Outcome Grant Autumn 2015
Circus
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 13,500 | |||
| Tumble Circus presenting "Starman" at Western Australia Circus Festival and at other venues across Australia, 23 January - 14 March 2016 | Australia | Margaret River, Perth, Adelaide | 6,000 |
| 'The Clowns are back in Town' performing in Jordan, January -February 2016. | Jordan | Amman, Zarqa, Madaba, Karak, Tafilah | 5,000 |
| Lords of Strut performing "Family Show" and "CHAOS" in New Zealand Christchurch, and Perth FringeWorld, 14 January-February 2016 | New Zealand, Australia | Christchurch, Perth | 2,500 |
Dance
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 5,000 | |||
| Aoife McAtamney performing in 'One One One' on tour in Switzerland and Luxembourg, 17 March - 13 May 2016 | Switzerland, Luxembourg | Birsfelden, Losone, Luxembourg, Steckborn, Lausanne, Basel, Zürich, Bern, Zurich, Geneva | 2,900 |
| Iseli-Chiodi Dance Company presenting the Fit/Misfit tour at festival Les Printemps de Sévelin, Switzerland 17-18 February 2016 | Switzerland | Lausanne | 1,100 |
| Angie Smalis performing in two dance pieces, 'Chaplet of Roses' and 'They Go Out in Joy' in the Travelogues series at Abrons Arts Center,New York May 2016 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | New York City | 1,000 |
Film
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 29,000 | |||
| Presenting Irish feature films and shorts at the Irish Film Festa, Casa del Cinema/House of Cinema, Rome, Italy, 7- 10 April 2016. | Italy | Rome | 8,000 |
| The 9th Moscow Irish Film Festival (MIFF) showcasing Irish films in Moscow 16-27 March, 2016. | Russian Federation | Moscow | 7,000 |
| Maurice Galway of Dingle IFF Festiva presenting a programme of Irish Animation Short films at Santa Barbara International Film Festival 3-13 February 2016 | United States | Santa Barbara | 3,000 |
| SDG Finder Series 2016, DGA Theatre, LA, USA, 9-12 September 2016 | United States | Los Angeles | 2,000 |
| Irish directors presenting Irish film at the IndieLisboa Independent Film Festival, Lisbon, 20 April -1 May 2016. | Portugal | Lisbon | 2,000 |
| Patrick O'Neill attending screening of Mammal and Land of the Enlightened at Sundance Film festival, Utah, US in January 2016 | United States | Park City | 1,500 |
| Morgan Bushe presenting the screening of “The Land of the Enlightened” at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, 21- 31 January 2016. | United States | Park City | 1,000 |
| Barry Keoghan attending premiere of "Mammal" at Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, 21 -31 January 2016 | United States | Park City, Salt Lake City | 900 |
| Macdara Kelleher attending screening of "Mammal" at Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah, 21-31 January 2016 | United States | Park City, Salt Lake City | 900 |
| Rebecca Daly attending screening of MAMMAL at Sundance World Dramatic Cinema Competition 21 - 31 January 2016. | United States | Park City | 900 |
| Conor Barry attending screening of Mammal at Sundance Film Festival Park City Utah, 21-31 January 2016 | United States | Park City | 900 |
| Glenn Montgomery screenwriter attending World Premiere of feature film" Mammal" at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2016. | United States | Park City | 900 |
Literature
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 17,300 | |||
| Society for the study of the short story presenting Irish writers in The Short Story-East and West at East China Normal University ShanghaI, 13-16 July 2016 | China | Shanghai | 9,000 |
| Salmon Poetry attending AWP Conference & Bookfair 2016, The LA Convention Center, California, 29 March - 3 April 2016 | United States | Los Angeles | 2,000 |
| Patrick Chapman attending Salmon Poetry's 35th Anniversary Showcase at the AWP Conference and Bookfair, 29 March 3 April 03 2016. | United States | Los Angeles | 1,400 |
| Alan Jude Moore participating at the International Annual Poetry Festiva, Granada, Nicaragua, 14 - 20 February 2016 | Nicaragua | Granada | 1,000 |
