Grants and Opportunities

Artist-in-Residence at CERN (Switzerland). CERN is seeking a creative artist to collaborate with scientists in exploring innovative ideas at the intersection of science and art. The location is Geneva, Switzerland, while the deadline is Sunday, 1 December, 2024.

The Guesthouse Project presents international and Irish artists and collaborative groups with an opportunity to live and work in Cork City. The deadline has been extended to Friday, 15 November.

The Board of Esker Arts in Tullamore, Co Offaly, is seeking qualified candidates for the roles of Administrator (full-time) and Technical & Facilities Manager (full-time). The deadline is 4pm on Thursday, 14 November, 2024.

Circus Factory in Cork is seeking a Company Manager to lead its operational, artistic, and strategic initiatives. Applicants should submit a CV, cover letter, and two professional references. The deadline is 5pm on Wednesday, 13 November, 2024. Email applications to circusfactoryboardofdirectors@gmail.com

The National Sculpture Factory is recruiting for two roles: Director and Technical & Studio Manager. The deadlines are both Monday, 11 November, 2024. For more information on each role and to apply, please contact elma@nationalsculpturefactory.com

Culture Moves Europe provides mobility grants for artists and cultural professionals in all 40 creative Europe countries. The deadline for the third call is Saturday, 30 November, 2024.

This online workshop, led by Jo Mangan, explores AI’s role in performing arts as a creative collaborator. The workshop, which is free (although registration is required), takes place on Zoom at 11am (approx. 75 minutes) on Tuesday, 26 November, 2024.

The objective of the Theatre Project Award is to support the development, generation, and creation of theatre for general audiences. The deadline is 5:30pm on Thursday, 21 November, 2024.

The Festival Investment Scheme, supporting festivals running between 1 July and 31 December, 2025, is aimed at fostering a diverse arts-festival landscape, this scheme encourages models that enhance public engagement and support artist/artform development. The deadline is 5:30pm on Thursday, 21 November, 2024.

Culture Ireland’s Regular Grant Scheme offers support to Irish professional artists, arts organisations, and international presenters to present work by Irish artists at significant international venues and festivals. The deadline is Friday, 15 November, 2024.

The annual Freelands Award was established in 2016 to enable arts organisations to present an exhibition, including significant new work, by a mid-career woman artist in the UK who may not yet have received the public recognition that their work deserves. The deadline is rolling with priority for applications submitted by Friday, November 15, 2024.

The NEA provides grants to artist-led projects that have a social impact, and is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and fostering mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all individuals and groups. The deadline is Friday, November 8, 2024. Click here for more information.

The Traveller Visibility Group (TVG) has been awarded funding to run the Cork Pilot NTRIS Education Programme. Under this pilot, they are currently recruiting an Education Worker to join the Traveller and Roma Education Workers currently working on the project. The deadline is 12pm on Tuesday, 29 October, 2024.

The EEU of An Taisce is now recruiting one full-time Global Citizenship Education Officer. The role will involve delivery of Global Citizenship Education within areas of the Green-Schools programme. The deadline is Wednesday, 23 October, 2024.

An opportunity now exists for an ambitious Philanthropy Coordinator with strong relationship management and new business development skills to join the Abbey’s passionate team. The deadline is 12pm on Wednesday, 9 October, 2024.

As Bookkeeper at Dublin Fringe Festival, you are a key member of our team. You support and work with the Executive Director to ensure that financial and audit best practices are achieved. The deadline is midnight on Sunday, 6 October, 2024.

Luail, Ireland’s National Dance Company, is seeking to recruit an experienced Production Manager in a full-time capacity. First round interviews will be held in person on the week of 14 October and shortlisted candidates may be called for second interview in person on the week commencing 21 October.

Creative Places West Cork Islands welcomes creative submissions from socially engaged artists or creative teams in relation to a new commission that will respond to all of the seven inhabited islands of West Cork, under the theme of Ocean and Environment. The deadline is Thursday, 31 October, 2024.

Professionals with at least five years’ post-qualification experience or a PhD or Professional Doctorate in the cultural heritage sector are invited to apply for the Fulbright-Heritage Council Professional Scholar Award. The deadline is 4pm on Thursday, 31 October, 2024.

Creative Ireland South Dublin are inviting proposals from artists/creative practitioners for the Individual Artist in Collaborative Practice Award 2024. The deadline is 5pm on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.

The aim of this grant is to support older persons groups to participate in arts activities in the county. This funding covers arts activities from January to December 2025. The deadline is 1pm on Friday, 25 October, 2024.

Arts Grants (Event, Project, and Collaboration) are for the purpose of providing financial assistance to individual artists, groups, and organisations engaged in arts projects/events at local or county level. The deadline is 1pm on Friday, 25 October, 2024.

