Deadline: 7 September 2017
The Arts Council of Ireland is seeking applications for its programme “Partnership Funding 2018” to support organisations with ambitious and imaginative proposals to:
- Enable artists to make excellent work that is enjoyed and valued;
- Deliver key strategic initiatives for the development of the arts and artists;
- Deliver excellent arts experiences to the public.
Priorities
- Policy: The Arts Council has identified the following two policy priorities as part of its ten-year strategy, Making Great Art Work:
- The Artist: Artists are supported to make excellent work that is enjoyed and valued;
- Public Engagement: More people will enjoy high-quality arts experiences.
- Planning and decision-making: The Arts Council has also designated three areas of planning and decision-making as priorities:
- Investment Strategy: Public monies are invested effectively to realise our priorities;
- Spatial and Demographic Planning: Well-planned arts provision benefits people across Ireland;
- Developing Capacity: The Arts Council and the arts sector have the knowledge, skills and inventiveness to realise this strategy;
- Children and Young People:
- Are artistically ambitious and have the potential to contribute to the ongoing development of artistic practice and provision for children and young people in Ireland;
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the targeted age group(s) and include strategies for developing and improving young-people’s personal engagement with the arts;
- Include opportunities for children and young people to inform the planning and/or evaluation of the artistic programme; and/or
- Demonstrate how the target audience will be reached, and, where possible, include strategies to enable children and young people from diverse social and/or cultural backgrounds to participate.
Eligibility Criteria
Partnership Funding supports the work of local authorities and Ealáin na Gaeltachta during this round. Organisations can make only one application for Arts Council Partnership Funding. To be considered eligible for partnership funding, organisation must:
- Apply in its own name, not in the name of an individual acting on its behalf;
- Be a local authority or be a company limited by guarantee (CLG), a designated activity company (DAC), or be committed to becoming incorporated in this way;
- Be in a position to demonstrate appropriate governance procedures, including financial controls;
- Be able to produce detailed financial accounts of past activity.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
For more information, please visit Partnership Funding 2018.