Arts Council’s Professional Development Award

Deadline: 19-Nov-20

The Arts Council of Ireland is inviting proposals for the Professional Development Award to support practicing artists and arts practitioners to upskill through access to a professional development or training opportunity.

The Arts Council of Ireland is the Irish government agency for developing the arts. The Council works in partnership with artists, arts organisations, public policy makers and others to build a central place for the arts in Irish life.

The proposal may be to work with an individual or organisation based in Ireland or abroad.

Priority will be given to proposals that:

Demonstrate the benefit to the applicant’s creative and/or career development
Will contribute to the development of the arts in Ireland.

Funding Information

The maximum award available is: €3,000

Applicants can propose a specific once-off training or developmental opportunity. This can be accessed digitally or in person, in-line with COVID-19 guidelines. Examples might include:

Creative development supports, such as participation in workshops, specialist courses, master classes, research projects, residencies, coaching/mentoring, attendance at conferences/seminars
Career development supports, such as strategic and/or financial planning, promotional, presentation or digital skills, proposal writing

Eligibility Criteria

The Professional Development Award is open to artists and arts professionals resident in the Republic of Ireland and working professionally in the arts.

Applicants may apply who received other funding from Arts Council artists’ awards in 2020 – e.g. Bursary, Travel & Training, Next Generation, Markievicz, COVID-19 Award.
The Arts Council welcomes applications that are representative of the diversity of Irish society, including but not limited to any of the ten characteristics outlined in the published Equality, Human Rights and Diversity policy.

For more information, visit http://www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Professional-Development-Award/