Grants and Opportunities

Crafts Council is looking for a full-time Senior Development Manager to work in London. The Senior Development Manager is responsible for overseeing income growth, managing freelance bid writers, sponsorship and partnership consultants, and more. The deadline is 8 July, 2024.

Everybody Arts is looking for a mid-career visual artist to spend six weeks at Ogden Water Nature Reserve as an artist-in-residence. The successful artist will have the freedom and space to develop new ideas, work on existing projects, or respond to their new surroundings for three days a week. One of these days will be dedicated to delivering public engagement activities where people in the community will get to participate in a series of fully accessible workshops and activities. The deadline is 10 July, 2024.

Cultivate Commissions is looking for both emerging and experienced creative practitioners living and/or working in County Durham to support creative practitioners and work with and alongside communities in County Durham to increase participation in arts and creative activity that has a positive impact on communities. The deadline is 29 July, 2024.

Dublin Theatre Festival is seeking a Show Programmes Editor to project manage the production of festival show programmes. Responsibilities include liaising and budgeting on digital production of all show programmes on time and developing and/or commissioning editorial content for individual show programmes. This is a seasonal job and a minimum of one year of experience in editorial work and the production of print materials is essential. The deadline is 12pm on 9 July, 2024.

Arts & Disability Ireland (ADI) is seeking to recruit a Programme and Service Development Manager who will have a proven track record in project management and coordination (at least three years), and relevant third level qualification and/or equivalent experience. The role is suited to someone who has an understanding of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion, particularly within an arts context, and who can work well as part of a team, whilst also working on their own initiative to deliver the role’s requirements. Email recruit@pinpoint.ie to apply. The deadline is at 5pm on 15 July, 2024.

Uillinn West Cork Arts Centre is seeking a visual or dance artist to join an artists panel for the delivery of a multi-artform (visual, music, film, literature, dance) programme for older people that takes place as part of healthcare services across West Cork. Work will take place in the Bantry, Castletownbere area, so travel or proximity to these locations is essential. Email opportunities@westcorkartscentre.com to be sent an application form, then submit a completed application form together with a CV to opportunities@westcorkartscentre.com. The deadline to apply is 4pm on 17 July, 2024.

The Royal Ulster Academy of Arts is the largest and longest established body of practising visual artists in Northern Ireland. The 143rd Annual Exhibition will run at Ulster Museum, Belfast from 18 October, 2024 to 6 January, 2025. RUA is seeking submissions from emerging and established artists across the disciplines of the visual arts. The deadline is 13 July, 2024.

The National Lottery Project Grants is an open access programme for arts, libraries, and museum projects that supports thousands of individual practitioners, community, and cultural organisations. The grant is always open for applications between £1,000 and £100,000.

The Dance Project Award aims to support ambitious, high-quality, professional dance initiatives that deliver to, or engage, an audience or the public. The award is open to professional artists and organisations working in dance. There are two strands to this award: one supports smaller-scaled dance projects, while the other enables presentation by established artists and/or producing entities with a track record in the production of dance for audiences. The maximum award is €100,000 and the deadline is 5:30pm on 25 July, 2024.

This award is open to professional artists and organisations working in film. With a maximum award of €80,000, there are two strands to this award: Research and Development, and Production. Ideas for projects that were developed under Strand 1 may be eligible to apply for Strand 2 in a subsequent year. Recipients of a Strand 2 Production award will be eligible to apply for exhibition support following the submission of a fully costed exhibition strategy. The deadline is 5:30pm on 25 July, 2024.

The Literature Project Award recognises the changing landscape for literary work in Ireland, and supports projects that connect literature with readers and audiences. The award allows writers to research and create work in new and innovative ways through the forms of traditional/digital publications, readings, recordings, podcasts, workshops, residencies, and much more. The maximum award is €30,000. The deadline is 5:30pm on 25 July, 2024.

This award aims to support artists to develop ambitious and original projects with and for children and young people. The proposed projects can be specific or interdisciplinary artforms. The maximum award is €80,000 and the deadline is 5:30pm on 25 July, 2024.

