Grants 2015
Our 2015 grants are now closed. You can view the recipients of the 2015 Arts Act Grant Below. Details of the 2016 Arts Grants Scheme will be posted on our website, Facebook and e-bulletin.
| ARTS ACT GRANT SCHEME 2015 - KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL ARTS SERVICE | |||||
| FIRST NAME | SURNAME | ORGANISATION | AREA | PROJECT DESCRIPTION | AMOUNT AWARDED |
| ARTS ACT GRANT | |||||
| Professional Artists | |||||
| Gillian | Lawler | Dublin | Development of new work for exhibition in Pallas projects | €600 | |
| Philip | Scott | Kildare Town | Purchase of projector for performances | €400 | |
| Padraig | Robinson | Athy | Funding to research project around Irelands cultural, political and personal history. Collaborate with Cathal Kerrigan | €1,200 | |
| Paul | Hallahan | Naas | Create new body of work | €1,000 | |
| Kate | Dempsey | Maynooth | Costs for printing collection of Poetry | €1,500 | |
| Daniel | Lipstein | Monasterevin | Costs for solo exhibition in Graphic Studio Dublin | €550 | |
| Shauna | Gilligan | Celbridge | Cost of flights to condict research in Spain | €300 | |
| David | Walsh | Athy | Costs to mount exhibition about South Kildare men who fought and died in WW1 | €300 | |
| Carolann | Haskins | Athy | Costs to travel to Nashville to perform showcase gig | €700 | |
| Kevin | O'Kelly | Kildare Town | Painting of studio and workspace plus lighting for exhibition | €1,835 | |
| Gay | Brabazon | The Curragh | Giclee printing and framing for 'Ulysses' exhibition | €500 | |
| Sheena | Malone | Naas | Research and photographic costs for project based on the village of Allenwood. | €586 | |
| Catherine | Mann | Edenderry | Costs to create body of work on the theme of 'Reflections' | €810 | |
| Emer | Gillespie | Naas | Develop body of work around coerced adoption for exhibition in 2016 | €1,969 | |
| Arts and Health | |||||
| Aisling | Byrne | Run of the Mill, Inclusive Theatre Company | Celbridge | Costs for production of 'Tommorrow Didn't come' | €800 |
| Patty | Abozaglo | Maynooth | Laban Dance wellenss workshops in Libraries | €450 | |
| Sharon | Murphy | Past Times Community Choir | Sallins | Running costs for choir | €1,300 |
| Rory | Adams | Donard | Community based music and health service | €800 | |
| Pauline | Keena | Clane | Costs for ongoing art project in Arc House, Dublin | €1,200 | |
| Community Groups | |||||
| Hugh | Hyland | Athy Film Club | Athy | Printing costs for programmes | €400 |
| Mark | Hazzard | Naas Arts and Culture Centre | Naas | 6 week life drawing classes | €1,000 |
| Edel | Browne | The Millicent Singers | Naas | Invite specialist tutors to work with the choir | €800 |
| Kevin | Martin | Naas Film Club | Naas | Advertising and promoting the film club | €400 |
| Daniel | Ryan | Newbridge Musical Society | Newbridge | Set design costs for upcoming production of 'Sister Act' | €300 |
| Eimear | Deegan | Ballymore Eustace Brass and Reed Band | Ballymore Eustace | Host intrsument specific workshops and theory classes | €800 |
| Mary | Clarke | Nas na Ri Singers | Blessington | Costs for Christmas CD | €200 |
| David | Caulfield | Celbridge Camera Club | Celbridge | Costs for exhibition in Castletown House | €300 |
| Ania | Necel-Kruppa | Anias Ceramics | Kildare Town | Produce free standing ceramic totems for Teach Dara | €800 |
| Mary | Ryan | Rye Calley Artists Group | Leixlip | Annual exhibiton costs | €240 |
| Sadie | O'Reilly | Clane Musical and Dramatic Society | Clane | Lighting costs for 'The Cripple of Inishmaan' | €300 |
| John | Leahy | South Kildare Photography Club | Newbridge | Funding for large format photos for 'JuneFest' exhibition | €300 |
| Mick | Amoruso | Kilcock Musical and Dramatic Society | Kilcock | Costs for production of 'Anything Goes' | €300 |
| Patricia | Higgins | Herbert Lodge School of Music | Dublin 8 | Performance of 'The Selfish Giant' in multiple venues | €500 |
| Mary | McLaughlin | The Panto Club | Newbridge | Hire, transport and insurance of 3 backdrops for production of 'Aladdin' | €300 |
| Emer | Phelan | Maynooth Gospel Choir | Maynooth | Costs to improve standard of annual performance | €300 |
| TOTAL AWARDED UNDER ARTS ACT GRANT | €24,040 | ||||
| ARTIST IN SCHOOLS BURSARY AWARD | |||||
