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Spotlights

Artists and arts organisations we have supported share how their funding has made a difference to their development.

Three performers stand in a dramtically lit church interior. One plays a piano, one a guitar and one sings.

Consortia

We talk to Wolodymyr Smishkewych and Declan McCarthy about the festival consortia Irish Early Music Festival and West Cork Arts Festivals Cooperative.

Swallowing Geography Exhibition at Regional Cultural Centre

Swallowing Geography, curated by Rachel Botha, was a dual-venue exhibition and public programme at the Regional Cultural Centre and Glebe House & Gallery in Donegal.

Annual Open Day at Project Arts Centre

Each year, Project Arts Centre throws open the doors of the big blue building and invites artists, audiences and communities to join them for their annual Open Day.

South Tipperary Arts Centre – Digital Content

Developing digital content as an essential element in reaching audiences.
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Four Decades of the Lens: Isabel Nolan

Isabel Nolan discusses her work Quiet, Please as part of the collection’s ‘Four Decades of the Lens’ showcase.

Four Decades of the Lens: Willie Doherty

Willie Doherty discusses his work Dreaming (Derry) as part of the collection’s ‘Four Decades of the Lens’ showcase.

Culture Night: Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca

Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca discusses RISE as part of the Showcasing the Collection feature for Culture Night 2020.

Culture Night 2021: Orla Barry

Orla Barry discusses her work Form is Destroyed as part of the Showcasing the Collection feature for Culture Night 2021.
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Swallowing Geography

Curator Rachel Botha received the Emerging Curator Award from the Regional Cultural Centre and Glebe House & Gallery in Donegal to produce an exhibition and program that utilised the Arts…

Zoë Ashe-Browne

Zoë Ashe-Browne is a dance artist and maker from Dublin. Zoë explains the impact the Bursary Award has had on her practice.

Róisín Whelan

Róisín Whelan is a dance artist born in Carlow. Róisín speaks about the impact her funding from the Arts Council has had on her practice.

Mufutau Yusuf

Mufutau Yusuf made his professional debut at 18 years of age with the Irish Modern Dance Theatre in ‘Fall and Recover'. Mufutau explains the impact the Bursary Award has had on his…