Laois County Council have announced their allocation of arts grants for the beginning of 2024, with a total of 25 groups and individuals receiving funding.
The total sum of the grant is €8,000 to be split across 18 groups, receiving a combined €5,450, and seven individuals, receiving a combined €2,550.
The 18 groups and their designated projects are as follows:
Mountrath Youth Theatre – €500
Hiring professional comedy facilities for comedy workshops.
Cruit Eireann – €450
Supporting artist’s fees for harp workshops.
OHR Dance Company – €450
Hosting a workshop.
Abbeyleix Bog – €400
Plein Air painting weekend with exhibition to follow.
Celtic-Con, Midlands Comic Convention – €400
Developing a series of events with one main comic convention.
Laura Murphy & Aos Si Collective – €400
Audio-visual poetry.
Portlaoise Tradfest – €300
Music workshops, session trails, battle of trad bands, pop up Gaeltacht.
Laois Writers Group – €300
Anthology of works from both current and previous members.
Fourth Wall Laois Theatre Group – €300
Build set and produce Tom Murphy’s ‘The Country Boy.’
Mountmellick Comhaltas – €300
Celebrate and teach Irish Music.
Port Art Collective – €250
Music event to promote original artists.
Timahoe Male Choir – €200
Performance funding
SVT Hub – €200
St Patrick figure for local St Patrick’s Day parade.
Mountmellick Art Collective – €200
Host a weekend of theatre on the May Bank holiday weekend.
Rathdowney Art Group – €200
St Patricks Day inspired event.
Heritage House Company Ltd – €200
Oil painting workshops.
The Heath GAA – €200
Youth-inspired mural for club wallball.
MALVA/Ukrainian Choir – €200
Choral Society community concerts.
The eight individuals and their designated projects are as follows:
Isabel Dwyer – €500
Fund debut novel
Lauren Bickerdike – €450
Coastline across Ireland.
Stephanie Deady – €400
Studio costs.
David Vesey – €350
Record album.
James McInerney – €300
Show at Dunamase Arts Centre.
David Delaney and Ciara Drennan – €300
Innovative visual art installation.
Annie Holland – €250
Photo Exhibition, ‘Textures of Rural Ireland.’
