TileStyle Supporting The Arts

TileStyle has always been associated with the arts and we have been involved in many projects over the years including the innovative “Art of Rubbish” campaign to hosting exhibitions for photography, sculpture, jewellery and ceramic art.

Since 2008 TileStyle has sponsored two awards at the Business To Arts awards. The Jim McNaughton / TileStyle €10,000 Artist Bursary and The Jim McNaughton / TileStyle Perpetual Award for Best Commissioning Practice.

The Jim McNaughton / TileStyle €10,000 Artist Bursary

Each year we support new talent through the “Jim McNaughton/TileStyle €10,000 Artist Bursary” which is awarded annually at the Business to Arts Awards in honour of the founder of TileStyle, the late Jim McNaughton. 

2024 Bursary Winner

The 2024 bursary was awarded to Lauren Larkin, an actress and writer, for the development of a documentry drama, 'Punch Drunk'. Inspired by her father, a former elite Irish amateur boxer recently diagnosed with dementia, the film will delve into the profound impacts of brain injuries in contact sports, focusing on safety in boxing and the enduring love for the sport.

Bursary Winners Listed Below

  • 2024 - Lauren Larkin, Actress & Writer
  • 2023 - Thommas Kane Byrne, Writer, Actor & Director
  • 2022 - Barialai Khoshhal, Photographer
  • 2021 – Miriam Kaczor, Flautist
  • 2019 - Catherine Creaney, Portrait Artist
  • 2018 - Aisling O’Mara, Actor & Playwright
  • 2017 - Clare Monnelly, Actor & Playwright
  • 2016 - Padraic Rowan, Bass-Baritone
  • 2015 - Máire Carroll, Pianist and Gearóid Solan, Ballet Dancer
  • 2014 - Petal Pilley, Theatre Director
  • 2013 - Deirdre Kinahan, Playwright
  • 2012 - Christina Reihill, Poet, Psychotherapist and Journalist
  • 2011 - Dennis Roche, Artist
  • 2010 - Peter Monaghan, Artist
  • 2009 -Paul Meade, Writer, Director & Actor
  • 2008 - Alva Gallagher, Sculptor

The Jim McNaughton Perpetual Award For Best Commissioning Practice

The “Jim McNaughton Perpetual Award for Best Commissioning Practice” rewards excellence and best practice in the commissioning or artists and creatives by companies. The award recognises commissioning across all art forms.

2024 Perpetual Award for Best Commissioning Practice

ESB & Dublin Dance Festival for 'Kindred'

Perpetual Award Winners Listed Below

  • 2024 - ESB & Dublin Dance Festival for 'Kindred'
  • 2023 - Iarnród Éireann and Fresco Consulting for 'Actually I can'
  • 2022 - ESB & Fishamble: The New Play Company for ‘Tiny Plays for a Brighter Future’
  • 2021 – Accenture & Paul Harrison for ‘Quinquaginta’ and Fuchsia MacAree for ‘Fierce Determination’
  • 2019 - McGarrell Reilly Group & Alva Gallagher for ‘Rise’
  • 2018 - MacDonagh Shopping Centre and Ani Mollereau for the Kilkenny Famine Experience Sculpture
  • 2017 - Dublin Port Company for their project “Starboard Home.”
  • 2016 - An Post for the “GPO Witness History 2016 Commissions Programme” & Barbara Knezevic – “They are of us all”
  • 2015 - Cliona Harmey for her project “Dublin Ships”
  • 2014 - Mayo County Council and Linenhall Arts Centre for the FIND project
  • 2013 - Enda Kavanagh for his work with The Marker Hotel
  • 2012 - Theresa Nanigian for “Travelogue”
  • 2011 - Cavan County Council & DV4 Digital Media for ‘Casting Light’ by John Byrne
  • 2010 - An Post Annual Stamp Programme
  • 2009 - Murray Ó Laoire Architects and John Sisk & Son & Vivienne Roche for ‘Light Ensemble’ at the CIT Cork School of Music
  • 2008 - Behaviour & Attitudes & Graphic Studio Dublin

"TileStyle are proud to be a long-standing partner for two categories at the Business to Arts Awards. We'd like to congratulate this year's winner of the Jim McNaughton Perpetual Award for Best Commissioning Practice— ESB & Dublin Dance Festival for 'Kindred' —for showcasing an innovative digital dance installation highlighting a remarkable fusion of art, sustainability, and community engagement. We would also like to congratulate the worthy recipient of this year's Jim McNaughton/TileStyle €10,000 Arts Bursary, Lauren Larkin. Already an accomplished actress and writer, we look forward to watching her expand her practice with her documentary drama film 'Punch Drunk'." 

-Gerry Butler

Managing Director of TileStyle

TileStyle's Continued Commitment to Supporting The Arts

For over 40 years, TileStyle have been involved in a multitude of arts collaborations and supported many new artists and projects. Below are a few images of projects TileStyle have been involved with in the past and we look forward to continuing to support the arts.

For more information on the above please contact businesstoarts.ie