LOCALE #3 | A4 Members’ Show 2019

October 14, 2019A4 Sounds Leave a comment

LOCALE #3

24th Oct – 3rd Nov | A4 Sounds Gallery
A4 Members’ Show 2019

Locale #3 is the third in a series of exhibitions responding to the local area and home of A4 sounds. With this show the conversation between our members, our neighbours and the local area continues as we explore and reflect on the shared experience of our city.

Locale #3 began, like the previous years’ shows, with a walking tour of the surrounding area. Lead by Laura McQuaid, our neighbour and member of The Royal Canal Clean Up Group. The tour took our members up the Whitworth Road along the Royal Canal, through Glengariff Parade, down Royal Canal Bank and eventually to the depot at Broadstone. Along the way we spoke about the canal’s functional history and relationship to a variety of communities in the area past and present.

Locale #3 sees our members continue to convey their experiences of Dublin as a built environment in our largest iteration of Locale to date. Through their respective mediums of video games, mixed media, photography, film, moving image, paint, illustration, sculptural installations and performance they reconcile with a number of political, social, ecological and interpersonal themes that are to them salient elements of the urban landscape of our city.

THE ARTISTS

Leigh Arthur
Claire Burke
Claudine Chen & Daniel Brennan
Siobhán Clancy
Niamh Coffey
Angela Cuthill
Sarah Devereux
Aideen Farrell
Heather Gray
Yu Higashikawa
Garreth Joyce
Róisín McGannon
Lieselle McMahon
Leia Mocan
Vivienne Molloy
Alec Moore
Rachel Naughton
Kenny Murphy
Caoimhe Jane Reynolds
Sara Serpilli
Yohann Walter

Full information on each of our participating artists and their work can be found here!

Exhibition Opening
Thursday 24th Oct
7pm – 10pm
Drinks Reception: Canal Water & Canal Cans

General Opening Hours
Fri : 12pm – 6pm
Sat: 1pm – 6pm
Sun: 1pm – 4pm

Find Us
A4 Sounds Gallery
St Joseph’s Parade
Off Upper Dorset Street
Dublin 1
Google Maps link.

Accessibility
Our gallery is wheelchair accessible.
Our toilets are gender neutral.
Our toilets are accessed via a flight of stairs which may provide difficulties for people with movement impairments.

If you are interested in attending an exhibition or event at A4 but may have some concerns, please get in touch and we can help facilitate your visit.

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Open Call: We Only Want the Earth 2020 Project Award 1

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019A4 Sounds Leave a comment

OPEN CALL: WE ONLY WANT THE EARTH PROJECT AWARD 1

We are absolutely delighted to announce our second award for our 2020 programme We Only Want the Earth!

A4 Sounds in partnership with Firestation Artists’ Studio and Dublin Central Housing Action invite applications from artists who are experiencing or have previously experienced homelessness – this could be any form of homelessness including living in emergency accommodation, living in hostels, sleeping rough, as well as sofa-surfing – for a six-month project award as part of the We Only Want the Earth 2020 programme. The award will run from January to June 2020. The award opportunity aims to support an artist or group of artists based in Ireland to develop their arts practice.

Deadline: 5pm, Thursday 7th November 2019

ABOUT WE ONLY WANT THE EARTH

We are living through a time of sudden and unpredictable social change caused by interlinked issues of global warming, the collapse of the neoliberal order, a resurgence of violent misogyny and nationalism, growing inequality, housing and homelessness crises, and the growth of ecofascism. We Only Want the Earth is a 12-month programme of awards, exhibitions, and events that seeks to interrogate the goals and strategies of social change: what kind of society do we want and how should we get there?

More information about our programme here.

ABOUT THE AWARD

A central aim of the We Only Want the Earth programme is to give material support and a platform to artists who are often silenced, or who are spoken about rather than listened to. As part of meeting this aim, this 6-month supported project award will support an artist or group of artists who are experiencing or who have previously experienced homelesness to a develop and exhibit a body of work, and will provide the selected artist or group of artists with an opportunity to make contacts and identify resources that might help them to further develop their artistic practice.

