All Ireland Arts Conference 2012
Audiences NI, NITA and Theatre Forum have joined forces to bring the first ever All Ireland Arts Conference (#AIAC2012) to Belfast on June 14 and 15 at the Lyric Theatre Belfast.We have taken the decision to work with our partner organisations on this year’s conference in order to offer the very best speakers and panellists to our members in order to create debate, provoke new thoughts and inspire new possibilities for arts organisations across Ireland, both North and South.We are also furthering our commitment to providing relevant and valuable training to all our members by working on programming a Digital Day later in the year which will look at a number of digital issues such as new ways of using technology to engage with audiences at every level. Further details of this will be released in the coming months.
The All Ireland Arts Conference has been curated by Maureen Kennelly, who has programmed a packed schedule of talks, discussions and workshops with the main objective to enhance networking amongst arts practitioners and artists throughout the island of Ireland... in essence, to CONNECT!
This innovative conference will feature national and international speakers delivering inspiring keynote speeches, as well as offering practical advice to those working in the arts in Ireland, both North and South. Speakers confirmed include Ben Cameron (Doris Duke Foundation), Farooq Chaudry (Akram Khan Company) and Helen Marriage (Artichoke).
Please find the full programme here
Booking information
The three partner organisations have worked hard to make the conference as affordable as possible for delegates. Tickets can be booked in Euro or in Sterling here (note no promotion code needed to book regular tickets). The rate for Audiences NI members is £84 per person and this includes access to full conference, lunch on both days, dinner and the evening programme. For non-members the rate is £160 per person.
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We also have a number of subsidised places available aimed at freelancers and those unsalaried working in the arts. These tickets are £65 and you do not necessarily need to be a member of Audiences NI to access this rate but you will need a promotion code to book one of these places. Contact karen.orawe@audiencesni.com for more information.
Bursaries
We are also delighted to offer 5 bursaries to Audiences NI members who are working in small to medium organisations and can ably demonstrate, via the application, why they deserve a free place.
Criteria for assessing applications:
1. Applicants must be within the first three years of their professional career
2. Applicants must be work for an organisation which is a member of Audiences NI
3. Applicants must not have attended an Audiences NI conference before
4. Applications will be scored 1-5 on the following attributes:
Demonstrable commitment to professional development.
Demonstrable commitment to arts marketing and audience development.
Level of positive impact of attending conference on applicant's personal and professional development.
Relevance of work experience.
In addition, Indigo Ltd are offering 2 bursaries to applicants who are at CEO, director, artistic director, curator, or equivalent level within an organisation and have already committed to send at least one of their marketing staff to the event. Applicants should describe how attendance at the event will help them to support their organisation and audiences / visitors.
*Bursaries will not be awarded to more than one person from the same organisation.
Financial support is limited to the conference fees alone, and does not cover travel, accommodation or subsistence.
To apply for either bursary please contact karen.orawe@audiencesni.com for an application form. Applications must be received by Friday 25th May 2012
