Deis d’ealaíontóirí cur isteach ar Ghradam Stiúideo Scoil an Acadaimh Ibeirnigh Ríoga mór le rá
Soláthraíonn an gradam mór le rá seo spás stiúideo maoinithe d’ealaíontóir gairmiúil amháin san AIR ar feadh bliana ag tosú ag deireadh mhí Dheireadh Fómhair 2025.
The Fingal County Council Arts Office, in partnership with the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA), have announced the return of the RHA School Studio Award. This prestigious award provides one professional artist a funded studio space in the RHA for one year beginning at the end of October 2025.
This award is open to professional practicing artists at all career stages working in Visual Art. To be eligible, applicants must have been born, have studied or currently reside in the Fingal administrative area.
The Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Brian McDonagh said: “Fingal County Council in partnership with the RHA are delighted to see the return of this prestigious award. The award aims to develop an artist career and highlight excellence of art in Fingal.”
Fingal County Council Arts Officer Sarah O’Neil said: “This award provides a unique opportunity for recipients to immerse themselves within Ireland’s oldest artist-led visual arts institution, where art is created, exhibited, and debated. The RHA Studio is an ideal environment for artists to develop their practice and network with other artists.”
The RHA School is a purpose-built facility within the RHA Gallery consisting of individual studios, open plan drawing studios and a library. It is an artist-led space for the provision of skill-based learning in Visual Art.
Recipient of the RHA School Studio Award 2024, Eileen Leonard Sealy, has encouraged artists to apply: “Being awarded the Fingal RHA studio has enabled me to make the work for my first solo exhibition at The Lab Gallery, Dublin. The space allowed me to increase the scale of my work and set ambitious goals for the show. Being part of a vibrant community like the RHA with its galleries, school and varied programmes has been very beneficial to locating my work within a wider contemporary context.”
Artists wishing to be considered should apply by completing the application form on the RHA’s website www.rhagallery.ie
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 6th May 2025 at 4.00pm. Any questions or requests for further information, please contact:
[email protected]
For further information see https://www.fingal.ie/fingal-county-council-and-rha-studio-award
Is ealaíontóir í Eileen Leonard Sealy atá ina cónaí agus ag obair i bhFine Gall, a bhain céim amach ó CNED i 2023 le Céim sa Phéintéireacht. Tar éis di a bheith ag obair mar ealaíontóir cónaithe i reilig nádúrtha san Ísiltír i 2020 ar feadh tréimhse cúig mhí agus ag tabhairt faoi thuras taighde chuig ardchríocha Sulawesi, an Indinéis, arna mhaoiniú ag Dámhachtain Iontaobhais Cuimhneacháin Shóisearaigh Thomas Dammann, déanann saothar Eileen a dícheall scéalta amhairc a chruthú a chruthaíonn cosúlachtaí idir eispéiris choitianta aonraithe an duine.
Bhí saothar Eileen ar taispeáint i dtaispeántais ghrúpa lena n-áirítear Taispeántais Bliantúla AIR 194ú agus 193ú (2024, 2023); ‘A Painting Show This Good Friday’, The Dean, Baile Átha Cliath (2024); ‘The ladder is always there’, le Shell/ter collective, Dánlann Draíocht (2023); ‘Two women and a child in tears’, seó duo, Dánlann Lána an Choláiste, Baile Átha Cliath agus tá saothar léi san áireamh in Racht, suirbhé Hermans ar ealaín chomhaimseartha na hÉireann, 2023.
Bhí sí ar an ngearrliosta do Ghradam CRMÉ, agus Gradam Hennessy Craig/Duais Homan Potterton ag an AIR, 2024, agus fuair sí Scéim Tacaíochta d’Ealaíontóirí Chomhairle Contae Fhine Gall i 2024.
Bronnadh Gradam Stiúideo Scoile an AIR uirthi i 2024 agus d’úsáid sí an spás chun obair a dhéanamh ar a céad taispeántas aonair a reáchtáladh sa Lab, Baile Átha Cliath ar an 16ú Eanáir – 1ú Márta 2025.