Deadline: 3-Apr-25
The Arts Council is accepting applications for its Children and Young People’s Arts Residency to support artists or arts organisations to spend an academic year in residence in a higher-education institution in Ireland that provides initial teacher education (primary, post-primary or further education) and/or a recognised qualification in early childhood education and care.
Aims
- Provide opportunities for artists to develop their skills and experience in education settings, and to develop their artistic work in a collaborative and supportive environment
- Provide opportunities for teaching staff/lecturers in initial teacher education and early childhood education and care to engage with practising artists in creating bespoke, creative initiatives with and for their students
- Support future teachers and early-years educators to engage with practising artists as part of their learning experience
- Support future teachers and early-years educators to develop the skills and confidence to facilitate arts experiences for the children in the schools and settings where they work, and to champion the arts in these settings.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount that may be awarded to each successful application is: €20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- The scheme is open to higher-education institutions that provide initial teacher education and/or a course leading to a level-7 or level-8 degree in early childhood education and care.
- Host institutions must apply in partnership with an artist or arts organisation.
- Higher-education institutions that provide initial teacher education and which may apply.
- Higher-education institutions that provide courses leading to a level-7 or level-8 degree in early childhood education and care and which may apply.
- Artists, arts organisations and host institutions must be based in the Republic of Ireland.
- Artists or arts organisations may specialise in any artform or combination of artforms.
- Host institutions may not apply in partnership with an artist/arts organisation who/that has already been in residence with them through this scheme for three academic years.
Application Requirements
- In addition to, and separate from, your application form, you must submit the following support material online with your application form:
- A signed draft memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the host institution and the artist or arts organisation (please use form provided).
- Note: if funding is awarded, the final MoU must be provided in order to draw down payments.
- An up-to-date CV or biography for the proposed artist or arts organisation.
- An up-to-date CV or biography of other collaborating artists, where relevant.
- At least one and no more than three examples of the artist’s or arts organisation’s work.
- A detailed budget in cases where the fee to the artist or arts organisation will be used to engage more than one artist.
For more information, visit The Arts Council.