We made a cake to celebrate the launch of Getting Irish Business Online in the Landmark Hotel in Carrick-on-Shannon on Monday last. Thanks to Ivan Keaney Photography for the photos. This is a great opportunity for a business to get online. 

Our own website has been up since 1998 and I would encourage any business to take the leap online.  You cannot answer the phone 24 hours a day but even if the website only had your basic details it is there 24/7 to be viewed by prospective clients from all over the world. If you are thinking about it have a look at the Getting Irish Business Online site and get online with the help of Google, Blacknight Solutions, An Post and your local City or County Enterprise Board.

Leitrim County Enterprise Board and Google are hosting a one day workshop in Carrick-on-Shannon on the benefits of having a website.
As part of the Getting Business Online initiative, the one day event is targeted at business people without a website, and offers one to one support with developing a new website as well as answering any questions on the initiative.
Venue: The Landmark Hotel
Date: Monday December 5th.
Time: 9am to 7pm
There will be a presentation at 1pm from Google and the Enterprise Board covering the website development tool and some case study examples will also be given.
Everyone welcome to drop in at any stage throughout the day and If you know of anyone who may be interested in developing their own website please feel free to pass on the info to them.

No green light from Paul regarding my competition idea yet, so I am holding my breath for a minute, but another On My Radar for you, a subject that will affect all of us around here one way or another, so check out the link to see what is happening on Friday afternoon in Carrick-on-Shannon!

https://www.facebook.com/events/203316643078994/

An approach to look at hydraulic fracturing through art and research, what stays behind in the landscape when we dig deep, which elements of our lives may be at risk if we follow the path of promises and money, and which consequences may be impossible to undo for our lifetime to come. A fresh  look at a pressing issue, four artists sharing ideas and working on the exhibition collectively. Unfortunately I am not able to be there on Friday eve for the actual opening, so I had to peep my Dock Blogger camera into the exhibition space today and get a first glimpse of the work… I am sure the guys will spend all day to get ready for us on Friday, but I let you in on the preparations, Stephen Rennicks and David Spence at work…  and while the video uploads, here the first picture!

The Higher Bridges Gallery, The Clinton Centre

The Barracks Store and Magazine, Enniskillen Castle Museums

1st Floor, The Imperial Building, 38-40 Queen Elizabeth Road

Janine Antoni

Karl Burke

John Byrne

Maud Cotter

Gary Coyle

Miriam De Búrca

Stephen Dillon

Cian Donnelly

Patricia Kelly

Sharon Kelly

Susan MacWilliam

Fergus Martin

Janet Mullarney

Mariele Neudecker

Abigail O’Brien

Paul Seawright

Amelia Stein

Grace Weir

Daphne Wright

The sacred Project: A Cross Border, Cross Community Arts Project Selects Artworks For Major Exhibition In Enniskillen

Project Overview

In December members of Catholic & Protestant communities from Carrick-on-Shannon/Leitrim & Enniskillen/Fermanagh gathered at The Dock, Carrick-on-Shannon Co. Leitrim for the first meeting of the Sacred Project. A PEACE III project funded by the County Leitrim Peace III Partnership through the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund which is managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.

The Sacred Project proposes to use the medium of creating an exhibition as a tool to initiate conversations around notions of Sacred, Divinity and Spirituality by discussing the shared, experiential aspects of religions as opposed to focusing on their differences. By using the “Art Exhibition” as a platform for finding a commonality of interests in the groups, this project will provide all who attend with the rare opportunity of experiencing and discussing spirituality and sacredness in unfamiliar terms.

The participants visited the Ulster Museum in Belfast, the Irish Museum of Modern Art and The Dock in Carrick-on-Shannon where Suzanne Lyle from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, the artist and Head of Fine Art at NCAD, Philip Napier, Johanne Mullan, National Programmer, IMMA, Jerome O’Drisceoil of the Green on Red Gallery and Linda Shevlin, project facilitator, presented artworks for their consideration.

The exhibition of works selected by the groups on the theme ‘Sacred’ will be held in The Higher Bridges Gallery, Enniskillen Castle Museum and 1st Floor The imperial Building on Queen Elizabeth Road and  pens on the 25th of June 2010. Recently the groups met to make their final decisions on the works they’d like to have included in the exhibition. The process of selecting the artworks for the exhibition has ultimately be informed by group discussions, visits to art institutions and talks from key figures in the curating field.

Sacred Exhibition

Among the works chosen is the large scale multi screen video installation by the internationally renowned artist Daphne Wright, The Prayer Project. This emersive installation comprises of film portraits exploring the mystery of the intensely private and personal moment of prayer and meditation. Other artists include John Byrne, Gary Colye, Fergus Martin, Paul Seawright, Janet Mullarney, Abigail O’Brien,  Amelia Stein, Janine Antoni, Grace Weir, Susan MacWilliam, Sharon Kelly, Mariele Neudecker, Patricia Kelly, Stephen Dillon and Cian Donnelly.

The exhibition will be housed in 3 venues across Enniskillen: The Higher Bridges Gallery, The Barracks and Magazine Stores at Enniskillen Castle and the 1st floor of The Imperial Building on Queen Elizabeth Road. The exhibition Sacred will open on the 25th of June with venues opening their doors to visitors from 7pm. There will be an opening reception at 8pm in the Higher Bridges Gallery.