| Readings by Ailbhe Darcy on tour in Cyprus as part of Creative Europe project 18-24 July 2016 | Cyprus | Larnaca, Ayia Napa, resort, Famagusta, Bellapais, Kyrenia, Galata / Kakopetria villages, Troodos mountain, Platres resort, Paphos, Kourion, Limassol, Limassol | 1,000 |
| John Holten Presenting 'CROWD' a Creative Europe project bus tour from Finland to Cyprus, 14 - 22 May 2016 | Norway, Sweden, Denmark | Oslo, Stockholm, Visby, Gotland, Göteborg, Malmö, Aarhus, Odense, Copenhagen | 1,000 |
| Sarah Baume participating in The Franschhoek Literary Festival Book Fair in Franschhoek and Johannesburg, Cape Town, South Africa,13-15 May 2016 | South Africa | Franschhoek and Johannesburg | 1,000 |
| Launch of Paul Casey's second collection of poetry 'Virtual Tides' at the AWP Conference, Los Angeles,, California, 30 March -2 April 2016 with an appearances at Beyond Baroque | United States | Los Angeles | 900 |
Music
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 166,500 | |||
| Irish Chamber Orchestra performing at Würzburg Mozartfest June 19th and Tonhalle Zurich on June 20th 2016. | Germany, Switzerland | Würzburg, Zürich | 25,000 |
| The Irish Chamber Orchestra performing two concerts at the Heidelberg Fruhling Festival and one at the Philharmonie, Cologne 20-24 April 2016 | Germany | Heidelberg, Cologne | 25,000 |
| Celtic Connections Festival, Glasgow 14-31 January 2016. | United Kingdom | Glasgow | 18,000 |
| Irish bands performing in Ticket to Dublin Music Festival , Moscow and St Petersburg 16-27 March 2016 | Russian Federation | Moscow, Saint-Petersburg | 15,000 |
| Fidelio Trio tour in Asia 10-25 September 2016 | Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Viet Nam, Brunei Darussalam, Singapore | Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Ho Chi Minh, Brunei, Singapore, Kota Kinabalu, Johor Bahru | 8,000 |
| Lunasa and Tom O'Brien performing at Kauffman Concert Hall, New York and Hawaii etc. 19 Feb-24 March 2016 | United States | Details of all venues on attachment | 7,500 |
| Téada performing at Rainforest World Music Festival , Borneo, 5-7 August 2016 | Malaysia | Kuching | 7,000 |
| Skippers Alley performing at the Spring Fest annual festival hosted by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, 29 January to 1 February 2016. | India | Kharagpur | 7,000 |
| Irish Heartbeat involving tour of Friel Sisters, Screaming Orphans, Cuig in Germany 3-20 March 2016 | Germany | Rosendahl - Osterwick, Dortmund, Torgau, Traunreut, Langenfeld, Illingen, Reutlingen, Balingen, Garching, Arnstadt, EIsleben, Augsburg, Ludwigsburg, Minden, Barsinghausen, Heiligenhaus, Nienburg | 5,000 |
| The Alan Kelly Gang tour of the US, 3- 20 March 2016 | United States | St. Paul, Green Lake, Chicago, Lafayette, Somerville, Worcester, Peace Dale, Garden City, Vienna | 5,000 |
| The Royal Irish Academy of Music Percussion Ensemble performing at the Ninth International Festival of Percussion Tamborimba City of Cali, Colombia 11-18 June 2016, | Colombia | Cali | 5,000 |
| Sharon Shannon and band performing across New Mexico, March 2016 | United States | Santa Fe, Taos, Socorro, Albuquerque | 4,500 |
| Irish artists and musical bands performing at "Les Semaines Irlandaises en Artois-Gohelle", at Lens France, 11-12 March 2016 | France | GRENAY, LENS, HARNES, AIX-NOULETTE, BILLY-MONTIGNY, ARRAS and BRUAY-LABUISSIERE, BACHANT, Angres, Lens, Liévin, Hénin-Beaumont, Avion, Bruay-La-Buissière | 4,000 |
| Quiet Music Ensemble performing at the 45th Poznan Spring Contemporary Music Festival, Poznan, Poland, 19 March 2016. | Poland | Poznan | 4,000 |
| Gregory Harrington accompanied by Romanian Virtuoso Matei Varga performing violin and piano in China 10-21 March 2016 | China | Beijing, Shanghai, Suzhou | 3,000 |
| Fil Campbell and Tom McFarland presenting contemporary and traditional folk songs in tour across Australia, 1 March -18 April 2016 | Australia | Melbourne, Tullamore, (NSW), Canberra, Sydney, Bowral, Mia Mia, Tullamore and several others to be added | 3,000 |
| Orchestre Symphonique de Bretagne presenting a concert of Bill Whelan's music, Rennes, Belgium, 25-26 April 2016 | France | Rennes, Quimper, Ploermel | 3,000 |