MAKE is an artist development programme and residency initiative of Cork Midsummer Festival, Dublin Fringe Festival, Project Arts Centre, and Performing Arts Forum. The deadline is 5pm on Monday, 14 October, 2024.

Gap Day gives professional freelance theatre practitioners across Ireland paid time to think, dream, and plan. A Gap Day enables people to take time out and dedicate a day to the creative research and thinking that they haven’t be able to do lately. The deadline is 5pm on Monday, 14 October, 2024.

This role would suit someone with a passion for the arts, and a desire to be part of an ambitious communications team, who will work to drive greater awareness of Luail among audiences current and new. The deadline is 5pm on Monday, 16 September, 2024.

The Communications Manager will work closely with The Dock team to communicate the aims and objectives of our forthcoming Strategic Plan and accompanying policies. The deadline is 10am on Monday, 23 September, 2024

The Everyman theatre in Cork is reaching out for applicants for the position of Front of House Assistant. This Community Employment Scheme opportunity is an excellent way to gain experience in a busy theatre and develop skills for your future career. The deadline is Thursday, 19 September, 2024.

The purpose of Partnership Funding is to invest in and support the essential infrastructure required to sustain and develop the arts in Ireland. Recipients of Partnership Funding must play a critical part in delivering the policy priorities of Making Great Art Work, the Arts Council’s ten-year strategy. The deadline is 5:30pm on Thursday, 3 October, 2024.

The Tipperary Museum team are seeking applications from individuals, groups, and/or organisations experienced in facilitating public engagement workshops to develop and deliver a programme of creative activities both for and with younger audiences. The deadline is Friday, 20 September, 2024.

The aim of the Artist in the Community Scheme is to encourage meaningful collaboration between communities of place and/or interest and artists. It is essential that consultation takes place between the artist and the community, so that both parties are involved in deciding on the nature of the project’s realisation. The deadline is 5pm on Monday, 30 September.

The Wheel is inviting you to take part in a eight-week Leading Remote Teams training course. Over 200 participants from across the non-profit sector have already completed the  programme and found it extremely valuable. The deadline for registration is Monday, 9 September, 2024.

The purpose of Arts Centre Funding is to invest in and support the infrastructure of arts centres required to sustain and develop the arts in Ireland. The deadline is 5:30pm on Thursday, 19 September, 2024.

The Writers in Schools Scheme part-funds visits by writers and storytellers to schools throughout the island of Ireland. For more information for writers and storytellers, please click here. For more information for schools, please click here.

The purpose of the Visual Artists Workspace Scheme is to support artists’ workspaces throughout the country, to provide the best possible working environment for visual artists and, where feasible, to enable a level of subsidy for the artists working in these spaces. The deadline is 5:30pm on Thursday, 12 September, 2024

We have an exciting opportunity for an Arts Administration Support to join the Arts and Business NI team in Belfast. This is a 12-month contract post, 25 hours a week, with a salary of Sterling £22,500 p.a. pro rata. The candidate should be highly organised, with excellent administration skills and a passion for arts and culture. The successful candidate will work closely with the arts team to provide operational support on their projects and programmes. The deadline is midnight on 4 August, 2024.

Dance Ireland is seeking a dynamic and experienced communications and development professional for this newly evolved role, who can lead on communications and marketing, and develop new relationships and opportunities in support of our strategic ambitions and fundraising needs. This is an exciting opportunity to join a small, friendly team of arts professionals who are committed to supporting the development of artists and the art form of dance, based in DanceHouse – a centre of excellence for dance in vibrant Dublin 1. The deadline for applications for this role is 10am on 19 August, 2024.

TG4 have announced two new short film initiatives. The Tús 2024 Short Film Script Initiative for New Writers and Creators from Ireland (12 minutes maximum) aims to encourage, foster, and promote new drama in Irish, and to support various Irish speaking creative voices at an early stage of their careers, including a ‘Súil Eile’ approach. Meanwhile, Céim Eile 2024, a half-hour short film script initiative for new writers and creators from Ireland, aims to encourage emerging Irish-speaking talent. The deadline is 3pm on 9 September, 2024.

The Yale Drama Series is seeking submissions for its 2025 playwriting competition. The winning play will be selected by the series’ current judge, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. The winner of this annual competition will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of $10,000, publication of their manuscript by Yale University Press, and a celebratory event. The prize and publication are contingent on the playwright’s agreeing to the terms of the publishing agreement. Electronic submissions for the 2025 competition must be submitted no later than September 8, 2024.

In 2022, The Creatives, a grouping of ten experienced award-winning film and television production companies from Europe and beyond, launched The Creative Connection, a series of innovative, interdisciplinary, TV-drama-focused story workshops, supported by the European Commission. The workshops take place in different countries across Europe. The Creative Connection workshops are a place for writers to explore new ideas and partnerships, working closely with The Creatives to generate new stories told from fresh perspectives which resonate more deeply with audiences. Applications are now open for 2025, with a submission deadline of 15 August, 2024.

