Deadline: 15-Dec-20
The Culture Ireland is inviting applications to support Irish professional artists, arts organisations and international presenters to present work by Irish artists at significant international venues and festivals.
In supporting an event, Culture Ireland traditionally offers grant funding towards costs which relate directly to the international presentation of the event, i.e. travel and travel-related costs such as transport, freight, accommodation and subsistence.
Costs which will be considered by Culture Ireland include, but may not be limited to, technical and recording costs, venue hire, equipment hire, post-production costs and promotion services. A detailed breakdown of costs should be attached as a separate document when submitting the application.
Eligibility Criteria
- Basic Eligibility Requirements:
- The application must be in respect of an Irish professional artist/s or arts organisation;
- An application must be in respect of an art form defined under the Arts Act 2003;
- Only international events are supported (i.e., outside the island of Ireland);
- The event must be accessible to an open public audience and fees must be payable to the artist/s or arts organisation;
- Funding support is limited to travel and travel-related costs.
- Grants are only payable to the person/organisation named on the initial application
- Applications deemed eligible are assessed in line with the following criteria:
- The artistic quality of work and track record of artist/s or arts organisation;
- Financial and operational viability of the event (including fees and level of support from presenter/venue/other partners);
- Profile of international venue/festival;
- The proven capacity of the applicant, artist/s or arts organisation to present work internationally;
- Wider promotional and media impact.
- Examples of eligible applications include:
- Theatre, circus and dance performances by professional companies;
- Film-makers presenting films at key international film festivals;
- Performances by professional or professionally-led musicians and ensembles;
- Visual artists/galleries exhibiting at internationally recognised art fairs/galleries;
- Readings by writers/poets in English or Irish or otherwise at international literary festivals.
- Examples of ineligible applications include:
- Events which have already taken place;
- Research, opportunities, study or professional training;
- Production Costs;
- Residencies;
- Bursaries;
- Workshops/Conferences;
- Amateur events;
- Work by non-professional artists;
- Events of a competitive nature.
Applications made outside the regular grant rounds
Applications will NOT be accepted outside of the regular grants rounds, except in EXCEPTIONAL circumstances and where the following additional conditions are met:
- Attendance could not have been anticipated at the time of the last regular grant round;
- Event is high profile and of key international significance (this includes film festivals at which a film will be showcased or promoted);
- The event offers artist important career opportunity;
- Opportunity cannot be availed of at a later date;
- Written evidence to support the above conditions is required for all out of round applications.
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