Deadline: 23-Jan-25
Applicants can now submit their applications for the Creative Communities Grant Scheme.
Funding Information
- A maximum of €10,000 will be awarded per year up to three years.
- The minimum that can be applied for is €2,000 per year up to three years.
Eligibility Criteria
- The scheme is open to any group, organisation, or collective working to create or improve opportunities for creative engagement and experience in their community in County Cork.
- The scheme aims to promote creative engagement in communities by bringing together communities of place or interest, artists, creatives, festivals, voluntary and community groups, arts and heritage organisations, and others.
- Where the applicant is an artist/arts group they must have the support of a specific community or target group they wish to work with.
- Where the applicant is a community group, they must identify a specific artist or group of artists they wish to work with.
- The project must be in the Cork County functional area.
- The application should include details of the proposed group or community, an outline of how a programme of engagement will be developed, the location(s) in which the work will take place and a summary of intended outcomes.
- The proposal must include a section addressing how the project will actively promote and contribute to Cork County Council’s Arts and Culture activities, aligning with the aims of the Cork County Creative Ireland Strategy 2023-27.
- Eligible proposals must demonstrate a clear creative purpose and a benefit to the community.
- Reporting and draw down must be completed by 01 October 2025, where the project extends in to 2026/2027 the midterm reporting and drawdown will due on 01 October of each year.
- Proposals must be for a creative project, event or activity that is not currently available or accessible in the community or to a less advantaged group.
Assessment Criteria
- Expressions of Interest will be scored on the following:
- Experience in leading participatory/ community/ collaborative arts projects of high artistic quality.
- Detailed description of at least one socially engaged/participatory arts project that shows ability to manage, evaluate and document project outcomes.
- The extent to which the proposal has a clear creative purpose, is accessible to diverse audiences and participants and will be appropriate and inclusive in its theme and approach.
- The extent to which the proposed event/project is ambitious and original and maximises citizen engagement.
- That the budget is realistic and feasible.
Application Requirements
- Placemaking programmes that help communities connect with their towns or villages. These programmes will be developed in collaboration with community groups and organisations.
- Programmes that include multicultural or multigenerational communities with opportunities for multiple voices to access, co-create and produce high-quality cultural outputs.
- Submissions that develop an open welcoming environment where people of different backgrounds can work together creatively.
- Submissions supporting participation in creative endeavours in communities. Creating a sense of belonging, good practice, sharing knowledge and experiences, leading to intercultural understanding, cooperation, and social cohesion.
For more information, visit Cork County Council.