Arts Council award funding to Mayo artists’ studio

THE Arts Council has today announced the Mayo recipient of the 2020 Visual Artists Workspace Scheme.

The Custom House Studios in Westport will receive €15,000 under the scheme.

The scheme offers grants, up to a maximum of €40,000, towards the running costs of visual artists’ workspaces. It aims to support sustainable artists’ workspaces throughout the country to provide the best possible working environment.

Said Arts Council director Orlaith McBride: “The Visual Artists Workspace Scheme is a very significant award for the Arts Council. It provides artists around the country with essential access to space and equipment, enabling the production of work and the continued development of artistic practice.”

In 2020, some 18 studios/workspaces will be awarded funding, supporting facilities for 693 individual practicing visual artists across Ireland.