Deadline: 16-Nov-23
Professional arts organisations can apply for an Arts Grant to support their annual organisational and artistic costs.
Grant Strategy
- Art for everyone:
- Goal: They have encouraged and enabled more people across all the communities to access and enjoy art
- Space for Art:
- Goal: They have optimised and extended places and spaces for art in the city
- Art in the public realm
- Goal: The city centre and the neighbourhoods are animated with art that reflects and celebrates who they are
- A city for artists
- Goal: They have advanced the culture and conditions that make Cork a city for artists
- Capacity and influence
- Goal: The City Council and the arts sector have the knowledge, skills and capacity to achieve the shared ambitions for arts and culture in Cork
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be based within Cork City Councils administrative area.
- Applications must be fully completed, signed and submitted before the stated deadline.
- Requested supporting material must be submitted
- Work must be carried out on a not-for-profit basis
- Work must be artistic in nature.
- Where relevant, organisations must have up-to-date child safeguarding policies that are compliant with the Children First Act 2015
Assessment Criteria
- Artistic Criteria
- Track record of the applicant organisation
- Quality of artistic work demonstrated in the supporting materials.
- Evidence of continued artistic growth and development.
- Ambition of the proposed work programme and innovation in programming/artist selection.
- Potential impact on art form/ discipline development.
- Relevance of programme/activities to the diverse demographic of artists and audience/participants in Cork city.
- Strategic Criteria
- Applicant’s contribution to and impact on the arts in the city
- Potential to contribute to relevant objectives in the Cork City Council Arts & Culture Strategy, 2022 – 2026
- Extent of applicant’s regional and national profile
- Evidence of audience development strategy
- Evidence of sustainable practices relative to the environmental impact of the organisation’s activities
- Demonstrated commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
- Demonstrated commitment to organisational development and sustainability
- Operational Criteria
- Evidence of sound governance and financial management (certified annual accounts should be supplied)
- Income from other sources, at a minimum of 50%. In kind support is eligible.
- Evidence of equitable and fair remuneration for artists /arts workers, in accordance with professional practice.
- Programme should be accessible to all – thought should be given to venue, cost and access requirements.
- Public presentation of work. In person, remote and blended (a mix of in person and remote modes of presentation) are eligible.
For more information, visit Cork City Council.