Deadline: 19-Aug-21
The Arts Council is inviting nominations for the Young People, Children and Education Project Award to support artists to develop and deliver ambitious and original projects with and for children and young people. Projects may be interdisciplinary or focused on a specific artform.
Strands
This award has four strands. You should choose the strand that is most suitable for your project proposal. You may only apply to one strand:
- Strand 1: Early Childhood Project Award Ambitious and original projects that engage children aged 0–6 in the arts.
- Strand 2: Childhood Project Award Ambitious and original projects that engage children aged 7–12 in the arts.
- Strand 3: Transitions Project Award Ambitious and original projects that enable children and young people at a key transition stage in their lives to engage in the arts. This may involve transitioning into or out of secondary education, between Junior and Senior Cycle (Transition Year), or into further education or the field of work.
- Strand 4: Connections Project Award Projects that connect young artists and recent graduates aged 18+ with established arts organisations and arts infrastructure in Ireland. This may include paid opportunities for young artists and arts workers, in particular those that have recently completed their second- or third-level education to develop their professional engagement with the arts by working on a project with mentorship supports.
Priorities
Strategic priority across all strands will be given to:
- Proposals that enable artists and arts workers from diverse communities to play a central role in the development and delivery of projects.
- Proposals that enable children and young people from diverse backgrounds to engage in exciting, dynamic artistic projects.
- Proposals that enable children and young people to have a voice in the development, delivery and evaluation of projects.
- Proposals that demonstrate (through examples of work, and CVs or biographies outlining relevant experience) that the individuals and partners involved have the capacity to deliver a high-quality artistic project that will be relevant and engaging for the target age group.
Award Information
- You may apply for up to €80,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The award is open to professional artists1 and organisations working to engage children and young people in the arts. 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.
As part of its Equality, Human Rights & Diversity policy, the Arts Council is committed to offering equality of access, opportunity and outcomes for all potential applicants, regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the Traveller Community, or socio-economic background. In this funding scheme the Arts Council particularly welcomes applications that are representative of the diversity of Irish society, including but not limited to any of the characteristics outlined above, and/ or initiatives that deliver equitable opportunities or outcomes for those involved.
For more information, visit https://www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Young-People,-Children-and-Education-Project-Award/