Please note that the artist(s) are free to work on any topic of their choosing; there is no requirement that the work deal with issues of homelessness.

For more information about the award and how to apply please visit the project award page here!

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We Only Want the Earth is kindly supported by The Arts Council’s Art Grant Funding Award 2020.

Does this sound like something you would love to support?

By donating to our programme you will enable us to facilitate more engaging art experiences for the communities we are working with and help us develop our programme for many years to come.
Donate here!

Announcing We Only Want the Earth 2020

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Announcing We Only Want the Earth 2020

We are absolutely delighted to announce our 2020 artistic programme ‘We Only Want the Earth’ in partnership with Create, Firestation Artists’ Studios, Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI), Movement of Asylum Seekers Ireland (MASI), Migrant and Ethic-Minorities for Reproductive Justice (MERJ), and Dublin Central Housing Action (DCHA).

We are living through a time of sudden and unpredictable societal change caused by interlinked issues of global warming, the collapse of the neoliberal order, a resurgence of violent misogyny and nationalism, growing inequality, housing and homelessness crises, and the growth of ecofascism. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that we have until 2030 to overhaul society in order to mitigate some of the worst effects of climate change. Whether or not we heed this warning, broad social changes will accelerate over the coming decade. If these changes are to lead to a just society, it is essential that voices that are often ignored, or whose very existence is treated as debatable, are instead prioritised. The arts play a fundamental role in supporting or challenging cultural hegemony, and therefore have a moral obligation to attend to voices that have been silenced.

During 2020 we will facilitate a programme of socially-engaged arts activities under the theme We Only Want the Earth. The programme is intended as a broad conversation about the goals and strategies of social change: what kind of society do we want and how should we get there?

To find out more please visit We Only Want the Earth information page here!

We Only Want the Earth is kindly supported by The Arts Council’s Art Grant Funding 2020.

Does this sound like something you would love to support?

Memberships Available at A4 Sounds

September 6, 2019September 8, 2019A4 Sounds Leave a comment

Memberships Available at A4 Sounds!

A4 Sounds is a multidisciplinary artist studios and gallery. A4 offers support to artists at each point in their creative process through access to arts production equipment, mentoring and training programs, and events facilities. We aim to provide professional artists with a rich environment to develop their practice, to experiment with ideas, and to collaborate with others across disciplines. Our member artists work in a wide range of disciplines including, paint, print, textiles, activism, socially engaged art, film, documentary, animation, illustration, sculpture, performance, new media and more. If you are looking for more than just a desk in a room get in touch here!

*The Library: a shared studio space. Also home to the Forgotten Zine Archive.*

Apply for membership!

We are seeking applications from professional artists from wide range of disciplines.

As a socially engaged organisation we have also have a keen interest in applications from artists working in the following disciplines: Social Practice, Social Justice, Social Intervention, Socially Engaged, Dialogical, Participatory, Critical Thinking & Research, Activist, Political, Relational, Community, Collaborative Art or New Genre Public Art.

To apply please fill out our application form here!

*Large Build Workshop with shared tools and materials. Photo Credit: Kate-Bowe O’Brien*

Our Waiting Lists:

To keep a balance of activity at the studio, we pause applications from certain disciplines when there is a high number of artists working in these areas. When spaces free up we will get in contact with those on our waiting list first.

If you work in one of these areas, please feel free to fill in our application form and we can add you to the list.

Disciplines paused: Animation, Filmmaking, Writers, (however we will accept applications from researchers who have a visual art focus).

*The Green Room: Large Project Room with textile equipment and materials. Photo Credit: Kate-Bowe O’Brien*

What you get!

Our memberships are modular starting at €75 per month, with the option of adding a storage locker (€10-€60 pm) or a personal workspace (€100-€130 pm).

