Peer Critique Workshop Lens based media

Peer Critique Workshop - Lens Based Media with Heli RekulaMonday 27 April 2009 (10.30am to 4.30pm)Belfast Exposed, BelfastCost: £25 / 20 (concession rate BX + VAI members)Places: 6N.B. This workshop is part of an extensive programme of workshops scheduled for Autumn 2009 in Northern Ireland, in partnership with Belfast ExposedPeer CritiqueThese media specific workshops are intended to create dialogue and openness between artistic peers in a world where many are starved of feedback and thoughtful responses to their work. It is hoped these sessions will foster networking and continued peer support amongst participants. Those attending should be open and prepared to respond to others' work and should come prepared with a 10-minute presentation on their work (which will be followed by 20 minutes or so of discussion). Artists can bring slides, CD ROMs or original artwork to show. The atmosphere will be constructive, supportive and positive. The artists facilitating each workshop will present and discuss their own work and talk about their own career development during the day.Heli Rekula (b.1963) works with lens-based media: film, video and photography. Her works have over the past 17 years been exhibited extensively in both Finland and abroad. She participated in the 2001 Venice Biennale in the main exhibition 'Plateau of Humankind', curated by Harald Szeemann. She was the recipient of the 2002 Ars Fennica Award. Currently she is studying in the postgraduate programme aiming for the doctoral qualification at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki. The first artistic component of her research, an extensive retrospective exhibition 'DESERT, works from 1989–2004', was on display in 2005 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma. The same year she was awarded the State Prize for Photography Art. She currently lives and works in Helsinki, Finland. Rekula is represented by Gallery Kalhama & Pippo.www.kalhamapiippo.com Please see the following links for articles on Heli Rekula's work - Artist's Knowledge & Research at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts: www.kuva.fi/attachments/jatkotutkinto/tohtorit.pdfArtist's Knowledge 2 & Research at the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts: www.kuva.fi/attachments/the_artists_knowledge_2.pdfBooking + InformationTo book for any of the above courses or for information on Galway and Belfast workshops please contact:E: monica@visualartists.ieAs places are limited early booking is advised. To ensure a place on any of these workshops it is essential that you book by email in advance and then forward payment to confirm your booking. Should you wish to cancel a workshop, booking notice should be provided at least 5 working days prior to the workshop date so that your place can be reallocated. Refunds will not be given for late cancellations in any circumstances. Cheques and postal orders should be made payable to 'Visual Artists Ireland', and VAI can also accept credit or debit card payments over the phone.