Deadline: 30-Jan-23
The Kilkenny County Council Arts Office is delighted to announce their annual call out for applications for the Arts Act Grant.
The 2003 Arts Act permits a local authority to provide financial assistance for the purposes of stimulating public interest in the arts, promoting the knowledge, appreciation and practices of the arts or improving standards in the arts. In this act, the expression ‘the arts’ means creative or interpretative expression (traditional or contemporary) in whatever form and includes in particular visual arts, theatre, literature, music, film, literature, dance and Multi-disciplinary practices and events.
Grant Information
- Award Amount: €1,000;
- The award must be spent within 12 months of receipt.
Categories
- Groups and Organisations promoting arts;
- Individual Artists all Art forms.
Eligibility Criteria
- Groups and Organisations promoting arts: Kilkenny County Council will consider applications from organisations involved in the promotion of the arts in Kilkenny;
- Individual Artists all Art forms : Kilkenny County Council will consider applications from practising artists living in Kilkenny to enable them to pursue their practice and to develop within their chosen discipline, including professional development and project awards;
- Groups, organisations and individuals seeking assistance must be based in the Kilkenny administrative area for a minimum of 3 years to be eligible;
- Projects and events must take place in the Kilkenny administrative areas and have specific significance to the Kilkenny administrative area;
- Groups, organisations and individuals seeking assistance must be involved in arts activities which, in the opinion of the Council;
- Develop a knowledge of the arts and arts practice, their own and that of others;
- Promote the arts and arts practice to the public;
- Develop an appreciation of the arts and arts practice, their own and that of others;
- Assist in improving the standards of the arts and arts practice.
- Applicants must be aged 18 or over at the time of making their application;
- All organisations and individuals must provide a minimum of 20% funding towards their project / undertaking;
- Please note for applicants applying for an Arts Act Grant and who are also applying for an Artlinks Bursary, you are NOT eligible to receive both funding sources, if you are successful. Only one funding source will be available.
For more information, visit Kilkenny County Council.