Date/Time
Date(s) - 20/06/2013
All Day
Location
Oriel Wrecsam
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This new initiative is an opportunity for artists to have a one on one 30 minute surgery with our panel of mentors, bringing a fresh perspective to the development of their practice. Our mentors offer expertise in a variety of sectors including arts, business, marketing and funding and will be able to give you bespoke advice specific to your practice. We will initially be hosting two mentorship surgery sessions, with a view to running more in the autumn and next year.
Session 1
Date: 20.6.13
Venue : Oriel Wrecsam, Rhosddu Road, Wrexham, LL11 1AU
Mentors: Emrys Williams, Jo Quinney, Steffan Jones-Hughes
Emrys Williams, artist and joint Ba Fine Art Co-ordinator, Coleg Menai. He has exhibited widely nationally and internationally with work in collections including the Arts Council of England, the National Museum of Wales and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. He has also worked in collaboration with other organisations such as the National Dance Company Wales and the Welsh National Opera. He has worked as a consultant and curator with galleries and educational organisations such as BayArt Cardiff and Oriel Mostyn. He
has won a number of awards including the Gold Medal for Fine Art at the National Eisteddfod.
Jo Quinney, QMPR marketing. Jo Quinney has been running her public relations and marketing agency based in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, for over ten years. She helps companies and individuals to build a positive reputation through press releases, photography, marketing communications, online and social media engagement. Jo is a full member of the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) and awarded ‘Accredited Practitioner’ status in January 2012. In November 2011 Jo received a Silver CIPR award as the North West’s ‘Best Freelance Practitioner’. Jo was the Network She ‘Anglesey & Gwynedd Business Woman of the Year’ in 2010. She is currently responsible for PR for both Helfa Gelf and Anglesey Arts Weeks.
Steffan Jones-Hughes artist, arts professional and educator, Arts Manager for Wrexham County Borough Council. He has previously worked for Arts Council England, Regional Print Centre, Tate. In addition Steffan is a visual artist who has exhibited nationally and internationally and has won many awards and prizes and has work in public and private collections. He has also contributed to publications including a-n, AXIS and Printmaking Today. He is a voracious tweeter with a passion for the arts.
Please could you bring the following to your session:
+ Examples of your work in any or all of the following formats:
- Portfolio of work
- Laptop/tablet with images
- Memory stick of photos of your work
+Your artist statement and CV
To introduce yourself and your work, you will need to give a brief presentation to the panel, who will then look at your work and artist statement and offer feedback, advice and support.
Due to the nature of these sessions, there will be specific appointments with the panel. You will be given a timeslot for your surgery. As places are limited, we will be selecting who the panel sees. Please only register interest in one of the sessions, in order for us to be able to maximise the number of artists we support.
If you are interested in registering for the mentorship surgeries, please contact sabine@helfagelf.co.uk
On confirmation of booking, you will need to pay a refundable deposit of £25 to secure your place.
This seminar is FREE to HG and AAW participants and includes tea/coffee on arrival. There is a café on-site where lunch can be purchased.
This project has received funding through the Rural Development Plan for Wales 2007-2013 which is funded by the Welsh Government and the European Agricultural fund for Rural Development
