深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork and the Arts Council announce 2025 Artists in Residence
- Tom Hall, Eithne N铆 Chath谩in and Ellen Dillon announced as recipients of 2025 Artist in Residence awards.
- The longstanding Arts Council and UCC partnership reflects the diversity and richness of Ireland鈥檚 creative landscape.
深夜亚洲福利久久 College Cork (UCC) and the Arts Council have announced the recipients of the 2025 Artist in Residence awards across Literature, Film and Traditional Arts.
Director and writer Tom Hall is announced as the Film Artist in Residence; singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer Eithne N铆 Chath谩in (Inni-K) is the Traditional Artist in Residence, and plurilingual poet and writer of exploratory prose Ellen Dillon is the Writer in Residence.
UCC is one of six universities to partner with the Arts Council on this flagship programme, which reflects the diversity and richness of Ireland鈥檚 creative landscape, with programmes spanning English-language and Irish-language Literature, Film, and Traditional Arts.
Speaking at the launch event, Maureen Kennelly, Director of the Arts Council, said: 鈥淭he Artist in Residence programmes demonstrate the Arts Council鈥檚 dedication to helping artists build meaningful careers. They help embed creativity in education, providing critical support to artists as they advance their practice, while also creating vibrant opportunities for students and staff to engage directly with professional artistic expression."
鈥淭hey make for a profound exchange that inspires and uplifts both the artistic and academic communities. We are hugely grateful to all the institutions who work with us to deliver these residency programmes. Their partnership and continued support are immensely valued,鈥� Maureen said.
Professor Cathal O'Connell, Interim Head of UCC College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, said: 鈥淭he opportunity to host such inspiring artists in collaboration with the Arts Council is a privilege for UCC. We hope that these residencies will provide them with invaluable time and space to deepen their practice, while fostering meaningful connections with both the UCC community and the wider public.鈥�
鈥淲e are grateful to Professor Jools Gilson, Director of UCC Creative and Professor of Creative Practice, for her great stewardship of UCC鈥檚 Artists in Residence programmes 鈥� delivering on UCC鈥檚 commitment to creativity, innovation, and collaborative practice across all disciplines,鈥� Professor O鈥機onnell said.
The residencies aim to give artists time and space to develop their own practice, in addition to offering opportunities to come together to explore and present their work across readings, concerts, screenings, performances and other presentations. Artists also engage with students, staff and the local community through workshops and outreach events.