ARTLINKS BURSARY AWARD 2009
Extract from www.artlinks.ie
County Kilkenny recipient, Tunde Toth, is a well known figure for her fibre
and paper artworks and her contribution to the arts locally as a facilitator
in her former gallery, Kozo Gallery in Thomastown.
She
has and continues to offer many textile and fibre art courses for adults and
children in County Kilkenny and beyond.
The Bursary will chiefly assist Tunde's professional development; she recently
was invited to participate in the 20th International Association of Hand Paper
makers and Paper Artists Congress in Tasmania, Australia to both exhibit,
lead workshops, and research developments in this area.
The Bursary will enable Tunde to build on her recent experiences to create a new participatory body of work which uses organic materials, references the local environment and ultimately engages others in this unique artform.
On
receiving the ArtLinks Bursary from Kilkenny Arts Officer, Mary Butler, Tunde
said, 'she is very excited and looking forward to the process of completing
this project.' Mary Butler added 'that is a great endorsement of Tunde's work
and it was wonderful to tell her on her return from Tasmania that she was
to receive this Bursary Award'.