<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Arts Council funding deadlines</title><description>Upcoming funding deadlines for the Arts Council</description><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/</link><language>en</language><copyright>Copyright 2007 Arts Council</copyright><item><title>Opera production award</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=07fba9cc-a762-46f1-aede-a67cb14bb16a</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					09 February 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					The award is intended to support the making and presentation of opera productions during 2012, in line with the Arts Councils published policy for opera. &lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:42:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Deis</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=61a8ead1-54ad-471c-964c-9670074a89c7</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					09 February 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					Deis is a scheme established under the Arts Councils Traditional Arts Initiative, 2005-2008. Deis is aimed at encouraging and facilitating the traditional arts community to seek funding from the Arts Council for a range of projects.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:38:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Small arts festivals scheme</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=f49f5892-3ac2-426e-a2f8-e6c8891eda99</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					10 February 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					The Small Arts Festivals scheme is designed in the main to support and provide opportunities for small arts festivals or events seeking funding of up to &amp;#x20ac;20,000.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:34:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Artist in the community scheme</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=40fbd581-bd45-4118-9023-2bf236b9e46c</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					15 March 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					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 the 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, providing services for arts development and collaborative arts practice in Ireland. 
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			</description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:49:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Music project award</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=0ddefbc3-65df-4ee7-b002-f01b9ff60e13</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					29 March 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					This award supports projects in the field of music commencing in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:54:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Film project award</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=7ddb5a29-e0da-4f5f-901c-745b5aabaa0d</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					29 March 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					This award supports specific projects in the field of film   commencing in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:52:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Dance project award</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=874c19bd-a4de-4787-86bc-ae7d429ef2d6</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					29 March 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					This award supports projects in the field of dance commencing in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:53:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Theatre project award</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=aa1dcb6e-f422-4450-9dbb-01721e6b35d9</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					29 March 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					This award supports projects in the field of theatre commencing in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:28:47 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arts participation project award</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=abe001ec-9006-4cf8-9ac7-5c84db23dde0</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					29 March 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					This award supports projects in the field of arts participation   commencing in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:53:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Traditional arts project award</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=c9587df6-dbcb-4d1e-ac34-9830d32756f0</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					29 March 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					This award supports projects in the field of traditional arts commencing in 2012&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:01:16 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Visual arts project award</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=f94807f5-af02-40a1-8c13-8640c2a406ab</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					29 March 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					This award supports projects and initiatives in the field of visual arts   commencing in 2012.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:56:37 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Deis recording award</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=692f180d-da55-4795-b531-4ac99a58affd</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					05 April 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					The purpose of the Deis Recording Award is to provide support for traditional arts recording projects, or recording projects involving collaboration between the traditional arts and other artforms&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:21:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Travel &amp; training award</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=5b99f00f-1c14-4545-b363-85e62e50bf44</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					31 December 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					There are two strands to this award: Travel and Training Outbound to support individuals who wish to avail of training and other professional development opportunities abroad; and Travel and Training Inbound to support individuals or organisations who wish to invite specialists from abroad to deliver high-level training or mentoring.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:11:26 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Visual artists in prisons scheme</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=a5f9cddf-39f3-4b7d-8579-db5349420464</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					31 December 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					The scheme allows artists to work with prisoners in prison/
detention centres for a period of 10 days and complements
an existing arts and education programme in the Education
Units within the prison system.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:47:07 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Writers in prisons scheme</title><link>http://www.artscouncil.ie/en/view_fund.aspx?fid=ef98d634-f385-42bf-a157-09ac34c40ad2</link><description>
				
					&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Closing date:&lt;/strong&gt;
					31 December 2012&lt;/p&gt;
					&lt;p&gt;
					The scheme offers writers the opportunity to work with prisoners in prison/detention centres and complements an existing arts and education programme in the Education Units within the prison system.&lt;/p&gt;
				
			</description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:48:19 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
