Tyrone Guthrie Arts Bursary 2011 recipients.

Waterford County Council’s Arts Office is pleased to announce details of the successful recipients for the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Regional Arts Bursary 2011.

Margaret Organ, Arts Officer thanked all those who had taken the time to submit applications and said that because of the level of interest and standard of applications they had decided to make extra provision for 2011.

There are two recipients of full bursaries , which will allow them to spend two weeks at the artist’s workplace at Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan.

Derek Flynn, Tramore, is a writer, he is currently undergoing Artlinks literature mentoring under the direction of Grace Wells and he will use the time at the centre to focus on the completion of his novel.

Gerard Thompson, The Pike, Tallow is a musician and filmmaker. He is using the bursary to complete an album/ soundtrack for his film ‘Flower’.

A week long bursary has been awarded to Boyer Phelan, Stradbally. Boyer is a visual artist and she works with the Waterford Healing Arts Trust. She is using the time at the Centre to work towards a solo exhibition.

About the Tyrone Guthrie Centre:

The Tyrone Guthrie, at Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan is a unique place for artists to get away from it all and concentrate on their art work.  Set in a beautiful estate of 450 acres, the Centre provides a full support service for arts practitioners, including writing rooms, darkroom, music room, individual artists studios, rehearsal spaces and an extensive library.  It also affords the opportunity for artists to network with each other.

Each year, the County Waterford Arts Office offers a special bursary award to an artist born or currently living in the Waterford County Council Administrative Area. You must be resident for a minimum of 5 years to be eligible for this award. The bursary is open to practitioners of all the arts and there is no age limit.

The award will enable the chosen artist to spend two weeks at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre, covering all board and lodging expenses, plus the use of a studio if required.  The successful applicant will be able to take advantage of this prestigious award to stay at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at a suitable time agreed with the Centre before the end of the prize-winning year. (If space is available the award can be used for two separate weeks if required). The Tyrone Guthrie Centre also has facilities for people with special needs and can facilitate board & lodgings for a person to accompany the artist in association with this award. Applicants should note this requirement on their application form.

Both established and emerging artists are invited to apply, giving details of their achievements to date, describing their current work and stating what they wish to accomplish during their stay at Annaghmakerrig.

This project outline is the deciding factor and should demonstrate that the artist is working towards an exhibition, publication, performance or work essential to their artistic development which will be helped by a stay at the Centre.
Waterford County Council reserve the right not to award the Bursary should the appropriate standard/criteria not be reached.

 Detailsof the 2012 bursary will appear here in March 2012.
                              

Previous Winners:

2010 - Clodagh Beresford, Dungarvan. Writer.  

2009 - Lani O'Hanlon, An Sean Phobal, Dún Garbhán. Writer & Dancer.
2008 - Libby Seward, Passage East. Dancer.
2007 - Mary Grehan, Passage East. Visual artist, curator and arts manager.
2006 - Margaret O'Brien Moran,Tramore, Photographer.
2005 - Corina Duyn, Lismore. Multi-media artist.
2004 - Maria Gallwey, Tramore. Visual artist.
2003 - Tom Fewer, Callaghane. Writer.
2002 - Danny Cunningham, Dungarvan. Visual artist.
2001 - Anne Dunphy, Killossera. Visual artist.
2000 - Sinéad Ní Chionaola, Dungarvan. Visual artist.
1999 - Mary Kearney, Ballyduff Upper. Playwright.