Outcome Grant February 2023
Architecture
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 4,800 | |||
| Exhibition of Structure Protoype Model by Miriam Dunn at Time Space Existence 2023, Venice, 20th May to 26th November 2023 | Italy | Venice | 4,800 |
Circus
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 8,000 | |||
| Hands Down Circus presenting Tape That at Ansan Street Arts Festival, Ansan, Republic of Korea, 5 - 7 May 2023. | Korea, Republic of | Ansan | 5,000 |
| Hands Down Circus presenting TAPE THAT at Hat Fair Festival, Winchester, Britain, 30 June -1 July 2023 | United Kingdom | Winchester | 1,500 |
| Hands Down Circus presenting Tape That at Nycirkusfestival Rydal, Sweden, 10 - 11 June 2023. | Sweden | Rydal | 1,500 |
Dance
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 47,500 | |||
| Presentation of MÁM by Teaċ Daṁsa at Teatro Malibran, Venice, Italy as part of the Venice Dance Biennale, 13 - 29 July 2023 | Italy | Venice | 40,000 |
| Presentation of Our Steps Archive by Jean Butler at Enoch Turner House in Toronto, Canada, 1-14 July, 2023. | Canada | Toronto | 7,500 |
Film
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 10,000 | |||
| Presentation of Irish Films at the Irish Film Festa 2023, Rome, Italy, 25 - 28 May 2023. | Italy | Rome | 10,000 |
Literature
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 33,700 | |||
| Irish writers participating in Diversity of Voices: a Global Storytelling History, at the 16th International Conference on Short Story, Nanyang Technical Institute, Singapore, 20 - 24 June 2023. | Singapore | Singapore | 10,000 |
| Irish artists participating in the Étonnants Voyageurs book and film festival, Saint-Malo, France, 27-29 May 2023. | France | Saint-Malo | 7,500 |
| Eoin Colfer and illustrator Celia Ivey presenting Little Big Sister at the Hay Festival, Hay on Wye, Wales, 2 June 2023. | United Kingdom | Hay on Wye | 3,500 |
| Anne Haverty participating in the 39th International Conference of IASIL, Kyoto University and Gakushuin University, Japan, 27 October - 1 November 2023. | Japan | 1) Kyoto 2) Tokyo | 3,000 |
| Irish writers and arts organisations participating at Littérature Live Festival, Lyon, France, 9 - 14 May 2023. | France | Lyon | 2,500 |
| Katie Holten undertaking a book tour for The Language of Trees in the USA and Britain, 4 April - 31 December 2023. | United States, United Kingdom | New York, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Chicago, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Cambridge, Buffalo , Manchester, London, Chilmark, Los Angeles, Peterborough , Point Reyes | 2,500 |
| Irish poets participating in the Ledbury Poetry Festival, Ledbury, 30 June - 8 July 2023 | United Kingdom | Ledbury | 2,000 |
| David Toms and Roisin Kiberd participating in readings and conversation at Curious Fox Books, Berlin, Germany, 1 May 2023. | Germany | Berlin | 1,200 |
| Isabela Basombrio Hoban book launch and reading poetry at the Annual Ediciones Vitruvio Festival, Madrid, Spain, 3 - 7 July 2023. | Spain | Madrid | 1,000 |
| Presentation of A Change in the Air by Jane Clarke at the West Greenwich Library, London, Britain, 15 June 2023. | United Kingdom | London | 500 |
Music
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 224,650 | |||
| Chamber Choir Ireland, the country's national chamber choir and flagship choral ensemble, and artistic director Paul Hillier bring a programme of music by female composers to Sound Festival, Aberdeen. The programme will include Requiem by Irish composer Rhona Clarke, Five Gaelic Hymns by Ina Boyle, as well as CCI's recent commissions from Caroline Shaw, Cassandra Miller, & Linda Catlin Smith. | United Kingdom | Aberdeen | 10,000 |
| The Academic undertaking a tour of the USA and Canada, 9 - 29 April 2023. | Canada, United States | Toronto, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, Minneanapolis, Denver, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles | 10,000 |
