The Isle of Man Arts Council has announced the recipients of its annual student bursaries for 2024/25.
Awarded to students moving into or currently in further or higher education, the bursaries are each worth £10,000 over the duration of a course.
The Jonathan Gollow Awards for Performing Arts are awarded to Abbigail Radcliffe, who will be attending the University of Huddersfield to study for a BMus (Hons) Music degree and to Ophelia Watts, who will be undertaking a BA(Hons) in Music at Pembroke College at the University of Cambridge.
The Isle of Man Arts Council is proud to support these exceptionally talented students as they advance their studies within the Arts.
Chair Sarah Maltby MHK
The Norman Sayle Awards for Visual Art and Literature are awarded to Ealish-Grace Royle who will be studying a semester abroad in Australia during her second year of a BA(Hons) in English Studies and Climate Change at Aberystwyth University and to Ntshila Lubilanji who will be studying for a BA (Hons) in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
The Isle of Man Arts Council Awards are awarded to Liam Behan who will be studying for a diploma in Musical Theatre at the London School of Musical Theatre and to Katie Hepworth who will be attending De Montfort University in Leicester to study for a BA (Hons) in Design Crafts.
Chair of the Isle of Man Arts Council, Sarah Maltby MHK said: “The high quality of applications received made the Council’s decisions very challenging.
“On behalf of the Isle of Man Arts Council and the Department of Education, Sport and Culture, our Sponsoring Department, I extend our heartfelt congratulations to all of the recipients and wish them success in their chosen fields as the new academic year begins.”
The Awards are named in memory of former Isle of Man Arts Council members, music promoter Jonathan Gollow and artist Norman Sayle, and are awarded annually.
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