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To: The Charities Regulator
Interface Inagh is important for the Arts in Ireland
I am an artist and one of over 180 members of Interface Inagh in Connemara. I have become a member of Interface because I have seen the great work done by this organisation and I want to be part of that community.
Why is this important?
Interface has built up a wonderful track record of delivering high quality arts and cultural events in a short time.
They have a unique space and a great set of equipment, which they make available for our use, at very low, subsidised rental rates.
Interface has built partnerships with Clifden Arts Festival, Galway International Arts Festival, Conamara Sea Week, Galway Dance, Baboro, Pasaj Independent Arts Space, Istanbul, Detroit Studios and Gallery, Stockholm, Fish Factory, Iceland, ATUs SDCA and Connemara and the Burren College of Art. Exhibition partners include Irish Museum of Modern Art, Galway Arts Centre and the Embassy of Ireland in Stockholm.
They are well supported by the Arts Council, and run individual residencies co-funded by Galway County and City Councils, Ealain na Gaeltachta.
The organisation strives sincerely to create opportunities for all its members, amongst other things to put on our own exhibitions and participate in group exhibitions, both in Ireland and abroad, to participate in professional development workshops, to meet international curators and artists, to run workshops with school children or other general audiences.
All these actions have a twofold effect:
They have a unique space and a great set of equipment, which they make available for our use, at very low, subsidised rental rates.
Interface has built partnerships with Clifden Arts Festival, Galway International Arts Festival, Conamara Sea Week, Galway Dance, Baboro, Pasaj Independent Arts Space, Istanbul, Detroit Studios and Gallery, Stockholm, Fish Factory, Iceland, ATUs SDCA and Connemara and the Burren College of Art. Exhibition partners include Irish Museum of Modern Art, Galway Arts Centre and the Embassy of Ireland in Stockholm.
They are well supported by the Arts Council, and run individual residencies co-funded by Galway County and City Councils, Ealain na Gaeltachta.
The organisation strives sincerely to create opportunities for all its members, amongst other things to put on our own exhibitions and participate in group exhibitions, both in Ireland and abroad, to participate in professional development workshops, to meet international curators and artists, to run workshops with school children or other general audiences.
All these actions have a twofold effect:
- They enable us artists to keep moving forward with our work, to further our artistic careers and broaden our audiences.
- They deliver high quality arts and cultural experiences for the general public, resulting in considerable public benefit in a remote geographic region.