| Conor Conelly, Sorcha Costello and Pádraig Ó Dubhghaill undertaking a tour of New Zealand and Australia 2 - 23 June 2023. | New Zealand, Australia | Nelson, Wellington, New Plymouth, Raglan, Geelong - Portarlington - Victoria , Gippsland/Melbourne , Sydney , Blue Mountains , Sydney | 10,000 |
| Irish artists participating in the 16th Irish Festival of Oulu at various venues in the City of Oulu, Finland, 4 - 8, October 2023. | Finland | Oulu | 10,000 |
| Gráda undertaking a tour of New Zealand, 13 - 22 October 2023. | New Zealand | Hastings, New Plymouth, Pāuatahanui, Wellington, Nelson, Tauranga, Auckland, Kerikeri | 10,000 |
| Hothouse Flowers undertaking a tour of Britain and Scotland, 29 April - 27 May 2023. | United Kingdom | Durham, Liverpool , Bexhill On Sea, Frome, Coventry, Milton Keynes, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, London, Stroud, Scarborough, Newcastle, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Pocklington, Carlisle, Leeds, TBC | 8,000 |
| Thumper undertaking a tour of the Netherlands and Germany, 22 May - 6 June 2023. | Netherlands, Germany | Amsterdam, Utrecht , Rotterdam , The Hague, Beverungen, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Hanover | 8,000 |
| Goitse undertaking a tour of the USA and Canada, 2 - 21 August 2023. | United States, Canada | Dublin, Washington , Milwaukee, Goderich | 8,000 |
| Irish artists performing at Irish Evening 2023 at Fuglsøcentret & Blokhus, Denmark, 22 - 23 September 2023. | Denmark | Knebel, Mid-Jutland, Blokhus, North Jutland | 7,500 |
| I Draw Slow undertaking a tour of the USA, 27 April - 10 May 2023. | United States | Wilksboro, asheville, Charlottesville, Washington, DC | 7,000 |
| Irish artists programmed as part of Between the Lines Festival by Serious at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, Britain, 20 - 21 May 2023. | United Kingdom | London | 7,000 |
| JigJam undertaking a tour of the USA, 20 April - 26 June 2023. | United States | Milwaukee , Green Bay, Branson, Colorado Springs , Boston | 7,000 |
| Irish musicians performing around the globe for International Uilleann Piping Day 2023, including Argentina, Britain, Wales, Spain, Canada, Italy, and the USA, 4 November 2023. | Argentina, Canada, Spain, United Kingdom, Italy, United States | Lago Puelo, Toronto, Madrid, Swansea, Modena, London, Los Angeles, Boston | 6,500 |
| Scustin undertaking a tour of Britain, Germany, and the Netherlands, 27 April - 27 May 2023. | United Kingdom, Netherlands, Germany | Stockton-On-Tees, Manchester, Leeds, Ipswich, Southampton, Bournemouth, Isle Of Wight, London, The Hague, Berlin | 6,000 |
| Irish artists performing at Sessions in Somadalen, the 20th year anniversary festival, Norway, 16 - 20 August 2023. | Norway | Somadalen | 6,000 |
| Mulvihill, Carberry and Brouder performing in Maryland, Virginia and New York, USA, 2 - 30 June 2023’ | United States | Baltimore, Charlottesville, Berryville, Albany, Long Island City, Pearl River, Alexandria, Bethesda, Annapolis | 6,000 |
| John Blek undertaking a tour of Europe, including Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Britain, 3 - 24 May 2023. | Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, United Kingdom | Dortmund, Hamburg, Berlin, Ingelmunster, Röhrsdorf, Langenau, Ackernlangan, Aarle-Rixtel, Kleve, Langenberg, Birmingham, TBD, Grayshott , Isle of Wight | 6,000 |
| Junior Brother undertaking a tour of Britain, Scotland and Wales, 17 - 30 April 2023. | United Kingdom | Birkenhead, Oxford, Newcastle, Glasgow, York, Birmingham, Newport, Brighton, London | 6,000 |
| The Brave Collide is a Folk/Pop duo from Dublin formed in 2021 by Chloë Agnew and Brian McGrane. The Brave Collide will travel to multiple cities in the USA in May of 2023 to embark on the first tour of their debut EP - "The Brave Collide". (We are hoping to add three - four additional dates to this tour) | United States | New York, Nashville, Charlotte, Savanah, Duluth | 6,000 |
