Artist in youth work residency scheme

Closing date: Closing date passed

Maximum awarded: €5000

Artform & practices: Young people children and the arts

Applicant type: All

Collaborative application possible? Yes

External agency: National Youth Council of Ireland

External agency web address: http://www.youtharts.ie

Contact: Arts Team

Telephone: 01 478 4122

Email: sile@nyci.ie

Operated by National Youth Council of Ireland

This scheme is co-funded by the Arts Council but administered by the National Youth Council of Ireland. Please note that this award may be subject to different conditions and criteria than the awards directly administered by the Arts Council. Requests for information or application forms should be directed to the National Youth Council of Ireland.

Description

The Artist in Youth Work Residency award is offered as a means of extending and enhancing opportunities for young people to experience and participate in the arts. The aim of the Residency scheme is to encourage artistic collaboration between professional artists and young people. Young people will have the opportunity to work with and learn from practitioners of excellence in their field. Equally, artists will have the opportunity to enrich their own professional practice through the contextual experience of working with young people.

There are two awards under this scheme. The Artist in Residency award and the Youth Arts Development award.

Deadline

The application window is now open and closing date for applications is 5pm Friday, October 26th 2012.

Contact details

National Youth Arts Programme

National Youth Council of Ireland

3 Montague Street

Dublin 2 Ireland

Tel: +353 1 478 4122

Email:  sile@nyci.ie

Fax: +353 1 478 3974

Web: http://www.youtharts.ie/content/artist-youth-work-scheme