€582,200 boost for several Wicklow events and artists
The Bray International Jazz Festival, a May bank holiday highlight that this year celebrated its 24th year, has been allocated €79,000.
The Centre for Creative Practices, founded in 2009 and located in Kilbride, is the national resource organisation for migrant and culturally diverse arts in Ireland, and they have been awarded €52,700.
The Courthouse Arts Centre in Tinahely is an intimate venue for live music, theatre and visual arts, which has been awarded €52,700.
Niamh Dillon who is involved in participatory arts will receive €35,000.
Kate Strain is a curator of contemporary art and the founding director of Kunstverein Aughrim, a curatorial production office established in 2022. She has been allocated €80,000.
The West Wicklow Festival celebrates classical and chamber music and they have been awarded €45,500.
The largest Wicklow allocation, €220,000, goes to Bray's Anna Newell, who is one of Ireland's leading theatre makers for babies, early years and children and young people with complex needs.
She just announced that he latest show Shimmer, which is an immersive dream-like adventure for audiences of babies aged 3-12 months, with the baby dance-theatre show coming to the Mermaid Arts Centre in September for six shows.
Chair of the Arts Council Maura McGrath said: 'Arts grant funding is a vital strand of our broader investment in the national arts infrastructure. It enables ambitious, sustained artistic work that connects communities across Ireland.
'As demand continues to grow, we're proud to support this year's recipients—but we also know many strong applications could not be funded. We will continue to advocate for the increased resources our vibrant sector urgently needs.'
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Irish Independent
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€582,200 boost for several Wicklow events and artists
Nationally 218 recipients will receive a total of €17.1 million to support arts activities across Ireland, with the number of successful applications up from the 194 involved in the last funding announcement. The Bray International Jazz Festival, a May bank holiday highlight that this year celebrated its 24th year, has been allocated €79,000. The Centre for Creative Practices, founded in 2009 and located in Kilbride, is the national resource organisation for migrant and culturally diverse arts in Ireland, and they have been awarded €52,700. The Courthouse Arts Centre in Tinahely is an intimate venue for live music, theatre and visual arts, which has been awarded €52,700. Niamh Dillon who is involved in participatory arts will receive €35,000. Kate Strain is a curator of contemporary art and the founding director of Kunstverein Aughrim, a curatorial production office established in 2022. She has been allocated €80,000. The West Wicklow Festival celebrates classical and chamber music and they have been awarded €45,500. The largest Wicklow allocation, €220,000, goes to Bray's Anna Newell, who is one of Ireland's leading theatre makers for babies, early years and children and young people with complex needs. She just announced that he latest show Shimmer, which is an immersive dream-like adventure for audiences of babies aged 3-12 months, with the baby dance-theatre show coming to the Mermaid Arts Centre in September for six shows. Chair of the Arts Council Maura McGrath said: 'Arts grant funding is a vital strand of our broader investment in the national arts infrastructure. It enables ambitious, sustained artistic work that connects communities across Ireland. 'As demand continues to grow, we're proud to support this year's recipients—but we also know many strong applications could not be funded. We will continue to advocate for the increased resources our vibrant sector urgently needs.'
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