ArtLinks
Artlinks!
Bringing the Arts together in the South East
The Arts Office of Wexford County Council, in partnership with Local Authorities in the counties of Carlow, Waterford, Wicklow, Kilkenny and the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon, is part of ArtLinks - an innovative professional development service for creative practitioners of all disciplines from within this five county region.
ArtLinks is for all amateur and professional creative practitioners, aged 18 and above, who are resident in the administrative areas of Co. Kilkenny, Co. Carlow, Co. Waterford, Co. Wexford and Co. Wicklow.
ArtLinks aims to provide skills, knowledge and understanding and provide the necessary supports to develop creative practitioner’s work practices and careers.
ArtLinks provides a range of services to all disciplines including professional development courses on both the business and practical aspects of creative work; information seminars, funding supports, mentorship schemes and a comprehensive range of e-services on its website, www.artlinks.ie The ArtLinks website is a growing directory of arts practitioners for the South East. Since mid 2007, over 500 individuals and groups have registered and it has quickly become a comprehensive directory for the Arts in the region). Arts festival managers, promoters, administrators and others involved in the Arts in the region are also encouraged to register. People living outside the region who wish to keep informed of the Arts in the South East can also sign up for the Free ArtLinks ebulletin on the www.artlinks.ie homepage.
The ArtLinks website includes a facility to profile details of practitioner’s artwork and career achievements, gives opportunities for networking and the posting of user’s events and is growing archive and information point for the five partner Arts Offices. Individuals, groups, bands, festivals, managers, promoters etc, call all register.
FREE ArtLinks benefits:
When you register online at www.artlinks.ie your details create your ArtLinks Profile Page that you can easily update anytime
- receive ArtLinks e-bulletins
- Post your own event/exhibition/meeting/notices on the ArtLinks Noticeboard and Events Calendar
- Network with practitioners in the South East in the ArtLinks online Forums
- Be eligible to apply for annual ArtLinks Bursaries and other local Arts funding
- Qualify for priority booking & reduced fees for ArtLinks courses
Register now with ArtLinks on www.artlinks.ie
ArtLinks is User Led - Your involvement is central in making this initiative develop and succeed for all creative practitioners in the five counties.
ArtLinks has a fulltime Director, Cathy Fitzgerald, who is based in the Arts Office, No. 72 John St, Kilkenny County Council (Mon-Wed). The Director coordinates the ArtLinks services and is a point of contact for information exchange between the five arts offices and creative practitioners in these counties.
Contact: Cathy Fitzgerald E: info@artlinks.ieW: www.artlinks.ie T: 056 779 4187
