Deadline: 10-Sep-20
The Arts Council has launched the call for nominations for the Visual Arts Project Award.
There are two strands to the award:
Strand 1: Development
The purpose of the development strand is to support artists, curators or producers to develop and research new, ambitious work intended for public presentation. The intention of this strand is solely around the development of a particular project, but a public presentation and outcome is not expected. Priority in this strand will be given to proposals that:
- Focus on building relationships, partnerships and collaborations towards an ambitious project
- Explore the potential of relevant permissions for off-site, public-realm work
- Focus on developing new ideas through research, innovation and experimentation
- Demonstrate a commitment to high-quality artistic production.
Strand 2: Delivery
The purpose of the delivery strand is to support the production and/or commissioning of ambitious projects in the visual arts. These projects can be in the public realm or in a gallery setting. Priority in this strand will be given to proposals that:
- Enable the creation of work that is ambitious, whether off-site or in a gallery setting
- Enable the public to experience visual arts in new and exciting ways
- Enable collaborative practice
- Enable the completion of a body of ambitious work, whether a once-off project, exhibition or series of events
- Enable the publication of material on visual artists or the visual arts that has a clearly defined readership-and-distribution strategy.
Funding Information
There are two different funding levels available according to which strand you are applying for:
- Strand 1 Development: €10,000
- Strand 2 Delivery: €80,000
Eligibility Criteria
The award is open to professional artists, arts practitioners (e.g. curators, creative producers, etc.) and organisations.
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
- In line with the Public Sector Equality and Human Rights Duty, the Arts Council is committed to ensuring that it takes positive policy measures to promote equality of opportunity for all those living in Ireland, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the Traveller Community. Furthermore, the Arts Council notes the ground of socio-economic background as a further basis for which equality of opportunity must be guaranteed.
For more information, visit http://www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Visual-arts-project-award/