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Centre for Creative Practices
15 Pembroke Street Lower
Dublin 2
Dublin D2
Tel: 0866084020 (When calling, be sure to mention courses.ie)
Fax:
Email: info [at] cfcp [dot] ie Anti-Spam Filter Applied
Website: http://www.cfcp.ie/courses.htm
Centre for Creative Practices programme of courses, workshops and seminars starting in February and running till June 2010.
In this term our programme will cover the following areas:
Artistic Professional Development for artists and creative practitioners (seminar topics: Marketing; Copyrights and Alternative Forms of Dispute Resolution; Contracts and Consignments; Forms of Doing Business and Taxes; Online Marketing)
Digital Arts and Photography (courses in: Colour Theory; Image Composition; Studio Setting & Lighting; Portfolio Preparation; Editorial Photography; Photo Editing; Intro to Digital Art and Animation)
Visual Arts and Craftwork (workshops in: unique in Ireland Puppetry and Marionettes Workshop; craftwork courses in: Handcrafted Personalised Gift Stationary; Artist Book / Notebook Making; Design Your Own Wedding Stationary)
Music and Performing Arts (courses in: Jazz & Blues Guitar – improvisation for advanced practitioners; Creativity & Communication Skills combining performance & NLP; Youth Theatre Workshop; Words and Music workshops combining improvisation, performance and creative writing)
Writing and Publishing (courses in: Editing Your Manuscript; Critical Exchange for writers and creative artists working on a project; Broadcast Journalism; Graphic Novel; Manuscript Assessment; Travel Writing and Journalism)
The aim of the programme is to help people interested in all the areas listed to widen and deepen their skills and to work with and learn from experienced and outstanding practitioners.
All courses taking place at the Centre for Creative Practices will finish with an artistic event – a screening, reading, concert, performance or an exhibition and definitely with a glass of wine or for non-adults a smoothie. | 
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|   | | # | Course Name | Course Description | | 1 | Marketing for Artists - €150, €135 if paid by 6 Feb | In an ideal world all artists would have a personal business manager who would plan and manage their career, find representation with top national and international galleries, build their client base, establish contacts with important collectors, seek out funding opportunities, maintain and update their website, follow up all new contacts…..the list goes on.
The reality unfortunately is that as artists we need to be able to do all these things, and more, ourselves!
As an artist there will always be an end product to your work. Like any other product it needs to find a market, and is therefore subject to the same rules of marketing and the market place as any other product.
This two day seminar “Marketing for Artists” takes a detailed look at the Irish art market and marketplace, and by drawing on personal experience illustrates how it is possible to create a successful full-time career and business as a visual artist. By treating the Artist’s Practice as any other business it demonstrates how simple marketing and business principles can be applied to help plan and achieve your goals.
The course aims to fill the gap between the professional development training provided by the local Arts offices and the functional training provided by the enterprise boards and specifically targets visual artists that are looking for guidance, direction and advice in developing a sustainable and viable business as an artist. What sets this workshop apart from any others is that it is delivered by an Artist for other Artists, drawing on his own experience in developing a successful and viable career as a full time painter.
Contact: Ian Oliver | | 2 | How to Write Successful Fiction with Patricia O - €250 | How to Write Successful Fiction
with Patricia O'Reilly
The course will help you identify your material, and of improve your understanding of the craft of writing. This course will suit you if you have done some writing without having yet published anything, and are keen to do a stint of sustained work on your writing towards sending work out for publication. You will commit to a realistic amount of writing each week and bring work with you to our weekly meetings. Email connections are encouraged within the group so that work can be circulated outside of the CFCP.
Additional benefits for course participants include the opportunity to see your work published in occasional anthologies of work by new writers and to read at the Centre For Cultural Practices as part of our new writers’ Reading Nights.
Contact: Centre for creative Practices | | 3 | Introduction to Journalism With Carole Craig - €250 | Introduction to Journalism
With Carole Craig
The only qualities for real success in journalism are ratlike cunning, a plausible manner and a little literary ability."
Nicholas Tomalin
This is a project-based course covering breaking news, features and narrative journalism and is designed to help participants move from first concept to the final self-edit. Students will learn how to generate ideas, find markets, report and to how to use story telling techniques to make their work appealing and publishable.
