Roscommon County Council Arts Office is pleased to partner with Longford County Council Arts Office to invite Roscommon artists to participate in a four-day training workshop in Longford to develop greater understanding and skills of Spectacle-Making and Street Performance. This opportunity is part of a new regional spectacle training network focused on supporting spectacle capacity in rural counties by local authority Arts Offices.

The training will be administered by Longford Arts Office and delivered by Spraoi Waterford – the celebrated spectacle production company. The training will be focused on skilling artists in design, prop making, costuming and street performance. This is a hands-on, collaborative training experience with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning. Intended outcomes from the training is that participants will have a greater understanding of core principles of spectacle / street performance and will be introduced to a network of peer artists with similar interests and work practices.

Workshop Details

• Sat 21st & Sun 22nd Mar
• Sat 18th & Sun 19th Apr
• All training will take place in Longford Town, 10-5.30pm
• Participants will be paid an honorarium of €140 to attend the four
• Participants have option to stay overnight on 21st Mar & 18th Apr
• Lunch / evening meal

The ideal participant:

• An artist / maker with some prior experience of Spectacle or Street Performance or Festival or Community Arts making.
• Reside in County
• Have an interest in further developing spectacle making / street performance

Requirements:

• Complete application form and submit
• Be available to attend all four workshop
• Be 18 years or
• A working knowledge of spoken English
• Ability to engage in moderately physical training activities and

Application process:

Submit an online application and attach a CV.

All applications are assessed by a panel of Arts Officers (Placement offers are graded by application content and prior experience).

Offer letter to successful candidates.

Application Deadline: 5pm, Thursday 5th February.

To apply CLICK HERE