ARTBANK
88 Main Street
BUNCLODY
County Wexford
Ireland
T: +353 (0) 53 937 5200
About Us
Meeting Our Mission
With only volunteer staff and a paucity of funding, the ARTBANK Bunclody has, since Culture Night of September 2015, met its Mission to.
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Create and develop an inclusive environment from which to encourage a regional community through the arts.
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Foster a creative culture through workshops, exhibits, parades, crafts, film, photography, literature, and minds of imagination.
Our Aims
The ARTBANK Bunclody aims to break the prejudices and discrimination associated with art and crafts, and share the values of creativity and inclusivity throughout our diverse communities.
The ARTBANK Bunclody’s main activities include workshops, classes, and celebrations of:
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Visual Arts
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Crafts
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Theatre
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Film
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Literature
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Music
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Dance
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Young People
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Social Inclusiveness
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Our Environment
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Key components of our activities are:
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Community and social discourse
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Inclusion and encouragement
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Wellness and wellbeing
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Environment and surroundings
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A celebration of creativity, exhibition, and sales
Our Staff are Volunteers
ARTBANK Bunclody staff are unpaid and unfunded volunteers. They each:
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Propose, design, subsidise, and facilitate the ARTBANK Bunclody creative workshops.
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Design and administer allied ARTBANK Bunclody exhibitions, cultural, and social events.
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Take on the day-to-day responsibilities of running the ARTBANK Bunclody gallery.
Responsibilities include:
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Sharing creativity
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Publicity / Public Relations
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Fundraising
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Sales and customer experience
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Book keeping
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Website and allied social media campaigns
The ARTBANK Bunclody is staffed from 2pm to 5:30pm, Tuesday to Saturday, and for workshops on Saturday morning for “Dress for Mess”, and in the evenings for adult workshops.
All costs for statutory requirements such as Garda Checks are also met by the volunteers.
Gallery Sales
Sell Your Works
You are welcome to participate in our growing community of creatives and to submit your creative works for sale by the ARTBANK Bunclody.
The ARTBANK Bunclody gives emerging and established artists the opportunity to exhibit their work for sale in the Gallery on a Participation and Commission basis. This is incidental to our Mission and not a standard Retail model, although it is aimed to help support our Mission.
Our Mission can only be met by providing workshops and creative events within our community.
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Gallery Sales ideally should support the cost of meeting our Mission and workshops, but there is no discrimination of works based on their assumed saleability or popularity.
We are an inclusive community model for artists to grow confidence to access customers, and for customers to access community artists. Our community chooses what is in our Gallery – not us. As such, the “Retail” model is somewhat beyond our control.
We ask only for a small annual Participation Fee (€20 pp, or €30 family, February through January) and charge only a very reasonable Commission of 25%.
Our team are only too pleased to advise you on your pricing and if necessary, to help you get the best out of your presentation.
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It's not only about the painters! We represent wood workers, knitters, needle crafters, jewers, candle makers, glass workers, sculptors, printers, doll makers, digital artists, and more!
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And soon we hope to launch our new Online Store. It'll be a modest venture at first, but we plan to give your creative works every advantage possible across a Worldwide market!
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Please Support Us
ARTBANK’s short range objective is quite simple and critical. It needs to raise money to pay the rent, rates, and to keep the lights on.
Our programs for children, those in need of support to continue in the arts, and adults rely on the small commission from sales, our volunteers' time, and donations made by our community.
We do not make a profit and cannot open all hours. We need YOUR help and support - it's as simple and critical than that.
Please support us and make a small donation or purchase when you visit.
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Thank You,
The ARTBANK Bunclody Volunteer Team
Meet our team
John Renwick
Founder and Resident Artist and Sculptor
John is an impassioned local artist with a talent for sharing and need to encourage local artists of all abilities and interests to exhibit their work for the World to enjoy!
Mairead Butler
Curator and Administrator
Mairead extends her experience and passion for art as a curator to the ARTBANK Bunclody.
Jon King
Administrator and Curator/Manager
Jonathan King Secretary/Treasurer of ARTBANK. He has worked as a financial manager in the catering industry for over 40 years. He is a qualified bookkeeper, has run a catering production company, and is a former owner of two pubs.
Antoinette Byrne
Development Team
Antoinette is a busy working mum with a creative side expressed through her art and sought after homeopathic remedies (located above the ARTBANK). Antoinette is a key worker with an ear and mind of reason, which never fails to keep the team grounded.
Dan Carney
Development Team
Driftwood/Found Object Artist; Business Consultant; Founded a cable television company and served as Vice President and General Manager; President of a Massachusetts based television station; Lives in Clonegal, Ireland, Milton and South Dartmouth Massachusetts.
Rachel Darlington
Administrator
Rachel is our wonderful lynchpin in the ARTBANK Bunclody administration chain. As a published author, magazine columnist and gardening YouTuber, Rachel is clearly organised and patient enough to deal with the rest of the characters on the ARTBANK development group. Yes. All of them ;)
Mike Fallon
Development Team
Mike is a creative entrepreneur with a variety of skills and crafts he brings to bare with enthusiasm and imagination. Mike administers a "Men's Shed" and is advancing plans to introduce a Shed to Bunclody and he is keen to point out that he wants women involved too. Mike's wooden sculptures came to the fore during the Streams of Bunclody Festival where his pieces "floated" along the Mall - except the stone foot. That probably wouldn't float.
Rebecca Homfray
Development Team
Rebecca is an accomplished artist specialising in creating the most beautiful lino prints. Rebecca brings a wealth of experience to the team as a successful artist and acts as a staunch advocate for all our creatives.
Sharon Hosey
Development Team
Sharon is a busy full-time Mum and she claims, ARTBANK Bunclody's "general dog's body", which hardly does justice to the work she does to support us! Sharon is a qualified Graphic Designer and dabbles frequently.
Elaine Jordan
Development Team
Elaine is a creative actor, director, writer, and educator as well as a busy Mum and a great organiser. Strong creative and practical experience within a variety of artistic and educational industry positions place Elaine high on our list of 'must attends' at any Team Meeting.
Lara Kamateras
Development Team
Lara is an artist working across many medias, with a background in digital design and presentation, and with a hoard of experience to bring to our Development Team. Lara also hosts our Textile Workshops, which have proven very popular and highly productive.