As part of the research project statəcraft,  IADT: ARC students have devised a programme of audio walks, embroidery workshops and artists’ talks. All statəcraft events are free and open to the public, but places are limited for some workshops and discussions. The full list of events, with booking links, is here.

Saturday 26 March (& Sat. 2 April) 2016, 11am-1pm, Project Spaces, IMMA. Embroidered Identities, two-part workshop devised by Jai Thorn in collaboration with Marie Thornton. Inspired by John Ruskin’s interest in self-improvement through craft education and skill, this small group workshop introduces participants to basic embroidery techniques, and explores how these techniques can be used to personalise mass produced clothing and other textiles. The workshop is organised over two Saturday mornings and participants are encouraged to attend both sessions if possible. Participants are asked to bring with them items for personalisation and a design that can be embroidered on to the clothing. This process will be documented by Jai Thorn as part of an ongoing research project.

Thursday 31 March 2016, 3pm, Project Spaces,  IMMA
Residencies Re-imagined: Audio Walk, recorded by Amy Farrell and Susan Gogan in collaboration with Ruby Wallis
Residencies Re-imagined is a virtual audio tour around the grounds of IMMA offering the visitor a unique way to interact with works that were realised at various moments in the history of the museum’s residency programme, in locations such as IMMA’s forecourt, courtyard, garden and meadow.  A portable mp3 player and headphones will be provided and the audio will also be available to download from SoundCloud directly to your mobile phone.  Following the exploration of IMMA’s grounds, visitors are invited to the Project Spaces to respond to the tour and view documentation of the featured works. Drop-in tours are also available on Saturday 2 April and Sunday 3 April, 2016, 12.00-16.00.

Friday 1 April 2016, 11am- 12pm, Project Spaces, IMMA
Ruby Wallis in conversation with ARC students.
Ruby Wallis, a current artist-resident at IMMA, will discuss her PhD research and her current practice, including recent work exhibited at Belfast Exposed. Based in an alternative community in the Burren in the west of Ireland, Wallis sought to expand the medium of photography beyond the objective gaze and monocular vision to develop new methods of mapping, and to open new areas of inquiry through lens based fine art practice. Her very recent images highlight interactions and pressure between tactile and tangible surfaces and substances that are natural or synthetic, organic or structured, intimate or abstract. Book your place here