Mercedes Fire
May 10, 2010
MERCEDES FIRE
International Summer School
20th – 28th August 2010
Multiple venues, Ireland
Open Call for Participation
Mercedes Fire is a themed summer school for contemporary artists. This year’s focus is the concept of monumentality and its relationship to a fast changing society. It invites artists from across the world to come to Ireland for eight days of touring workshops, gallery visits and guest lectures. Mercedes Fire offers the opportunity to develop new work and to network with well-known specialists in the field.
Mercedes Fire raises questions on how an event, history, person or ideology can be represented in the name of a public. Has the age of permanent sculpture past? How does society represent itself and its values through public sculpture? What would a monument for the future look like?
Details
The touring summer school will begin in Cork, a city in on the south coast and home to some of Ireland’s most important art institutions. It will then move to Offaly, where it will be hosted by The Good Hatchery, a rural sculpture center with a reputation for developing ambitious art projects in a public setting. The summer school will culminate with a special event in Dublin and the opportunity to tour the city’s cultural venues.
Application
Mercedes Fire will take place for eight days from August 20th – 28th, 2010. Potential participants are asked to offer a short statement of interest (approx 200 words), samples of previous work and CV. It is important that the statement of interest clearly demonstrates an engagement with the theme of the summer school.
The fee for the summer school is 100 euro. This covers tuition, food and accommodation for participating artists. Travel within Ireland and materials budget are also covered by the summer school but artists are responsible for making travel arrangements to Ireland. The deadline for application is 9th July 2010. The workshops will be held in English.
Application to be sent to:
thegoodhatchery@gmail.com
before 5pm, 20th July 2010
Mercedes Fire is facilitated by Ms. Claire Feeley, assistant curator at the Serpentine Gallery, London www.serpentinegallery.org and Ms. Ruth E Lyons, artist and director of The Good Hatchery www.thegoodhatchery.wordpress.com.
