Emerging Artist Bursaries

The 2024 recipients of the dlr Emerging Artist Bursary were: 

Abhainn Connolly (Literature)

Aisling Smith (Theatre)

Alison Weatherby (Literature)

Bebhinn Delaney (Architecture)

Branwen Kavanagh ( Music)

Caoimhe O'Malley (Multi-Disciplinary)

Edward O'Mahony (Music)

Eimear Hussey (Theatre)

Hannah Bloom-Teskey (Film)

Jean Sutton (Literature)

Lucy Richards-Smyrk (Theatre)

Lucy Rice (Music)

Mae Nicolaou (Visual Art)

Pea Dineen (Theatre)

Rachel Enright Murphy (Visual Art)

Rafino Murphy (Music)

Roisin Lowry (Music) 

Sean Bean (Music)

Sinead Keegan (Theatre)

Tara Lovett (Theatre)

The recipients of the 2023 dlr Emerging Artist Bursaries are:

Emily Murtagh

Alex Vostokova

Caoimhe Wandel Brannigan

HK Ní Shioradáin

Aoife McAtamney

Gary Power

Elizabeth Hogan

Nóra Ní Anluain Fay

Hannah Mamalis

Eoghan Carrick

Ivan Cush

Sonya Gildea

Loretta Moore

Paul Murray

The recipients of the dlr Emerging Artist Bursaries 2022 are:

Andrew Sheeran - Music

Caroline Bracken - Literature

Cian Malin - Theatre

Ciara Elizabeth Smith - Theatre

Hanna Isseyegh - Visual Arts

Helen Major - Literature

Jack Knowles - Visual Arts

Lucy Sheridan - Visual Arts

Luke Van Gelderen - Visual Arts

Marcus Gambrill - Visual Arts

Oona Hyland - Visual Arts

Ruairí O’Shea - Music

Sadhbh Malin - Theatre

Tzarini Meyler - Theatre

Yvanna Greene - Visual Arts

Emerging Artist Grants support individual emerging artists in all disciplines from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown to develop and further their practice through the creation of new work at this vital stage in their career development.

Successful recipients receive an award of €2,000 for the development and creation of new work.

dlr Emerging Artist Bursaries 2022 are kindly funded by The Arts Council.

The recipients of the dlr Emerging Artist Grants 2021 are:

Ruah Berney-Pearson - Visual Art

Nadia Armstrong - Visual Art

Fergal Styles - Visual Art

Eilis Dexter - Music

Rebecca Collis - Literature

Carina Drury - Music

Ronan Mac Dubhghaill - Literature

Michelle Walshe - Literature

Colm Higgins - Multi-disciplinary

Anna Mitchell - Music

John Roch Simons - Visual Art

Banbha McCann - Visual Art

Emily Johnston - Visual Art

Emerging Artist Grants support individual emerging artists in all disciplines from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown to develop and further their practice through the creation of new work at this vital stage in their career development. 

Successful recipients will receive an award of €2,000 for the development and creation of new work. 

dlr Emerging Artist Bursaries 2021 are kindly supported by The Arts Council.

The recipients of the 2020 Emerging Artist Grants are:

Ala Buisir - Visual Art 

Andrea Kavanagh - Visual Art

Aran Corcoran - Music

Cara Dunne - Visual Art

Chloe Dowds - Visual Art

Clare Monnelly - Theatre

Dara O'Cairbre - Theatre

Eoghan Quinn - Theatre

Hugh Hick - Theatre

Laoise Murray - Theatre

Lucy Bowen - Fashion Design 

Natalie Pullen - Visual Art

Shane O'Cuilinn - Music

Siobhan O'Callaghan - Visual Art

A special Emerging Artist Bursary for a graduate of IADT Arts BA 2020 was awarded to Visual Artist Tilly Morris to support the development and creation of new work as she begins her artistic career.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is delighted to announce the recipients of the Emerging Artist Grant/Bursaries 2019.

• Aoife Burke – Music – Develop and record a music film
• Ciara Harrison – Socially Engaged Art – Create Intergenerational Workshops
• David Begley – Literature – Write and develop a novel
• Doireann Ni Ghrioghaire – Visual Art – Produce a new body of work for exhibition
• Elaine Harrington – Visual Art - Development of new work
• Genevieve Hulme Beaman – Theatre – Write and develop a new play
• Myrid Carten – Visual Art – Development of new work
• Olesya Zdorovetska – Music – Research and development of new work
• Sarah Ingersoll – Film – Development of new screenplay
• William Dunleavy – Theatre – Create new musical theatre piece 

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is delighted to announce the recipients of the Emerging Artist Grant/Bursaries 2018.

• Roisin White – Visual Art - Produce a new body of work
• Ciara Fleming – Theatre –  Develop a theatre piece
• Grace Morgan – Theatre – Develop a theatre piece
• Martin O'Keefe – Visual Artist –  Creation of a sculpture
• Susan Connolly – Film –  Develop a new film script

Recipients of the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Emerging Artist Bursaries 2017:

• Julia Dubsky – Visual Art - Produce a new body of work for exhibition
• David Doyle – Theatre –  Creation of a theatre script
• Jamie Haughton – Dance – Creation of a dance piece
• Kate Haughton – Dance –  Creation of a dance piece
• Shane Kelly Lester – Music –  Develop and record  8 new songs
• Roseanne Lynch – Theatre –  Write and develop a play 

Individual artists working in all art-forms (architecture, circus, craft (designers/makers), dance, film, literature, music, opera, spectacle, street art, theatre, traditional arts and visual arts) were eligible to apply for the creation and development of new work and successful recipients will receive a bursary of €1,500.