The 2025 Music Project Award aims to enable professional artists/musicians to bring innovative, ambitious, and high-quality music projects to audiences. There are three strands to this award: projects for live-attendance performances, projects devised exclusively for public dissemination via broadcast/online, and audio recording projects devised in association with record companies. The award amount is up to €40,000 and the deadline 5:30pm on 25 July, 2024.

The purpose of the Theatre Project Award is to support specific projects in the field of theatre. Applicants for this award must submit a completed Theatre Project Budget Template. There are four strands to this award: Play Development (up to €15,000), Theatre Creation (up to €26,000), Theatre Presentation (up to €80,000), and Theatre Production (up to €175,000). The application is 5:30pm on 25 July, 2024.

The Arts Participation Project Award supports initiatives in the field of arts participation like community, collaboration, and social engagement. The main purpose is to support proposals from professional artists or arts organisations that aim to artistically collaborate with non-arts professionals. The maximum award amount is €60,000 and the deadline is 5:30pm on 25 July, 2024.

The Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme Bursary Award supports individual professional artists in any artform developing their collaborative socially engaged arts practice. Two awards of €15,000 will be awarded in 2024 and the deadline is 5pm on 29 July, 2024.

This position is intended to give the successful candidate a grounding in the artistic and practical aspects to programming Dublin Theatre Festival and the experience of working alongside its team in the lead up to and delivery of a busy programme. As an Artistic Intern, you will be encouraged to use your initiative to make the best use of the role, to increase your knowledge and to develop your network and skills. The deadline is 12 noon on 17 June, 2024.

Dogs Trust are looking for an experience and passionate candidate to manage the organisation's communications function. Dogs Trust Ireland CLG is currently seeking to recruit a temporary Communications Manager, responsible for the day-to-day management of the communications function, who is positive, proactive, a strategic thinker and has a flair for creativity. The deadline is Friday, 7 June, 2024.

This position will provide ample opportunity for creative thinking, generating new ideas. The role will suit a confident fundraiser with great relationship management skills who is naturally empathetic with donors. A passion and energy for fundraising and for LauraLynn will be vital to success in this role. The deadline is 7pm on Friday 7, June, 2024.

Sage Advocacy are recruiting for a Project Manager for Survivors of Institutional Abuse. Sage Advocacy is the National Advocacy Service for Older People and is publicly funded through the HSE. It also supports vulnerable adults and healthcare patients in certain situations where no other service is able to assist. The deadline is 7 June, 2024

The Certificate in Directing for Theatre is currently accepting applications for the October 2024 to May 2025 programme. It is a very popular course, run part-time in Maynooth University campus every second Saturday. It is a practical, on-the-floor training course, introducing students to a variety of tips and techniques to enhance their directing skills. Students need to be 21 years old. Non-EU students need to have a PPS number in order to apply. For information and instructions about how to apply, course fees, and payment please contact Kay Loughlin in the Department of Adult and Community Education, Maynooth University at kay.loughlin@mu.ie. For information about the course content, please email Peter Hussey, the Coordinator, at info@crookedhouse.ie.

Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) Arts in Health Programme is seeking to engage an artist/artists to work with young people in Dublin 8 and Dublin 12 on the creation of a body of artwork to be shown as part of their exhibition programme in the concourse of the new children’s hospital in Rialto. The Arts in Health Programme is open to submissions from artist partnerships (e.g. visual artist and spoken word poet). The deadline is 5pm on Tuesday, 11 June, 2024.

The purpose of the award is to support professional artists at any stage of their career to develop their art practice. It provides artists with the time and resources to think, research, reflect, and critically engage with their art. The deadline is 5:30pm on Thursday, 20 June, 2024.

The purpose of Reel Art is to provide film artists with the opportunity to make highly creative, imaginative, and experimental documentaries on an artistic theme for cinema exhibition. At least two films will be supported in 2024. A total fund of up to €135,000 will be made available to each of the successful applicants (to include a production budget of €120,000 and further exhibition support of €15,000). The deadline is 5:30pm on Thursday, 6 June, 2024.

