Open Studio Day Galway

Saturday 19th November 2011
Engage Art Studios & Artspace Studios, 12:00 -5:00pm
Curators Talk by WHW 6:00pm, Nuns Island Theatre.

Open Studio Day Galway is an opportunity to learn more about Galway’s contemporary artists, by meeting them in their studios to discuss their work and practice between 12:00 – 5:00pm.

Open Studio Day Galway includes a Curators talk by WHW, (What, How and for Whom ) a curatorial collective formed in 1999 and based in Zagreb, Croatia.  WHW are the curators of the Croatian participation at the 54th Venice Biennale 2011, and the 11th Istanbul Biennial in 2009 and have directed the program of Gallery Nova, a non-profit, city owned gallery in Zagreb since 2003.

Engage Art Studios, Cathedral Building , Middle Street.

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Engage Art Studios is an artist-run studio space in Galway city centre. Founded in 2004, Engage supports ambitious, young, professional-minded and emerging artists in a professional environment. The studios provide an atmosphere of creativity, production, inspiration and opportunity for working artists in the area. The unique studio space is on the top floors of the old Cathedral Building and is just off Shop Street in the heart of Galway City Centre.

The current artists in Engage Art Studios are: Tadhg O’Cuirín, Shelly McDonnell, Roisin McAuley, Jessica Nickel, Ann Maria Healy, Ruby Wallis, Seamus Keane,Victoria McCormack, Maeve Curtis, Dave Callan, Eimear Jean McCormack, Brid Egan, Cecilia Danell, Victoria Smith, Angela O'Brien, Kate Molloy, Roisin O'Sullivan, Winnie Pun, Tim Acheson, Clare Lymer
www.engageartstudios.com,   Phone: +353 (0)91 539573
email: engageartstudios@gmail.com
Engage is supported by the Arts Council and the Galway City Council.

Artspace Studios, 7/8 Addley Park, Liosbaun, Tuam Road & Black Box Theatre, Dyke Road Galway.

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Artspace was formed as an artist's collective by a group of Galway-based artists in 1986. The priority was to develop studio space for professional artists and to support group and individual work and exhibitions. More than 100 artists have been part of Artspace Studios over the 25 years. There are currently 19 artists between two locations in Liosban and the Black Box. In February 2011, Artspace studios were part of Supermarket ArtFair in Stockholm Sweden. In August 2011, the studios had a 25th anniversary show with a month-long exhibition and open studio with public events, collaborative workshops and talks in Galway Arts Centre. The events and show were designed to involve the public in the artistic process and to foster debate and interaction with other artistic collectives in Galway.

The currents artists in Artspace Studios are John Brady,Laura Brennan,
Juliette de la Mer,David Finn,Simon Fleming, Kathleen Furey, Isabelle Gaborit, Ben Geoghegan, Dave Holland, Mariann Hughes Browne, Robin Jones
Mark Kelly,Louise Manifold, Paul Maye, Triona Mac Giolla Rí, Anne O’Byrne, Catherine O’Leanacháin, Mara Sola, Lisa Sweeney.

Artspace is supported by the Arts Council and the Galway City Council.
www.artspacegalway.com  Phone:  +353 91 773046
email: artspacegalway@eircom.net

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