Deadline: 22-Feb-23
The Limerick Arts Office is accepting applications from individual artists or organisations under the ‘Grants Under the Arts Act’ scheme.
Limerick City and County Council offers grant funding to amateur, community or voluntary groups, or organisations, and individual arts practitioners, which in the opinion of the authority, will stimulate public interest in the arts, promote the knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts or assist in improving the standards of the arts.
In the 2003 Arts Act, the arts are defined as painting, sculpture, architecture, music, film, drama, dance, literature, design in industry and the fine arts and applied arts generally. The awards can be used for the professional development of artists, the arts and increasing access and participation in the arts.
Purpose of the Grants
Grants Under the Arts Act This grant is in line with the following Limerick Cultural Strategy Aims and Objectives:
- To engage citizens through involvement in culture
- To foster multiple examples of imagination, innovation and integration in Limerick and to use creative approaches to help citizens and visitors re-imagine Limerick
- To grow Limerick’s cultural capacity by retaining and attracting creative practitioners to live and work in Limerick
Funding Information
- Limerick City and County Council are pleased to announce the continued support for culture and arts activities in 2023, under the Arts Act.
- Average Grants under the Arts Act funding usually range from €150 – €500, with larger grants of up to a maximum of €1,000 being awarded in exceptional circumstances. The total amount in the fund for 2023 is €20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants (community and voluntary organisations, artists, creative practitioners and arts organisations) must be based in Limerick, or operate substantially within Limerick City and County, and be able to demonstrate this in their application.
- It is open to artists at all stages in their professional careers. Individuals who are currently in, or who will be in (before the end of this grant period), undergraduate or post-graduate education, are not eligible.
- An applicant may only apply for one Grants under the Arts Act Award in any one calendar year.
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Projects at all stages are eligible for this funding strand. This means that you can apply for research and development of your project idea and/or delivery of the project, given that:
- The project and the benefiting community are based in the Limerick City and County Council administrative area, or the applicant is based in Limerick, or operates substantially within Limerick City and County and is able to demonstrate this in their application.
- Proposed activities will take place in 2023;
For more information, visit Limerick City and County Council.