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Bursary Awards next closing date

The deadline for the next round of the Arts Council's Bursary Awards is Thursday, 17 July 2014 at 5.30pm.

The window for making an application opens on Tuesday, 17 June 2014.

The following awards are available:

• YPCE Bursary Award
• Traditional Arts Bursary Award
• Literature Bursary Award (English Language)
• Literature Bursary Award (Irish Language)
• Visual Arts Bursary Award

The Arts Council provides Bursary Awards in order to assist individual artists in the development of their art practice. The award emphasises the value and benefit to an artist’s development that is derived from a focused period of engagement with their practice.

Guidelines for each award are published on the available funding section on our website.

Please note

Applications will only be accepted through the Arts Council’s online services website. Applicants who have not previously used this system must register in advance of making an application. It is recommended that applicants allow five working days for registration prior to making an application

The Arts Council announces deadline for Reel Art 2014

The Arts Council has announced the deadline for the 2014 Reel Art scheme. Launched in 2008, Reel Art is designed to provide film artists with a unique opportunity to make highly creative, imaginative and experimental documentaries on an artistic theme. Operated in association with Filmbase and the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival, Reel Art will wholly support two films with grants of €70-€80,000 per project. Reel Art films will premiere at the Jameson Dublin International Film Festival in 2016. The deadline for receipt of applications is Friday 17 October 2014 at 17:00.

The Arts Council’s purpose in offering the Reel Art scheme is to support film artists to make documentary art films that would not otherwise get made. A key aim of the scheme is to complement, rather than replicate, the documentary and other funding programmes offered by the Arts Council, broadcasters and funding agencies in Ireland.

Reel Art projects should be conceived for theatrical exhibition at film festivals and in arthouse cinema settings. Only proposals for original, imaginative and aesthetically-driven treatments of arts subjects will be considered while proposals that offer visually engaging, creative and experimental approaches to their subject will be prioritised.

Film artists interested in applying for Reel Art are invited to attend an information session on the scheme on Wednesday 17 September at 3pm in JDIFF, 13 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1. Representatives from the Arts Council and JDIFF will outline the purpose and priorities of the award and will answer questions on the scheme. Anyone interested in attending is required to register their interest by sending an email to reelart@filmbase.ie.

Updated guidelines for Reel Art 2014, together with application forms for the scheme are available for download from the website www.filmbase.ie/reelart as are details of previous Reel Art projects.

For more information, please contact:

Alan Fitzpatrick,

Filmbase,

Curved Street,

Temple Bar,

Dublin 2.

Tel: 01 6796716

Email: reelart@filmbase.ie

Arts Council:Beyond Borders
Deadline: 10 July

Web: http://www.artscouncil.ie

Beyond Borders is a co-commissioning and touring programme run in partnership with Creative Scotland, Arts Council of Wales, Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Arts Council of Ireland / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

Funding of up to £15,000 is available for projects that include new commissions, recordings and repeat performances of music written in the past five years.

This opportunity stimulates collaboration between organisations and bands/ensembles in England, Northern lreland, the Republic of Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
It enables music creators to produce exceptional new material to be performed in at least three of these countries. Launched in 2010, the scheme has supported 31 projects so far, bringing together organisations and music creators across the UK and abroad.

To apply and for more information please go to http://www.prsformusicfoundation.com/Partnerships/Flagship-Programmes/Beyond-Borders

New Awards Scheme for Artists with Disabilities

Arts and Disability Connect (ADC) is a new scheme open to artists with disabilities working in any artform. Funded by the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and managed by Arts & Disability Ireland on a pilot basis in 2014, ADC is tailored closely to the needs of artists living in the Republic of Ireland in a way that complements other funding opportunities available. 

This scheme is designed to support artists with disabilities to make new and ambitious work. It offers artists the opportunity to: connect with other practitioners or venues; make a change in their practice; ‘step up’ in terms of scope and scale; reach new audiences and to engage in mentoring and training.

 Arts and Disability Connect has been created in response to the changing needs of the sector in the Republic of Ireland and in line with Arts Council commitments outlined in its “Arts and Disability Policy 2012 - 2016”. The scheme succeeds the Arts Council’s previous support to the all-island Arts and Disability Awards Ireland.

 Arts & Disability Connect has three funding strands:

• New Work 

2 awards of up to €8,000 each

For more established artists with a strong track record in their professional practice who wish to work with artists and arts partners to develop new work and present in established arts organisations, venues, and festivals etc.

