Grants and Opportunities

Grants and Opportunities

Name: Studio Technician and Assistant at Sasha Sykes Studio

Deadline: Friday, 21 February

Sasha Sykes is seeking a Studio Technician to join our creative team and assist in the production of unique sculpture and design pieces. It is a dynamic, multi-disciplinary studio based in Carlow, specialising in plant and resin-based artworks. The Studio Technician will play a key role in the workshop, assisting in technical processes, maintaining tools and machinery, and ensuring a smooth creative workflow. Key responsibilities include preparing, executing, and finishing high-detail artworks, handling physical tasks such as lifting and moving materials, collaborating on design projects, and maintaining an organised and efficient workspace. The deadline is Friday, 21 February, 2025

Name: Venue Officer at Dance Ireland

Deadline: Friday, 21 February

Dance Ireland is looking for a welcoming and experienced individual to join our team as a Venue Officer at DanceHouse, Dublin 1. As Ireland’s national dance development organisation, they are dedicated to supporting professional dance and ensuring it is a vibrant and valued part of people’s lives. DanceHouse, their flagship dance hub, is a centre of excellence with six studios and an Artists’ Resource Room, providing a dynamic space for artists and the public alike. Reporting to the Finance & Operations Manager, the Venue Officer will play a key role in managing studio bookings, ensuring health and safety, providing venue and operational support, and handling front-of-house reception. The deadline is 10am on Friday, 21 February

Name: Outreach Coordinator at Galway Community Circus

Deadline: Wednesday, 19 February

Galway Community Circus is seeking to hire a dynamic and efficient Outreach Coordinator to coordinate external bookings, projects, and partnership programmes. The Outreach Coordinator is a new key role within the company that will work closely with GCC’s Education Team to engage diverse communities through circus arts participation. The deadline is Wednesday, 19 February, 2025.

Name: Producer at the Abbey Theatre

Deadline: Tuesday, 18 February

The Abbey Theatre is seeking a producer to join its dynamic Producing Team, which oversees productions on the Abbey and Peacock stages, as well as national and international tours. This pivotal new role, reporting to the Head of Producing, involves collaborating closely with diverse theatre makers, including writers, directors, actors, musicians, designers, and co-producers. The producer will coordinate and manage productions, projects, and events, ensuring they align with the Abbey Theatre’s mission to create ambitious, high-quality, and diverse productions that captivate audiences while achieving artistic and financial goals. The deadline is Tuesday, 18 February, 2025

Name: Director at Fire Station Artists’ Studios

Deadline: Monday, 17 February

The Fire Station Artists’ Studios (FSAS) is currently accepting applications for the position of Director, offering an exciting opportunity for a seasoned arts professional to lead a renowned visual arts organisation. FSAS, funded by the Arts Council, provides critical resources to Ireland’s visual arts community, including residential and workspaces, a large-scale sculpture workshop, advanced digital media facilities, and a robust curatorial programme. The role also involves overseeing visual arts skills-building initiatives and fostering networks and opportunities for Irish artists both nationally and internationally. The deadline is 10am on Monday, 17 February, 2025.

Name: EURORESO Award

Deadline: Friday, 14 March

The EURORESO Award invites submissions of innovative and sustainable projects on the theme of 'Fostering the Green Economy Through Education and Training'. Award winners, chosen by an expert jury, will be announced during the EURORESO General Assembly in April 2025, in Valencia, Spain – a great platform to showcase and promote your outstanding work. Along with the recognition, the winner will receive complimentary travel and accommodation to attend the General Assembly. The deadline is Friday, 14 March, 2025.

Name: Culture Night Late

Deadline: Thursday, 6 March

Culture Night Late is designed to support events that will begin after 9pm and continue late into the night on Culture Night, Friday, 19 September, 2025. The award is offered in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media under the Night Time Economy Taskforce to offer audiences a greater diversity in their Culture Night experience late into the night, and to encourage more-inclusive and innovative late-night arts events suitable for a range of audience types into the future. The deadline is 5:30pm on Thursday, 6 March, 2025.

Name: Wexford County Council: Artist in the Community

Deadline: Monday, 3 March

The Arts Department of Wexford County Council are delighted to announce that the Artist in the Community Programme is now open to all community groups that are members of Wexford Public Participation Network (WPPN), as well as community groups of place and interest, that are interested in working on an arts project with an artist from our Artist In the Community Artists Panel. The maximum award is €3,000 in match-funding. This artist’s panel comprises of 32 professional artists based in county Wexford who work in a wide variety of art forms from visual arts, music, dance, street arts, literature and drama and have experience of engaging with communities. The deadline is 4pm on Monday, 3 March, 2025.

