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Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin has announced funding of over €1.3m for the promotion of Irish arts globally through Culture Ireland’s Regular Grants Programme.

The funding will benefit 140 projects taking place in over 20 countries, covering architecture, circus, dance, film, literature, music, theatre and visual arts.

Announcing the grants, Minister Martin said:

“It gives me great pleasure to announce this round of Culture Ireland funding of over €1.3m. Many of these projects take place in 2025, the 20^th anniversary of Culture Ireland’s establishment. Through securing the largest allocation in its history in Budget 2025, I am pleased to see the huge depth and range of work being presented to international audiences demonstrating the true diversity of contemporary Irish arts.”

Projects include:

• Architecture: Irish Architecture Foundation presenting Curating for Change at Färgfabriken Gallery’s Architecture Triennale, Stockholm (Sweden)

 

• Circus: Murray Molloy presenting “Born of Normal Parents” at Kenya International Theatre Festival and Bagamoyo International Theatre Festival in Kenya and Tanzania

 

• Dance: continuing support for a range of projects including Teaċ Daṁsa’s How To Be A Dancer in Seventy-two Thousand Easy Lessons at Teatros del Canal, Madrid, Spain, United Fall’s Birdboy by Emma Martin at Sadler’s Wells East, UK

 

• Film: support towards attendance by Irish filmmakers at significant international film festivals such as the Irish Film Festival London and the Aesthetica Film Festival, York, Britain, the International Whistler Film Festival, Canada, and the Emerald City Irish Film Festival, Seattle, USA

 

• Literature: Irish writers appearing at various international literary festivals, such as the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy, Jaipur Literature Festival, India, and the Auckland Writers Festival, New Zealand; Poetry reading is also supported at the Kolkata’s International Poetry Festival, India, and Faclan: The Hebridean Book Festival, Isle of Lewis, Scotland

 

• Music: Support towards over 40 international tours across the world covering a range of artists and genres including Niamh Bury (Australia), Síomha (Australia), CMAT (Australia), Clare Sands (Australia/ New Zealand), Junior Brother (Britain), Really Good Time (Britain/Europe), modernlove (Britain/Europe), John Francis Flynn (Britain/USA), Lemoncello (Spain), Crying Loser (France), Pa Sheehy (Britain/Europe)  (Europe), Camerata (China),  Garth Knox (Czech Republic), yunè pinku (USA/Canada), Greywind (USA/Canada), Niall McCabe (Midwest USA), Orla Gartland (USA/Canada)

 

• Theatre: support for international tours, including Brú Theatre (Britain), THISISPOPBABY (Australia), Dan Colley/Riverbank Arts Centre (Australia/USA), Fishamble: The New Play Company (USA), Pan Pan (China), Brokentalkers (Norway/USA)

 

• Visual Arts: International exhibitions by Irish artists including Brian Harte (Belgium), Ana Walayat (Pakistan), Valeria Ceregini (Italy), Laura Kelly (Canada), Louise Manifold (Egypt), Joanne Boyle (USA), Sam Keogh (Lithuania) and towards Irish presence at international art fairs including The London Art Fair (Britain), Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (Britain), INK Miami Art Fair (USA), Art Basel International Contemporary Art Fair (USA) and Portland Fine Print Fair (USA)

 

• Multidisciplinary: Continued support towards the programme of Irish arts and culture at key festivals and venues including the Irish Music and Dance London (Britain), the Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith (Britain) and the presentation of Performance of Reimagined: Irish & Italian Historical Works for cello, accordion and dance (Italy)

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Fógraítear maoiniú níos airde ná €1.3 do Chultúr Éireann chun ealaíona na hÉireann a chur chun cinn ar fud an domhain

 

D’fhógair an tAire Turasóireachta, Cultúir, Ealaíon, Gaeltachta, Spóirt agus Meán, Catherine Martin maoiniú €1.3m chun ealaíona na hÉireann a chur chun cinn ar fud an domhain trí chlár deontais rialta Chultúr Éireann.

Rachaidh an maoiniú chun sochair 140 tionscadal ina gcuirfear saothar a bheidh ar siúl i mbreis in 20 tír agus a chlúdaíonn ailtireacht, rince, scannán, litríocht, ceol, amharclannaíocht agus na hamharcealaíona.

Ag fógairt na ndeontas, dúirt an tAire Martin:

“Is mór an pléisiúr dom an babhta seo de mhaoiniú Chultúr Éireann de bhreis is €1.3m a fhógairt. Tarlaíonn go leor de na tionscadail seo in 2025, cothrom 20 bliain ó bunaíodh Cultúr Éireann. Tríd an leithdháileadh is mó dá stair a bhaint amach i mBuiséad 2025, tá áthas orm an doimhneacht agus an raon ollmhór oibre atá á gcur i láthair lucht féachana idirnáisiúnta a léiríonn fíor-éagsúlacht na n-ealaíon Éireannach comhaimseartha.”

