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December 2019 news and updates from Creative Spark, Centre for Creativity and Innovation
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SPACE Available - Do you want to join the Creative Spark community?

Apply now for own door office studio space!

All our offices provide a bright, contemporary, comfortable and professional working environment for your business. Each office is equipped with multiple data points (Cat6A) connecting you to our dedicated high-speed fibre broadband.

  • 24/7 hour access
  • Uncontended 1GB high-speed fibre broadband service
  • Reception service, including individual post box
  • Communal kitchen area
  • Telephone & data points, digital telephone handsets
  • Serviced communal areas, heating & building insurance
  • Free parking & cycle racks
  • Discounted use of meeting rooms
  • Networking & training events
  • Mentoring & business support
Find more information here https://creativespark.ie/whats-here/individual-offices/ or email hello@creativespark.ie

Christmas Open Day 14 December 2019


Date: Saturday 14 December
Time: 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Cost: Free

Creative Spark will host its annual Christmas open day on Saturday 14 December. This will be a fun day for all the family with a range of free arts and crafts activities, mince pies and hot drinks. It’s also an opportunity for people to see what happens at the centre and what courses and workshops they can sign up to for 2020. We look forward to welcoming you on the day.

Creative Training January 2020

New Brochure for 2020 Available Soon!

Were stilling finalising our new brochure for 2020 be sure to check back to our website in the coming days. 

Creative Courses Starting in January 2020


10 Weeks
  • Ceramics (Adults) 28 Jan
  • Painting (Adults 16+) 27,28 or 29th
  • Painting Children (7-14) 28 Jan
  • Sewing Machine Projects Beginners/Improvers (Adults) 31 Jan
  • Sew Creative for Kids,Sewing and fashion design class (Children 7-12) 31 Jan
  • Screen Print Course Beginners/Improvers 20 Jan
  • Intro to Printmaking 22 Jan

6 Weeks
  • Printed Projects 31 Jan

One / Two Day Workshops
  • Hydro Print 25th Jan

Enterprise Training

                      

Start Your Own Business 8 week Programme


Date:     Tuesday 21 January
Time:    10.00am – 1.00pm
Cost:     €100.00
 
The Start Your Own Business Training Programme has been designed to address the needs of those wishing to start their own business, or those who have recently started trading. It is aimed at providing practical support, advice and guidance in a broad range of business areas. This programme will enable participants to gain a working knowledge of how to set up a business and / or to manage an existing business.

Creative Spark Open Studios



Date: Saturdays 7th & 14th December
Time:  2pm-5pm
Cost: FREE

Creative Spark invites you to come along to our inaugural open studio event.  Beautiful handcrafted items will be on sale and with the opportunity to talk directly to the local artists and makers.
Items for sale include Soilse Candles, Beezti designs, exclusive pieces from our Print Studio members, textiles, fine art prints, paintings, illustrations, greetings cards, decorations, stocking fillers and lots more...

Open Saturdays
  • 7 December 2-5pm 
  • 14 December 2-5pm 

Visual Artists Café - Louth 

Date: Thurs 5th December
Time: 11am to 2pm
Cost: FREE (booking essential)

 

Our first Visual Artists Café will concentrate on looking at the needs for artists who are based in Co. Louth. The event will look at some of the common concerns facing visual artists and seek to identify a programme of work that will take place in Co. Louth next year.
The event will start with presentations on supports and projects taking place in Louth presented by:

  • Louth County Arts Office, Mary Capplis
  • VAI, Rob Hilken.
  • Representatives from:
    • Louth Local Enterprise Office
    • The Arts Council
    • Creative Spark
    • Art as Exchange

If you are having difficulty booking using your phone feel free to call;
01 672 9488 or email info@visualartists.ie and they can register you for the event. 
Book here:
This event is run in partnership with Create Louth

Irishjobs.ie Start-Up Support Mission to offer free recruitment advertising to 100 start-ups

 







IrishJobs.ie has today launched its Start-Up Support Mission which will see the website offer free recruitment advertising to 100 Irish start-up companies over the next two years.
 
Successful candidates will be awarded free recruitment advertising to the value of €10,000 on the IrishJobs.ie website, in addition to supports through marketing, public relations, social media and blog content on the IrishJobs.ie website
 
How to apply: 
Interested start-up companies can apply through the below link.  All they have to do is provide some high-level information about their business objectives and recruitment plans over the next two years. 

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Start-Up-Support-Mission
 

Merry Christmas Everyone!
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