national college of art and design newsletter december 2009

1. MERRY ——0–
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CHRISTMAS
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HAPPY NEW
YEAR
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2. MERRY CHRISTMAS
Here we go again. Thanks for all the responses Some of the acts include.... Mr. Whippy and
from the last newsletter. This weeks newsletter his Ice Cream Van, Attention Bebe and
is even better as it comes to you one week closer Phonic Athletic. The of the ball will be
to christmas and one week closer to the announced soon.
Christmas Ball and full of information. The
Christmas Ball will be held in the college on Frank and Orlaith
Thursday 17th December from 10pm-3am.
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Just a big reminder for those
who are not too sure: The
Some of the work on sale includes,
paintings, prints and ceramics and
A Christmas Fair is happening glass. The Christmas Fair always
CHRISTM on the 12th of December. This goes down a treat with mulled wine
FAIR
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Saturday folks. The Fair is on and sweet treats galore.
———— in the Cultivate Centre down
in Temple Bar.
Check out our website for more
information.
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3. STUDENT
DESIGN STUDENT NEWS:
Naoise Ó Conchubhair a graphic designer who just
graduated in 2009 has recently been awarded the
NEWS IN
Grand Prix winning entry in the 2009 IDI Graduate
Design Awards for his work on the new, contem-
porary Gaelic typography for use in Irish language
publications,
SHORT
websites and signage. He also featured in the recent
Innovation Section in the Irish Times where they
praised his new innovative approach to the design of
Irish Typography.
First year MFA student David Eager-Maher is
currently showing work at the NAG Gallery@ Cross
Gallery on Francis Street. Eager-Maher
graduated with a Ba in Fine Art Painting last year
and has exhibited widely and internationally.
Another gradute of the same class Sarah Tynan is
also currently exhibiting in a group show at the
Oonagh Young Gallery. Sarah Tynan’s practice is
informed by the uniformity and artificiality of insti-
tutional spaces and her meticulous drawings seek to
undermine, in particular, the corporate aesthetic. The
Group show ‘DELICIAS DE LA CRISIS’ runs at
the Oonagh Young Gallery until December 27th
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4. OPPORTUNITIES
PAPER VISUAL ART: CALL CROW GALLERY ‘LITTLE PICTURE SHOW ’:
FOR SUBMISSIONS CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
FIGHT LIKE APES
Paper Visual Art is a new on-line
publication for contemporary art. Paper is The Crow Gallery is now accepting submis-
We also got an email from Fight Like Apes
currently accepting submissions for sions for its inaugural fundraising exhibition
who are having a show on in Dublin’s
well-written reviews, essays, and articles. which will take place in February 2010. ‘The
Academy on the 18th and 19th of December.
Artists, interested in being considered for Little Picture Show’ will be a salon of selected
They are interested in having 4 large but
the ‘focus’ section of the site, should send works with maximum dimensions of 25 x
quick portraits of famous wrestlers made
images, bio and a clear, 400-word 25cm. The show will launch on Thursday 4
on sheets that will be hung in the venue. If
explanation of their work/ February 2010.
anyone is interested in this project, they can
work-in-progress.
email them at this address or at: trossryan@
gmail.com Interested artists should send a jpeg of your
www.papervisualart.com work with details of the work’s dimensions.
papervisualart@gmail.com Selected artists will be notified on Tuesday 12
There will of course be guestlist places for
the student(s) and the added bonus of having January 2010. The submission cost for
their work displayed! accepted pieces is E25. No commission
charged on sales. If your work is accepted, the
handing-in day is Saturday 23 January 2010
between 12 noon and 5pm. Send your work to:
E: submissions@crowgallery.net
www.crowgallery.net/exhibitions/LittlePic-
tureShow.htm
Deadline for submissions: 8 January 2010
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5. THINGS TO DO
LET ME BE FRANK....... I finally paid my library fees and so I treated myself
to take out a new book, we are in the middle of a
renaissance you know (this week I discovered you
Ok so again, I call upon the author to explain. If can poach salmon and that the hipsters call the
anybody would be interested in writing a little section recession, ahem, the renaissance, pointless like a witch
like this then just drop me an email. DISCLAIMER: Trip into the light here Abraham... what
about this boss of yours?
