Waterford Artist Group Mentoring Scheme 2023
'Contemporary painting practices' course subsidy
'Contemporary painting practices' course subsidy
This scheme funded by the Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council is designed to provide subsidised access to a course on contemporary painting practice to artists living and working within the Waterford City and County Council administrative area.
This course will provide a framework and set of tools for artists to reflect on their existing painting practice and find new opportunities to develop and refine a cohesive vision for their work.
Participants will join a cohort following the course mainly online but with some on-location sessions hosted by Artform School of Art in Dunmore East.
The following mentors will deliver the course content. Each mentor is a practicing artist with an established art career. The artists were selected to provide distinct but complementary perspectives.
Gabhann Dunne
Ciara Roche
Maurice Quillinan
Please note, as the deadline for applications has passed, this scheme is now closed and is no longer accepting applications.
Eligibility:
You are eligible for this scheme if you are resident in Waterford city and County Council's administrative area and are interested in developing an existing painting or drawing practice through a structured group mentoring programme online.
This scheme is funded by the Arts Office, Waterford City and County Council.
A maximum of 6 applicants (mentees) will be selected to join the cohort through a competitive application and selection process.
The deadline for applications will be 23:59 on 25th August with selected mentees announced thereafter. The mentoring scheme will then run from September - November 2023 (see below for more details on the format and participation requirements).
Application process:
If you have any questions about the scheme that are not answered on this page, you will have the opportunity to add these to your application. We will do our best to respond to these questions in advance of the selection process.
Selection process:
Mentees will be shortlisted by the course provider Big Look course administrator and Artform programme director on the basis of:
The mentors delivering the modules will the choose 6 successful candidates from the shortlist through consensus and successful applicants will be notified.
Funding provided under this scheme will provide for subsidised participation in the curriculum. Instead of the full price of €515, participants will only be required to pay a support fee of €85, thereby lowering substantially the entry point for participation.
The funding made available by Waterford City and County Council will be administered by Big Look in partnership with mentors in the provision of modules. Hence, it is very important that successful applicants participate fully in the scheme.
Format and participation requirements
The programme will be split into 3 distinct modules, each delivered by a different mentor as follows:
The 3 modules will run in parallel streams over the course of September - November.
In order to be able to benefit from the programme, you should have the ability to dedicate up to 10 hours per week to the programme for project and assignment work. This includes a commitment to attend a 90-minute live session every week with the entire group.
Terms & Conditions
Applications are open to artists working across all painting and drawing mediums. The mentoring will not be primarily focused on technique, but on helping artists evaluate their own practice and uncover opportunities to develop.
Artists working in any style or guided by any philosophy will be considered. The artist's work should be possible to position within contemporary art practice. We encourage you to check out the work and biographies of each of the participating mentors to get a sense of the range of expertise available within the scheme.
This award is primarily targeted to support early to mid-career practicing artists. However, we will also consider art students who can demonstrate how online mentoring will help to address a gap which is not currently being satisfied through the college or course they are attending.
Any feedback or complaint can be made in confidence at any time during the program. We will treat all feedback seriously and will work on a case by case to resolve any difficulties and arrive at a resolution.
To participate in the scheme you must have either a laptop, desktop computer or tablet with a fast internet speed. Your device must be relatively up to date and capable of running Zoom and other free software that may be required over the course of your mentoring. As much of this course is delivered online, we assume that you are computer and internet literate and comfortable with using technology to browse the web, make online purchases, take part in video calls, edit documents and have basic file management skills.
This scheme requires full participation in all 3 modules. You may participate in one or more modules by paying the standard unsubsidised fee.
Yes, you may secure a place by making the full payment. In the event that you are awarded the grant, the subsidy amount will be reimbursed to you.
There will be a live group session each week on Monday from 1pm - 2.30pm. To get the most value from this mentoring scheme, please ensure you have availability at this time.
Please address any additional questions you have about the scheme to [email protected] and we will get back to you with an answer.
We are no longer taking applications
We are grateful to the Arts Office Waterford City and County Council and Artform for their support