Application deadline
26 April 2021
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The aim of the scheme is to encourage meaningful collaboration between communities of place and/or interest and artists. It is essential that consultation take place between the artist and the community group, so that both parties are involved in deciding on the nature of the project realisation. Group ownership of the art should be maintained at every stage. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€15,000
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
29 April 2021 17:30
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The Commissions Award is available in Dance, Music, Opera, Traditional Arts, Festivals and Young People, Children and Education.
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Maximum award
€45,000
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
29 April 2021 17:30
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Open Call is a programme for artists and arts organisations to develop and shift their practice and profile work on a national scale, creating high-profile arts central to people’s lives. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€400,000
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
29 April 2021 17:30
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The Opera Projects and Production Award is intended to support initiatives by professional practitioners in the development and presentation of opera.
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Maximum award
€450,000
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
06 May 2021 17:30
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The Arts Council will offer the Amateur and Voluntary Practice Pilot Scheme in the following areas: Music, Theatre and Musical Theatre.
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Maximum award
€125,000
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
06 May 2021 17:30
Next round opens 06 April 2021
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Scoileanna Ildánacha/Creative Schools initiative supports schools/centres to put the arts and creativity at the heart of children’s and young people’s lives.
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Maximum award
€4,000
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
06 May 2021 17:30
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Applications are invited for proposals seeking funding to support touring and dissemination of work across a range of artforms and art practices. This scheme is designed to support the touring and dissemination of work starting between January 2022 and June 2022.
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Maximum award
Unlimited
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
13 May 2021 17:30
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The Capacity Building Scheme is available across all art forms and arts practice areas supported by the Arts Council.
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Maximum award
€30,000
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
20 May 2021 17:30
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The purpose of the Next Generation Artists Award is to support a group of promising artists across all disciplines at an early but pivotal stage in their career.
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Maximum award
€25,000
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
24 May 2021
Next round opens 30 August 2021
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Arts and Disability Connect (ADC) is a scheme open to artists with disabilities working in any artform.
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Maximum award
€15,000
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
27 May 2021 17:30
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Arts Grant Funding will be awarded to organisations and individuals to carry out a series of activities between 1 January – 31 December 2022.
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Maximum award
Unlimited
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
Ongoing
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The Writers in Schools Scheme part-funds visits by writers and storytellers to schools throughout the island of Ireland.
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Maximum award €200
Accepting applications
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Application deadline
27 May 2021 17:30
Next round opens 27 April 2021
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The purpose of Reel Art is to provide film artists with the opportunity to make highly creative, imaginative and experimental documentaries on an artistic theme for cinema exhibition. Reel Art 2021 will open for applications on 27 April.
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Maximum award
€100,000
Opens 27 April 2021
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Application deadline
3 June 2021 17:30
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The Arts Council will offer Creative Production Supports in the following areas: Dance, Theatre and Young People, Children and Education.
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Maximum award
€240,000
Opens 4 May 2021
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Application deadline
22 July 2021
Next round opens 22 June 2021
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The festival Investment scheme is open to multi-disciplinary festivals and single artform festivals taking place between January and June 2022. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€35,000
Opens 22 June 2021
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Application deadline 8 April 2021 17:30
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The Agility Award is available across all art forms and arts practice areas supported by the Arts Council.
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Maximum award
€5,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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Next date to be announced. An Invitation to Collaboration Scheme supports initiatives in the field of local-authority-led arts development.
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Maximum award
€75,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The Anthony Cronin Award is an exceptional award offered in memory of former Aosdána Saoi Anthony Cronin (1928–2016). The primary purpose of the award is to support a mid-career writer of literary work and to enable him or her to develop further writing.
