Deadline: 1-Nov-23
Applications are now open for the National Lottery Commissioning Programme to enable organisations to commission new work.
Purpose & Priorities
- The finished work should be in a form capable of being presented, exhibited, published, performed and/or disseminated in its entirety at the point of completion in Northern Ireland (if applicable abroad) either live or online. This programme prioritises applications that:
- Propose commissions of high artistic quality;
- Are planned to reach significant audiences primarily in Northern Ireland through live performance, exhibition, publication, broadcast, recording, and/or other audience channels;
- Provide for an extended life and/or extended public reach and impact for the work or project that has been created;
- Demonstrate a strong collaborative-engagement process between the commissioner, performers and the commissioned artist(s) in the development of the new work; and
- Demonstrate innovation and deepen the experience and understanding of the artform.
Funding Information
- The maximum award available is £25,000
Timeframe
- This programme only relates to those proposals that will take place between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Arts Council welcomes applications from the widest possible range of organisations. You will be required to provide proof that you have a legal constitution.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individual artists or sole traders applying to commission themselves
- Commercial trading companies
- Companies that exist to distribute a profit
- Broadcasters (excluding community service broadcasters)
- Central Government Departments
- Organisations applying to commission an artist who is a serving Board member or Trustee of that organisation
- Organisations who are in breach of any previously issued ACNI award grant conditions
For more information, visit Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
