The Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht announced funding for the promotion of Irish arts abroad.
Under its Summer 2015 grants round, Culture Ireland has awarded €321,500 to eighty-five applicants including individual artists and arts organisations to support the presentation of their work globally. This funding will provide considerable opportunities for the promotion of Irish arts and culture around the world throughout the remainder of 2015 and into 2016. Successful projects cover all art forms and involve presenting in twenty-seven different countries including Australia, Brazil, China, India, Paraguay, various European countries as well as the United States and Canada.
Projects being supported include the screening of innovative Irish films at international film festivals, Irish publishers attending Bologna Children’s Book Fair next May, traditional Irish music tours in India and New Zealand early next year, the Irish Chamber Orchestra touring the United States in November and the exhibition of dynamic new work by Irish artists at leading art fairs and international galleries.
Artists continue to attract new as well as committed audiences and their international work has become a critical factor for many in sustaining their careers and ensuring the ongoing viability of many arts companies. The travel support offered by Culture Ireland helps ensure that Irish artists can continue to reach global audiences and maintain international awareness of Ireland as a country of strong creativity and artistic excellence.
Film
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Summary Description |
Countries |
Cities |
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Total: 36,900 |
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Presentation and screening of Irish films at the Irish Film Festival New York, and the Irish Film Festival LA from 2 - 11 October 2015 |
United States |
New York , Los Angelas |
10,000 |
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Irish Film London presenting a programme of Ireland's new films, animations and art exhibition at venues in London, September - November 2015 |
United Kingdom |
London |
10,000 |
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Presentation by Firestation Artist Studios of the work of eight Irish practices in film at Yale University and venues in New Haven, USA, October-November 2015 |
United States |
New Haven |
5,000 |
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Presentation of 'Irish Lives:The Cinema of Alan Gilsenan' at venues in Brazil and Paraguay, 18-28 November 2015. |
Brazil, Paraguay |
Florianópolis, São Paulo, Asunción |
4,000 |
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San Francisco Irish Film Festival presenting Irish films at the Delancey St Screening Room, San Francisco,17- 19 September 2015 |
United States |
San Francisco |
4,000 |
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Treasure Entertainment screening "Viva" directed by Paddy Breathnach and written by Mark O'Halloran at the Telluride Film Festival, 4 - 7 September 2015 |
United States |
Telluride |
3,000 |
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Presentation by the Liverpool Irish Festival of a showcase of Irish Film Talent at the Picturehouse @ FACT, 'A Small Cinema' and the Liverpool Screen School, 19 - 21 October 2015 |
United Kingdom |
Liverpool |
900 |
From Visual Artist Ireland Newsletter (Aug 19, 2015) http://visualartists.ie/category/news/