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Maximum award
€13,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The award supports professional individual architects in the development of their arts practice.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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This award supports projects in the field of architecture. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€70,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 20 April 2021 12:00
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The Artist and Youth Work Residency scheme is designed to promote innovative partnerships between youth groups, artists and (where relevant) arts organisations. This scheme is managed by the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) on behalf of the Arts Council and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€5,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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DCU in partnership with the Arts Council is offering an exciting and unique residency which will provide an artist with the environment and resources to explore innovative technologies through their practice. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award 2020: Collaborative Arts and Human Rights aims to support individual professional artists working in collaborative socially engaged arts practice.
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Maximum award
€10,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The purpose of Arts Centre Funding is to invest in and support the infrastructure of arts centres required to sustain and develop the arts in Ireland. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
Unlimited
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The Arts Council is introducing a special fund to enable Irish-based professional artists to provide access for the public to new and original art during the period of COVID-19 isolation.
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Maximum award
€3,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The award supports professional individual artists working in the area of arts participation to develop their arts practice.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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This award supports projects in the field of arts participation. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€60,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The purpose of Authored Works is to provide film artists with the creative and editorial freedom to make a feature-length authored cultural film work from a strong artistic point of view. Films must be artist-led. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€185,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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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.
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Maximum award
€15,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The COVID-19 Completion Funding Scheme is intended to facilitate Arts Council-funded projects or activities to be completed and/or realised.
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Maximum award
€40,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The award supports individual professional artists at any stage of their career in the development of their arts practice.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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This award supports projects in the field of circus. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€50,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The primary purpose of the award is to enable Irish organisations who have secured funding for artistic activities under the Co-operation Projects strand of the Creative Europe Culture Sub-Programme 2014-2020 to apply for co-funding. Funding will be considered to support those elements of Irish arts activities that align with the objectives and priorities of this award. This award is only open to Irish arts organisations that have received an offer of funding, either as Lead Co-ordinator or Partner, under the Co-operation Projects strand of the Creative Europe Culture Sub-Programme in 2020.
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Maximum award
Unlimited
Application closed
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Application deadline 22 April 2021 17:30
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You must be a local authority, an arts organisation or a community development organisation in order to apply for the Creative Place Award or the Creative Place Research and Development Award.
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Maximum award
€150,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 8 April 2021 17:30
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The purpose of this scheme is to stabilise and support a network of dance artists in residence across the country. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€25,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The purpose of the award is to support professional artists in the field of dance to develop their art practice. It provides artists at any stage of their career with the time and resources to think, research, reflect and critically engage with their art.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 15 April 2021 17:30
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This award supports projects in the field of Dance.
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Maximum award
€60,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 1 April 2021 17:30
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The purpose of the Deis Recording & Publication Award is to provide support for traditional arts projects, or projects involving collaboration between the traditional arts and other artforms, that focus on the recording or publication of work. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€10,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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Dámhachtain sparánachta litríochta don ghaeilge
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The purpose of Emergency Stabilisation Funding is to provide once-off financial support to Strategic Funded and Arts Centre Funded organisations that are in need of emergency grant aid between now and 31 December 2020.
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Maximum award
Unlimited
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The purpose of the Engaging with Architecture Scheme is to support ambitious, innovative and creative, high-quality projects – e.g. exhibitions, events, festivals and programmes. Its aim is specifically to enhance and extend the public’s experience of, and involvement with, architecture. The scheme is developmental and also seeks to build a network of architects, curators, arts programmers, festivals and arts centres in this area of practice. Next date to be announced
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Maximum award
€25,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The award supports professional individual artists at any stage of their career working in the field of experimental or non-narrative film making to develop their arts practice.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 15 April 2021 17:30
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This award supports specific projects in the field of film.
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Maximum award
€70,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 22 April 2021 17:30
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In the Open | Faoin Spéir, a special purpose Invitation to Collaboration round in 2021, has been developed in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Maximum award
€90,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The Liam O’Flynn Award is a joint initiative of the Arts Council/An Chomhairle Ealaíon and the National Concert Hall/An Ceoláras Náisiúnta to provide a traditional artist with a period of artistic reflection, inspiration and creation in residence in the National Concert Hall. Nexrt date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€15,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The award supports professional individual writers (writing in the English language) in the development of their arts practice.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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This award supports projects in the field of Literature. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 4 February 2021 17:30
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The Markievicz Award is administered by the Arts Council on behalf of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and is open via a public call to artists working in all arts genres supported by the Arts Council.
