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This is a reprint of an article from the March / April 2025 Visual Artists News SheetDAY MAGEE DISCUSSES THEIR EXPERIENC...
04/09/2025

This is a reprint of an article from the March / April 2025 Visual Artists News Sheet

DAY MAGEE DISCUSSES THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THE BASIC INCOME FOR THE ARTS PILOT PROGRAMME WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO END THIS YEAR.

Having now experienced what is possible through BIA – basic security, even dignity – the thought of returning to less is enough for me to question my career path more than ever. While being a working artist teaches you the value of money and time, it also teaches you what society does and does not value. Ideologically, Basic Income has felt like a governmental vote of confidence in a generation of artists, whose contributions to Irish society, culture, and global reputation are being strongly recognised.

A little under three years ago, I hit the jackpot.

This is a reprint of an article from the March / April 2025 Visual Artists News SheetDAY MAGEE DISCUSSES THEIR EXPERIENCE OF THE BASIC INCOME FOR THE ARTS P

Our PurposeWe exist to create and sustain a trusted space where visual artists are valued, supported, and empowered at e...
21/08/2025

Our Purpose

We exist to create and sustain a trusted space where visual artists are valued, supported, and empowered at every stage of their professional lives. We work to remove isolation, improve living and working conditions, and ensure that artists are treated equitably and with dignity.

Our Values

We believe in:

- Artists First – The needs of visual artists come before all others.

- Respect & Diversity – We embrace difference and ensure equitable opportunity without prejudice ordiscrimination.

- Integrity & Trust – We are open, honest, and transparent in all we do.

- Collaboration & Generosity – We share knowledge, foster cooperation, and strengthen our community.

- Learning & Experimentation – We encourage lifelong learning, curiosity, and creative risk-taking.

- Autonomy & Advocacy – We defend the independence of artists and promote their rights.

Our Principles

We commit to:

- Act with Integrity – Never compromise honesty or fairness for convenience or gain.

Our PurposeWe exist to create and sustain a trusted space where visual artists are valued, supported, and empowered at every stage of their professional liv

Visual Artists Ireland operates a wide range of Lifelong Learning training and events throughout the year including work...
18/08/2025

Visual Artists Ireland operates a wide range of Lifelong Learning training and events throughout the year including workshops, peer discussion groups, seminars, talks and our annual national day for the visual arts event ‘Get Together’.

Attending one of our events offers much more than learning as Visual Artists Ireland workshops combine with our other support services. When making a decision of what workshop to attend, remember that VAI also provides follow up support, help desk, and advice after you have finished the workshop. Members of VAI receive not only a discount on workshop spaces, but also have free access to our news service, as well as the ability to have their profile listed in our Arts Directory. In many cases, for the cost of a standard ticket you could become a member of VAI and cover the cost of a Members’ Rate ticket.

WEBINARS and ONLINE EVENTS: We use Zoom to host our online events.

Visual Artists Ireland operates a wide range of Lifelong Learning training and events throughout the year including workshops, peer discussion groups, seminars,

Cork Printmakers seeks a Communications and Marketing Officer – 6 month fixed term part-time contractAbout Cork Printmak...
14/08/2025

Cork Printmakers seeks a Communications and Marketing Officer – 6 month fixed term part-time contract

About Cork Printmakers

Cork Printmakers is a professional print studio, gallery and resource organisation providing professional artists with the space, technical equipment, expertise & specialist materials needed to make works of excellence from conception to production to public presentation.

The organisation was set up in 1991 to meet the needs of both established and emerging Cork- based artist printmakers without access to studio facilities. Cork Printmakers currently supports over 130 artists from Cork, Munster, Ireland, and beyond, offering a creative space at Wandesford Quay, Cork City. Here, artists can create, collaborate, experiment, and develop ideas, while making, teaching, exhibiting, and selling their artwork.

Although member-focused, the organisation has open engagement and creative strategic partnerships across the cultural and community ecosystem.

Cork Printmakers seeks a Communications and Marketing Officer – 6 month fixed term part-time contract About Cork Printmakers Cork Printmakers is a profe

The Unity Tree serves as a powerful symbol within the visual arts community, embodying the principles of collaboration, ...
13/08/2025

The Unity Tree serves as a powerful symbol within the visual arts community, embodying the principles of collaboration, support, education, inclusion, and trust. Just as a tree’s roots intertwine and strengthen each other underground, so too does the visual arts community come together to support and uplift its members.

The roots of the Unity Tree represent the foundational values of the community: mutual respect, diversity, and a commitment to fostering creativity. These roots provide nourishment and stability, ensuring that the community remains grounded in its shared goals and aspirations.

As the tree grows, its branches reach out in all directions, symbolising the diverse range of artistic expressions and perspectives within the community. Each branch represents a different artist or organisation, contributing their unique talents and experiences to the collective whole.

The Unity Tree serves as a powerful symbol within the visual arts community, embodying the principles of collaboration, support, education, inclusion, and trust

The Sculptors Society of Ireland CLG trading as Visual Artists Ireland is a charity and hence these reports and results ...
13/08/2025

The Sculptors Society of Ireland CLG trading as Visual Artists Ireland is a charity and hence these reports and results are presented in a form which complies with the requirements of the Companies Act 2014 and also the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the UK.

The Sculptors Society of Ireland CLG trading as Visual Artists Ireland is a charity and hence these reports and results are presented in a form which complies w

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