Regular Membership includes:

General
– 24/7 access
– WiFi
– Kitchen facilities
– Outdoor garden with mezzaine & bike storage
– Member discounts for workshops, courses, events, gallery hire and more
– Profile page on our website
– Access to our Members’ Forum

Shared
– Access to meeting & workshop room
– Free Scanning & Printing
– Access to shared studio spaces (4 shared studios)
– Access to all facilities
– Access to shared equipment & materials

*The A4 Yard, with Bike Storage, Mezzaine and Members Garden. . Photo Credit: Jason Kearney*

Facilities

– Darkroom (Colour / Black & White)
– Print & Screen-printing (Lino/Block Printing Table, Printing Press, 4 Colour Carousel)
– Electronics Area
– Workshop & Tools
– Textiles
– Audio-Visual Equipment
– Reduced rental fees to our Event Space for rehearsals & exhibitions

*Photography Darkroom. Photo Credit: Kate-Bowe O’Brien*

Professional Development & Training

– Opportunity to take part in our annual Members Exhibition
– Opportunity to take part in our exhibition exchange with Sample Studios Cork and Engage Studios, Galway
– Free Darkroom Training
– Free Screen-printing Training
– Free Workshop Training
– Free Professional Development Training
– Free or Reduced fees on public workshops & courses
– Regular Artist Talks and group discussion and meet ups
– Regular exhibitions and events
– Collaboration opportunities with a wide range of artists
– Opportunities to host own workshops and discussion groups or to join those hosted by our members
– Ongoing support from the A4 Team
– Online studio forum to share ideas, ask for help and stay in touch with our members.

*Large Lockers available for rental. Photo Credit: Kate-Bowe O’Brien*

Additional Costs
– Locker rental, various sizes €10 – €60 per month
– Personal Workspace €100 – €130
– 40% discount on gallery & event space hire

*Obedient City, Michelle Doyle, Sept 2018. Photo Credit: Kate-Bowe O’Brien*

More information here!

Applications can be made here!

How to find us!

ALT DELETE

August 9, 2019August 9, 2019A4 Sounds Leave a comment

Alt-Delete is a series of workshops and talks designed to enable the curious and creative with the means to expose hidden networks in our digital world.

Taking the Exposing the Invisible Kit developed by Tactical Tech as a starting point, this series of exploratory workshops hopes to galvanize participants into probing the corporate, techno-political infrastructures around them and encourage reflection on our relationship with the same.

Using practical skills and techniques alongside various creative approaches that draw from areas including adversarial design, media archaeology and hacktivism, participants will be encouraged, and supported, to initiate and develop their own investigations.

Over the next few months, Alt-Delete will be running these workshops with the intention of hosting a public event in Spring 2020 which will show the outcomes of participants research and practice.

All disciplines and technical levels are welcome – from visual art to essays and from zero tech experience to too much experience.

When:
Tuesday 7pm – 9pm
27th Aug & 3rd Sept
(further workshops dates will be confirmed with participants)

Cost:
€35
To cover the cost of venue hire for the duration of the workshop series.

To bring along:
Participants will also need their own laptops, enthusiasm and commitment.

To Apply:
As places are limited we ask you to send a brief email with some details about your background, and why you are interested in participating to alt-delete@riseup.net

Location:
A4 Sounds
St Joseph’s Parade
Upper Dorset Street
Dublin 7

Further information: alt-delete@riseup.net

Who We Are:

Paul O’ Neill is a media artist and researcher based in Dublin, Ireland. His practice and interests relate to tactical media, media archaeology and remix culture. This discourse is reflected in his academic background; he holds a BA in International Relations, an MSc in Multimedia and an MA in Art in the Digital World.

Paul is currently completeing a PhD which focuses on digital artistic practices that critically react to the current era of surveillance capitalism.

Robert Collins is an artist and creative technician based in Dublin and international locations. His work explores the inherent noise and saturation of information in contemporary society, through speculative objects and software. He holds an MSc in Interactive Media, where he explored the creation of spaces for adversarial discussion and common ground.

He has also facilitated artworks in a variety of media for new media and bio-artists, including Carsten Höller and Oron Catts, and produces artscience exhibitions across the world on behalf of Science Gallery International.

1 Personal Workspace Available at A4 Sounds

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1 Personal Workspace Available at A4 Sounds

We have one personal workspace available at our studios. Total cost of membership is €175 per month. Applications are open until Thurs 8th Aug.

At this time we are seeking applications from fine artists only.