Presented by Performing Arts Forum in partnership with Dublin Theatre Festival, the Next Stage is the artist development strand of Dublin Theatre Festival. Over the 18 days of the festival, participants meet festival artists in a packed schedule of talks, interviews, group time, and workshops. The Next Stage has been lauded by alumni as ‘career changing’. The deadline is 5pm on 15 August, 2024.

Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council Arts Office is seeking expressions of interest from professional artists who are already working in, or are interested in working in, healthcare settings. This training opportunity will build artists’ capacity to engage with older people in local healthcare settings through their artistic practice. Open to artists from any artform. The deadline is 2pm on 12 August, 2024.

IMRAM, the Irish language literature festival, has issued an open call inviting artists and curators to submit proposals for new literature projects which could be part of their festival programme in 2025. The projects should be rooted in Irish language literature; IMRAM will provide a budget of between €500 and €5,000. Those interested are asked to submit a description of the project, information regarding the writers/artists who will be involved (maximum of 1,000 words) and an estimated budget to eolas@imram.ie by 9 August, 2024.

The HSE is undertaking fit out works at Hampson House, which will be an Outpatients Department for the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin 1. Visual artists are invited to apply to create permanent artworks under the Per Cent for Art Scheme. The selection process will take the form of a two-stage open competition. Stage 1 is open to all interested professional artists/collaboratives, at any stage in their career/experience. No designs or detailed proposals are required at this stage. The deadline is 12 noon on 7 August, 2024.

The Writers in Schools Scheme part-funds visits by writers and storytellers to schools throughout the island of Ireland. This funding is up to €200 and is co-funded by the Arts Council but administered by Poetry Ireland. For more information, please refer to the education section of the Poetry Ireland website. The induction process for eligible applicants includes an interview, training, garda vetting, and participation in a mentoring programme. There is no near deadline for this application; it is ongoing.

The purpose of Arts Centre Funding is to invest in and support the infrastructure of arts centres required to sustain and develop the arts in Ireland. Arts centres are defined as full-time, public-facing, professionally managed arts organisations. With the Arts Centre Funding, the Arts Council wishes to ensure year-round production and dissemination of arts activities, events, and services of the highest quality throughout the country. They also encourage providing professional development opportunities for practicing artists, and working with cultural organisations. The Funding is open only to building-based, professionally managed, multidisciplinary arts organisations that are open to the public all year round. The deadline is 5:30pm on 19 September, 2024.

The purpose of the Visual Artists Workspace Scheme is to support artists’ workspaces throughout the country in providing the best possible working environment for visual artists and, where feasible, to enable a level of subsidy for the artists working in these spaces. The scheme will award grants of up to €50,000 towards workspace costs – i.e. the running costs of the workspace such as light, heat, rent, administration, and/or appropriate management costs and artist development costs. A proportion of support up to a maximum of 20% of the total request may be directed towards essential repair and maintenance. The deadline is 5:30pm on 12 September, 2024.

The purpose of Strategic Funding is to invest in and support the organisations needed to lead, sustain, and develop the arts in Ireland. Organisations that receive this funding must play a key role in delivering the policy priorities of Making Great Art Work, which is the Arts Council’s ten-year strategy. Some of the objectives of the ten-year strategy are delivering excellent artwork, increasing depth of engagement with the public, and getting more people to enjoy high-quality art experiences. Organisations that are formally constituted and have a track record for the delivery of the arts are eligible to apply. The deadline is 5:30pm on 5 September, 2024.

Culture Ireland offers support to Irish professional artists, arts organisations, and international presenters to present work by Irish artists at significant international venues and festivals. In supporting an event, Culture Ireland traditionally offers grant funding towards costs which relate directly to the international presentation of the event, i.e. travel and travel-related costs such as transport, freight, accommodation, and subsistence. In order for an application to be considered, the applicant must have an international partner or be an international presenter who will provide a fee to the artist and assist with promotion and presentation costs. The next deadline is 15 August, 2024.

The Exploring & Thinking Residential Mentorship Programme is a unique opportunity for artists that currently work in or are interested in working in early childhood arts. Through this programme, 12 artists will attend a fully funded two-day residential in Balbriggan, County Dublin, on 9 and 10 October 2024. It will include group work, workshops, and mentoring facilitated by Professor Suzanne Zeedyk, with a view to building capacity for artists in this specialised area of arts practice. Individuals who wish to develop their practice in early childhood arts, residents in Ireland, and those interested in working in contexts that align with the programme’s priorities are all eligible to apply.