Opera production award
Closing date:
Closing date passed
Maximum awarded:
Unlimited
Artform & practices:
Opera
Applicant type:
All
Collaborative application possible?
Yes
Contact:
Elaine Connolly
Telephone:
01 618 02 00
Email:
elaine.connolly@artscouncil.ie
Purpose and priorities of award
The award is intended to support the making and presentation of opera productions during 2014, in line with the Arts Councils published policy for opera.
Applicants may seek support for the production of opera at varying scales, such as:
- Main scale opera for presentation to audiences in larger venues
- Small and medium scale opera, for presentation to audiences in small/medium venues
The emphasis of the award centres on encouraging a collaborative approach to opera production based on partnerships between artists, producers and presenters. The term producers here refers to artists/individuals/organisations with a significant track record in opera production and the term presenters can here refer to venues, festivals or others. Proposals seeking funding to present opera in unusual off-site locations will also be considered, provided they meet the criteria. The objective of the award is to encourage new approaches to the presentation of opera to audiences.
Who is eligible to apply?
The award is open to organisations, groups and individuals working in collaborative partnerships. Applicants in receipt of Arts Council funding via the RFO/AF/APG grant programmes will be eligible to apply, provided it is clear that the activity for which funding is sought is additional to and is distinctively complementary to activity supported by any other funds provided by the Arts Council.
Guidelines
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How to apply?
All applications must be submitted through the Arts Council online services website. You can upload a wide range of support materials in electronic format (up to 40 MB in total) along with your application form.
The window for making an online application opens on 24 January 2013
If you are a first-time funding applicant with the Arts Council then you must register with online services. 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. To register now click here. For information on how to make an online application please go to the following links.
- Online services FAQs: a listing of frequently asked questions about making an online application.
- Youtube: A step-by-step video guide on how to download, complete and upload an application form for funding.
- Twitter: a listing of funding-related tweets.