Wexford County Council in partnership with Creative Ireland, Visual Artist Ireland and Gorey School of Arts is delivering a series of Professional Development Workshops in County Wexford during Spring 2019, special rates are available to Wexford based artists. Please book early as places are limited.

These professional development training workshops support artists in their practice and aim to address artists’ specific business needs working in a professional environment. Workshops will cover areas such as marketing, securing funding, managing your accounts and individual mentoring sessions.
Theses workshops will be delivered in two venues:  Wexford County Council, Carricklawn and Gorey Schools of Arts. See dates and times below.

HOW TO APPLY FOR FUNDING WITH NEVA ELLIOTT
Date: 4th March 2019
Time: 14:00-17:00
Fee: €20 (Wexford based artists)
For further details: https://visualartists.ie/professional-development-_/#!event/2019/3/4/how-to-apply-for-funding-with-neva-elliott
 
 
MANAGING YOUR ACCOUNTS WITH GABY SMYTH
Date: 1st April 2019
Time: 10:30-13:30
Fee: €20 (Wexford based artists)
For further details: https://visualartists.ie/professional-development-_/#!event/2019/4/1/managing-your-accounts
 
FINANCIAL ADVICE CLINIC FOR WEXFORD BASED ARTISTS WITH GABY SMYTH – PERSONAL SESSION
Date: 1st April 2019
Time: 13:45-14:00 / 14:00-14:15 / 14:15-14:30
Places: 1 person for each time slot  
Fee: (Included in morning workshop ‘Managing your accounts’ with Gaby Smyth – limited slots available)
For further details: https://visualartists.ie/professional-development-_/#!event/2019/4/1/financial-advice-clinic-with-gaby-smyth-personal-session

GOREY SCHOOL OF ART
 
HOW TO PRESENT YOU AND YOUR WORK – DIGITAL MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH EMMA DWYER
Date: 4th February 2019
Time: 10:00-17:00
Fee: €20 (Wexford based artists)
For further details: https://visualartists.ie/professional-development-_/#!event/2019/2/4/how-to-present-you-and-your-work-digital-marketing-and-communications
 
VISUAL ARTISTS CAFÉ
Find out about supports for visual artists in your local area.
Learn about current events and news from the visual arts world.
Hear from fellow artists in your are about their work and directions that they are exploring.
 
Date: 29th April 2019
Time: 10:00-16:00  
Fee: Free
Information clinic and workshops style event.  Morning session includes presentations by Liz Burns (Wexford County Arts Officer), Paul Carter (Director of Gorey School of Arts) and VAI representative on opportunities for Wexford artists, locally, regionally and nationally.
Afternoon session will include a ‘Show & Tell’ event.  This is a fast-paced presentation by up to 10 artists on their current work, areas of interest, or concepts that they are currently exploring in their practice.  The format is also open to curators, writers, and artistic directors to show their current ideas or modes of engagement.

​We were sorry to say goodbye to the children’s author and illustrator John Burningham, who passed away on 4 January at the age of 82. He was the author and illustrator of a number of the classic children’s titles of the 20th century, including: Borka, Mr. Grumpy’s Outing and Oi! Get off our Train.
 
His books have been well loved for years, not only for their beautiful artwork but also for the timeless insight and empathy they show for the world of a child. His 1984 book Granpa looks at the special relationship between a grandparent and child and sensitively addresses the issue of loss. Come Away from the Water, Shirley, published in 1977, shows us the internal world of a child in contrast with the language and intentions of less than attentive parents.
 
John Burningham came to illustration by accident after a chance meeting with a friend who was studying at the Central School of Art. His early work included puppets for animations and posters for London transport before he began writing and illustrating books for children. The success of these may be in part due to the way they leave a space between the image and the written narrative, allowing for an imaginative gap that can be filled by the reader.
 
Even at a point where he was well established in his career, John Burningham’s illustrations continued to develop. He was not afraid to experiment with media and produced more experimental titles - England (1992), Cloudland (1996) and France (1998) - in his later career.
 
John Burningham was married to the illustrator Helen Oxenbury for over 50 years. He was twice awarded the Kate Greenaway medal and in 2018 he and Helen Oxenbury were jointly awarded the BookTrust’s lifetime achievement award for their outstanding contribution to children’s literature.