Maoiniú - Funding
Music Network Performance and Touring Award
With funding from the Arts Council, the Performance and Touring Award was developed by Music Network, the national music development organisation, to assist Irish and Ireland-based musicians in realising performance opportunities. Next closing dates for applications is Monday 13th June, 5pm, 2011. The scheme is open to musicians and ensembles of all genres that are of Irish nationality or resident in Ireland.
Further information: http://www.musicnetwork.ie/musicians/touringaward/
European Cultural Foundation – Collaboration Grants
Deadline: 1st March 2011
The European Cultural Foundation's current round of Collaboration Grants has now opened. The Foundation has long facilitated people working collaboratively across Europe, and their grants are designed to support projects that bring a renewed understanding of Europe to people of all backgrounds. Collaboration Grants are for transnational, cross-sectoral activities by independent cultural and artistic organisations working together or with organisations from other sectors. For more information visit www.eurocult.org/grants/collaboration-grants
Wellcome Trust Arts Awards: Next Deadlines deadline: 29 April 2011
The Wellcome Trust Arts Awards support imaginative and experimental arts projects that investigate biomedical science. All art forms are covered by the programme - dance, drama, performance arts, visual arts, music, film, craft, photography, creative writing or digital media - and the Trust invites applications for projects which engage adult audiences and / or young people. Applicants are usually affiliated to organisations, but can apply as individuals. Organisations might include: museums and other cultural attractions; arts agencies; production companies; arts venues; broadcast media; schools; local education authorities; universities and colleges; youth clubs; community groups; research institutes; the NHS; and science centres. There are Small Awards (up to and including £30,000) and Large awards (over £30,000). For more information on how to apply visit www.wellcome.ac.uk/Funding/Public-engagement/Grants/Arts-Awards/index.htm
Arts Council 2011 - Funding deadlines
A listing of upcoming closing dates for Arts Council financial support programmes.
03 March 2011: Music commissions award
31 March 2011: Music project award
31 March 2011: Street arts and spectacle project award
31 March 2011: Film project award
31 March 2011: Dance project award
31 March 2011: Architecture project award
31 March 2011: Theatre project award
31 March 2011: Arts participation project award
31 March 2011: Circus project award
31 March 2011: Visual arts project award
29 April 2011: Young ensembles scheme
19 May 2011: Traditional arts commissions award
Ongoing: Writers in schools scheme
Ongoing: Travel & training award
Ongoing: Deis
Ongoing: Visual artists in prisons scheme
Ongoing: Writers in prisons scheme
Filmbase/RTE Short Film Awards 2011
We're delighted to announce the deadline for the first round of the Filmbase/RTÉ Short Film Awards 2011!
The deadline for the first round of the award has been confirmed for the last Friday in March; all applications must be at Filmbase by 5pm on Friday 25th of March. The award includes €10,000 cash towards the selected production and a matching level of production equipment and editing facilities supplied by Filmbase. Up to four awards will be made through this scheme in 2011 with the first round in March and a second round later in the year.
The awards are the longest running funding scheme for short films in Ireland and have funded over 100 short films in that time. More information on the scheme, including the guidelines and application form, can be found at www.filmbase.ie/awards. All applicants for the award must be current members of Filmbase.
Any queries regarding the scheme or how to apply can be directed to Clare Creely by email on clare@filmbase.ie, please include 'awards query' in the subject line.
Filmbase is a not-for-profit resource centre for filmmakers. Our building on Curved Street, in the heart of Dublin's Temple Bar, is a public space where filmmakers can network, hire filmmaking equipment, take training courses and receive support and information about working within the Irish film industry. Filmbase also publishes the cultural magazine Film Ireland and administers a number of film and documentary production award schemes.
Galway Film Centre/RTE Short Film Awards 2011
www.galwayfilmcentre.ie 091 770748
The deadline for the 2011 Galway Film Centre/RTÉ Short Script Awards is March 11th. For more info, email info@galwayfilmcentre.ie