• Mentoring                                               

3 awards of up to €2,000 each

For artists at all stages of career development including emerging artists who wish to engage in mentoring opportunities. 

• Training                                                     

3 awards of up to €1,000 each

For artists at all stages of career development, including emerging artists, who wish to engage in professional development and other learning opportunities.

Application process and deadline:

Download an application form, guidelines and more information at:  www.adiarts.ie/connect

Arts Council Travel & Training Award
Artform & practices: Architecture, Arts participation, Circus, Dance, Film, Literature (English language), Music, Opera, Spectacle, Street arts, Traditional arts, Venues, Visual arts, Young people children and the arts.

Maximum awarded: €8000

There are no formal deadlines for the Travel and Training Award. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis.

Applicants seeking support for formal courses (postgraduate or equivalent) and for other eligible opportunities must submit their application at least six weeks before their course or work programme begins. You are advised that the Arts Council cannot guarantee to assess applications received less than six weeks before a course or work programme begins.

Purpose and priorities of award

There are three strands to this award. The principal strand is Travel and Training Outbound, for which the majority of funding is available; the secondary strand is Travel and Training Inbound; a third strand is the CCP International Award.

Full details on http://www.artscouncil.ie

ARTS COUNCIL PROJECT AWARDS 2015 – DEADLINE 5.30PM THURSDAY 28 AUGUST 2014

The Arts Council's Project awards support specific project activities under each of the listed artform/arts practice areas. The award guidelines for each award will be available to downloaded from the available funding section of the Arts Council's website by end of June.

 
The Arts Council will offer the following Project awards

Music Project Award

Theatre Project Award

Opera Project Award

Visual Arts Project Award

Please note: not all artforms will be offering a second Projects Award in 2015

The deadline for all the above awards is 5.30pm on Thursday, 28 August 2014.  Applications will only be accepted through the Arts Council's online services website and all supporting material must be submitted online. Applicants who have not previously used the online services site must register in advance of making an application.  It may take up to five working days for your registrations to be confirmed so it is very important that you register as early as possible.

The awards are open to individuals and organisations. However, 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

National Lottery Grant Scheme

The Department of Health has a National Lottery Discretionary fund in place which provides once-off grants to organisations, providing a range of health related services.

Statutory basis

The National Lottery Act 1986

Amount of fund

2013 allocation is € 3,286,000

Who can apply

Applications come primarily from community groups and voluntary organisations with an involvement in the provision of health services to specific client groups (for example persons with an intellectual disability and/or physical disability, elderly, etc.), national groups providing information and support for various disabilities and illnesses and groups with a specific interest (for example to provide holidays for elderly, equipment for hospitals, mini-buses, homes, etc.).

Application Form

Application for National Lottery funding must be made using a standard application form (available below).

PDF Version

MS Word Version

Alternatively, you can contact:

Finance Unit,
Department of Health,
Hawkins House,
Hawkins Street,
Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 6354281
E-mail: Lotterygrants@health.gov.ie

Closing Date

The closing date for receipt of lottery grant applications in 2014 is the 31st July

Applications will only be accepted from groups or organisations operating within the State.

The Department strongly recommends that applicants read the accompanying information leaflet, as well as consulting with Circular 44/2006: Tax Clearance Procedures - grants, subsidies and similar type payments

Asia-Europe Foundation: 4^th Open Call

The submission deadline for the 4^th call for proposals for the Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe is 15 July 2014.

Along with Arts Network Asia and Trans Europe Halles the Asia Europe Foundation are inviting joint proposals from Asian and European arts organisations exploring issues of cultural mobility and community engagement. Proposed projects should take place between 1 April and 30 November 2015.

Proposals are eligible from any artistic discipline. More details can be found by clicking here.

EFFE Festival Label 2015 -2016: Open call for applications

EFFE, Europe for Festivals, Festivals for Europe, is “a gateway into Europe’s festivals specialised in everything cultural. It intends to broaden awareness of what’s going on in the festival world and to promote excellence and innovation.”

The first of EFFE’s planned initiatives is a quality label. This label is intended to be awarded to festivals with an artistic commitment, involvement in their local communities and a European and global outlook. It will offer increased visibility and audiences and networking opportunities.

The deadline for applications is 15 November 2014 and must be made online. Full details can be found the EFFE website here.

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