Funding Opportunities for Traditional Artists
To support individual artists and the wider arts sector in Ireland, we will keep our site visitors and members updated on funding opportunities that may be of interest.
Below is a list of current funding opportunities available to traditional artists:
- Please see http://www.artscouncil.ie/available-funding/ for more information
3. Local Authority Arts Offices and the Arts Council of Ireland announce PLATFORM 31
A nationwide artist development scheme by the 31 Local Authority Arts Offices, in collaboration with the Arts Council
The Association of Local Authority Arts Offices (LAAOs), in collaboration with the Arts Council, present PLATFORM 31 – a national opportunity for artists to develop their practice and test new ideas of collaboration, research, audience development, place-making and sharing their work.
Designed to support and offer career development for 31 mid-career artists (one artist in each of the 31 local authorities around Ireland), there are two elements of support for participating artists in the scheme: financial and developmental. Participating artists will receive an €8,000 bursary to invest in themselves and their practice, combined with participation in an advisory and developmental framework and a peer network.
The scheme will establish a peer networking framework for participating artists, introducing them to a pool of critical thinkers to share their work and learnings, and encouraging a national conversation about creating work in local contexts. The exact nature of this artist support framework will be informed by the proposals and interests of the 31 artists selected. The award is open to artists of any discipline and practice, based in Ireland, as well as multi-disciplinary practice and design of all kinds. It is designed to support mid-career artists who must have been in receipt of support/investment from a Local Authority Arts Office or the Arts Council within the last three years.
- Applications open from November 9th – 30th. For more information see https://platform31.localartsireland.ie/
Note: As these are non-NPU funding opportunities, please see the relevant website for the latest information and eligibility requirements.
