Markievicz Award bursary for talented Clondra artist
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It has been an eventful few weeks for Clondra visual artist, Eimear Walshe, who has not only been announced as one of ten new recipients of the Decade of Centenaries Markievicz Award bursary scheme for artists, but is also one of 70 artists whose work will be added to the National Collection thanks to the €1m fund provided to the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and the Crawford Art Gallery in October 2020.
Eimear’s artwork, which has been acquired by IMMA, is made public through sculpture, publishing, video, performance and lectures, or combinations of these forms.
May you spring into life during the Bealtaine Festival in Laois
Laois elements of the national month of activities for senior citizens launched
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Laois County Council Arts and Library Sections have partnered with the Dunamaise Arts Centre and Music Generation Laois to present a selection of safe and creative projects during the month of May to celebrate the Laois Bealtaine Festival for older people.
The month of May offers glimpses of new beginnings in nature and also hope for our communities, as we tentatively emerge from Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. With safety in mind, the 2021 Laois programme follows the national theme of Bealtaine At Home with events online, but none the less we hope to have something for everyone to enjoy.
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Taoiseach Micheál Martin, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar and Minister Catherine Martin announce 2021 Programme for the Decade of Centenaries including a permanent new 20th Century History of Ireland exhibition
Cultural Institutions and Creativity take centre stage in the governmentâs commemoration programme featuring:
substantial investment in new exhibitions and artistic commissions in the National Cultural Institutions to mark key centenaries
State Commemoration to mark the centenary of the Truce
enhanced funding for 31 local authorities to support community-led commemorative initiatives
extensive new releases of digitised national and local archival collections
new creative partnerships, including with Fighting Words and the Irish Poetry Reading Archive
Works by two Tipperary artists are among 422 which have been added to the National Collection thanks to a new one million euro fund. Patricia Hurl has had work acquired by the Irish Museum of Modern Art while Aideen Barry has seen work acquired by the Crawford Art Gallery. A one million euro fund has […]
Artworks by Kilkenny artists to be added to the National Collection
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The works of four Kilkenny artists are to be added to the National Collection.
The announcement, which was made by Minister Catherine Martin, will see the works of four local artists - Declan Byrne, Elizabeth Cope, Brianna Hurley and John Keating - acquired by the Crawford Art Gallery.
A total of 422 artworks by 70 artists will be added to the National Collection thanks to the €1m fund provided to the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) and the Crawford Art Gallery in October 2020.
The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has been working with the National Cultural Institutions through the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic to develop meaningful ways to support artists across the country at this challenging time. In October 2020, Minister Martin committed €1m from her department to IMMA and the Crawford Art Gallery to fund the purchase of artworks by artists living and/or wo