Name: Arts Council Commissions Award

Deadline: Thursday, 27 February

This round of the Commissions Award is available in Music, Opera, and Festivals. The purpose of the Commissions Award is to enable the commissioning of new work from freelance artists. In general, the finished work may be in a form capable of being presented, exhibited, published, performed, and/or disseminated in its entirety at the point of completion, or it may be capable of being presented as a work-in-progress, either live or online. The deadline is 5:30pm on Thursday, 27 February, 2025

Name: Kilkenny County Council: Creative Ireland Grant Scheme 2025

Deadline: Friday, 21 February

Applications are now open for the Kilkenny County Council’s Creative Ireland Grant Scheme 2025. This scheme aims to provide financial support and encourage cultural participation throughout Kilkenny, in alignment with the Kilkenny Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023–2027. They are particularly interested in projects that enhance climate literacy and promote active engagement in climate action through creativity. The grant is available to local and community groups; individuals, artistic, and creative practitioners; event organisers; and those involved in creative, cultural, and heritage activities. Supported by the National Creative Ireland programme, preference will be given to projects that promote health, wellbeing, heritage, biodiversity, or creative climate action. The deadline is 4pm on Friday, 21 February, 2025.

Name: National Talent Academy: Short Film Fund & First Credit Short Film Scheme

Deadline: Friday, 14 March, 2025

The National Talent Academy for Film & Television Drama (NTAFT) and National Talent Academy for Animation (NTAA) alongside Screen Ireland have opened applications for two short film funding initiatives for both live-action and animation projects, which will run from Mid 2025 to January 2026. The first fund is the National Talent Academies Short Film Fund which is targeted at practitioners who wish to learn additional skills or move into a different role for those already working in the live action or animation industry. The second fund is the First Credits Short Film Scheme and is for a writer, director, or producer yet to make their mark in the live-action or animation industry. Not only will this scheme help you get a short film made, it is heavily focused on skills development and supporting you in kickstarting and establishing a career in film and TV. The deadline for both is Friday, 14 March, 2025.

Name: Green Lit: New Screen Initiative for Companies based in Northern Ireland

Deadline: Friday, 21 February, 2025

Green Lit is a new Northern Ireland Screen and BBC Northern Ireland Drama Initiative for companies with a base in Northern Ireland. The films will be broadcast on BBC One Northern Ireland in 2025 and carried on BBC iPlayer across the UK, and will act as a ‘proof of concept’ for a bigger television production. A variety of editorial proposals will be considered for the Green Lit scheme, including drama, comedy, and comedy-drama. Proposals must be submitted by companies with a base in Northern Ireland. Projects for which the writers and/or directors are resident in Northern Ireland will be favoured. The deadline is Friday, 21 February, 2025.

Name: Interface: Open Call for Residencies 2026/2027

Deadline: Thursday, 13 February, 2025

Proposals are invited from practicing artists, writers, and musicians whose work explores intersections between science and the arts. The Interface studio is located in premises shared with the Inagh Valley Trust, which drives a number of innovative scientific research projects. Interface offers artists an opportunity to engage with a unique environment and to be inspired by the exciting research taking place in a spectacular landscape. They offer access to a studio space, accommodation, and stipend for a 3/4 week long residency, from spring-autumn 2026 & 2027. The deadline is Thursday, 13 February, 2025.

Name: Arts Council of Ireland: Literature Bursary Award

Deadline: Thursday, 13 February, 2025.

The objective of the English Language Literature Bursary Award is to enable professional writers and picture book artists to spend more time on their creative work. The award seeks to provide writers and picture-book artists with dedicated time and resources to think, research, reflect, create, and write. It enables writers and picture-book artists to concentrate on their creative work for a period, usually by releasing them from their financial commitments. At both shortlisting and panel stage, emphasis is placed on the track record of the applicant, as demonstrated in the application form and CV. Promise and potential, as demonstrated in the application form and writing sample, are also considered. The deadline is 5.30pm on Thursday, 13 February, 2025.

Name: Arts Council of Ireland: Film Bursary Award

Deadline: Thursday, 13 February, 2025

The award aims to support professional artists, at any stage of their career, in advancing their art practice in the field of filmmaking. The Arts Council has identified the following as a strategic priority for support through this award: Film artists who wish to develop their practice in making artistically authored, experimental, and non-narrative cinematic work, and who would not ordinarily be supported to do so by other funding bodies or agencies in Ireland. The deadline is 5.30pm on Thursday, 13 February, 2025.

Name: Arts Council of Ireland: Theatre Bursary Award

Deadline: Thursday, 13 February, 2025

The Arts Council of Ireland’s Theatre Bursary Award aims to support professional artists, at any stage of their career, in advancing their art practice in the field of theatre. You will be able to apply for additional costs if you have access needs relating to your application. 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. The deadline is 5.30pm on Thursday, 13 February, 2025.

Name: Arts Council of Ireland: Dance Bursary Award

Deadline: Thursday, 13 February, 2025

The Dance Bursary award is seeking to support professional artists at any stage of their career to develop their art practice, providing them with time and resources. The award emphasises the value and benefit that an extended process of engagement with their practice can bring to an artist’s development. For this reason, the award provides artists with the time and resources to think, research, reflect and engage with their arts practice. The deadline is 5.30pm on Thursday, 13 February, 2025.