Minister for Tourism, Culture, and Arts, Catherine Martin, announced funding of over €500,000 for the promotion of Irish arts globally through Culture Ireland’s Grants Programme. The funding will benefit 75 projects spread across 24 countries and covering dance, film, literature, music, theatre and visual arts. Announcing the awards, Minister Martin said: “Through Culture Ireland, my … Read more
Applications for the Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme will be welcomed from 1pm tomorrow (12 April) through the online portal at gov.ie/BasicIncomeArts . The scheme is being run by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media. The Basic Income for the Arts pilot scheme will examine, over a three year period, the … Read more
An Indian-origin student from Longford has today been announced as this year’s winner of the National Disability Authority’s Someone Like Me national art competition. Matthew Yacob, a sixth Class student at St Teresa’s National School, Killoe, impressed the judges with a hard-hitting message conveyed through a creative and colorful poster portraying a number of drawings of individuals with … Read more