Forerunner the Future and stuff, 2020. Cast concrete, steel pipe, timber, water, water pump. TULCA Festival of Visual Arts 2020, Photo: Ros Kavanagh

Support of visual arts

In addition to the grants, awards and schemes offered across all artform areas, a number of schemes and initiatives have been established for the particular support of visual arts. Information on these can be accessed by clicking on

• Visual artists' workspace scheme

• Visual artists in prisons scheme (in partnership with the Department of Justice and Equality)

• Ireland at Venice at the Venice Biennale (in partnership with Culture Ireland)

•  Arts Council Collection loan scheme

• Schools exhibition linkage programme

or on available funding for an overview.