🔸🔹🔸Award Received: The Mayo Artists Bursary 2024 - From The Mayo Arts Service🔸🔹🔸

I am absolutely thrilled to be awarded a Mayo Artists Bursary for 2024. This award is dispensed by the Mayo Arts Service and aims to support individual Artists working in the county throughout all stages in their career.

I am truly proud to have my art practice recognised by the Mayo Arts Service and I am very grateful for the support of this wonderful organisation over the last nember of years through various awards and their purchase of some of my work which now reside in the Mayo County Council Permanent Collection.

To learn more about the services, events and supports provided by the Mayo Arts Service click here.

Go Raibh Míle Maith Agat Mayo Arts Service!!!

🔸🔹🔸ANNOUNCEMENT: Accepted onto the Minding Creative Minds Mentorship Programme🔸🔹🔸

🔸🔹🔸Accepted onto the Minding Creative Minds Mentorship Programme🔸🔹🔸

I am really excited to have been accepted onto the Minding Creative Minds mentorship programme. While I have yet to be assigned a mentor I have been availing of their amazing workshop series these last few weeks. So far we have covered topics such as Personal Branding, Social Media for Creatives, Applying for Funding and Opportunities, and a three part workshop on Developing a Positive Mindset in your Practice.

I want to give them a big shout out as they are wonderful organisation to have available to the creative sector in Ireland.

Minding Creative Minds provide many free strands of support to those working within the Irish Creative Sector . You dont have to be a mentee on the programme to access these supports. They provide a Dedicated 24/7 Helpline in association with Spectrum Life giving access to an experienced team of trained counsellors and psychotherapists who can offer medium-term intervention and advice covering practical, day-to-day issues that cause anxiety and stress. (Up to 12 free sessions).

Contact:

ROI: 1800 814 244
NI/UK: 0800 0903677
International: +353 1 518 0277
Or Text/WhatsApp “Hi” to 087 369 0010
(when you receive a response please mention “Minding Creative Minds” or that you are in contact from the Creative Sector) You can call them or chat via text/Whatsapp on the numbers above. Or you can access their web portal.

Minding Creative Minds also provide other free forms of support and encourage the use of these great services:

• Legal Assistance – Consultation with Irish solicitors, including those specialised in family law matters and property conveyancing.

• Financial Assistance & Consumer Assistance – Consultation with qualified financial advisors who can offer advice on household budgeting, borrowing/debt management, retirement planning, saving & investments.

• Career Guidance & Life Coaching – Access a panel of career coach specialists for career guidance.

• Support for non-Irish nationals & their families – helping to make the transition into the Irish system as smooth as possible.

What a fantastic organisation and if you would like to find out more about their supports and mentorship programmes simply visit: https://mindingcreativeminds.ie/