As a socially engaged organisation we have also have a keen interest in applications from artists working in the following disciplines: Social Practice, Social Justice, Social Intervention, Socially Engaged, Dialogical, Participatory, Critical Thinking & Research, Activist, Political, Relational, Community, Collaborative Art or New Genre Public Art.

The successful applicant will be chosen based on their portfolio and artist activities including participation in exhibitions and recent projects.

We also have a small number of regular studio membership available from €75 per month. For more information about our studio, facilties and resources please read this post: Memberships Available at A4 Sounds!

To apply please fill out our application form here!

Memberships Available at A4 Sounds Artist Studios

July 25, 2019A4 Sounds Leave a comment

The Blue Room, with Print Area, Electronics Area, Paint and Shared Studio Area.

Memberships Available at A4 Sounds!

A4 Sounds is a interdisciplinary studio space and will suit artists of all sorts that enjoy working in a shared environment and need access to a wide range of facilities over the duration of their projects. Our member artists work in a wide range of disciplines including, paint, print, textiles, activism, socially engaged art, film, documentary, animation, illustration, sculpture, woodwrk, metal work, performance, new media and more. If you are looking for more than just a desk in a room get in touch here!

The A4 Workshop with shared materials, tools & equipment for members.
Photo: Kate-Bowe O’Brien.

Apply for membership!

We are currently looking for fine artists working in a range of disciplines including (but not limited to) sculpture, print, photography and textiles.

As a socially engaged organisation we have also have a keen interest in applications from artists working in the following disciplines: Social Practice, Social Justice, Social Intervention, Socially Engaged, Dialogical, Participatory, Critical Thinking & Research, Activist, Political, Relational, Community, Collaborative Art or New Genre Public Art.

To apply please fill out our application form here!

04sml(1) — *Shared Studio 2. Photo: Kate-Bowe O’Brien*

Our Waiting Lists:

03sml — *The A4 Library Room & The Forgotten Zine Archive. Photo: Kate-Bowe O’Brien.*

18278387_10203525999468823_3333264930382866443_o — *The A4 Yard, with Bike Storage, Mezzaine and Members Garden.*
*For eating: The Soup Box, The Pie Box, The Cocktail Wall!!*

What you get!

Our memberships are modular starting at €75 per month, with the option of adding a storage locker (€10-€60 pm) or a personal workspace (€100-€130 pm).

Regular Membership includes:

General
– 24/7 access
– WiFi and bills
– Kitchen facilities
– Outdoor garden with mezzaine & bike storage
– Member discounts for workshops, courses, events, gallery hire and more
– Profile page on our website

Darkroom red 1 — *The A4 Darkroom. Photo: Kate-Bowe O’Brien.*

*Textiles & Project Room, Shared Studio 3. Photo: Kate-Bowe O’Brien.*

*A4 Artist Talk, Kate McElroy, 2017. Photo: Eimhin McNamara.*

Professional Development & Training

– Free Darkroom Training
– Free Screen-printing Training
– Free Workshop Training
– Free or Reduced fees on public workshops & courses
– Regular Artist Talks and group discussion
– Regular exhibitions and events
– Collaboration opportunities with a wide range of artists
– Opportunities to host own workshops and discussion groups or to join those hosted by our members
– Ongoing support from the A4 Team
– Online studio group to share ideas, ask for help and stay in touch with our members.

untitled-14 — *Studio 1, Private Workspaces. Photo: Kate-Bowe O’Brien.*

08sml cropped.jpg — *Studio 2, Private Workspaces. Photo: Kate-Bowe O’Brien.*

Large Lockers (€20-€30pm). *Photo: Kate-Bowe O’Brien*.

Additional Costs
– Locker rental, various sizes €10 – €60 per month
– Personal Workspace €100 – €130
– 40% discount on gallery & event space hire

*Exhibition, Dr. Nadia Kelbova by Justyna Kielbowicz, 2017. Photo: Kate-Bowe O’Brien.*

More information here!

Applications can be made here!

How to find us!

Meet Your Candidates: a local elections hustings event.

May 3, 2019May 10, 2019A4 Sounds Leave a comment

With the 2019 Local Elections just a couple of weeks away, we invite you to meet with candidates, ask them any questions you may have about their campaigns and policies, and have a chance to discuss issues that you feel are important in the area.

