Artists receive grants to create projects showcasing work for new audiences

Novelist Bernadette McGill, left, inclusive theatre maker Andrew Stanford, Gilly Campbell of Arts Council of Northern Ireland, second right, and poet Padraig Regan (Arts Council NI/PA) -

Four Northern Ireland artists are to benefit from funding to support new projects that will showcase their work to local and international audiences.

The Major Individual Awards (MIA) worth up to £15,000 are being presented by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland with National Lottery funding.