Artlinks bursaries awarded South East
The Arts Offices of Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford Local Authorities are pleased to announce the awarding of their annual bursary support to artists with a collective total of over €50,000 invested.
Artlinks is an initiative of the Arts Offices in these partner counties which is supported by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon to facilitate professional development opportunities for artists in their communities and across all artistic disciplines.
Carlow County Council are delighted to announce the following 2016 artist recipients of bursaries awards towards the professional development of the following Carlow artists:
- Dance: Emma Martin, Kilbride, Carlow.
- Visual Arts: Enda Bowe, Rathnapish.
- Visual Arts: Rennie Buenting, Carlow.
- Visual Arts: Helen Robbins, Myshall.
- Music: Nuala Dalton, Bagenalstown.
- Theatre: Janice De Broithe, Carlow,
- Theatre : Angela Keogh, Bagenalstown.
- Literature: Joe Campbell, Bagenalstown.
- Literature: Deirdre Parkes, Carlow
- Community Arts: Pure Thinking Group, Carlow
- Film: Liam O'Neill, Borris.
- Multidisciplinary: Orla Ryan, Borris
“Carlow County Council Arts Office was again impressed with the quality of applications received this year, it is vitally important that artists in our communities are supported and nurtured. These awards allow artists to professionally develop their practice and are part of our strategic objective within Carlow County Council’s new County Arts Development Plan 2016-2021 and we look forward to the awarded proposals coming to fruition over the coming year” Sinead Dowling, Arts Officer