Sacred Dialogue

There will also be a one-day seminar/conversation to coincide with the exhibition, exploring the relationship between contemporary art and Sacred on June 26th. As part of this dialogue session the artist Seamus Nolan will be performing an interview with the anarcho primitivist John Zerzan. In Nolan’s description of event ‘The essential element of liveness, of the ritual of performance, the visitation of this cultural thinker being an important aspect of this event. In terms of the sacred, this performance looks at the the idea of the symbolic communion with the ideological moment, the word of god from which we bear testament in the Bible and the text as sacred ‘what is written is divine’. Other speakers include the artists Daphne Wright who will be speaking about The Prayer Project. The artists Karl Burke and Miriam De Burca will also be speaking about their experiences creating new work for the exhibition. Karl and Miriam were selected by the community groups from an open and invited call for proposals. The artists conversation will be chaired by the independent curator Helen Carey. Philip Napier (Head of Fine Art NCAD) will be in conversation with Rev. Gary Mason who’ll be speaking about his work in communities in East Belfast and the role of art in a culture of change. More speakers to be confirmed.

For more information and to request pemissions for images or to book a place at the seminar as places are limited please email sacredproject@ireland.com

For further info you can also visit the facebook page

Contact

Linda Shevlin

Phone: +353 86 605 2571

Email: sacredproject@ireland.com

For Northern Ireland

Connie Bree

Phone: +44 7807 005516

Email: me@conniebree.com 

The Sacred Project Participants were:

Ivy Boddy, Mary Boyle, Mary Brady, Kathleen Breen, Majella Curran, Kathleen Flanagan, Martina Gilmartin, Micheal Gilmartin, Corey McDaniel, Kathleen Markey, Yvonne Masterson, Jackie Mullan, Maura Newman, Mary O’Donnell, Stephen Rennicks, Sharon Richardson, Helen Reynolds, Christine and Cian Stewart, Mary Taylor, Martina Ward

With particular appreciation for the work of the Sacred Project Curatorial panel:

Mary Boyle, Mary Brady, Kathleen Breen, Majella Curran, Kathleen Flanagan, Martina Gilmartin, Kathleen Markey, Yvonne Masterson, Jackie Mullan, Maura Newman, Mary O’Donnell, Stephen Rennicks, Helen Reynolds, Christine and Cian Stewart, Martina Ward

Special Thanks to:

Fermanagh District Council

Irish Museum of Modern Art

Arts Council of Northern Ireland

The Higher Bridges Gallery

Enniskillen Castle Museums

Cooper Wilkinson Solicitors

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Frith Street Gallery, London

Collection of Lowe Contemporary

Galerie Barbara Thumm

The Green on Red Gallery

Clíodhna Shaffrey & Kevin Kavanagh Gallery

Leitrim County Council

The Dock

The Sacred project is Peace III project funded by the County Leitrim Peace III Partnership through the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund which is managed by the Special EU Programme Body.

CARRICK ON SHANNON’S LANDMARK HOTEL TAKES MAJOR ACCOLADE AT WEDDING AWARDS

The Landmark’s Patricia Corrigan wins WEDDING COORDINATOR OF THE YEAR 2009!

The competition for the WeddingsOnLine Wedding Awards 2009 was keen with wedding venues and wedding specialist companies alike vying for this much coveted award. Nominations were made, a shortlist drawn up and it came down to just 6 individuals from throughout the country – the elite of the industry.

On Monday evening 15th Feb, the industry gathered. All sat in hopeful expectation as the winners were announced category by category. Luckily the Landmark didn’t have to wait too long before the room erupted and Patricia Corrigan took to the stage to accept her award, presented by Jackie Lavin. The goodwill and appreciation of Patricia’s hard work and dedication was palpable with industry peers taking to their feet with applause that engulfed the ballroom. It was a very proud moment for the rest of The Landmark Team who were present.

WeddingsOnLine is Ireland’s leading on-line wedding forum. They are celebrating 10 years in business this year and in acknowledgement of this launched the nationwide hunt for Ireland’s leading Wedding Suppliers.

The process was a long and arduous one, with an independent research company brought on board to execute the voting and judging process. All on-line members (WOLLIES as they are affectionately known) were invited to nominate their favourite supplier for the various different categories. The best part of this Awards Programme is that all nominations came from Brides and Grooms – those who know best. The Wollies made their nominations and as requested, stated why they recommended the business or individual. All of these nominations where then collated and a Shortlist was drawn up for each category.

The Shortlists were issued over Christmas and The Landmark Hotel was Shortlisted for Wedding Venue of the Year and Patricia Corrigan was Shortlisted for Wedding Coordinator of the Year.

When asked, the Sales & Marketing Manager Aoife McCormack had this to say, “We are all thrilled for Patricia, her enthusiasm and dedication to each and every couple is amazing. Patricia personifies the Landmark Wedding Experience – energy, innovation, quality service, attention to detail and dependability. And of course there is a great team working alongside Patricia who mirror her passionate dedication to each Wedding Day. The Landmark has had a very busy year celebrating amazing wedding days with a lot of very special and loved up couples. We work hard to ensure that each couple loves every minute of the planning process and of course the big day itself. The whole team at The Landmark works to a ‘can do’ ethos, we love what we do and we love the fact that our couples love it too! From us all here at The Landmark we would like to thank all those who took the time to nominate the Landmark and Patricia. We are very encouraged by your support and will continue to up our game, ensuring that all future couples enjoy the same Landmark Wedding Experience.