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Arts Acts Grants – Mayo County Council

In Brief:

For Mayo based groups/organisations seeking assistance with activities/events which stimulate public interest in the arts, promote knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts, or assist in improving standards of the Arts in the County.  Arts Grants are awarded to groups and individuals who satisfy the policies of the Council in relation to the development of the Arts in the County.

Deadline:  

June 13^th 2014

Maximum amount awarded:

Maximum awarded to date is €5,000, minimum amount awarded €150

Application procedure:

Application forms and full application guidelines and criteria from the Arts Office or from www.mayococo.ie . 

Mayo County Council Tyrone Guthrie Regional Bursary Scheme 2014

Mayo County Council are offering two special bursary awards to artists born or living in Mayo, to enable them to spend two weeks at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, County Monaghan. Each bursary covers all board and lodging expenses for a two-week period, plus the use of a studio if necessary.

There are a variety of workspaces available including studios, a music room for composers and musicians, and a large rehearsal and performance space.

The bursaries are open to practitioners in all artforms born or domiciled within CountyMayo. There is no age limit.

Applicants should show significant achievement in their chosen field. This would normally mean that writers should already have published in book form, painters and sculptors should have had one-person shows in reputable galleries and that composers and musicians should have had their work commissioned, recorded or performed, or whatever might be appropriate to the particular artform. Otherwise the applicant must demonstrate a high degree of promise attested by references or other forms of support from established figures in the arts.

To receive an application form, please contact Mayo County Council Arts Office,

Tel: 094 90 24444 ext 7471 or 7558

e-mail: mayoarts@mayococo.ie

The closing date for return of applications forms is:

Thursday 12th June  2014

ARTS COUNCIL YOUNG PEOPLE, CHILDREN, AND EDUCATION BURSARY AWARD

Purpose of the award

The Young People, Children, and Education Bursary Award supports individual professional artists working with, and producing work for, children and young people across a range of artforms. The purpose of the award is to support professional artists to develop their art practice.

NATIONAL LOTTERY GRANT SCHEME
The Department of Children and Youth Affairs has a National Lottery Discretionary fund in place which provides once-off grants to groups with an involvement in the provision of children’s and youth services.
Who Can Apply?
The scope of the scheme is for the provision of services to children and young people. Grants are generally awarded for once-off projects across a wide variety of areas such as the provision of equipment for youth clubs, youth cafes, scouts, summer camps, day trips for youth clubs/summer camps, play equipment for playschools/crèches and other once- off programs. To find out more click here.

The closing date is 12:30pm on Friday, 6th June, 2014.

JOHN HEWITT SOCIETY OFFERS BURSARY SCHEME 2014 IS NOW OPEN

Through the support of our partners and sponsors, The John Hewitt Society offers a limited number of bursaries to allow members of the public to attend The John Hewitt International Summer School who otherwise would not be financially able.

A full bursary includes accommodation for four nights, breakfast and lunch, and attendance to all events over the five day festival.

Bursary applications for 2014 are now open. If you would like to apply for a bursary please complete the online application form.

Programme details for the 27th John Hewitt International Summer School will be available to view online from early June.

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

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 INFORMATION CLINIC – LITERATURE BURSARY AWARD

The deadline for the next round of the Arts Council’s Literature Bursary Award (for writers working in English or in Irish) is 17 July 2014 at 5.30pm. In advance of this deadline, the Arts Council will hold an information clinic in the Irish Writers' Centre to offer advice and information on the application process.

The clinic will be held on Thursday, 26 June from 11am until 12:30pm in the Irish Writers' Centre, 19 Parnell Square, Dublin 2.

The clinic will cover the following topics:

The purpose of the Literature Bursary Award

Who and what is eligible     

The application process  - online services

The application form

Essential supporting material

Budgets

The assessment process

Terms and conditions

Common mistakes to avoid     

Questions and answers

Further information

For more information on the Literature Bursary Award, visit the available funding section of the Arts Council’s website. You can contact the Arts Council on 01 618 02 00 or email info@artscouncil.ie

To book a place at the clinic

Places on the clinic are free but participants must confirm their attendance to events@writerscentre.ie by Thursday, 19 June 2014.

 
For those not in a position to attend

A copy of the presentation from the clinic, along with notes from the day, will be available from the Arts Council from Friday, 27 June. To request a copy of the presentation, please email Jennifer Lawless at Jennifer.lawless@artscouncil.ie.

The Arts Council’s Artist in the Community Scheme

Managed by Create

Deadlines 2014: Monday 23 June

Twice yearly, the Arts Council offers grants to enable artists and communities of place/or interest to work together on projects.

The aim of the scheme is to encourage intense collaboration between communities of place and/or interest and artists, culminating in an artwork or a project in which the members of the community group and artists work together in order to realise an artistic project or an event. The Artist in the Community Scheme is managed by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts. Twice yearly, the Arts Council offers grants to enable artists and communities of place/or interest to work together on projects.

The scheme is open to artists from any of the following artform disciplines: architecture, circus, street art and spectacle, dance, film, literature (Irish and English language), music, opera, theatre, visual arts and traditional arts. The projects can take place in a diverse range of social and community contexts eg arts and health; arts in prisons; arts and older people; arts and cultural diversity. Further information and enquiries; www.create-ireland.ie. Maximum award €10, 000.

The Scheme is managed by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts. Full details on the application criteria on the Create website www.create-ireland.ie Enquiries to Katherine Atkinson, Professional Development, support@create-ireland.ie

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

Engaging with Architecture Scheme closing date

The Arts Council announces the Engaging with Architecture Scheme 2014, with the purpose of engaging the public with architecture.

The closing date for applications is Thursday, 12 June, 2014  at 5.30pm and projects must take place before 24 April, 2015. 

The 'Engaging with Architecture Scheme' was developed in response to both the Government Policy on Architecture 2009 - 2015 Towards a Sustainable Future: Delivering Quality within the Built Environment and the Arts Council's research into Public Engagement with Architecture (2009). 

Award guidelines will be available shortly on the 'available funding' section of the Arts Council 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 can take up to five days for registrations to be confirmed so it is very important that you register as early as possible.

Deis Award next closing date

The deadline for the next round of the Arts Council's Deis Award is Thursday 5 June, 2014 at 5.30pm..

The window for making an application opens on Tuesday 6 May 2014

The objective of the Deis Award is to provide support for traditional arts projects, or projects involving collaboration between the traditional arts and other artforms. Deis supports one-off or short-term projects only and other funding will not be granted under the award.

Priority will be given to projects that demonstrate:

=    Attention to artistic quality

=    Innovation

=    Significant benefit to the traditional arts community.

The award is open to individuals, groups, ensembles or organisations.

Award Guidelines for the Deis Award will published on the available funding section on our website.

Please note

Applications will only be accepted through the Arts Council’s online services website. The applicant must be registered with the online services site prior to making an application. It is recommended that applicants allow five working days for registration prior to making an application.

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

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