the middle of Ireland, consisting of our own national radio station, an artist studio, a demo recording studio, an art gallery to showcase your talent, and a TV studio complete with a green screen to record your videos, a point of sale for your CDs, videos, books, art work, and poetry, plus a website dedicated to promoting your creative talent to an international audience of millions of people.”
Mr McGrath hopes the February meeting will be the first step that sparks a flame of interest with people. “That’s why it’s vital that everyone who feels disillusioned and let down by the current systems for promoting the arts attend the meeting,” he said.
“This project will be a massive success, but only if the artists themselves play their part. This project will give all artists a real voice, and for the first time give everyone an equal chance to follow their dreams.”
For more information contact John McGrath on 087 - 6884646, email [email protected], or see www.atfc2012.com
