Deadline: 26-Feb-2026
The Tipperary Artists Award Scheme provides financial support to professional artists living in the Tipperary Administrative area to develop their artistic practice. Individual grants ranging from €200 to €1,500 are available for professional development, new work creation, and audience engagement across a wide range of art forms.
Programme Overview
The Tipperary Artists Award Scheme is designed to support artists living and working within the Tipperary Administrative area to further develop their own artistic practice.
The scheme aims to strengthen the local arts ecosystem by encouraging artists to remain in Tipperary, supporting professional growth, fostering the creation of new work, and helping artists reach wider audiences.
Funding and Supported Activities
Awards range from €200 to €1,500, depending on available budgets and the quality of proposals received.
Funding may be used to support activities such as professional training, workshops, and masterclasses, assistance with materials, artistic research or exploration, dedicated time to focus on creative practice, and support for recording, publication, or exhibition of work.
Who Can Apply?
The scheme is open to individual professional artists at all career stages who are resident in the Tipperary Administrative area.
Applicants may work in any art form, discipline, or genre, including visual arts, music, drama, theatre, dance, and creative writing.
Eligible Art Forms
Visual artists working across all forms of visual arts are eligible, including painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, photography, and mixed media.
Original music creators across genres such as classical, jazz, traditional, folk, and rock are supported.
Drama and theatre practitioners may apply to create new work, improve artistic quality, or develop new skills.
Dance artists working in performance or choreography are eligible.
Creative writers working in poetry, drama, or fiction may apply, though applications related to local historical research or documentary writing are excluded.
Application Conditions
Applications are limited to one per person, and applicants may apply under one category only.
Applicants must submit a fully completed application form, including a detailed typed description of the proposed project, a projected budget, and the amount of funding requested.
Ineligible Applications
The scheme does not support education awards, undergraduate study, major capital costs such as building studios, charity fundraising, competition participation, or projects with primarily profit-making purposes.
Retrospective applications, capital development projects, and applications solely for education bursaries are not eligible.
Required Supporting Documentation
Applicants must submit a current CV outlining their career to date and its relevance to the proposal.
Examples of recent work appropriate to the applicant’s art form must be included, along with any relevant supporting documentation.
All supporting materials must be typed, and late or incomplete applications are not accepted.
Assessment and Selection
Applications are assessed by an independent selection panel with expertise across the arts.
Assessment criteria include artistic ambition and excellence, the quality and merit of the proposal, the potential impact on the artist’s professional or creative development, and the competitive context and available resources.
The panel’s decision is final.
Project Completion and Payment
Successful applicants must complete their project and submit the required report form, including receipts and images where appropriate, before Friday, 23 October 2026.
Grants are paid once the project or professional development activity has been completed, though instalment payments may be agreed with the Arts Office.
Conclusion
The Tipperary Artists Award Scheme plays a vital role in nurturing professional artistic practice at a local level by offering accessible, flexible funding tailored to individual creative needs. By supporting skill development, research, and the creation of new work across diverse art forms, the scheme strengthens both individual artistic careers and the wider cultural landscape of Tipperary. For professional artists seeking focused support to advance their practice and engage audiences, this award represents a valuable opportunity to invest in sustainable creative growth.
For more information, visit Tipperary County Council.