Strollers Network

Strollers are delighted to announce Luke Casserly as the recipient of the PROPEL Award 2026!

Following a competitive open call process, Luke Casserly was chosen for Strollers' PROPEL Award, which runs over 3 years.

ABOUT LUKE
Luke Casserly is a multidisciplinary performance maker from Longford, Ireland. His work weaves together ecological research, autobiography, sound art, and place as a way of carving out space for new possibilities to emerge between live performance and physical landscapes. His projects have brought audiences through city streets, back gardens, train stations, beaches, and a bog in the Irish Midlands which have led to the creation of a network of wildflower meadows across Ireland (1000 Miniature Meadows, 2020-23), the planting of 1000 indigenous trees (Root, 2021), and the development of an organic perfume made using botanicals from the Irish bog (Distillation, 2023). Luke is a recipient of the Arts Council’s Next Generation Award and was selected for the Norman Houston Multidisciplinary Commissioning Award with Solas Nua (Washington DC), as well as the International Forum at Theatertreffen (Berlin Festspiele). He was recently appointed as a Biodiversity Artist in Residence with Dublin City Council, and worked with the Irish Architecture Foundation and 12th Field as the Bog Bothy Artist in Residence throughout 2025. He holds a BA in Drama and Theatre Studies (Trinity College Dublin) and a Diploma in Art and Ecology (NCAD). Luke is currently Creative Placemaking Associate with Workhouse Union in Callan, Co Kilkenny.

Strollers Network are delighted to announce that applications for cycle 6 of the PROPEL Artist Development Programme are now open!

For info on the award and to apply see the link in our bio.

PROPEL is an established artist support initiative that utilizes the network's existing infrastructure, resources, and wider network partnerships to support the sustainable development of independent artists working within the Irish theatre sector. Programme callouts are run annually, with the award delivered over three years. The aim of this programme is to strengthen the ecology of the Irish theatre sector by firstly supporting the development of new work by independent artists, and secondly by supporting the long-term sustainable development of artists through capacity building and strategic professional development.

In 2026, PROPEL will target mid-career and established artists - the call-out will alternate between this group and emerging artists yearly.