Business to Arts participants: Matheson partner Gráinne Dever; Bewleys managing director Cól Campbell; actress and writer Lauren Larkin; Ecclesiastical Insurance Ireland head of business John Devitt; Gate Theatre artistic director Róisín McBrinn; and Louise O’Reilly, chief executive of Business to Arts.
Among the winners were Waterways Ireland and CoisCéim Dance Theatre for BENCH. Their collaboration produced 16 original dance performances along Dublin’s canals, transforming everyday spaces into stages and encouraging shared values of sustainability and inclusivity.
Bursaries and monetary awards presented on the night included the Accenture €10,000 Digital Innovation in Art Bursary to 1iing Heaney, for her work in exploring the interactions between technology and the natural world. The Jim McNaughton/TileStyle €10,000 Artist’s Bursary went to Lauren Larkin, an actress and writer, for the development of a documentary drama film Punch Drunk.