| The Association of Irish Composers International Programme 2016 tour in Korea, Italy and Estonia, 29 March -16 July 2016 | Korea, Republic of, Italy, Estonia | Tongyeong, Maccagno, Tallinn | 3,000 |
| Fiachra O' Regan performing at Alcheringa Festival, Guwahati & Springfest, Kharagpur, India, 28-31 January 2016 | India | Guwahati, Kharagpur | 2,500 |
| I Draw Slow tour of eastern/southeastern US 18-29 February 2016 | United States | New York, Charleston, nashville, Raleigh, Wingate, Aberdeen | 2,500 |
| Improvised Music Company (IMC) exhibiting Our Jazz from Ireland booth within the Jazz Promotion Network Bremen Germany 21-24 April 2016 | Germany | Bremen | 1,300 |
| Dr.Paul Roe presenting contemporary music performances of new Irish & Japanese works in Tokyo, Nagoya & Wako, Japan, 11-14 January 2016 | Japan | Yokohama-Tokyo, Nagoya, Machida City | 1,200 |
| Aylish Kerrigan performing in concert at Mahidol University, Bangkok 22, 25, 26 January 2016 | Thailand | Bangkok | 1,000 |
| Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Eireann (Italy) presenting the “Festa della Musica Irlandese" in Rome 13 - 15 May 2016 | Italy | Rome | 1,000 |
| Niamh Ní Charra band performing at Swalede Festival Yorkshire, UK, 7-8 June 2016 | United Kingdom | Grinton, Richmond | 1,000 |
| Grainne Holland and band showcasing their music at the Internationale Kulturborse Freiburg in Freiburg, Germany, 28 January 2016 | Germany | Freiburg | 1,000 |
| Isabelle O'Connell performing at the 'New Music Gathering' contemporary music conference in at the Peabody Institute, Baltimore, USA, 7-9 January 2016 | United States | Baltimore | 1,000 |
| Goitse showcasing their work at Freiburg Kulturborse Showcase 25-28 January 2016. | Germany | Freiburg | 1,000 |
| Irish artists performing at The Irish May Chamber Festival, Prague, 7 May 2016 | Czech Republic | Prague | 1,000 |
Theatre
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 30,000 | |||
| Brokentalkers presenting 'Uprooted' at the Munich Kammerspiele, Munich, Germany, 17-19 February 2016. | Germany | Munich | 11,000 |
| Irish artists presenting at theaterszene europa-an Irish-German festival at studiobühneköln, Cologne, Germany 14-21 May 2016 | Germany | Cologne | 10,000 |
| Kabosh presenting 'Those You Pass On The Street' at National Arts Festival, Grahamstown, South Africa June 2016 | South Africa | Grahamstown | 7,000 |
| Benbo Productions presenting Little Thing Big Thing at the Harare International Festival of the Arts (HIFA), Zimbabwe, 27 April - 2 May 2016 | Zimbabwe | Harare | 2,000 |
Visual Art
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 141,700 | |||
| Presenting "Adventure" video and sculptural project of Sean Lynch at the Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts), September-December 2016. | United States | Waltham | 20,000 |
| Mother’s Tankstation presenting Irish artists at Art Basel, Hong Kong March 2016 and LISTE 21, Basel, Switzerland June 2016 | China | 1. Hong Kong, SAR China 2. Basel, Switzerland | 10,000 |
| Tessa Giblin and Project Arts Centre presenting Riddle of the Burial Grounds, Extra City Kunsthal, Antwerp, Belgium, 25 March-17 July 2016 | Belgium | Antwerpen | 10,000 |
| A series of three collaborative contemporary art exhibitions in Beijing and Shanghai during the Irish Festival in China, 14-28 March 2016 | 8,000 | ||
| SO Fine Art Editions presenting WB Yeats " A lonely impulse of delight", at the London Art, Fair, 19-24 January 2016. | United Kingdom | London | 6,000 |
| Aoibheann Greenan n collaboration with curator Dr Alice Plane exhibiting The Perfect Wagner Rite at Import Projects Berlin 22 April - 5 June 2016 | Germany | Berlin | 6,000 |
| Exhibition "Every Letter Is a Love Letter" curated by Marge Monko at Tallinn Art Hall, Estonia, 22 January -2 March 2016. | Estonia | Tallinn | 6,000 |
| Jesse Jones work exhibited in the Anna Schwartz Gallery, Sydney, Australia, 5 October – 9 November 2013. | Australia | Sydney | 5,000 |
| Presenting works by Irish artists at Frieze New York, USA, 5-8 May 2016 | United States | New York | 5,000 |