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Maximum award
€25,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The music commissions award is focused on partnerships. The primary purpose of this award is to facilitate partnerships between commissioners and artists that result in some form of creative output. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€13,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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This award supports projects in the field of Music. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€40,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The award supports professional individual artists at any stage of their career in the field of music to develop their arts practice.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The award supports professional individual artists at any stage of their career in the field of opera to develop their art practice.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The opera commissions award is focused on partnerships. The primary purpose of this award is to facilitate partnerships between commissioners and artists that result in some form of creative output. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€45,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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To provide funding on a competitive basis to support Local Authorities and Ealaín na Gaeltachta with ambitious and imaginative proposals to assist artists in developing their practice and their ideas, and/or deliver excellent arts experiences to the public. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
Unlimited
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The Professional Development Award is available across all art forms and arts practice areas supported by the Arts Council. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€3,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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To provide funding on a competitive basis to support arts organisations with ambitious and imaginative proposals to assist artists in developing their practice and their ideas, and/or deliver excellent arts experiences to the public. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
Unlimited
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The award supports individual professional artists at any stage of their career in the development of their arts practice.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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This award supports projects in the fields of Street Arts and Spectacle commencing. Next date to be announced
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Maximum award
€50,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 8 April 2021 5.30pm
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The purpose of the Theatre Artist Residency Scheme is to offer professional theatre artists the opportunity to create a year-long programme of work in partnership with arts centres, festivals and local authorities. In each case, the specific contents of the work programme will be designed by the theatre artist in collaboration with an arts centre or festival and a local authority.
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Maximum award
€30,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The award supports professional theatre artists in the development of their arts practice.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 15 April 2021 17:30
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This award supports projects in the field of Theatre.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 8 April 2021 17:30
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The purpose of the Theatre Resource and Development Scheme is to develop a collaborative infrastructure that promotes best practice in the development, production and dissemination of theatre artists’ work and practice across Ireland.
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Maximum award
€30,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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This scheme is designed to support the touring and dissemination of work in certain arts disciplines for tours taking place in 2021, and is open to applicants who are resident in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland. Tours may travel to both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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Maximum award
Unlimited
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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This award supports professional artists to develop their art practice. It provides artists with the time and resources to think, research, reflect and critically engage with their art.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The Traditional Arts Commissions Award is focused on partnerships. The primary purpose of this award is to facilitate partnerships between commissioners and artists that result in some form of creative output. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€10,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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This award supports projects in the field of Traditional Arts. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€80,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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Please note that the Travel and Training Award is closed until further notice.
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Maximum award
€3,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The scheme will award grants of up to €40,000 towards running costs such as light, heat, rent, artists development programmes, administration and/or appropriate salary costs (capital costs cannot be applied for through this scheme). Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€40,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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The award supports professional individual artists at any stage of their career in the development of their practice.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 15 April 2021 17:30
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This award supports projects and initiatives in the field of Visual Arts.
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Maximum award
€80,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 15 April 2021 17:30
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The primary purpose of the Young Ensembles Scheme is to support groups of young people between the ages of ten and twenty-four to create or critically engage with ambitious and original work together in any artform (e.g. circus, street art, spectacle, dance, digital media, film, music, theatre, literature, visual arts, architecture, or any combination of the above). Groups/ensembles must be made up of three or more members. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€25,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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The award supports specific projects in the field of Young People, Children and Education in the 14-month period commencing on or after 1 November 2020. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€85,000
Application closed
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Application deadline 28 January 2021 17:30
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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.
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Maximum award
€20,000
Application closed
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Application deadline Closed
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ilDÁNA is designed to support the production of landmark creative documentary films on the arts in Irish. Next date to be announced.
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Maximum award
€120,000
Application closed
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