Kildare County Council Arts Service Grant and Award Scheme 2005
Arts Act Grant Scheme
Applications were invited from:
- Arts Education/ training projects
- Bursary awards for individual Kildare based artists for the development of their work.
- Assistance to groups/ organisations/ schools towards the cost of projects or events that stimulate public interest in and improve arts practice in the county
Maximum grant aid available was € 500 per project.
Tyrone Guthrie Residency Bursary Award
Two bursary awards were offered to artists from all fields born or living in Co Kildare to enable them to spend two weeks at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, the artists workplace in Monaghan. Each bursary award is valued at € 650.
Drama League of Ireland Summer School Bursary Award
Two bursary awards were offered for the DLI Summer School 2005 at University Limerick. The bursary will cover course fees, including tuition, accommodation, meals and social programme. Each bursary award is valued at € 600.
ARTS IN HEALTH
Kildare Downs Syndrome, Newbridge
Ø Drama classes for children € 400
Celbridge Psychiatric Day Hospital
Ø Art therapy workshops € 400
Harvest Centre, Kildare
Ø Arts facilitator for clients with mental health difficulties € 400
Sisters of Charity of Jesus and Mary, Monasterevin
Ø Puppetry workshops for clients with intellectual disability € 400
National Training and Development Institute, Kildare
Ø Realisation of art exhibition € 400
ARTS IN EDUCATION
Mercy Convent Primary School, Naas
Ø Gaeity School of Acting Outreach programme – workshop costs €300
YOUTH ARTS
Griese Players Drama Group, Ballitore
Ø Purchase of scripts for children’s workshops € 300
Evolution, Clane
Ø Youth Dance workshops € 300
Y2K Youth Club, Leixlip
Ø Costumes for production of ‘Grease’ € 300
PROFESSIONAL ARTISTS
Carly Mc Nulty, Sallins
Ø Purchase of materials for visual arts project € 500
Theresa O’Toole, Ballymore Eustace
Ø Development of a body of site-specific work € 500
Pauline Keena, Clane
Ø Public exhibition of studio based research work € 500
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTS
Tim Treacy, Newbridge
Ø Travel costs associated with the William Shannon Fellowship € 250
Norah King, Naas
Ø Travel costs associated with ‘Laboratio lirico Rossiniano’ School € 250
Vijaya Bateson, Newbridge
Ø ‘Laban Guild Community Dance Leaders’ course fees € 200
Mary Lys Carbery, Athy
Ø ‘Certificate in Community Arts for Community Development’ fees € 200
Anita Heffernan, Timahoe
Ø Course fees for ‘Foundation Development Skills in Screen Writing’ € 200
Louise Hanratty, Athy
Ø Workshops in Leinster Printmaking Studio € 200
EMERGING ARTISTS
Conor Lane, Newbridge
Ø To purchase, date and install a bog oak work € 200
Sandy Kennedy, Naas
Ø Exhibition costs, ‘On Days When the World is Round’ € 200
Mary Gleeson, Kilcullen
Ø Solo exhibition of landscape paintings € 200
Mary Roynayne, Sallins
Ø Development of work for solo exhibition € 200
Sheena Meagher, Naas
Ø Solo exhibition costs, Naas library € 200
Claire Blenner Hassett, Kildare
Ø Exhibition of ‘Outside/Inside’, Kildare Derby Festival € 200
Johanna Lyons, Athy
Ø Materials costs for exhibition of work € 200
Brendan Lane, Newbridge
Ø Development of a body of paintings € 200
Brian Hannigan, Newbridge
Ø Exhibition of work, Bealtaine Arts Festival € 200
MUSIC
Newbridge Brass and Reed Band, Newbridge
Ø Purchase of wood clarinet € 250
DANCE
Landers School of Dance, Kilcullen
Ø European tour costs, representing Kildare/ Ireland € 300
DRAMA
Mend and Make Do Theatre Company, Athy
Ø Production of ‘Breathless’ € 500
Leixlip Musical and Variety Group
Ø Staging of ‘The Hired Man’ € 500
Ardclough Dramatic Society, Ardclough
Ø Pantomime production costs € 500
Clane Musical Society, Clane
Ø Production of ‘The Pirates of Penzance’ € 500
LITERATURE
Lauri Murray, Newbridge
Ø Publication of ‘Newbridge, My Town I Love So Well’ € 200
John Conroy, Maynooth
Ø Research for poetry anthology € 200
Una Brennan, Athy
Ø Publishing of book of poetry € 200
VISUAL ARTS
Cois na hAbhainn Artists, Leixlip
Ø Annual art exhibition costs € 300
Castlekeep Art Group, Maynooth
Ø Annual art exhibition costs € 300
Kildangan Arts Group, Kildangan
Ø Annual art exhibition costs € 300
Abbey Art Group, Celbridge
Ø Workshop/ lecture series costs € 300
Athy County Show, Athy
Ø Art and craft demonstrations € 200
TYRONE GUTHRIE BURSARY AWARDS
Awards were made to:
Sarah Browne, Maynooth
· To assist the development of a body of work from one of Irelands finest young artist/ critics
Susan Connolly, Sallins
· To research and develop new ideas for approaches to paint.
DRAMA LEAGUE OF IRELAND SUMMER SCHOOL BURSARY AWARDS
Awards were made to:
Geraldine O’Rourke, Ballymore Eustace
· To further develop the skills of a core member of the Ballymore Eustace Drama Society
Pamela Phoenix, Athy
· To nurture an emerging performer in the field of improvisation
TOTAL ARTS ACT GRANTS ALLOCATION € 12,350 TOTAL TGC BURSARY AWARD ALLOCATION € 1,300
TOTAL DLI BURSARY AWARD ALLOCATION € 1,100
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