The Markievicz Award is a bursary scheme for artists. Up to 10 artists from all backgrounds, artforms, and arts practice areas will receive an award of €25,000. The award is designed to buy time and space for artists, working alone or in collaboration, to develop new work that reflects on the role of women in Ireland in the 20th century and beyond. The award is administered by the Arts Council on behalf of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media. The deadline is 5:30pm on Thursday, 6 June, 2024.

The Irish-language Theatre Production and Touring Award is an action research project, with support from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI), with the objective of supporting the development, production and presentation of large-scale theatre in the Irish language to general audiences in order to ensure more people will enjoy high-quality theatre experiences in the Irish language throughout the country. The deadline is 5pm on Thursday, 6 June, 2024.

The purpose of Authored Works is to provide film artists with the creative and editorial freedom to make a feature-length authored cultural film work from a strong artistic point-of-view. Films must be artist-led. One film will be supported in 2024. A total fund of up to €247,500 will be made available to the successful applicant. The deadline is 5pm, Thursday, 6 June 2024.

With support from the British Council, Delfina Foundation and Foundation Art Divvy are excited to offer opportunities for three artists (two British and one from Pakistan) to develop their practices by immersing themselves in the vibrant artistic and cultural scenes of London and Lahore, from 15 September–8 October 2024. The deadline is Sunday, 9 June, 2024, 23:59 BST.

CON VALORES hub community is launching a Funds week, a four-day online event where organisations worldwide gain insights into major European and International funding opportunities while connecting with potential project partners. The events will happen from 17–20 June, 2024.

Do you have a demonstrable record of delivering major productions in the UK and internationally? Are you entrepreneurial and commercial, with significant experience of strategic thinking in relation to theatre producing? The Royal Shakespeare Company is looking for an Executive Producer to define and deliver commercial producing opportunities for the RSC both in London and internationally and, as a member of the RSC’s senior leadership team, collaborate in the development of multi-year and multi-platform artistic planning. The deadline is 15 May, 2024.

The RCM is looking for a new Artistic Director who is a natural leader with energy, passion, and imagination, who will inspire both students and staff with an artistic vision that is relevant to the changing world around us and one that recognises the vital importance of equality, diversity, and inclusion in student life, teaching, and performance. The deadline is 3 May, 2024.

Managing, motivating, and developing the staff within the theatre is crucial to the role, ensuring clarity of direction and delivery of business priorities through the implementation of the business’ hospitality strategy, developed in collaboration with the CEO, senior leadership, and wider management teams. The deadline is 13 May, 2024. Click here to apply.

As the Events and Marketing Assistant at the Irish Writers Centre, you will play a pivotal role in the organisation’s communications as well as providing administrative and logistical support to the events and programmes. The Events and Marketing Assistant will report directly to the CEO and will work closely with the Administrator, the Programming Officer, and the Communications and Marketing Officer, as well as with the wider team. The deadline is 12pm on 12 May, 2024.

Dublin Theatre Festival is seeking an Office Assistant to actively coordinate the daily running of the festival reception and front office during the festival period. Responsibilities include reception duties, management of office spaces, administration of the festival’s communication systems, and administrative support. The deadline is 12pm on 29 May 2024.

The Irish Film Institute is looking for a brilliant communicator with a genuine passion for film, cinema, arts and culture; someone who is ready to take the next step in their marketing and publicity career; and is excited and confident to lead and support a small and dedicated marketing and communications team. The deadline is 6pm on 12 May, 2024.

Cork County Council Arts Office has announced a new award for emerging visual artists. The Emerging Visual Artist Award 2024 will provide an artist with a financial bursary and the opportunity for a solo exhibition at the Cork County Council LHQ Gallery. The deadline is 3 May, 2024. For more information, please contact arts@corkcoco.ie

Create are delighted to announce ‘Making Odd-Kin’, a one-day workshop with artists LennonTaylor, hosted by the KinShip project in Tramore Valley Park, Cork. This workshop will act as an exchange of thoughts, ideas, and actions, for socially engaged artists and those from other related sectors who are interested in the call for creative social interactions. The deadline is 4pm on 14 May, 2024.

Join The Wheel team on Wednesday, 29 May at Croke Park to explore the big topics for the community, voluntary and charity sector, including the drivers of social change, the role of the sector in making that change, and what lessons we can take from our successes to address present and future challenges. You can look forward to meeting over 30 speakers.

