Mayo County Council

& Liam Walsh Artists Award 2006

Mayo County Council is pleased to offer this award to artists living in / from County Mayo. The purpose of this award is to support practising artists in their professional work. The Award is open to practitioners of all art forms: visual artists, musicians, composers, photographers, filmmakers, writers, choreographers, theatre directors, etc. This award is not intended to fund training, further study or educational development.

The value of this award is €15,000.

Applications are invited from practising professional artists / arts-workers, who were born in Mayo or who are now resident in Mayo.

Application forms and information available from:

Mayo County Council Arts Office,

Áras an Chontae,

Castlebar,

Co. Mayo.

tel: 094 90 24444 ext 7558 & 7560.   e-mail: artsstaf@mayococo.ie

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 9^th Nov. 2005.