The course will also cover the key concept of news values, the bugaboos of objectivity and ethics, and the minefield of Irish libel law. Sessions will include theory, class discussion and in-class exercises. Students will be asked to support each other’s projects with critiques and suggestions.
There will be short bi-weekly assignments and students should produce one longer, reporting-based piece in their field of interest (news, features, narrative, reviews, columns, and journalistic blogs).
The course will run one day a month over four months so that students will have time to complete their out-of class projects.
Session One:
What makes news (news values); generating story ideas; looking for markets; reporting; and learning to observe.
Session Two:
Refining ideas and developing story concepts; finding and maintaining sources; interviewing; assessing information; objectivity, ethics and libel.
Session Three:
Knowing when is enough is enough; using quotes; finding the right structure; leads.
Session Four:
Editing, re-editing, editing some more, finding markets (again) and selling.
Contact: Centre for Creative Practices | | 4 | Scribblers - Free | Scribblers'
The aim is to gather writers together for a short writing session. It will run for approximately 1 hour, and all that is needed is a pen and paper.
A topic or theme will be given to the group and then those present will free write for 15 – 20 minutes. After this time each individual will be asked to read his or her work out.
Everyone will be given time to read. Please note that there will be no feedback on work created during these sessions.
The aim of the group is to allow those present to hear other writers voices on a common topic in a relaxed and informal atmosphere. This is a free event, open to anyone who wishes to attend.
Contact: Centre for Creative Practices | | 5 | Seminar: Getting Published - €50 | A one day seminar on Getting Published with Patricia O'Reilly, Miriam Gallagher, Chris Agee and others.
Contact: Centre for Creative Practices | | 6 | Photography workshop: Documenting your artwork for publication - €70 members, €80 non-members | Reproducing accurate colour and making sure that artwork is evenly lit without unwanted shadow can be a challenging task for artists wanting to document their own work. This course teaches you how to record your work using available light and other techniques that artists have access to without significant financial outlay. There will also be a demonstration of using studio lights to document work.
Contact: Monika | | 7 | Creative Music Composition - €250 non members, €225 members | Learn to write the music you hear and have it performed. A class in Composing music for real Instruments. The participants will be preparing for a performance of their own music in December, this will be recorded and will involve some great musicians, the instrumentation of which will be chosen by consensus in the classes.
Contact: Monika | | 8 | Photography: Creative Image Composition - €250 members,€275 non-members | This is a project based course that explores the rules and tricks behind composition and content of photographs to create a visual impact. It contains a mix of theory, appreciation and practical content. The course led by an experienced and renowned photographer Hugh Mc Elveen will take place in small groups (max 8 people) and therefore will assure individual attention, personal advice, answers and feedback. Participants should be familiar with the basics of photography and with their cameras functions (exposure, aperture, shutter speeds etc.). By the end of the course participants will have developed an initial idea towards completion and will have honed their technical ability. The focus is also on understanding composition, lighting and technical settings for different creative uses. WWW.CFCP.IE
Contact: Monika | | 9 | Linocut workshop - €50 | During the work the participants will focus on variety of line, different texture, negative and positive image. They will be introduced to a method of how to apply ink on to a plate and two different methods of printing of single and multi-colour plates; by hand and on the printing press. There will be a possibility for everyone to use a professional printing press and make a few prints. WWW.CFCP.IE
Contact: Monika | | 10 | Broadcast Journalism with Paul Clements - €250 | Broadcast Journalism
with Paul Clements
This course on broadcast journalism is offered in a relaxed non-pressurised environment. Participants will be shown how to go about finding, writing and submitting stories and feature articles for submission. Best practice amongst practitioners will be read and discussed --- the better to learn from the masters.
Participants’ own work will be assessed and likely markets suggested to match each person’s capabilities. Likely markets will be discussed in general and market trends will be noted. Not everybody wants or can be a full-time writer so the course will assess the benefits of writing part-time, going it alone or joining with others to provide a wider service while having some fun. Time will be allowed to discuss beginner level opportunities and how a continuing career in writing might be developed from there.
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