We are currently looking for an Administrator (part-time, £8.50 p.h., 14 hrs/week). For job description and info on how to apply, please: contact info@cca-derry-londonderry.org. No calls, please. Closing date is May 31st, 2013.

The jury’s motivation for picking Neil Clements was for the ”depth and precision in the placement of his practice in relation to a historical and archival legacy.” Dorothy Hunter for the “intelligence, rigour, and integrity of her framing and for her sensitivity to the physical and social coding of space in relation to her sculptural work.”

Production CCA has been made possible through the generous support of Arts & Business NI, Caldwell & Robinson Solicitors, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and 2013 City of Culture Derry~Londonderry.

Beirut is a new art initiative and exhibition space that considers institution building as a curatorial act. Its activities are centered around hosting artists, projects and other institutions (locally, regionally, internationally) that share and wish to engage with similar questions concerning politics, economy, education, ecology and the arts. The space, a late 1940′s three-storey villa surrounded by a little garden, is located in the neighborhood of Agouza in Cairo. For more information, please see their website.

What is an Institution? is generously supported by British Council Northern Ireland.

The jury will review applications and select an artist, duo or group, to realise a specific project. No age limit applies to this call but the applicant needs be in the earlier stages of his or her career and have a connection to Northern Ireland. Applicants must demonstrate that the project can be realised in six-months and within the specified budget. The selected project will be supported with a production budget of £6,500 and an award of £2,000. Production CCA has been made possible through the generous support of Arts & Business NI, Caldwell & Robinson Solicitors, The Arts Council of Northern Ireland, and 2013 City of Culture Derry~Londonderry.

The deadline is Sunday, April 28th, at midnight (Greenwich Mean Time). Apply by sending a project description (up to 500 words), a curriculum vitae (no more than 2000 words), an estimated budget, and up to 10 images or/and links to audio/visual works. The total applications should not exceed 10 MB. A floorplan of CCA is available upon request.

Please submit all materials via WeTransfer (www.wetransfer.com) to info@cca-derry-londonderry.org. The successful applicant(s) will be notified during the first half of May. For more information contact us.

Image: Lee Welch, If what they say is true. Recipient of the award 2012.

Andrea Francke was born in Peru and is currently based in London. She is currently developing two main research projects. Invisible spaces of parenthood: A collection of pragmatic propositions for a better future explores issues surrounding childcare in collaboration with local nurseries, childminders, children’s centres and parent groups, and looks for new models and possibilities. It uses 1960s and -70s DIY culture as a frame of reference to question political, pedagogical, social and economic structures around parenting. The Piracy Project, a collaboration with Eva Weinmayr as part of the AND Publishing program (2011 – 2013), is an exploration of the philosophical, legal and practical implications of book piracy. She was a recipient of the Red Mansion Art Prize (2011) and a Communnal Knowledge resident at The Showroom in London (2012).

This project will continue and evolve with the support of the Big Lottery Culture for All Fund over the coming six months. For more information please contact Public Programmes Coordinator, Sara Greavu, at coordinator@cca-derry-londonderry.org.

Professor McGonagle said: “I am very pleased to have been invited to support CCA and its ambitious vision for the future which will complement other organisations in the city and the region, in a very exciting period. I look forward to working with the staff and the Board and to making an input to strategic planning to help realise that vision.”

Drawing from his distinguished career as the first organiser of Derry’s legendary Orchard Gallery, the founding Director of IMMA, and current leadership of Dublin’s National College of Art and Design, he will support the CCA by representing our interests locally and abroad, support the development of links with key partners and potential funders, and lend his wealth of experience to the development of CCA. His input will help us consolidate our achievements to date and further build the national and international standing of the venue.

Paul Laughlin, Chair of the Board, said: “I am extremely pleased to welcome Professor McGonagle as our Special Adviser. His skills, knowledge and extensive experience will be invaluable to us as we work to deliver our current programme and plan for the future.”

Derry’s Town Clerk, Sharon O’Connor, said: “I am delighted to hear of Professor McGonagle’s continued involvement in the city, he brings an additional international perspective to the vibrant and growing contemporary arts scene in Derry.”

Burns and Lundh are also speaking at the symposium Looking out, Looking in at RUA RED – South Dublin Arts Centre on Friday, March 22nd, between 9:30 am and 5 pm. As part of Ireland’s EU presidency, the symposium aims at discussing existing and new models of production and exchange in contemporary art, namely international residency programmes.

For more information, please contact us.