Galway Arts Grants

Check your local county for Arts Grants opportunity. Read the requirements carefully.

Closing Date: 24 February 2011

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Applications are invited by the Arts Office for our 2011 Artist Bursary awards. This fund provides funding to individual artists. Galway County Council will offer bursaries of €500 to a maximum of €3000, in respect of the professional development of individual artists practicing in any of the artistic disciplines. Funding will be allocated towards;
• Further educational or training opportunities.
• Development of new work (recording, exhibitions, residency, publication…etc)
• Opportunities to facilitate a significant shift in direction of work.

Bursaries will be awarded on the basis of artistic merit over any other factors.
Recipients of an award will receive monies in 2 instalments. 50% will be provided on receipt of a letter stating that you will be accepting the award. The remaining 50% will be provided on receipt of a full report on the activity in respect of which funding has been sought and evidence of expenditure.

CRITERIA – APPLIES TO ALL APPLICATIONS RECEIVED
• Applicants must be domiciled within Galway County Council’s administrative area.
• The work in respect of which funding is sought must be of high artistic merit.
• You should demonstrate efforts to secure income from other sources.
• You must have procedures in place for the documentation and evaluation of the work you are carrying out.

CRITERIA SPECIFIC TO BURSARIES
• Artistic ambition and excellence.
• Quality of artistic samples.
• Quality of proposed artistic project
• Potential impact on individual’s artistic or artistic development.
• Involve the support of recognised artist/(s) or arts or artistic institution.
• Documentary evidence regarding planned project (e.g. acceptance on symposium, contract with mentor).
• Project must take place by 30 November 2011