justine's profile
Name: Justine Foster
Organisation:
West Cork Arts Centre is a publicly-funded arts facility that creates opportunities for the people of West Cork to have access to, and engagement with local and global arts practice of excellence. It supports a multi-disciplinary arts programme with a primary focus on modern and contemporary visual art.
1.Lead public awareness/appreciation of the value of the arts. � Develop role as a resource/development agency/arts information service. � Provide broad range of arts initiatives, documentation/publications
2.Create opportunities for access and engagement with arts practice of excellence. � Range of opportunities for active participation/arts education/dissemination of best practice. � Partnerships with other organisations to broaden engagement. � Support development of regional arts activities
3. Enhance skills and capacity of local arts sector � Provide expertise/physical/human resources to assist artists/organisations, groups to realise arts projects. � Promote artistic excellence, innovation and commissioning of new work. � Support artists� networking, mentoring and professional development.
Website: www.westcorkartscentre.com
Member since:2009-07-27
Last online:2009-08-21
Background
Graduated from Chelsea College of Art and Design and spent a number of years working in a public and community context both in UK and Ireland as a visual artist. In her current position as Education & Community Coordinator with West Cork Arts Centre she has developed and managed numerous projects with an emphasis on forging local, regional and national strategic partnerships.
Professional Organisation
West Cork Arts Centre is a publicly-funded arts facility that creates opportunities for the people of West Cork to have access to, and engagement with local and global arts practice of excellence. It supports a multi-disciplinary arts programme with a primary focus on modern and contemporary visual art.
1.Lead public awareness/appreciation of the value of the arts. � Develop role as a resource/development agency/arts information service. � Provide broad range of arts initiatives, documentation/publications
2.Create opportunities for access and engagement with arts practice of excellence. � Range of opportunities for active participation/arts education/dissemination of best practice. � Partnerships with other organisations to broaden engagement. � Support development of regional arts activities
3. Enhance skills and capacity of local arts sector � Provide expertise/physical/human resources to assist artists/organisations, groups to realise arts projects. � Promote artistic excellence, innovation and commissioning of new work. � Support artists� networking, mentoring and professional development.
.Professional Statement
Participatory Policy To devise and implement an arts programme which encourages a balanced and complementary relationship of creative exchange between artists and participants. To empower participants of all ages and experience to access and engage with the arts and the Arts Centre through sustainable participation programmes which are community-based and which reflect the needs and interests of the participants. To develop new audiences for the arts, by increasing access and creating opportunities for artists and community to interact and for meaningful exchange to take place. To develop community-based partnerships and form effective policy, support and inform, improve structures, provide access to information and pursue quality and innovation in relation to local arts practice.
