We are delighted to award the following bursaries to recent graduates of MTU Crawford College of Art & Design. We would like to say congratulations to all graduates on a fantastic degree show and we look forward to welcoming our bursaries.
Backwater Artists Ciarán Langford Memorial Bursary Award
Recipient: Billie Adele O’Regan
Backwater Artists Moving Image Bursary Award
Recipient: Danny Foley
Backwater Artists Network Award
Recipients: Pascaline Horan, Anna Cavanagh, Sian Foley, Cathryn O’Sullivan, Rachael O’Keeffe, Patrick Penny
Ciarán Langford Memorial Bursary
Full use of a studio for 6 months (Date TBC)
Full access to Backwater’s facilities including darkroom, digital suite, woodwork room, mitre press and underpinner
A solo exhibition opportunity in our Studio 12 exhibition space or other venue to include technical support, artists fee and PR support. Please note: new work must be produced for this exhibition
Mentorship opportunity
One year membership of our Backwater Artists Network
Backwater Moving Image Bursary
Full use of a studio for 6 months (Date TBC)
Access to our Desktop Mac with Adobe Creative Suite
Use of Backwater’s video equipment (incl. 4K Sony HXR-NX80 camcorder)
Mentorship opportunity
A solo exhibition opportunity in the Studio 12 exhibition/project space. This element will include technical support, artists fee and PR support. Please note: new work must be produced for this element
One year membership of our Backwater Artists Network
Membership of Backwater Artists Network
Profile page on Backwater Artists website
Opportunity to attend networking events
Opportunity to attend monthly Network meetings
Opportunity to participate in group crits
Opportunity to participate in our Visiting Curator Programme
Opportunity to submit proposals for our in house and off site exhibition and residency programme
Opportunity to participate in our Professional Development Programme