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Ireland’s International Festival of Photography and Visual Culture
PhotoIreland aims to become Ireland’s International Festival for Photography. It will showcase the work of those photographers and artists, national and international, whose critical practice goes from a traditional approach to the medium, to those who question its technical and ideological boundaries, but whose work help us to understand this ever present medium.
Photography has played an important role in Irish Culture ever since Francis Beatty opened Ireland’s first daguerreotype portrait studio on the roof of the Rotunda, Dublin, in October 1841. While Ireland has a strong Photographic tradition and enjoys international recognition thanks to its past and contemporary practitioners, there is to date no major event in Ireland that recognises the importance that Photography has in our culture, or even promotes it as an independent artistic practice.
Volunteers
Great volunteers are those who share the passion to build something unique. But the best volunteers are those whose vision over time remains as strong as in day one. Put your skills forward and help us with PhotoIreland. While volunteer work is unpaid, it is both rewarding in terms of experience and knowledge gained, and the best way to access a future full-time position within the organisation. We are currently looking for volunteers to fulfill the following roles:
An Arts Administrator
A Fundraiser
Festival Volunteers
ART ADMINISTRATOR
PhotoIreland is seeking expressions of interest from experienced and enthusiastic Art Administrators to join the team as a volunteer, and work from our offices in Dublin and/or from home. The Art Admninistrator role includes:
- planning and organising logistics and budgets related to events, buildings, artists and other personnel, including security, catering and sale of tickets;
- using skills in arts-related law, accountancy, press liaison and public relations;
- writing, or contributing to, publications which accompany arts-related events and activities;
- administrative, marketing and office management duties.
- ensuring corporate and legal requirements are complied with and reporting to management.
- actively participating and contributing to the developpment of the Festival programme for the coming years.
- Commitment and a friendly and positive attitude are a must.
Application: To apply, please send us your CV in an email to volunteers [at] photoireland.org including in the body of that email a short bio, your related experience, and why you are passionate about this role.
Deadline: 31 January 2010
FUNDRAISER
PhotoIreland is seeking expressions of interest from experienced and imaginative Fundraisers to join the team as a volunteer, and work from our offices in Dublin and/or from home. The Fundraiser role includes:
- developing and implementing a strategy for individual and corporate supporter recruitment and development;
- developing and coordinating new fundraising activities, web-based fundraising, online auctions and merchandise sales;
- be capable of raising awareness of the Festival and its work,
- increasing funds through researching and targeting trusts whose criteria match our projects and activities;
- building and maintaining profitable, long-term fundraising relationships with current donors and potential donors;
- preparing reports, monitoring income and expenditure against budgets and the targets;
- Commitment and a friendly and positive attitude are a must.
Application: To apply, please send us your CV in an email to volunteers [at] photoireland.org including in the body of that email a short bio, your related experience, and why you are passionate about this role.
Deadline: 31 January 2010
FESTIVAL VOLUNTEERS
We are happy that we already receive numerous emails from people expressing their interest in the Festival, and looking forward to help us in any way or form. PhotoIreland welcomes volunteers seeking to help for the duration of the Festival, fulfilling a number of roles.
Application: To apply, please send us an email with your contact details, and do not forget to highlight your field of expertise. We will add you to our volunteer list and contact you in time.
CV in an email to volunteers [at] photoireland.org including in the body of that email a short bio, your related experience, and why you are passionate about this role.
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