The Artist Mentoring Award sits within a suite of offerings under the Artist in the Community Scheme (AIC). It aims to offer capacity-building and arts practice development for collaborative, socially engaged artists. There will be five artist mentors and five artist mentees. The deadline is 5pm on 13 May, 2024.

The Touring of Work Scheme (Round 1) invites applications for proposals seeking funding to support the touring of work across all artforms and arts practice areas. Tours must take place in the Republic of Ireland and start between January–December 2025. The deadline is 5.30pm on 9 May, 2024.

Arts and Disability Connect, administered by Arts & Disability Ireland, is currently accepting applications from individual artists with disabilities. This scheme aims to support artists in developing their practice, connecting with arts organisations and professionals, and realising ambitious projects. The deadline is 4pm on 7 May, 2024.

Age & Opportunity is seeking tenders from key individuals with an interest and background in the arts and older people in a care context, to act as facilitator for the third iteration of the Artists Care Exchange (ACE), an Age & Opportunity Arts initiative. They wish to appoint a facilitator from September to December 2024, with some additional work in the recruitment of participants in June/July. The deadline is 5pm on 19 April, 2024

Are you ready to rethink your routine? Trinny London is looking for a full-time make-up artist to join their sparkling new Dublin team (coming soon). A Trinny London Artist is the true heart of where everything happens. The deadline is 15 April, 2024

The Irish Museum of Modern Art invites applications from interested artists, collectives and community groups through their Open Call: Earth Rising 2024. The climate crisis represents one of the greatest challenges of our time, requiring collective efforts to mitigate its impacts and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come. The deadline is 5pm on 12 April, 2024

Galway Community Circus seeks to appoint a Development Coordinator to support the development and implementation of their fundraising strategy, increase income generation, and diversify funding streams to help them deliver upon their artistic ambitions across an exciting portfolio of programmes and partnerships. The deadline to apply is 5pm on 8 April, 2024.

Alternative Experiences is seeking an art studio manager. They are looking for a person who is outgoing, organised, and reliable to join their vibrant team. The ideal candidate will have excellent customer service skills, can manage and lead a team, can work in a busy environment, and also be able to have the craic. The deadline is 3 April, 2024

The Artist Mentoring Award sits within a suite of offerings under the Artist in the Community Scheme (AIC). It aims to offer capacity building and arts practice development for collaborative, socially engaged artists. There will be five artist mentors and five artist mentees. The deadline is 5pm on 13 May, 2024

Create and Counterpoints Arts are pleased to announce the 2024 Summer School on Collaborative Practice and Social Change for up to 14 artists and cultural activists. The Summer School will take place over six days: 10 – 15 June 2024, at Killary Lodge, Co Galway. The deadline is 5pm on 15 April, 2024.

This workshop with visual artist Annie Laing will explore water marbling. Annie will guide you through the process of floating and manipulating ink pigments on water. The cost is €8 and no previous experience is required. The workshop date and time is 2.30 – 4pm on 13 April, 2024.

The Catalyst Residency, offered in partnership by Create and Fire Station Artists’ Studios (FSAS), offers a socially engaged artist from an under-represented ethnic background a one-month residency in Dublin 1 during June 2024. The deadline is 8 April, 2024.

The Limerick Festivals and Events Grant Scheme 2024/2025 is open for applications. This competitive grant scheme offers the opportunity for funding under three Strands, for festivals and events taking place between 1 October, 2024 and 30 September, 2025. The deadline is 4pm on 3 April, 2024.

This workshop explores the creative intersection between socially engaged planning, print, and publishing with activist Mpho Mokotso and artist Kate O’ Shea. To apply, please email Vance Lau at producer(at)create-ireland.ie with 100-200 words on why you are interested in attending this workshop, and your latest biography/1-3 lines about your professional background. The workshop date and time is 10am – 4pm on 3 April.

If you are over 16, this event is seeking poems written by adults for children. It is open to everyone worldwide. The first prize is €1000, second €500, and third €250, and they will feature in the Irish Times online. The deadline is 31 March, 2024.