Cork County Council Announces its Inaugural LHQ Impact Award
Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service has announced a new award supporting established visual artists. The LHQ Impact Award will provide an artist with a financial bursary and the opportunity for a solo exhibition at LHQ Gallery, the Council’s dedicated exhibition space.
The award aims to celebrate the achievements of an established or mid-career artist based in County Cork. The award will financially support the artist to create a new body of work along with the opportunity to exhibit at LHQ Gallery. Successful applicants will receive a solo exhibition at LHQ Gallery in 2026 or 2027 with a fee of up to €5,000 and a production budget of up to €3,000.
Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Joe Carroll said,
Mayor
We have a wealth of talent in the county and this award will celebrate our contemporary artists, painters, sculptors, and other working in a visual medium. We are looking forward to seeing the outcomes at LHQ Gallery.
LHQ Gallery is based in the County Library on Carrigrohane Road, Cork. Recent exhibitions at the gallery include solo shows by Seiko Hayase, Denis O’Connor, Elize de Beer, and Evgeniya Martirosyan. The Gallery shows work by visual artists at all stages of their careers and is programmed though a variety of open calls including the Emerging Visual Artist Award. The LHQ Gallery programme is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.
To be eligible, applicants should be established in their career, have a demonstrable track record in visual arts and currently live in Cork County. Full guidelines and an application form can be found online at the link below.
The closing date for receipt of completed applications is Friday the 27th of June 2025. For queries contact the Council’s Arts Office by emailing arts@corkcoco.ie