A total of €2.95m in funding for Culture Ireland’s promotion of Irish arts globally has been announced by Minister Catherine Martin. The funding will support 99 projects in 30 countries across various artistic disciplines, including circus, dance, film, literature, music, theatre, visual arts, and multidisciplinary projects.
Funding is designed to to raise awareness of Ireland’s arts and culture on a global scale and provide opportunities for Irish artists in key marketplaces with €1,950,000 to support programmes by Literature Ireland, First Music Contact, Irish Film Institute International, Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris, and the Irish Arts Centre in New York. Other projects include international tours, exhibitions, film festivals, literary festivals, music performances, and support for Irish cultural centres and festivals abroad.
- Circus: Tumble Circus, Snatch Circus, and Grant Goldie are all presenting their work at the Western Australia Circus Festival, Karridale, Australia.
- Dance: continuing support for a range of projects including Teaċ Daṁsa’s MÁM at the National Theater Concert Hall, Taipei Taiwan, United Fall’s Birdboy by Emma Martin at the Moving Colors Festival, Athens, Greece, and Luke Murphy’s ‘Volcano’ at St Ann’s Warehouse, Brooklyn, USA.
- Film: support towards attendance by Irish filmmakers at significant international film festivals such as the Palm Springs International Film Festival in California, USA, Gijón International Film Festival, Spain, and the Irish Film Festival London, Britain.
- Literature: Irish writers appearing at various international literary festivals, such as the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, Italy, and the Paraty International Literary Festival, Brazil; Poetry reading and storytelling is also supported at the Pricigin Festival, Split, Croatia, the IRL Festival, Canada, Torch Literary Arts, Austin, USA, and at Gasson Hall, Boston, USA.
- Music: Support towards over 40 international tours across the world covering a range of artists and genres including Caroline Keane & Tom Delany (Australia/ New Zealand), Lorraine Nash (Australia), Wallis Bird (Australia/ New Zealand), Clare Sands (Australia/ New Zealand), Junior Brother (Britain), Mick Flannery (Britain/Europe), Susan O’Neill (Britain/Europe), The Clockworks (Britain/Europe), John Blek (Europe), Just Mustard (Central America/ South America), Grainne Duffy (USA), Screaming Orphans (USA) Aoife Scott (USA), Martina Rosaria O’Connell (France), Deirdre McKay (South Africa).
- Theatre: support for international tours, including the Gate Theatre (Australia), Branar (Britain), Dan Colley/Riverbank Arts Centre (Britain), Fishamble: The New Play Company (Britain), Brú Theatre (Canada), and Gare St Lazare Ireland (Europe).
- Visual Arts: International exhibitions by Irish artists including Breda Lynch (Australia), Ailbhe Ní Bhriain (Benin), Maud Cotter (Britain), Damien Flood (Italy), Oonagh Hyland (Italy/Germany/Estonia), Alannah Robins (Sweden), Ciarán Murphy and Niamh O’Malley (USA), and towards Irish presence at international art fairs including Art Singapore 2024 (Singapore), The London Art Fair (Britain), INK Miami 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 Belgrade Irish Festival (Serbia), the Irish Music and Dance London (Britain), the Irish Cultural Centre Hammersmith (Britain), the London Irish Centre (Britain) and the launch of the first ‘in-person’ events for the Casa della Cultura Irlandese (Italy).
