Outcome Grant Summer 2020

Literature

Summary DescriptionCountriesCitiesAmount Approved (€)
   Total: 4,500
WHAT: promotional tour of Hong Kong and New Zealand by Sinead Gleeson, appearing at the Verb Wellington festival (formally LitCrawl Wellington). Organised by Andrew Laking of Verb Wellington. WHO: Sinead Gleeson (writer). WHERE: various venues in Wellington, New Zealand and Hong Kong. WHEN: November 2-11, 2019.Hong Kong, New ZealandHong Kong, Wellington4,000
From 8 to 13 September 2020 the Slovene Writers’ Association will organize the 35th Vilenica International Literary Festival. In 2020 Vilenica will hear more than 15 languages, in the voice of 19 authors. The festival has approximately 3000 visitors every year. The official presentation takes place in a Karst cave which gave the name to both the prize and the festival.SloveniaLjubljana500

Music

Summary DescriptionCountriesCitiesAmount Approved (€)
   Total: 14,500
In lieu of what would had been the 40th Milwaukee Irish Fest, we will present Milwaukee Irish Fest at Home 13 - 16 August 2020. Promoting and preserving the Irish culture. This event will be an on-line presentation with 16 musical segments, 7 Irish Music Archives segments, 5 cultural segments, 4 dance segments, 2 cooking segments, 2 musical "Power Hours", 2 children segments and much more. United StatesMilwaukee12,000
Billow Wood, the Irish folk band from Co. Mayo, will travel to the US on August 28th where they will perform in numerous states until September 29th. These states include Florida, Tennesse, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, New York and Massachusetts. The multi-instrumental and harmonious group look forward to showcasing their new original songs and sets to a new audience in the US.United StatesOrlanda, Punta Gorda, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Chicago, Cincinnatti, Bronx, NY, Boston2,500

Theatre

Summary DescriptionCountriesCitiesAmount Approved (€)
   Total: 60,000
Dead Centre have been invited to present Chekhov's First Play in Oxford and in Sarajevo at the prestigious MESS Festival.

Also, Dead Centre's latest new work, Beckett's Room, has been invited to perform at Theatre de Liege in Belgium
United Kingdom, Bosnia and Herzegovina, BelgiumOxford, Sarajevo, Liège60,000

Visual Art

Summary DescriptionCountriesCitiesAmount Approved (€)
   Total: 57,650
The University of South Australia's Samstag Museum of Art wishes to feature Jesse Jone's Tremble Tremble as the key exhibition in the 2021 Adelaide//International, part of the 2021 Adelaide Festival, from February until April 2021.AustraliaAdelaide20,000
This application will support Irish artist Niamh O’Malley realise an evolution of her acclaimed 2019 RHA exhibition 'handle' at John Hansard Gallery, Southampton. Taking place from 05th March – 14th May 2021, ‘handle’ will enable Niamh O’Malley to reach new audiences both online and in the physical gallery space, and celebrate Irish culture, in the heart of Southampton’s Cultural Quarter.United KingdomSouthampton10,000
particpation in an art Exhibiton as part of Samuel Beckett's centenaryFrance5,000
The International Contemporary Art Fair [Foire Internationale dʼArt Contemporain] brings together modern and contemporary art galleries. All media are represented: painting, sculpture, photography, installations, videos, performances, and digital arts.FranceParis5,000
In Art Basel Miami Beach, is held in Miami Florida from the December 3 -6, 2020 as part of the Art Basel annual programme of events. Leading galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia show significant work from masters of Modern and contemporary art, as well as the new generation of emerging stars.United StatesMiami5,000
In December 2020, after a two-year hiatus, mother’s tankstation will return to Art Basel Miami Beach ‘Nova’ sector, with a curated presentation of new works by represented gallery artists Uri Aran and Hannah Levy. United StatesMiami Beach 5,000
Vienna Contemporary is a well established contemporary art fair hosted every year in September in Marxhalle, Vienna, in Austria. Vienna Contemporary is Austria's largest art fair.




AustriaVienna5,000
Three exhibitions of my work will be held in 2020:
Venues
1. Atelier Mondial in Switzerland as part of the Edition Basel Project 15-27th July 2020.
2. Quartair in The Hague 12th December 2020 until Jan 10th 2021
3.Bouwput Gallery with AGA LAB in Amsterdam Nov 1st /Dec28th 2020
Switzerland, NetherlandsBasel, The Hague, Amsterdam2,500
Coup de Ville is an art triennial comprising of thirty international contemporary artists, organised every 3 years by curator and WARP director Stef Van Bellingham. Stef Van Bellingham presenting my work in three separate venues across the town of Sint-Niklaas, Belgium, as part of Coup de Ville. BelgiumSint-Niklaas150

Multidisciplinary

Summary DescriptionCountriesCitiesAmount Approved (€)
   Total: 6,000
3rd year of concert series presenting traditional Irish music throughout the first half of 2021 at a range of London venues. Some will be in collaboration with host venues and Irish based agencies, including Music Network Ireland. The series, entitled ‘Return to Camden Town Concert Series’ will be presented by IMDL, whose team has 21 years experience of promoting Irish music in London.United KingdomLondon6,000

Total for Summer 2020: €142,650