| Closing date | 17:30, Thursday 14 March 2024 |
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| Maximum awarded | Unlimited |
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| Artform and practice(s) | Architecture, Artists Retreats, Arts Centres, Arts participation, Circus, Dance, Festivals, Film, Literature, Music, Opera, Spectacle, Street Performance, Theatre, Traditional arts, Visual arts, YPCE |
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| Applicant type | All |
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| Collaborative application possible? | Yes |
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The purpose of Arts Grants Funding is to ensure that there is a breadth of high-quality arts activity and programmes throughout the country. It offers flexible support for a fixed period of time, and in so doing responds to the needs of those who are
making, presenting and supporting work.
Arts Grant Funding is intended to:
Support more than one distinct arts activity taking place within a fixed period of time, or
Provide supports or facilities to artists over a fixed period of time.
The focus of Arts Grant Funding is to deliver outcomes that develop the arts, either through:
Generating high-quality experiences for the public to engage with the arts, or
Providing excellent services, resources or facilities that support the work of artists or the arts sector and
Contributing to the ecology of the arts within your area of practice.
Applications can be made to cover the costs of activities taking place from either January - December 2025, or January 2025 - December 2026.
Who can apply?
Arts Grant Funding is available across all artforms and arts practice areas, and is open to organisations and individuals.
Note: Individuals applying must demonstrate that their proposal involves collaboration and/or partnership that include the delivery of public outcomes or outcomes that benefit other artists
Preparing your engagement information
Additional guidance on preparing engagement information for your application is available in our new public engagement section which includes definitions, tools and resources to support you.
Information Clinic
Access Supports
If you have a disability and would like help applying, contact our
Access Officer as early as possible before the deadline.
Phone:
Email: access@artscouncil.ie
You will be able to apply for additional costs if you have access
needs relating to your application.
Note: applications will only be accepted through the Arts
Council’s Online Services site.
If you have not used Online Services before you must register for a login to be
able to apply for funding. It is important that you register as early as
possible as it may take up to five working days for your registration to be
processed.
How do I apply for this?
- Download and read the guidelines available at the top right-hand corner of this page.
- Check if there is any mandatory supporting material that must accompany your application. We may provide a template for the supporting material. If so, you can download it from the supporting materials section at the top right-hand corner of this page.
- All applications must be made through the online services website. You will be able to upload a wide range of support materials in electronic format along with your application form.
- You must be registered with the online services website to make an application. If you are not already registered, we recommend you register for online services as far in advance of the deadline as possible, as it may take five days for your online services registration to be processed.
Still need help?
A listing of frequently asked questions about making an online application
A step-by-step video guide on how to download, complete and upload an application form for funding.
A listing of funding-related tweets