TWO Donegal artists are among fifteen recipients of a prestigious Arts Council award supporting traditional arts recording projects.
Deirdre McGrory and Caitlín Nic Gabhann have each received up to €10,000 through the Arts Council’s annual Deis Recording and Publication Award.
Welcoming the announcement, Arts Council officer Aoife Daly said the award supports standalone traditional arts recording projects as well as collaborative projects between the traditional arts and other artforms.
“These recording projects are vital to the preservation and transmission of traditional oral artforms, which often face unique archival challenges and can struggle to reach general audiences,” she said.
Ms Daly said the award also prioritises projects centring on the publication of work such as tutors, tune collections and critical writing.
“This further benefits the traditional arts community by expanding the resources available to artists of all levels,” she added.
Caitlín Nic Gabhann.