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Deadline for Deis Recording Round: Friday 26 March, 2010

The Deis Recording Round was initiated by The Arts Council in 2009 in order to provide support for those wishing to undertake recording projects within the Traditional Arts. Further information here. Contact Niamh McCabe Tel 01 618 0282 niamh.mccabe@artscouncil.ie or Eimear Harte Tel 01 619 7807  eimear.harte@artscouncil.ie.

 

Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon Project Awards announcement

Deadline: 5.30pm, 1 April 2010

On Monday 9 February, the Arts Council made a preliminary announcement of a new series of Project Awards that will be made available to individuals and organisations for activities commencing in 2010. The Project Awards in Architecture, Arts Participation, Circus, Dance, Film, Literature, Music, Street Arts and Spectacle, Theatre and Visual Arts will replace the project awards that were previously known as New Work and Once-off.

Organisations in receipt of funding under any of the main Arts Council grant programmes (Regularly Funded Organisations, Annual Funding, Annual Programming Grant) will not be eligible to apply, with the exception of visual arts studio groups that have received funding under Annual Funding and Annual Programming Grant for 2010 and who have been specifically advised in writing that they should in future apply to the workspace/studio grant scheme. Organisations who have received funding for the first 4 months of 2010 but whose application for grant aid for 2010 was unsuccessful are eligible to apply.

The deadline for all the above awards will be 5.30pm on Thursday 1 April 2010 for applications that are submitted online. The deadline for applications submitted in hard copy will be 5.30pm on Thursday 25 March. From 26 February 2010 the Arts Council will make available on its website full information on each of the above awards. Additional details are not available in advance of this date.www.artscouncil.ie

 

Sir George Quigley Award for voluntary sector organisationsDeadline : 19th March 2010

The Ulster Bank Sir George Quigley Award Fund, launched in April 2002, recognises the contribution of Sir George Quigley over 13 years as Chairman of Ulster Bank Group. The award fund, managed by The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, is available throughout Ireland and aims to help the community and voluntary sector reach sustainability.Each year an award is made to an organisation within the community and voluntary sector working either in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland or on a cross-border basis.The successful organisation will receive €10,000 (or Sterling equivalent) to implement their plans.Full criteria, guidelines and application forms are available from http://www.communityfoundationni.org

 

Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Trust

The Thomas Dammann Junior Memorial Trust is 25 years old this year and to mark this anniversary the number of awards for art and design, history of art, design and architecture related research and travel is to be increased.

Applications are welcome from practitioners or researchers engaged in any aspect of the visual arts but students applying must be registered at a college or university in Ireland. The closing date is 5th March 2010

The terms and conditions of the award and the application forms are all on the new website: http://thomasdammanntrust.ie/

 

The Crafts Council of Ireland has just launched the ‘Future Makers’ website.

It contains information and details of how to apply for over €30,000 worth of awards and grants for students, and makers who have graduated or established a craft enterprise in the past 5 years.  

Deadline for submission of applications is:  5pm on Friday, March 5th 2010

Visit: www.futuremakers.ie

In addition to the awards and grants the website is updated on an ongoing basis and contains some useful resources regarding residencies and training opportunities. We invite you to help the Crafts Council of Ireland to develop this resource by letting us know of any opportunities you may be aware of including: seminars, conferences, masterclasses, grants, exhibitions etc.

 

AIB Better Ireland Awards - Voting open

Dates: 10 March 2010

AIB’s 182 main branches each have €10,000 to award to local children’s charity projects (including some arts organisations) and the community vote will decide how the funding will be divided up between the three short-listed projects at each branch.

First place with the highest votes will receive €5,000, second place €3,000 and third place €2,000.

AIB Better Ireland Programme received almost 1,300 applications for funding from across the country. These applications have now been short listed to 546 children’s projects. The public now have the opportunity to vote for their preferred children’s project in each area online or by text.

How to Vote- To vote online at www.betterireland.ie, select the branch and choose the project.- To vote by text: text ‘branch keyword’* followed by a space, followed by A, B, or C to 51303 (Standard SMS operator costs apply).- Voting instructions and details of the ‘branch keyword’ for each branch can be found on www.betterireland.ie

 

CALLING ALL YOUNG JAZZ GROUPS - MUSIC NETWORK INVITES APPLICATIONS FOR YOUNG MUSICWIDE AWARD 2010

Music Network invites aspiring young jazz musicians to apply for the YOUNG MUSICWIDE AWARD 2010. Young Musicwide is a unique professional development scheme designed to assist a selected group of Ireland’s brightest young musicians at the beginning of their professional career.  The award this year is open to jazz ensembles of any instrumentation up to a maximum of five people.   The closing date for completed applications is Monday 5th July 2010.  Through an audition process in September, an Irish or Ireland based jazz ensemble, with a proven interest in performance will be selected to participate in the Young Musicwide Award programme for three years.  

Previous jazz ensembles to receive the award were Organics jazz trio (2004) who released their debut CD, “New Light” under the scheme and Trihornophone (2007) who released their debut CD, “Breathing Time” under the scheme. As recipients of the award, both groups have performed in many of Music Network’s partner promoter venues throughout Ireland.  According to Seán Óg from Trihornophone, "through the support of the Young Musicwide Award, Trihornophone really gained momentum with concerts in venues across the country. The support behind the production and launch of our CD was invaluable and has upped the group's profile both here and internationally.

"Modeled on international examples, the Young Musicwide programme is designed to provide up to three musicians or ensembles annually with an incentive to pursue a professional career in music performance, and to provide promoters nationwide with access to the very best of emerging Irish talent.

The main features of the award are:

§    Performance opportunities with Music Network promoters in Ireland: it is expected that the selected ensemble will be offered several concerts each year, resources permitting, subject to agreement and availability

§    An agreed fee and expenses for each concert.

§    Marketing tools such as professional photoshoot; professionally designed posters, fliers and programmes and PR support around concert activity and CD launch

§    Professional support and advice towards the development of participants’ careers as professional musicians.

§    Masterclass/workshop opportunities.

§    Subsidised production of CD and CD launch event

§    Inclusion for one member of the ensemble on Music Network continuing professional development courses

§    A Dublin showcase concert.

§    After a 3-year period, an invitation to the group, subject to agreement, to join the Musicwide programme proper.

Previous recipients of the award in other genres include the Callino Quartet (2001); voice and piano duo Ailish Tynan and Deborah Kelleher (2002); clarinetist Carol McGonnell (2003); traditional group Slide (2005), piano, cello and violin trio The Syrius Trio (2006), harp, flute and viola trio, Triocca (2006) and piano quartet, the Cappa Ensemble (2008).

For further information and application details contact Andreas Ziemons, at (01) 671 9429.

Application forms are available for download here.