| Clare Sands undertaking a tour of Germany and Switzerland, 15 -29 April 2023. | Switzerland, Germany | Brienz, Flawil , Winterthur, Bern, Zurich, BERRIEDEN, NEUCHATEL, Leverkusen, Krefeld, Saarbrucken, Bad Tolz | 5,500 |
| The Sharon Shannon Trio at ScotFestBC: The British Columbia Highland Games & World Music Festival, Vancouver, Canada, 16 - 18 June 2023. | Canada | Vancouver | 5,500 |
| The Coronas performing at the Oscar Wilde Party, LA, USA, 9 - 11 March 2023. | United States | L.A, L.A. | 5,000 |
| This is a short headline tour of the UK focusing on the north of England, London and Brighton by Irish Feminist Post-Punk Band, Mhaol to perform songs off their debut album, Attachment Styles. | United Kingdom | Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, London, Brighton | 5,000 |
| Irish artists participating in the TarantaCeltica project in Soverato, Casignana and Monasterace, Italy, 24 - 28 August 2023. | Italy | Saverato, Casignana, Monasterace | 5,000 |
| Seanie Vaughan undertaking a tour of North East of America, including New York, Washington D.C, and Boston, USA, 6 - 23 July 2023. | United States | Atlanta, Asheville, Nashville, Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cumberland, Washington D.C, New York, Boston. | 4,500 |
| Seo Linn performing at Iowa Irish Fest, Waterloo, Iowa, and Lacrosse Irish Fest, Lacrosse, Wisconsin, USA, 3 - 14 August 2023. | United States | Iowa, Lacrosse | 4,500 |
| Zoë Conway and John Mc Intyre performing in venues in France, Spain and Germany, 23 June - 30 September 2023. | France, Spain, Germany | Saint-Gérand-le-Puy, Burgos, Berlin, Meissen | 4,000 |
| Irish artists participating in the Cambridge Folk Festival, Cambridgeshire, Britain, 27 - 30 July 2023. | United Kingdom | Cambridgeshire | 4,000 |
| Gerry O'Connor undertaking a tour of the East Coast of the USA, 16 April - 17 May 2023. | United States | Dayton, Yellow Springs, Cincinatti, Alexandria , Richmond, Greensboro, Charleston, Eastport , Eastport, Brewer , Westbrook , Canton, Cambridge , Middletown, Orleans, Pittsburgh | 4,000 |
| Cup O'Joe performing in the USA, 3 -21 August 2023, and 12 - 20 October 2023. | United States | Parsons, La Farge , Chapel Hill, Alexandria , Carlise | 3,500 |
| Just Mustard performing at Primavera 2023, Barcelona, Spain, 29 - 31 May 2023. | Spain | Barcelona | 3,000 |
| Promotional UK tour consisting of live performances by SCATTERED ASHES, UK, Autumn 2023 | United Kingdom | Liverpool, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Leeds, Bristol, Birmingham, Brighton | 3,000 |
| Méabh Begley Trio undertaking a tour of Britain, including Holmfirth, Leeds, London, Bristol and Sidmouth, Britain, 28 July - 9 August 2023. | United Kingdom | Holmfirth, Leeds, London, Bristol, Sidmouth | 2,600 |
| Dervish performing at the 45th Yn Chruinnaght Celtic Gathering, Isle of Man, 29 July 2023. | United Kingdom | Isle of Man | 2,400 |
| Finghin Collins performing in Quebec and Ottawa, Canada, 5 - 12 July 2023. | Canada | Ottawa, Saint-Irénee / Charlevoix | 2,400 |
| Mary Stokes Band performing at the "European Blues Challenge (EBC)", Chorsaw, Poland, 2-4th June 2023. | Poland | Chorzow | 2,000 |
| Gatehouse performing at The Valley Folk Club, Ponterdawe, Swansea, and the Tredegar House Folk festival, Newport, Wales, 5 - 7 May 2023. | Britain, United Kingdom | Swansea, Newport | 2,000 |
| From Ireland to Romania: A European musical Odyssey, Celebrating Europe Day, at La Ferme Rose, Maison des Cultures - UCCLE, in Brussels, Belgium, 8-10 May 2023. | Belgium | Brussels | 2,000 |
| Le Boom performing at the Sound Isidro festival, Sala Clamores, Madrid, 15 April 2023. | Spain | Madrid | 1,500 |
| Mules & Men performing at the Rootsinpyhtaa Bluegrass Festival 2023, Ruukki, Finland, 9 - 11 June 2023. | Finland | Ruukki | 1,500 |
