I’m delighted to have been awarded an Artist Resilience Bursary with South Dublin County Arts Office
My project will be to create a sound walk for the River Dodder in South Dublin. During the last year my time spent walking there has been a great source of solace, and I'm sure I'm not the only one to feel that.
Excited to be exploring this wonderful area and hopefully make something meaningful to share over the coming months.
The Artist Resilience Bursary is an initiative of the Council’s elected representatives which came about in response to the severe impact of the Covid 19 conditions on professional artists in the County. It was administered by the Arts Office in conjunction with the Council’s Strategic Policy Committee for Arts, Culture, Gaeilge, Heritage and Libraries.
The Bursary award of €5,500 to each of the seven artists will fund a range of projects such as sound installations, photographic and fine art exhibitions, film production and to record and produce new music.
Commenting on the programme, Mayor Peter Kavanagh said, "I am delighted to see this fund distributed. It is a key priority for me and my colleagues in to support the arts and funding artists working in our communities is a tangible and necessary way to do that. I'm excited by the broad range of subjects these projects cover, from Traveller and LGBTQ+ inclusion to our shared heritage and music, and I look forward to sharing in the enjoyment and appreciation of these pieces of work across South Dublin."
Congratulations to the awarded artists, we wish you a very fruitful year: Miriam Kaczor, Salvatore Fulham, John Caffrey, Robert Coleman, Tania Notaro, Jekatarina Saveljeva, Martha Knight.
Original announcment available from South Dublin County Council here