The team from Dublin Inquirer will be there to present a brief overview of their recent Citizen’s Agenda initiative.

A4 Sounds studios lies just on the cusp of the Cabra-Glasnevin local electoral area, nearly bordering with the North Inner City ward. We’ve invited candidates from both electoral areas to participate.

Each candidate will briefly present their vision, followed by a Q&A, and there’ll also be opportunity before and after for attendees to meet and mingle with candidates face-to-face, and bring up any issues they’d like to see addressed in person.

The list of candidates confirmed so far is as follows:

Micheál Kelliher – Independents4Change – Cabra-Glasnevin
Gillian Brien – People Before Profit – North Inner City
Éilis Ryan – Workers’ Party – North Inner City
Sean McCabe – Independent – Cabra-Glasnevin
Rita Harrold – Solidarity – Cabra-Glasnevin
Neasa Hourigan – Greens – Cabra-Glasnevin
Ellie Kisyombe – Social Democrats – North Inner City
Carol Deans – Social Democrats – North Inner City
Marie Sherlock – Labour – Cabra-Glasnevin
Declan Meenagh – Labour – Cabra-Glasnevin
Christy Burke – Independent – North Inner City
Brian Mohan – Fianna Fail – North Inner City
Denise McMorrow – Fianna Fail – North Inner City
Mary Fitzpatrick – Fianna Fail – Cabra-Glasnevin

We’ll update this list as and when we receive any further confirmation. Many thanks to the candidates for taking the time to take part.

Sandwiches, snacks and refreshments will be served.

Doors 7:30pm

Free admission

Directions: https://a4sounds.org/find-us/

C A H O O T S : A 4 \ w / S A M P L E

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019A4 Sounds Leave a comment

C A H O O T S : A 4 \ w / S A M P L E

20th – 27th Mar 2019 | A4 Sounds at Sample-Studios

C A H O O T S : A 4 \ w / S A M P L E is the second in a series of collaborations between A4 Sounds and Artists Studios here in Ireland and further afield.

C A H O O T S : A 4 \ w / S A M P L E features work by 14 of A4 Sounds’ member artists.

The Artists
Aoife Balfe
Evelyn Broderick
Claudine Chen
Siobhan Clancy
James Delaney
Sarah Devereux
Roisin McGannon
Jess McKinney
Kate Bowe O’Brien
Lucy Peters
Frank Prendergast
Caoimhe Reynolds
Megan Scott
Yohann Walter

Exhibtion Opening
Wednesday 20th March 2019
7pm – 9pm
Drinks Reception

General Opening Hours
Thurs – Wed : 12pm – 4:30pm

Location
TACTIC
The Crypt at St. Luke’s,
O’Mahony’s Avenue Entrance,
St. Luke’s Cross,
Cork City
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Full information on each of our participating artists and their work can be found here!

Opening Night | C A H O O T S : S A M P L E \ w / A 4

February 2, 2019February 2, 2019A4 Sounds Leave a comment

Opening Night | C A H O O T S : S A M P L E \ w / A 4

31st Jan – 10th | Sample-Studios at the A4 Gallery

C A H O O T S : S A M P L E \ w / A 4 is the first in a series of collaborations between A4 Sounds and Artists Studios here in Ireland and further afield.

C A H O O T S : S A M P L E \ w / A 4 features work by 13 member artists from Sample-Studios, Cork.

Sample-Studios is one of Irelands leading artist-led spaces with over 40 member artists. TACTIC is the artist-led visual arts programme of Sample-Studios. With their focus on creating a dialogue and a process of collaboration across disciplines they aim to highlight artists and curators who demonsatrate high levels of resolution, investigation and critical thinking in their practice whilst also facilitatiing the enjoyment and participation in contemporary art for its audiences.

The Artists

Sarah Jayne Booth
Nora Buttimer
Edith Cosgrave
Pat Donlon
Tommy Feehan
Joseph Hefferman
Kathryn Kelly
John Ketch
Kevin Mooney
Kim-Ling Morris
Anna O’Riordan
Alison O’Shea
Catriona Osborne