Deadline: 6-Apr-23
The Arts Council is seeking applications for the International Residency Initiatives Scheme to support arts organisations in the delivery of residency initiatives and to create opportunities for transnational exchange and cooperation across all artforms.
Purpose and Priorities of the Scheme
- The scheme aims to facilitate diverse residencies programmes that involve partnerships with organisations based abroad, thus creating a supportive framework for the international mobility and professional development of artists and arts practitioners.
- Priority will be given to applications that demonstrate:
- The clarity of the proposed residency programme in terms of: artistic aims, feasibility and cooperation frameworks
- The high quality of supports and opportunities offered to artists and/or arts practitioners
- A high level of reciprocal engagement and a balanced level of investments between partners
- The coherence between the proposed artistic activities and the resources available to the residency.
Funding Information
- The maximum amount awarded to each successful application is: €50,000
Eligibility Criteria
- The scheme is open to organisations working in all artforms and arts practices. To be eligible, an organisation must be based in the Republic of Ireland and be able to demonstrate the active involvement of at least one other partner organisation based abroad.
- Organisations may submit only one application as a lead applicant in each year.
- An applicant may be directly involved in residency initiatives applied for by other Irish organisations working with partners abroad. In these cases, there must not be a duplication of purpose or activity across applications – e.g. a national festival may apply for an initiative that also involves a national arts centre, and then the same arts centre may make a separate application for costs related to an entirely different initiative involving different partners abroad.
- Additional information:
- Residencies programmes must have a minimum duration of seven days
- Individual residencies as part of a programme may not last longer than a six-month period
- Remote residencies are eligible under the scheme. This might involve artists establishing collaborative structures that do not require a physical presence in the location of the host organisation
- Residencies programmes may include both elements of inward and outward mobility.
Ineligible
Applications from the following applicants will be deemed ineligible for assessment:
- Organisations not based in the Republic of Ireland
- Non-art organisations
- Organisations without a proven professional track record
- Individual applicants
For more information, visit Arts Council.