What happened this week, and what is there to do,
where do we go? Getting a chance to go the cinema can And don’t tell me that you just do what you’re told!
be difficult. I’ll keep it tidy this week. No Rant. Go see I might not be hip to your sign language but I come
A serious man. It’s seriously a good film. The latest in peace, I seek knowledge. In exchange for some
installment from the Coen Brothers, Imaginatively information, I will give you all my fats domino records,
exploring questions of faith, familial responsibility, I m sure them kids would love them) I got out the book,
delinquent behavior, dental phenomena, academia, Searching for Seabald. Who is Seabald you might ask?
mortality, and Judaism - and intersections thereof - A W.G. Sebald’s books are sui generis hybrids of fiction,
Serious Man is the new... travelogue, autobiography and historical expose,
in which a narrator (both Sebald and not Sebald)
A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man’s search comments on the quick blossoming of natural wonders
for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is and the long deaths that come of human atrocities.
on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. If you don’t get to
see this in the cinema don’t worry we will definitely All his narratives are punctuated with images--murky
be showing it at film society next year. artists such as photographs, architectural plans, engravings, paintings,
Joseph Beuys, this is well worth a look. and newspaper clippings. Searching for Seabald,
explores Seabald within the context of the contemporary
art world. This is well worth a read, with entries from
artists such as Joseph Beuys, this is well worth a look.
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6. BITS & BOBS WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE.
Where the Wild Things Are is the much anticipated
adaption of the children’s book by the same name.
It tells the story of Max Records who has a very
active imagination who runs away from home and
THE NEW RECYCLING SYSTEM comes across another world of Wild Things. The film
which is directed by the much loved Spike Jonze is
Great news folks, we are very pleased to announce that the long awaited beautifully shot with the trendiest childrens movie
new recycling strategy will be implemented next week. For more details soundtrack going. With the likes of Karen O, Arcade
on this please drop into us in the Union! Fire, The Dead Weather and The Raconteurs this
is also an album not to be missed. It is out today in
cinemas and it is a must see.
REPTILE CABARET
STUDENT TRAVEL CARD
Thursday 10 December from 9pm
Narrative Arts with The Oh-Aissieux at the Reptile
Anyone interested in getting an updated Student Travelcard can avail
Cabaret-Shebeen Chic, South Great George’s Street,
of this service from the our Students Union in the coming weeks. These
Dublin
cards of great value and well worth the money.
The Oh-Aissieux is delighted to be invited to perform
ncadsu@gmail.com
at the Reptile Cabaret in the cosy and atmospheric
basement of Shebeen Chic, South Great George’s Street.
This will be a brisk selection of The Oh-Aissieux’s best
JOB OPPURTUNITY and shortest tales, followed by two live bands and a DJ.
Free in!
We were recently contacted by a guy who wishes to get a portrait done of
himself and his dog over Christmas. CERAMICS THIRD YEAR CAKE SALE
Anyone interested you can contact us by email or facebook.
The Fourth Year Ceramics Department are hosting a
ncadsu@gmail.com Cake Sale on the Thursday the 17th of December. Its all
in aid of a good cause so bring loads of money in.
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7. MAKE YOUR
EYES SMILE
Fine Art and Design Stuff to look at over
the next fews of weeks. A few wee links
that will make your eyes smile!
christmassweatercollection.com-This is an amazing collection of Christmas Jumpers that would put Santa Clause to shame.
www.nobleandbeggarmanbooks.com -This is a great book store that has just opened on Sout William Street. They stock an amazing
range books on everything from Art Philosophy to Architecture.
Two Others of interest
http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2009/12/04/funniest-email-conversation/
http://www.wimp.com/crazydiamonds/
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8. CHECK OUT
THE WEBSITE
WW.NCADSU.NET
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