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European Public Art Commission for Irish Artists
Mayo County Council, Public Art Programme, in partnership with Northampton County Council (UK) and Transversal (Catalonia, Spain) has been successful in securing EU Culture Programme funding from the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive of the European Commission (EACEA) for:
A major public art programme of outdoor temporary work.
One artist living in, or from, Ireland will be commissioned to create three temporary artworks, one in each partner country, related to the shared common theme and site of old railway lines. An artist from the other 2 partner countries will also be commissioned.
Total budget for each artist, including fee, production and all related costs – c. €61,000
Full briefing documents attached below
or email Gaynor Seville, Public Art Co-ordinator gseville@mayococo.ie
This is a 2 stage application process
Deadline for stage 1 is Friday 27th September