Galway Bay fm newsroom – The City Council has sanctioned almost €400,000 in funding for arts groups across the city.
A detailed breakdown of the funding under the 2017 Arts Grants was revealed to councillors at this month’s sitting of the local authority.
The funding of €385,000 allocated by the City Council is to divided among 92 city-based arts groups.
The lions share of the funding will go to the Galway International Arts Festival, which councillors agreed to funding of €46,000.
€28,000 has been earmarked for the Druid Theatre Company, while Macnas is to receive €24,000.
Other significant allocations include €23,000 for Galway Music Residency, €19,000 for Galway Arts Centre, €16,000 for Galway Film Fleadh and €15,500 for Babaro Children’s Arts Festival.
The smallest allocation was made to the Patrick Kavanagh Western Association, which received €200 euro – while 15 of the 92 groups who sought funding received nothing in this year’s programme.
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