First Artist Meeting

Reporting on the first Practice.ie Artist Meeting, 10 June 2008, AmmA Centre, Armagh. The participating artists helped to set the agenda by proposing topics for discussion in the second part of the meeting. Quotes from the discussion are included here.

The Michelangelo Effect – What this research could mean

“We talked about what this could mean, the bringing together of artists to discuss practice, because it doesn't really happen. We meet at galleries or if you’re lucky you work with an organisation that lets you work with other artists. But usually you’re very much alone…”

Overview:

This meeting was facilitated by Kids’ Own to inform Practice.ie an online collaborative research initiative and the first all Ireland professional network for artists working with children and young people.

The objectives of the session:

• To share practice and approaches
• To underpin the key elements of practice
• To identify the main concerns for artists’ practice working with children and young people