Conal Creedon Awarded at 39th World Cultural Council Award Ceremony
31/10/2024
Congratulations to Cónal Creedon who received the 2024 World Cultural Council Leonardo da Vinci Award of Arts at the 39th World Cultural Council Award Ceremony.
The 39th World Cultural Council Award Ceremony hosted by McGill University at its historic downtown campus in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, took place earlier this month.
In advance of the Award Ceremony - Cónal Creedon was invited to present the distinguished 70th Annual Beatty Lecture. Inspired by the work of fellow WCC laureate Professor Eske Willersleiv, Cónal presented a highly engaging and entertaining lecture in which he explored the origins of storytelling in his quest to discover the DNA of narrative.
Cónal Creedon acknowledged his home city when accepting the award: "It is an honour for my home place of Cork city in Ireland – and indeed, it is an honour for Irish people across the world. It is extremely special to have the luxury – to be able to work at what I love doing. So, it is very humbling for me to receive the World Cultural Council – Leonardo da Vinci Award of Arts."