Art@work

During 2006 - 2012 Roscommon County Council Arts Office organised an Art@Work residential programme where artists spent three weeks in a company in County Roscommon making artwork motivated by the environment, staff, materials and working practices of the company. Supported by Roscommon Arts Office and the Arts Council of Ireland.

Art@Work exhibition - Roscommon Arts Centre

One of the aims of the programme was to bring a greater understanding of art and artists to a wider audience by offering the opportunity to staff and visitors of not just seeing art in unusual situations but seeing the process of making art and watching it develop. To the artist, it offered the opportunity to explore different methods of working and to produce work in a context that allows for greater participation in the creation of the work. As such the programme simultaneously promoted artists and their work, it increases access and participation in the arts and developed new audiences for the arts. To the company it offered a unique advertising platform and a project that engenders stronger interrelations among staff.

Money Matters - Catherine Donnelly - Bank of Ireland, Roscommon

It achieved a reputation nationally as being a highly innovative arts programme with multiple benefits for both artists and participating companies being shortlisted for the Business2Arts awards on a number of occasions and receiving special commendation in 2001.

Far Far - Veronica Forsgren - Feelystone

The following companies and organisations participated in the programme -

Abbey Hotel
Feelystone
National Learning Centre
AnsaMed Medical Devises
Garda Siochana
Nurtures Best Crèche
Arigna Fuels
Gleeson's Townhouse
Ros FM
Carrick Cineplex
Harmac Medical Devices
Roscommon Champion
Cruachan Ai Visitors Centre
Knockvicar Organic Garden
Roscommon County Library
Exclusive Cigar Manufacturing
Lough Key Forest Park
Roscommon Fire Service
Family Life Centre
Molloy's Bakery
Roscommon Herald
FDK Engineering
Mote Park
System Label Intl
Rinn Duin
Cuan Bride,
Community Childcare Committee Castlemine Farm and Artisan Shop
King House
Gleesons

For further information on previous programmes, please click on the links below -

Art@work Publications
Art@work 2012 - 0.6mf pdf file
Art@work 2011 - 0.9mb pdf file
Art@work 2010 - 0.8 mb pdf file
Art@work 2009 - 2.5 mb pdf file
Art@work 2008 - 2.6 mb pdf file
Art@work 2007 - 2.5 mb pdf file
Art@work 2006 - 2.8 mb pdf file