Click on the image above or scroll down to see our nominees for the IrishCentral Creativity & Arts Awards in New York City.
On February 9, in New York City, IrishCentral's Creativity & Arts Awards will unveil who has been chosen by the public and experts in the specific fields to win a top honor in the Irish community. The inaugural IrishCentral Creativity & Arts Awards honor the excellence and innovation of the Irish creative community in America.
The nominees are gathered under the following categories: Media & Innovation, Voice of Today, The Screen, Fashion & Design, Irish Centers & Festivals
The winners will be announced and celebrated at an awards ceremony held on Friday, February 9, at the beautiful American Irish Historical Society in New York. The ceremony will be streamed live on Facebook by TG4, as well as by IrishCentral.com.
Tickets to the event are sold out by you can watch the ceremony live on IrishCentral's Facebook here, with thanks to TG4.
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Media & Innovation
Read more: Cast your vote for the top Irish leader in Media & Innovation
"Media & Innovation" - Nigel Eccles, Founder FanDuel and Entrepreneur
"Media & Innovation" - Samantha Barry, Editor-in-Chief, Glamour
"Media & Innovation" - Paul Quigley, Founder & CEO of Newswhip
"Media & Innovation" - Dermot McCormack, Founder SNKR Inc
"Media & Innovation" - Claire McHugh, Axonista
Voice of Today
Read more: Cast your vote for the top Irish Voice of Today
"Voice of Today" - Maeve Higgins, Comedian & Maeve in America podcast
"Voice of Today" - Christine Kinealy, Historian, Author and Founding Director of Ireland's Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University
"Voice of Today" - Maureen Dowd, New York Times
"Voice of Today" - Shannon Downey, Badass Crossstitch
The Stage
Read more: Meet the IrishCentral Creativity and Arts Awards “The Stage” nominees
"The Stage" - Crackskull Row - Origin's 1st Irish Theatre Festival
"The Stage" - The Homeplace - Irish Repertory Theatre
"The Stage" - Puttin’ on Her Shorts - Poor Mouth Theatre Company, Bronx
"The Stage" - Celtic Jazz Tryst - Darrah Carr Dance with Tara O'Grady & Her Black Velvet Band.
"The Stage" - Beckett Women: Ceremonies of Departure - The Poets' Theatre
The Written Word
Read more: Meet the IrishCentral Creativity and Arts Awards nominees for The Written Word category
"The Written Word" - ‘Tender’ - Belinda McKeon, Photo (c) Alen MacWeeney
"The Written Word" - ‘Ashes of Fiery Weather’ - Kathleen Donohoe
"The Written Word" - ‘The Immortal Irishman’ - Timothy Egan
"The Written Word" - ‘9th Annual Poetry Fest’ – Irish Arts Center, NYC
"The Written Word" - ‘End of Outrage’ – Breandán Mac Suibhne
The Screen
Read more: Cast your vote for the top Irish in Film & Television
"The Screen" - ‘No Stone Unturned’ – Alex Gibney.
"The Screen" - Irish Screen America
"The Screen" - ‘Emerald City’ - Colin Broderick.
"The Screen" - ‘Rocky Ros Muc’ – Michael Fanning and Máire Breathnach
"The Screen" - ‘SMILF’ - Frankie Shaw
Visual Arts
"Visual Arts" - New York Artwork – Solus (Graffiti Artist)
"Visual Arts" - ‘Here We Are’ - Oliver Jeffers (Author and Illustrator)
"Visual Arts" - Alexander and Bonin Exhibition – John Ahearn (Artist & Sculptor)
"Visual Arts" - MoMA PS1 Exhibition - Cathy Wilkes (Artist & Sculptor)
"Visual Arts" - ‘Spitting Image’ series - Eva O’Leary (Photographer)
Fashion & Design
Read more: Vote for the top Irish in Fashion & Design
"Fashion & Design" - Don O’Neill - THEIA COUTURE
"Fashion & Design" - Margaret Molloy - #WearingIrish
"Fashion & Design" - Clodagh – Interior Design
"Fashion & Design" - Ciaran McGuigan and Shane McGuigan – Orior New York
Irish American Centers and Festivals
Read more: Cast your vote for the top Irish Community Centers & Festivals
"Irish American Centers and Festivals" - ‘Coming Home: Art and the Great Hunger' - Ireland's Great Hunger Museum at Quinnipiac University
"Irish American Centers and Festivals" - Irish American Heritage Museum, Albany
"Irish American Centers and Festivals" - Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary Good Friday Agreement – Irish Cultural Center McClelland Library, Phoenix, Arizona
"Irish American Centers and Festivals" - Irish Arts & Writers Festival, Los Gatos & San Francisco, California
"Irish American Centers and Festivals" - The Celtic Junction Arts Center and Eoin McKiernan Library, Minnesota
Read more about the IrishCentral 2018 Creativity & Arts Awards here