Culture Ireland announces Summer Funding Decisions
Over € 400,000 awarded to Irish artists and organisations: Culture Ireland announces details of its Summer round of funding - 25th June 08
Culture Ireland today announced details of its summer funding round: over €400,000 was awarded to 80 arts projects across Europe, USA, Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Australia.see full list of projects funded
For sample of Autumn highlights see the sample list.
IRISH ARTISTS FOR VENICE BIENNALE 2009 ANNOUNCED - KENNEDY AND BROWNE TO REPRESENT IRELAND AT WORLD’S MOST PRESTIGOUS ART EVENT - 29th May 2008
Caoimhín Corrigan, Irish Commissioner at the 2009 Venice Biennale and Culture Ireland, in partnership with The Arts Council, today announced the Irish artists selected for Venice 2009. Sarah Browne and Gareth Kennedy will represent Ireland at next years’ biennale; both graduated from the National College of Art and Design in 2003.
Tribeca Film Festival in New York
Culture Ireland congratulates Eileen Walsh, who has received the Best Actress award at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, one of the leading events on the film calendar in the United States. Eileen won for her performance in Eden, the new film adapted by Eugene O'Brien from his award-winning play, directed by Declan Recks and produced by Samson Films. Culture Ireland supported Eileen and the film makers to participate in the Festival.
Ireland’s participation at the 11th Venice Architecture Biennale 2008 announced
The architects who will represent Ireland at the 11th International Architecture Biennale in Venice, to be presented by Culture Ireland and the Arts Council, have just been selected by the Commissioners, the Irish Architecture Foundation (IAF) and co- commissioner Dr. Hugh Campbell, Senior Lecturer in Architecture at UCD. There was a strong response to the theme ‘The Lives of Spaces’ set for the Irish exhibition by the Commissioners and nine responses have been selected for inclusion at this key international showcase.
In different ways, the nine pieces explore the central role of space in our society, how it frames and structures the patterns and practices of our collective life, from domestic to civic, from personal to public. Included are projects currently in design and construction, as well as examinations of existing spaces. The exhibition involves many new collaborations and experiments, which open up new ways of envisaging, designing and understanding space.
Film Industry Trade Mission to Los Angeles A Success
28 February 2008
The Irish Film Board / Culture Ireland trade mission to Los Angeles last week put the international spotlight on Irish film and marked a new partnership between the two agencies. Over 25 Irish filmmakers took part and participated in an extensive round of meetings with studios and potential production, finance and distribution partners. Feedback so far from the participants has been very positive.
The Irish Film Board, Culture Ireland and Enterprise Ireland co-hosted a networking reception which was attended by US and Irish 400 filmmakers, and at which Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova performed their Oscar-winning song from Once. The week was capped with wins for Onceat the Independent Spirit Awards and the Oscars, while Daniel Day Lewis received the Academy Award for his performance in There Will be Blood.
"Culture Ireland was delighted to work in partnership with the Irish Film Board on this trade mission," said Culture Ireland CEO Eugene Downes. "It leveraged the high profile of Irish film in the week leading up to Oscar success and helped maximise opportunities for Irish film makers to gain support for their new projects."
The Oscar Wilde awards hosted by the US-Ireland Alliance, and with sponsors including the Irish Film Board and Culture Ireland, also contributed to raising Ireland's profile in pre-Oscars week.
The trade mission garnered extensive coverage in the international film trade papers and the Irish print and broadcast media. Selected media coverage can be viewed here
Culture Ireland Spring Funding
In its spring funding round, Culture Ireland has awarded a total of €800,000 to more than 110 arts projects across Europe, Asia, America, the Middle East, Australia and New Zealand. Read the press release.
For full listing of events supported by Culture Ireland please see full list of projects funded / list by country.
For details of cultural events in New York please access The Green Apple brochure.
For full calendar of upcoming supported events please see Spring Events
For sample of Summer highlights see sample list.