Deadline: 23-Jun-22
Applications are now open for the third and final round of the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Arts Fund.
With this third round, Bank of Ireland and Business to Arts are encouraging applications from artists in any art form, which enhance the wellbeing of their communities.
Funding Information
- The grants will be between €5,000 and €15,000 (or the sterling equivalent if your project is based in Northern Ireland).
- You can apply for a grant which covers all of your costs, or you can apply for a grant which covers part of your costs.
- If you want to apply for a grant which covers only part of your costs, you must prove to them that you have secured additional funding which will allow your project to be completed.
Eligibility Criteria
- Only applications with projects happening in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland are eligible. Applicants must select the county where the project takes place or has the greatest impact (e.g. the county the applicant lives in, county where the artwork/project will take place, or the county most relevant to the project)
- Projects with a global audience are eligible, provided that the majority of the project team (artists/partner organisation / project participants) are based on the island of Ireland.
- Applicants must be aged 18 or older.
- For this third round, only projects that plan to take place between October 1st, 2022, and December 31st, 2023 are eligible.
- Applications must involve an artist or a group of artists working with a partner organisation (e.g. a venue or event, arts organisation, community organisation or another funding agency)
- Applications that involve working with vulnerable audiences/participants must have up-to-date Garda vetting / valid Access NI certificate.
- Appropriate public liability insurance (and any other insurance required) must be secured.
- Grants made to successful applicants will be paid to the lead applicant, who must have a bank account in the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland.
For more information, visit https://www.businesstoarts.ie/artsfund/bank-of-ireland/
