Arts Council Awards

What is the Arts Council?

• Statutory Agency

• Arts Act 2003

• Department of Art, Sports and Tourism

• Council

• Staff

What does the Arts Council do?

Its role is to -• stimulate public interest in the arts;

• promote knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts;

• assist in improving standards in the arts;

• advise the Minister and other public bodies on the arts.

What does the Arts Council do?

In practice this means -

• providing financial assistance, mainly, but not exclusively, to artists and arts organisations; we also support others who develop and promote the arts;

• offering advice and information on the arts to Government and to others;

• publishing research and information as an advocate for the arts and artists;

• undertaking a range of projects to promote and develop the arts, often in partnership with others.

Who does the Arts Council fund?

Organisations

• Regularly Funded Organisations

• Annual Funding• Annual Programme• Small Festivals• Projects - Once Off• Projects - New Work• Commissions• Deis

Individuals

• Bursary• Projects – New Work• Projects – Once Off• Travel and Training• Commissions• Residencies • Deis• Others – through external

bodies

Funding for Individuals

• Bursary• Projects – New Work• Projects – Once Off• Travel and Training• Commissions• Residencies• Deis• Others – through partnerships with key organisations

Bursary AwardPurpose• Research• Thinking • Development of practice• Buying time

PrioritiesQualityValue to individual

For what and how much can you apply?• Up to €15,000 per year• Up to 3 years• Costs associated with living, materials, equipment, third-party expertise,

hiring of services, production, dissemination• Additional costs relating to a disability

Projects – New Work

Purpose• Facilitate the development and production of New Work• Development phase/Production phase

Priorities• Innovation• Experimentation• Collaboration

For what and how much can you apply?• €5,000 - €50,000• Costs incurred in the development, production, presentation • Additional costs relating to a disability

Projects – Once Off

Purpose• Enable individuals and organisations to carry out stand-alone projects

• Production and presentation of initiatives and projects

Priorities• Public presentation – concerts, productions, exhibitions, performances,

events

• Artform / Artpractice specific

For what and how much can you apply?• €10,000 - €100,000

• Costs incurred in the development, production, presentation

• Additional costs relating to a disability

Travel and Training

Purpose• Travel

• Training

• Come see

Priorities• Networking

• Professional Development

• Artform/Artpractice Specific

For what and how much can you apply?• Up to €12,000

• Travel, subsistence, fees

• Additional costs relating to a disability

Commissions

Purpose• To commission specific new works of art

• Leading to public presentation

Priorities• Creative partnerships

• Artform/Artpractice Specific

For what and how much can you apply?• €1,000 - €10,000

• Fees only

Residencies

Purpose• Location 1 Fellowship

• Banff Residency

Priorities• Specific to Award

For what and how much can you apply?• Accommodation, studio, subsistence

Deis

Purpose• Support Traditional Arts projects of any type• One off or short term projects

Priorities• Pilot scheme• Traditional Arts As defined in Arts Council policy

For what and how much can you apply?• No set limits on how much• All relevant costs• Rolling deadline / no application form

Other schemes

• Artist in the Community – Create• Performance and Touring – Music Network• Recording – Music Network• Visual Artists in Prisons - Prison Service• Writers in Prisons – Poetry Ireland• Arts and Disability Award – Arts and Disability

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Making an Application

• The Application Form

• Detailed Description

• Supporting Material

The Form

• The Basics

• Short Description

• Budgets

• Checklist

• Signature

Detailed Description

• the artistic goals and ambitions• an expanded and detailed description of the project, ie

what will happen, when will it happen, how will it happen• the expected results, who will benefit and how will they

benefit• the context in which the proposal is being made• a schedule of the key steps of the project • any additional and relevant information on key partners • any additional and relevant administrative details • any additional and relevant technical details • any additional and relevant financial details

Support Material

• current CV(s) of personnel involved in the proposal

• documentation of the practice of the artist/s and/or organisation/s involved

• invitations or letters supporting any claims of collaboration or offers of funding etc

• other material as recommended under individual schemes

Assessment Process

• Eligibility checked• Designated to team• Assessment and recommendation (by Adviser or Head

of Team)

• Peer panel assessment and recommendation• Grants Committee• Council

Assessment Criteria

• Quality of the idea presented• Track record (or potential) of the applicant • Feasibility of the entire proposal, including financial

feasibility; • Competitive context and available resources• Specific priorities of the award for which you are

applying• Specific art form/art practice priorities or criteria

Useful Resources

• www.artscouncil.ie• www.visualartists.ie• www.musicnetwork.ie• www.create-ireland.ie• www.filmbase.ie• www.script.ie• www.danceireland.ie• www.theatreforum.ie• www.artquest.org.uk• www.a-n.co.uk