I measc na dtionscadal tá:

• Ailtireacht Fondúireacht Ailtireachta na hÉireann ag cur Coimeád ar son an Athraithe i láthair ag an Ailtireacht Triennale de chuid Ghailearaí Färgfabriken, Stócólm (An tSualainn)

 

• Sorcas: Murray Molloy ag cur “Born of Normal Parents” i láthair ag Féile Amharclannaíochta Idirnáisiúnta na Céinia agus ag Féile Amharclainne Idirnáisiúnta Bagamoyo sa Chéinia agus sa Tansáin

 

• Damhsa: tacaíocht leanúnach do raon tionscadal lena n-áirítear How To Be A Dancer in Seventy-Two Thousand Easy Lessons ag Teatros del Canal, Maidrid, an Spáinn, United Fall’s Birdboy le Emma Martin ag Sadler’s East, an RA ag Teaċ Daṁsa.

 

• Scannánaíocht: tacaíocht do fhreastal scannánóirí Éireannacha ar fhéilte suntasacha scannán idirnáisiúnta ar nós Féile Scannán na hÉireann Londain agus Féile Scannán Aesthetica, York, An Bhreatain, Féile Scannán Idirnáisiúnta Whistler, Ceanada, agus Féile Scannán Éireannach Emerald City, Seattle, SAM

 

• Litríocht: Scríbhneoirí Éireannacha ag láithriú ag féilte liteartha idirnáisiúnta éagsúla, mar shampla Aonach Leabhar Leanaí Bologna, an Iodáil, Féile Litríochta Jaipur, an India, agus Féile Scríbhneoirí Auckland, an Nua-Shéalainn; tacaítear freisin le léamh filíochta ag Féile Idirnáisiúnta Filíochta Kolkata, an India agus Faclan: Féile Leabhar Hebridean, Isle of Lewis, Albain

 

• Ceol: Tacaíocht le breis is 40 turas idirnáisiúnta ar fud an domhain ag clúdach raon ealaíontóirí agus seánraí lena n-áirítear Niamh Bury (An Astráil), Síomha (An Astráil), CMAT (An Astráil), Clare Sands (An Astráil/An Nua-Shéalainn), Junior Brother (An Bhreatain), Really Good I Am (An Bhreatain/An Eoraip), modernlove (An Bhreatain/Eoraip), John Francis Flynn (An Bhreatain/SAM), Lemoncello (An Spáinn), Cailleach Caoineadh (An Fhrainc), Pa Sheehy (An Bhreatain/An Eoraip)  (An Eoraip), Camerata (An tSín), Garth Knox (Poblacht na Seice), yunè pinku (SAM/Ceanada), Greywind (SAM/Ceanada), Niall McCabe (Lár-Iarthar SAM), Orla Gartland (SAM/Ceanada)

 

• Amharclann: tacaíocht do thurais idirnáisiúnta, lena n-áirítear Brú Theatre (An Bhreatain), THISISPOPBABY (An Astráil), Dan Colley/Riverbank Arts Centre (An Astráil/SAM), Fishamble: The New Play Company (SAM), Pan Pan (An tSín), Brokentalkers (An Iorua/SAM)

 

• Amharc-ealaíona: Taispeántais idirnáisiúnta le healaíontóirí Éireannacha lena n-áirítear Brian Harte (An Bheilg), Ana Walayat (An Phacastáin), Valeria Ceregini (an Iodáil), Laura Kelly (Ceanada), Louise Manifold (Éigipt), Joanne Boyle (SAM), Sam Keogh (An Liotuáin) agus i dtreo láithreacht na hÉireann ag aontaí ealaíne idirnáisiúnta lena n-áirítear The London Art Fair (An Bhreatain), Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair (An Bhreatain), INK Miami Art Fair (SAM), Art Basel International Contemporary Art Fair (SAM) agus Portland Fine Print Fair (SAM)

 

• Ildhisciplíneach: Tacaíocht leanúnach do chlár ealaíon agus cultúir na hÉireann ag féilte agus ionaid thábhachtacha lena n-áirítear Ceol agus Rince Éireann Londain (An Bhreatain), Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith (Britain) agus léiriú Peformance of Reimagined: Irish & Italian Historical Works don dordveidhil, bosca ceoil agus rince (an Iodáil)

 

Image: Nobodaddy by Michael Keegan-Dolan at O’Reilly Theatre