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Lisdoonvarna’s Tina O’Connell, has been named as the winner of the prestigious 2024 Global Travel Award. Tina, who is a in sculpture and combined media graduate at the Limerick School of Art and Design, received the award for her breathtaking piece entitled Odysseys of Self. She was selected as winner by a highly respected panel of artists and curators including artist Laura Fitzgerald, Paul McAree who is the curator at Lismore Castle Arts, Patrick Murphy the Director of the Royal Hibernian Academy and Aoife Ruane. The Global Travel Award of €5,000, is open to all students graduating from its BA in Fine Art and B.Ed Art and Design Teacher Education in 2024. The award has been designed to offer the chosen graduate a unique opportunity to develop their future career. This is the second year of granting the award to a new graduate artist. This generous philanthropic funding has been made available for students with support from The Ireland Funds. …
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