| Performance of newly composed Irish traditional music and song, with dance and film, and workshops with A Louth Lilt ensemble led by Daithí Kearney and Adèle Commins at Speyfest Celtic Music Festival, Fochabers, Scotland from 18-23 July. It will also include a screening of a documentary by the artists related to the festival and collaboration with local groups through festival outreach activities. | United Kingdom | Fochabers | 1,500 |
| Karen Power attending the performance of her work for Klangforum Wien at the MusikProtokoll Festival, Graz, Austria, 5 - 8 October 2023. | Austria | Graz | 1,300 |
| Dublin Sound Lab Ensemble performing Superhuman by Fergal Dowling at Hamburg, Germany, 15 January 2024. | Germany | Hamburg | 1,250 |
| Donal O Connor undertaking a tour of the North of England, Britain, 20 - 30 September 2023. | United Kingdom | Manchester,, Grimsby, Treuddyn, Hartlepool, Patrington. | 1,000 |
| Phil Coulter performing at the opening of An Iorua - Irish Cultural Centre, Sentralen, Oslo, Norway on 14 May 2023. | Norway | Oslo | 1,000 |
| Ailbhe Reddy performing at the Prague Pride Fest 2023, Prague, Czechia, 7 - 12 August 2023. | Czech Republic | Prague | 700 |
Theatre
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 246,000 | |||
| Presentation of 'The Vanishing Elephant' by Cahoots NI at The New Victory Theater, New York, USA, 14 - 29 October 2023. | United States | New York | 48,000 |
| Dead Centre has been invited to perform Good Sex at Noorderzon Festival of Performing Arts & Society, Groningen, Netherlands, August 17th - 20th 2023: 5 performances and the International Summer Festival at Kampnagel, Hamburg , Germany, August 24th - 27th 2023: 4 performances | Netherlands, Germany | Groningen, Hamburg | 40,000 |
| Branar & New International Encounter presenting Grand Soft Day at the New Victory Theatre, New York, USA, 10 - 21 January 2024. | United States | New York | 40,000 |
| Presentation of The Saviour by Deirdre Kinahan, at the Irish Repertory Theatre, New York, USA, 5 July - 13 August 2023. | United States | New York City | 40,000 |
| Dead Centre performing Beckett's Room at Sejong Art Center, Korea, 17-22 October 2023. This application is for a tour extension of Dead Centre's October tour to Seoul Performing Arts Festival (3 performances) covered by grant no 12146. | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Sejong | 20,000 |
| THISISPOPBABY PRESENTS IF THESE WIGS COULD TALK BY PANTI BLISS AT SOHO THEATRE, LONDON 26 MAY - 10 JUNE 2023 | United Kingdom | London | 20,000 |
| Presentation of Landmark's Happy Days by Samuel Beckett, at the Birmingham Rep, 28 June - 1 July 2023. | United Kingdom | Birmingham | 15,000 |
| Prime Cut Productions presenting Removed by Fionnuala Kennedy as part of the Dream Big Children’s Festival at the Space Theatre, Adelaide, Australia, 24 - 27 May 2023. | Australia | Adelaide | 12,000 |
| Fishamble and Sunday’s Child presenting MUSTARD by Eva O’Connor at the Arcola Theatre, London, Britain, 16 May - 3 June, 2023. | United Kingdom | London | 6,000 |
| Acting Out presenting The Death of Me, by Sean Denyer, at Prague Fringe Festival, Czechia, 22 - 28 May 2023. | Czech Republic | Prague | 2,500 |
| The Future is Clean and Round will be presented by Rosa Makela, Eadaoin Fox and Ruairi De Burca and will take place at the Prague Quadrennial in Czech Republic, from the 8th-18th June 2023. | Czech Republic | Prague | 2,500 |
Visual Art
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 67,500 | |||
| Irish artists participating in the group exhibition KWAIDAN Encounters with Lafcadio Hearn, Matsue, Japan, 27 June 2023 - 24 August 2025. | Japan | Matsue , Yaizu, Kyoto, Tokyo, Saitama | 18,000 |
| Exhibition of 'dream sequence' by Yuri Pattison at RUHR DING: TERRITORIES, Urbane Künste Ruhr, Germany 5th May — 26th June 2023. | Germany | Witten | 10,000 |
| Green on Red Gallery presenting works by Fergus Martin and John Cronin at Tokyo Gendai, Japan, 7 - 9 July 2023. | Japan | Tokyo | 8,000 |
