Deadline: 28-Jul-22
The Arts Council is seeking nominations for the Architecture Project Award to support ambitious new work from architects or architecture graduates at all career stages, in, or about, architecture through the creation of spatial, material or other physical work that has a real and tangible output that can be experienced by the public (in a public, not a private, space in the case of a built work).
The purpose of the award is to support:
- the making of innovative and challenging new work;
- the making of work which develops the arts practice of architects;
- the making of work which develops theoretical and/or practical aspects of architecture;
- ambitious, high-quality initiatives that deliver a presentation to an audience.
Objectives
Potential proposals could be those that:
- Enable the production of work in architecture that is challenging and embraces artistic and creative risk
- Enable the exploration and/or testing of creative ideas in architecture
- Develop and expand critical discourse on architecture as an artform (e.g. through writing, film, etc.).
Award Information
You may apply for up to €70,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The award is open to individuals; groups of individuals working collaboratively; organisations working in architecture. To be eligible to apply, applicants must be:
- Resident in the Republic of Ireland. There are certain exceptions where the Arts Council may deem eligible applications made by those based outside the Republic of Ireland. However, before admitting as eligible any such application, the applicant would need to explicitly outline within the application how the outcomes of any such proposal would benefit the arts in the Republic of Ireland, and the Arts Council must be satisfied with same.
- Architects – whether applying individually or as part of group – with a qualification in architecture listed in EU Council directive 85/384/EEC, or outside Europe a qualification recognised by the relevant member section of the Union Internationale d’Architecture (UIA) and who have proven ability in the professional practice of architecture. Attainment of professional practice examination or documented proof of appropriate experience will satisfy this requirement, and should be supplied at the time of application.
- Architecture graduates – i.e. architects who have completed a third-level degree in architecture but are not on the Register of Architects – whether applying individually or as part of a group
For more information, visit https://www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Architecture-project-award/