Deadline: 1-Nov-22
The Arts and Disability Connect Scheme 2022 is now open for applications to support artists with disabilities to be ambitious, to develop their practice and to connect with arts organizations and arts professionals in the Republic of Ireland.
The Arts and Disability Connect scheme is funded by the Arts Council and managed by Arts & Disability Ireland.
Funding Information
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New Work
- Maximum award €15,000. For artists with a strong track
- record in their professional practice who want to develop, make and present ambitious new work to an audience with the support of a presenting partner. Presenting partners can include arts centres, arts festivals, arts organisations and arts venues in the Republic of Ireland.
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Research and Development
- Maximum award €5,000. For artists who want time and resources to think, research, reflect and critically engage with their practice. This award can also be used to develop new relationships with partners to submit a New Work application in the future or to develop other strategic partnerships.
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Mentoring
- Maximum award €3,000. For artists, who wish to engage in mentoring opportunities.
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Training
- Maximum award €1,000. For artists, who wish to engage in professional development and other learning opportunities.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible you must be an individual artist with a disability, who is living in the Republic of Ireland. There is one exception where the Arts Council and Arts & Disability Ireland might accept applications made by artists living outside of the Republic of Ireland. In this scenario to be eligible you need to demonstrate your connection to the Republic of Ireland and that the outcomes of your proposal benefit the arts in the Republic of Ireland.
- Artists working in architecture, circus, dance, film, literature, music, opera, street arts and spectacle, theatre, traditional arts and visual arts can apply for awards in this scheme.
- The Arts Council and Arts & Disability Ireland take their definition of disability from the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability which states: ‘Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which, in interaction with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.’
- If you are an artist with a disability who needs funding to pursue your artwork on a professional level, you should consider applying to Arts and Disability Connect. If you are a person with a disability who would like to explore the arts for the first time, Arts and Disability Connect is not the best starting point for your artistic journey.
Who is not eligible to apply?
People who are not eligible to apply to round two 2022 include those who:
- received funding in round one of Arts and Disability Connect 2022
- received a New Work award in 2019, 2020 or 2021 and have not completed it
- do not have a disability as outlined above
- do not have an artistic practice
- have a craft or design practice only
- are not living in the Republic of Ireland and have not demonstrated that the outcomes of their proposal benefit the arts in the Republic of Ireland
- have already received Arts Council or public funding for the activities for which they are applying
- have submitted an application for more than one strand of the scheme
- are in foundation courses or undergraduate education during November 2022 – December 2023.
For more information, visit Arts & Disability Ireland (ADI).
For more information, visit https://adiarts.ie/artists/funding/connect/