Creative Engagement
Networking & information sharing event for artists and creative practitioners
Date and time
Location
The Source Arts Centre Thurles
Cathedral Street E41 A4E8 Thurles IrelandAbout this event
- Event lasts 2 hours 30 minutes
Tipperary Arts Office invites artists and creative practitioners working across all disciplines to Creative Engagement - a networking and information sharing event to explore socially engaged practice with special guest artist Marie Brett.
Taking place in the Source Arts Centre, Thurles, the event is designed both for those starting out in this area as well as artists with experience in socially engaged practice and collaborative working. The event will include discussions on the intersection between social engagement and therapeutic work, and considerations on how to balance artists’ expectations with the needs of the participants. We will also explore the subjects of co-creation, ethics, ownership of content and best practice in collaborative working. During the session Marie will share some of her own experiences and findings from her work to explore elements of a successful engagement. Artists and creative practitioners will also have plenty of opportunities to connect and network with other creative people and share thinking and experience.
Marie Brett is an award winning visual artist working across filmic, immersive sculptural installation and more recently live events; she makes work about profound human experiences recurrently involving trauma or social (in)justice. Brett is considered one of Ireland’s leading exponents of social arts practice. She graduated from Goldsmiths, London University with both MA and BA degrees. She is the recipient of numerous awards, has artwork held in national and international art collections including IMMA and the Arts Council and has writings published in Ireland, the UK and Finland.
This event is open to artists from Tipperary or living and working in Tipperary. Artists who are new to this way of working and/or who wish to get involved in socially engaged work in Tipperary are also welcome to attend. A light lunch will be provided.
The event is free of charge. Deadline for sign up is Tuesday 4th March, 5 pm.
(With support of Tipperary County Council and the Arts Council)