| The Dallas Art Fair is located at the Fashion Industry Gallery in the vibrant Dallas Arts District. From the 21st to 24th Of April 22. The 68-acre district is home to many world-renowned performing and visual arts organizations and some of our city’s most significant cultural landmarks, | United States | DALLAS | 6,000 |
| Art Nomads exhibiting 'Asylum Archive - Fortress EU' curated by Valeria Ceregini at Museo Diffuso della Resistenza, Torino, Italy, 2 - 29 October 2023. | Italy | Turin | 5,000 |
| Green on Red Galley presenting works by Fergus Martin, Nigel Rolfe, and Kirstin Arndt at Art Dusseldorf, Germany, 30 April - 2 May 2023. | Germany | Dusseldorf | 5,000 |
| Presentation of Ian Wieczorek & Noel Arrigan at Supermarket Art fair, Stockholm, Sweden, 11-14th May 2023 | Sweden | Stockholm | 4,300 |
| Presentation of Progress Cinema and film by Denis Buckley at The Kiez Berlin Film Festival annual event, Berlin, Germany, 5 May 2023. | Germany | Berlin | 3,500 |
| Irish Wings Ceramic Exhibition by 6 Irish Ceramic Artists, Jane Jermyn, Ann McBride, Marcus O'Mahony, Kate Standen, Sinead Fagan and Isobel Egan as part of the Irish Wings Festival in The Old School Gallery, Loggos, Paxos, Greece 12 July - 12 August July. | Greece | Loggos | 3,000 |
| Club Hybrid will present the debut of my performance 'Talking Dog' on July 15&16, 2023. Club Hybrid will host my interdisciplinary ensemble from July 10-15 to support our rehearsal period before the performance. The creative ensemble includes violist/composer Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh, costume designer Amie Egan, and production manager/ artist Millie Egan. | Austria | Graz | 3,000 |
| Exhibition of Urbanus by Vaida Varnagiene at the White Gallery in Klaipeda County's Ieva Simonaityte Public Library, Klaipeda, Lithuania, 12 June - 12 August 2023. | Ireland | Klaipeda | 1,700 |
Multidisciplinary
| Summary Description | Countries | Cities | Amount Approved (€) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total: 70,300 | |||
| Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith presenting their Cultural Programme from April to July 2023 | United Kingdom | London | 18,000 |
| Emperor 101 by The Performance Corporation at LP360, Vancouver, Canada, and online, 17 -23 April 2023. | Canada | Vancouver | 12,000 |
| Irish artists performing at the Creative Connexions Ireland: Sitges Live' festival, Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 26 - 29 October 2023. | Spain | Sitges, Barcelona | 12,000 |
| Irish artists participating in the Return to London Town Festival, Britain, 27 - 30 October 2023. | United Kingdom | London | 10,000 |
| Performance by the Hellas Ensemble of music inspired by Seamus Heaney, with readings by the poet’s daughter, at Irish Wings, Paxos Music Festival, Greece,11 July 2023. | Greece | Loggos, Paxos | 6,000 |
| Screening part one of art film The Moon Snail Cycle and live filmed performance in collaboration with artist Jack Hogan for “Unhappy is the land that needs a hero” an ISP exhibition at the Whitney Museum, New York, USA, 12 - 24 May 2023. | United States | New York | 3,500 |
| Irish artists participating in Éigse na Bruiséile-Irish language arts festival, Brussels, Belgium, 12-14 May 2023. | Belgium | Brussels | 3,000 |
| Irish artists participating in the San Patrizio Livorno Festival presented by Creative HQ, Livorno, Tuscany, Italy, 14 - 18 June 2023. | Italy | Livorno, Tuscany | 2,800 |
| Irish artists participating in 'Lament': Exploring an Irish Tradition through Talks and Performance, Poetry Readings & Music Concert, St John's & Magdalene Colleges, Cambridge, Britain, 3 May 2023. | United Kingdom | Cambridge | 1,800 |
| Padraig Jack participating in 'Gorllewinwynt/ Gaoth aniar/ Mendebaldeko haizea/ The West Wind' in the Basque Country, April 15 - 22 2023. | Spain | Leitza, Irurtzun, Arteta, Pamplona | 800 |
| Aiden Toomey, aka Jack Wise performing at the Chemnitz Street Art Festival, Chemnitz, Germany. 19 - 21st May 2023. | Germany | Chemnitz | 400 |
Total for February 2023: €712,450