| Presenting works by Irish artists at Art Basel Hong Kong, 24-26 March 2016 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 5,000 |
| Presenting the work of Irish artists at Cologne Art Fair, 14-17 April 2016 | Germany | Cologne | 5,000 |
| Presenting contemporary Irish artists at the London Original Print Fair, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 5-8 May 2016 | United Kingdom | London | 5,000 |
| Oliver Sears Gallery presenting the work of fifteen Irish artists at the London Art Fair, 20-24 January 2016. | United Kingdom | London | 5,000 |
| A presentation of work by artists at Art Brussels, Brussels, Belgium, 22 - 24 April 2016. | Belgium | Brussels | 5,000 |
| Kevin Kavanagh presenting a solo exhibition of work by Paul Nugent at VOLTA NY, international art fair New York, USA, 2-6 March 2016. | United States | New York | 5,000 |
| Kerlin Gallery exhibiting Irish artists at The Dallas Art Fair, Texas, USA, 10 -12 April 2016 | United States | Dallas | 5,000 |
| An exhibition of new work by contemporary Irish photographers at Fotohof, Salzburg, Austria, 7 April - 28 May 2016 | Austria | Salzburg | 5,000 |
| Presentation of work by Irish sculptor Dorothy Cross in KALEIDOSCOPE, Modern Art Oxford, 30 May - 24 October 2016 | United Kingdom | Oxford | 5,000 |
| Exhibition of work by Aurélien Froment at Bunkier Sztuki Gallery of Contemporary Art, Kraków, Poland, 28 May - 14 August 2016 | Poland | Kraków | 3,500 |
| Ormston House presenting work by artist Vanessa Donoso at Supermarket Art Fair 2016, Stockholm 14-17 April 2016 | Sweden | Stockholm | 3,000 |
| Eleanor Duffin exhibiting new sculptural work at the Sarah Scout Presents Gallery, Melbourne, August - October 2016 | Australia | Melbourne | 3,000 |
| Presenting" Hold to the Now" an exhibition of work by Irish artists at SLAG Contemporary, New York, USA, 16 October -14 November 2016 | United States | New York | 3,000 |
| Solo exhibition by Laura Gannon at Espace Croise, Centre d'Art Contemporain, Roubaix, France, 29 Jan -16 April 2016 | France | Roubaix | 3,000 |
| Exhibition by Wendy Judge entitled “Factory Installed,” at The Mattress Factory Museum, Pittsburgh, USA, 13 May 2016- February 2017 | United States | Pittsburgh | 2,500 |
| Sheena Malone presenting work of Richard Proffitt at Verkstad/Rum för Konst, Norrköping, Sweden 2-16 April 2016. | Sweden | Norrköping | 1,300 |
| Emily McFarland .presenting "In the Jungle of Cities" at Mandor's Space, Glasgow International Biennal 2016, 8-25 April 2016 | United Kingdom | Glasgow | 1,000 |
| Seamus O'Rourke exhibiting FIRELINES at the ARC Gallery, Chicago, 6 - 30 January 2016 | United States | Chicago | 400 |
Multidisciplinary
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 57,000 | |||
| Screening of Irish films and Irish artists presenting work at the 4th Belgrade Irish Festival 16-27 March 2016. | United Kingdom | Belgrade | 12,000 |
| Presenting Moscow Traditional Music & Dance Festival 17-20 March 2016 | Russian Federation | Moscow | 10,000 |
| EFACIS presenting a series of works throughout Europe between March and November 2016 | Belgium | 29 cities throughout Europe | 10,000 |
| LUXe presenting Imramh at Chinese New Year International Night Parade, Hong Kong and new territoiries 8-12 February 2016 | Hong Kong | Hong Kong, Telford, Hong Kong, New Territories | 8,000 |
| Presentation of Irish films and performances by Irish artists at the Sarajevo Irish Festival, 16-24 March 2016. | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo | 8,000 |
| Screening of the Best of New Irish Cinema at SVA theater and performance of music at Mercury Lounge NYC Craic Fest on 3-12 March 2016 | United States | New York | 5,000 |
| LUXe presenting two bespoke landscape events in Scalloway and on the Beach at St Ninians Isle, Shetland 4-11 July 2016 | United Kingdom | Scalloway | 2,500 |
| Collaborative exhibitions between Alannah Robins and Ewert Ekros, Cecilia Josefson and Warren King in Detroit, Stockholm, Malmo and Istanbul, March - July 2016 | Sweden, Turkey | Stockholm , Stockholm, Malmö, Istanbul | 1,500 |
Total for Autumn 2015: €460,000