| Geraldine | Convery | Scoil San Carlo | Leixlip | 8 week song writing project 'Ceol san Aer' | €2,500 |
| Kathy | Waldron | St. Raphael's Special School | Celbridge | 20 week theatre and drama programme | €2,500 |
| Nessa | Doyle | Colaiste Lorcain | Castledermot | Intergenerational Art project | €2,500 |
| TOTAL AWARDED UNDER ARTIST IN SCHOOLS BURSARY AWARD | €7,500 | ||||
| TYRONE GUTHRIE RESIDENCY BURSARY AWARD | |||||
| Sarah | Baxter | Maynooth | Research and develop theatre production 'L'Etranger' | €650 | |
| Lorraine | Walsh | Newbridge | Experiment with the representation of landscape | €650 | |
| Tim | Mann | Edenderry | Focus on body of work 'I exist' | €650 | |
| Karen | Hendy | Athy | Develop 'history book' exhibition piece | €650 | |
| TOTAL AWARDED UNDER TYRONE GUTHRIE RESIDENCY BURSARY AWARD | €2,600 | ||||
| YOUTH ARTS BURSARY AWARD | |||||
| Tina | O'Sullivan | Clane Youth Project | Clane | Mosaic project | €2,500 |
| TOTAL AWARDED UNDER YOUTH ARTS BURSARY AWARD | €2,500 | ||||
| PLATFORM4 RECORDING BURSARY | |||||
| Alan | Daly | Casteldermot | Record EP | €300 | |
| Ian | Leslie | Naas | Record EP | €900 | |
| Paul | Gibney | Our Ladys Gospel Choir | Leixlip | Liver recording | €900 |
| Collette | Donoghue | Donadea | Record EP | €900 | |
| TOTAL AWARDED UNDER PLATFORM4 RECORDING BURSARY | €3,000 | ||||
| DRAMA LEAGUE OF IRELAND BURSARY AWARD | |||||
| Sadie | O'Reilly | Clane | €450 | ||
| Madeleine | Martin | Celbridge | €450 | ||
| TOTAL AWARDED UNDER DRAMA LEAGUE OF IRELAND BURSARY | €900 | ||||
| CECIL DAY LEWIS LITERARY BURSARY AWARD | |||||
| Professional Category | |||||
| Debbie | Thomas | Celbridge | €2,000 | ||
| Emerging Category | |||||
| Shauna | Gilligan | Celbridge | €1,500 | ||
| TOTAL AWARDED UNDER CECIL DAY LEWSI LITERARY BURSARY AWARD | €3,500 | ||||
| EMERGING VISUAL ARTIST BURSARY AWARD | |||||
| Denis | Kelly | Leixlip | €2,500 | ||
| TOTAL AWARDED UNDER EMERGING VISUAL ARTIST BURSARY AWARD | €2,500 | ||||
| LOCAL PUBLISHING BURSARY AWARD | |||||
| James | Durney | Naas | Kildare and the 1916 rising' | €650 | |
| Andy | Kelly | Clane Musical and Dramatic Society | Prosperous | Book of Days' history of the musical society | €650 |
| TOTAL AWARDED UNDER LOCAL PUBLISHING AWARD | €1,300 | ||||
| ARTISTIC ENTREPRENEUR BURSARY IN ASSOCIATION WITH KILDARE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE | |||||
| Laura Jane | Cassidy | Newbridge | €1,500 | ||
| TOTAL AWARDED UNDER ARTISTIC ENTREPRENEUR BURSARY | €1,500 | ||||
| FINAL CUT PRO TRAINING BURSARY | |||||
| Noel | Hensey | Newbridge | €595 | ||
| Meabh | O'Regan | Celbridge | €595 | ||
| TOTAL FINAL CUT PRO TRAINING BURSARY | €1,190 | ||||
| 3 DAY SOUND ENGINEERING TRAINING BURSARY IN PLATFORM4 AUDIO STUDIO | |||||
| Rosaleen | Power | Confey College | Leixlip | €900 | |
| Mary | Mullaly | St. Pauls Secondary School | Monasterevin | €900 | |
| TOTAL 3 DAY SOUND ENGINEERING TRAINING BURSARY IN PLATFORM4 AUDIO STUDIO | €1,800 | ||||
| SHORT GRASS FILM BURSARY | |||||
| David C. | Lynch | Naas | Produce 'Says' short film | €1,500 | |
| Monica | deBath | Rathangan | Costs for film to accompany PLOT / CEAPACH | €1,500 | |
| Alan | Keane | Hot Drop Films | Sallins | Travel to Tribeca Film Festival | €1,000 |
| TOTAL SHORT GRASS FILM BURSARY | €4,000 | ||||
| GRAND TOTAL AWARDED UNDER KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL ARTS GRANTS 2015 | €56,330 | ||||
Available grants in 2015
- Arts Act Grant Scheme
- Artist in School Residenct Bursary Award
- Cecil Day lewis Literary Bursary Award
- Drama League of Irleand Summer School Bursary Award
- Recording Bursary - Platform4 Audio and Digital Media Studio
- Tyrone Guthrie Centre Residency Bursary Award
- Emerging Visual Artist Solo Exhibition Bursary Award
- Local Publishing Award
NEW FOR 2015
- Final Cut Pro Training Bursary Award
- Transition Year Sound Engineering Bursary
- Short Grass Films, film bursary award
- Artistic Entrepreneur Bursary in partnership with Kildare Chamber of Commerce
All grant forms are available to downloaded below
For further information please contact the Arts Service on 045-448328 or arts@kildarecoco.ie
Closing date for all of the above grants is strictly 12 noon on Wednesday 18th March 2015.