NCAD Clancy Quay Professional Development Programme 2021 - 22

Leading on from the Clancy Quay Professional Enterprise Programme in 2019-21, the NCADs Clancy Quay Professional Development Programme gives recent graduates and young artists from all fine art courses across the country the opportunity to access knowledge, training and feedback from Ireland’s leading experts in the visual arts, who will offer bi-weekly seminars, gallery and studio visits, mentoring and feedback sessions, with knowledge sharing and peer to peer collaborations encouraged.

Themes of seminars include subjects such as time management, how to approach artists talks and presentations, studio visits and networking, how to write excellent applications, tax and finance for artists, documenting your work and more. As well as providing training and practical information, participants on the series will be given the opportunity to access mentoring and one-to-one advice with curators and arts professionals. At the end of the series, participants will have developed a strong community of practice as well as increased knowledge and confidence in how to progress and thrive in their careers as artists, bridging the gap between University and the professional world.  

The programme runs from October 2021 to February 2022 and aims to equip emerging artists with essential professional skills required to navigate the complexities of the art world. This is programme is an initiative of Superprojects and the National College of Art and Design (NCAD) in partnership with the Project Arts Centre and is kindly supported by the Arts Council Ireland.