2017 Small Grants scheme recipients announced under the Docklands Arts Fund
October 12th, 2017
Visual artist Martina Galvin, musician Imogen Gunner, writer Catherine Ann Cullen & choreographer Monica Munoz with Andrew Hetherington, Chief Executive, Business to Arts at DanceHouse on Foley Street for the announcement of the recipients of the 2017 Small Grants scheme.
Today, Business to Arts announce this year’s recipients of the Small Grants scheme under the Docklands Arts Fund. Working with Dublin City Council, the objective of the Docklands Arts Fund is to enhance and develop the appreciation of quality art experiences in the Docklands area. Martina Galvin (visual artist), Catherine Ann Cullen (writer) & Imogen Gunner (musician), and Monica Munoz (choreographer) will receive €5000 for each of their projects, which will be based in Dublin’s Docklands over the next year. The Docklands Arts Fund, is a partnership between Business to Arts, Dublin City Council and local businesses and individuals. In 2016/2017, 77 people supported the Docklands Arts Fund through donations of cash and proceeds from the sale of the annual Docklands Arts Fund Print Commission.
The three projects are:
• Martina Galvin is a visual artist, and her project ‘Coastlines, Maps and Melons’ is a visual art engagement with 3 schools in the Docklands Area. The project will include 2 visits to art galleries, 3 classroom workshops for each school, and links the second art gallery visit to National Drawing Day in May 2018.
• Monica Munoz is a choreographer and performer, and her project ‘Princesses can be Pirates’ will be a new and innovative dance piece for children aged 6 – 10, working with primary school children from the Docklands area. The piece will be created in collaboration with Dance Ireland, and will be performed in early 2018.
• Author Catherine Ann Cullen is collaborating with musician Imogen Gunner on ‘Street Songs and Sea Shanties for the 21st Century’, which aims to forge a new tradition of song-making in the Docklands area by giving the children in two primary schools the tools to collect local stories and ideas and to hone them into communally-written songs.
Andrew Hetherington, Chief Executive, Business to Arts states:
‘The Docklands Arts Fund is building its reputation for quality arts experience with a range of support. Alongside our partners Dublin City Council we are enabling more arts projects in the Docklands area. I am very happy to see the diversity of projects funded by the Small Grants scheme. From collaborations with youth groups to engagement with senior citizens, bringing art further into local communities allows creativity to flourish. With the Docklands constantly expanding, it is important for the local community to be brought on the journey, to feel part of the expansion. Art has the ability to cross boundaries and allows communities to feel included and connected to their local environment.’
To learn more about the Docklands Arts Fund click here.