International Public Art Symposium in October


Fingal Arts Office will host an exciting event on 8th and 9th October next at the Waterside Hotel Donabate, to examine current trends in commissioning public art and present Fingal County Council’s public art commissioning programme in a European and International context.


French curator Cecile Bourne, from the Foundation France will speak about her programme ‘Nouveaux Commanditaires’ (New Patrons) where she equips members of the public to commission themselves in a town or county context. Nils Van Beek from TAAK Amsterdam and Marielle Uhalde, Consonni, Bilbao, will also take part and Melbourne based Simon Maidment from Satellite Art Projects will discuss art funding and commissioning in Australia. The role of the local authority as commissioner and the views of current critical art journals on


creating a legacy for public art projects will be discussed. The event will also offer show and tell visits and screenings with commissioned artists including Mark Garry, Garrett Phelan, Brian Duggan, Dan Dublowitz, Fearghus O’Chonchuir and Christine Mackey.


For booking, please contact Caroline Cowley, Public Art Co- ordinator on 01 870 8449 or email caroline.cowley@fingalcoco.ie


Fingal’s First Arts Programme for the Under 5’s!


Writing 3.0 (2nd – 10th November)


Writing 3.0, Fingal County Council’s annual festival celebrating the written word, takes place from 2nd – 10th of November at venues across Fingal.


Offering a variety of approaches from song writing to rap, screen to stage, animation, illustration and even coding for web, this year we have something for everyone. The festival begins at Farmleigh House on the 2nd of November with an evening programmed by publishers Stinging Fly.


Workshops throughout the festival include a rap workshop for teenagers with Tempermental Missylaneous, ‘Writing for Screen’ with Caroline Earley, ‘Writing for Stage’ with Alice in Funderland Theatre Company, and master class sessions with singer/songwriter Mick Hanley which will culminate in a live performance with the participants in Gibneys, Malahide. Other highlights include animation workshops with Cartoon Saloon, ‘Writing your Own Novel’ with Jacinta McDevitt and ‘Poetry Slam’ evening in Swords programmed by poets Dave Lorden and Colm Keegan.


For information, please contact Sarah O’Neill on 01 890 6237 or email sarah.o’neill@fingalcoco.ie or Caroline Cowley on 01 870 8449 or email caroline.cowley@fingalcoco.ie


For booking, please contact Julie Clarke, Fingal Arts Office on 01 890 5960 or email Julie.clarke@fingalcoco.ie or log on to www.fingalarts.ie/early-years


In October and November, Fingal Arts Office will host a short series of creative workshops at Farmleigh House, for parents and their children up to 5 years old, designed and delivered by professional artists who specialise in early childhood development.


Fingal County Council has been working on developing a creative programme for young children and their parents for some time and this new initiative offers a creative outlet for this age group, teaching them to look, listen and respond during thematic workshops and engages parents in creative and educational play with their children. Fingal’s new community centres have the potential to host the programme in the future.


Workshops are free and open to the public but booking is necessary.


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