Deadline: Ongoing
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is seeking applications for its Organisations Emergency Programme to support the wider cultural sector.
The primary objective of the programme is to support the continuance of creative work AND assist operational costs where necessary. The programme seeks to assist small to medium scale organizations to explore ways of working that will help them to adapt and respond to the current changing circumstances.
Priority Areas
This programme prioritizes applications that:
- Can demonstrate loss of income as a direct result of COVID-19 through records or estimates of loss (evidence will be required so please keep a record).
- Can demonstrate urgent operational costs not met by existing income, grant aid or other forms of assistance; these could include overheads and the cost of being operational until 31 March 2021.
AND
- Seek to explore ways of working that will help them to adapt and respond to the current changing circumstances. This could include a period of research, development and/or delivery of creative activity / project by 31 March 2021.
Who can apply?
The Arts Council welcomes applications from Arts or Cultural organizations whose primary work is in the following art form or cultural areas. Arts Organization need to have a proven track record of quality work and public engagement supported by public funding in one of the last three financial years:
- Dance
- Drama
- Literature
- Music and Opera
- Traditional Arts
- Visual Arts
- Festivals
- Participatory Arts
- Cross Art form
- Venues delivering cultural events
Applications are welcomed from organizations working in or on behalf of Irish or Ulster-Scots. In particular, we welcome applications from organizations which deliver work in relation to:
- Public engagement activities
- Audience development programmes (events, exhibitions, workshops, talks and online initiatives).
For more information, visit http://artscouncil-ni.org/funding/scheme/organisations-emergency-programme