Arts Act Grant for Individual Artists 2025

Closed9 Jan, 2025, 12:00 - 6 Feb, 2025, 17:00

Carlow County Council Arts Service
Grants Scheme 2025
 Individual Artists

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING YOUR APPLICATION FORM

   Carlow County Council will consider applications from Artists ( Artists definition : Those whose main     discipline is in either Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Performance, Theatre, Writers, Film and multi-media,    Composers, Circus/street arts, Traditional Arts, Social Engaged  etc.) living in Carlow or who are    from Carlow to enable them to pursue their practice and to develop within their chosen discipline,   including research and development, project realisation or project completion.

 

  • Application Form to be fully completed.
  • Budget to be accurate and include actual breakdown of cost. (Please note : 30% of your overall budget has to be generated income by you, this can include benefit in kind.  Carlow County Council will only award a maximum of 70% of your overall total budget). So for example - your overall total budget is €100.  You seek €70 from Carlow County Council and show how you have generated the remaining €30.    These are just some examples of breakdown of cost (this list is not exhaustive but might include)  Fee for Artist - your time (MUST BE INCLUDED), materials needed, hire of space, hire of recording studio, administration, travel costs, PR costs, fee for another artist who you might work with, fee for another professional you might work with, cost of publishing, any other costs. The benefit in kind might include for example, benefit in kind use of a space, benefit in kind materials, benefit in kind access to a studio, benefit in kind free rehearsal space.  Self generated income might also include or may just include your contribution towards your proposed project/idea. 
  • Please include in your budget the ARTIST FEE - this is important, it is your responsibility to pay the artist (all artists need to be paid and in line with with our policy to pay artists and the National Pay the Artist policy)
  • Successful applicants will be required to acknowledge the assistance of Carlow County Council in any promotional material relating to the project/event, which includes any social media posting.
  • An independent assessment panel will award funding on a competitive basis and within the budget available therefore, not all applications submitted will be successful.
  • You must include online supporting documentation/images etc. If you do not provide the relevant documentation/images we will consider your application ineligible.
  • Applications are assessed on a competitive basis within the TOTAL budget available.
    Carlow County Council Arts Office staff will not enter into discussion about your application as these are independently assessed.  Your application will be assessed independently of the Arts Office staff and all decisions made will be done so based on your application meeting the
     criteria, marked accordingly and within the competitive context and available resources.  The panel assessing your application will complete a scoresheet/feedback this will be provided following assessments on request.
  • A maximum budget of €3,000 per artist will be awarded.
  • PLEASE NOTE A PROJECT PROPOSED WILL NOT BE FUNDED IF IT HAS ALREADY STARTED, IT IS THE ARTIST RESPONSIBILITY NOT TO ASSUME YOU WILL BE FUNDED AND TO ONLY COMMENCE YOUR PROJECT AS AND WHEN YOU ARE NOTIFIED OF BEING SUCCESSFUL.   YOU WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MID MARCH 2025

CLOSING DATE: THURSDAY 6TH FEBRUARY 2025 - 5PM  

Please note late applications will not be eligible - please leave yourself enough time to complete on-line and Remember to save your work as you complete the application

HOW TO APPLY? -   

1. BY ONLINE APPLICATION SUBMISSION ONLY

2. COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FORM BELOW

3. SAVE AS YOU GO SO THAT YOU DO NOT LOOSE WHAT YOU ENTER

4. ONCE YOU HAVE ALL SECTIONS COMPLETED AND ATTACHED SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION and a DETAILED BUDGET PLEASE SUBMIT.

LATE AND INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS (SECTIONS NOT COMPLETED/ALL RELEVANT SUPPORTING MATERIALS NOT ENCLOSED) WILL BE INELIGIBLE

       Please ensure that you:

  1. Save your application as you complete it and complete all sections, on completion submit your application.

Remember to:

 

  • Read the guidelines below and helpful tips throughout this application process.
  • Allow sufficient time for completion, uploading files and submitting of application before the closing date.  Please do not leave completing this until the last day.
  • Ensure all online supporting material and links opens/ works/ is easily accessed. If supporting material does not open/work it is deemed ineligible. We will not be checking this on submission, this is the sole responsibility of the applicant.

Carlow County Council Arts Service

Grants Scheme 2025 for Individual Artists

GUIDELINES

 

Ethos & Focus of Grants

The purpose of the Individual Arts Grants Scheme 2025 is to assist local Artists who would benefit from this support or to develop a particular project.

Applications will not be accepted from statutory bodies. 

Only one application from any individual will be considered.

Aims and Criteria of the Individual Artists Grant:

The aim of this Fund is to support Individual Artists in County Carlow that will support their on-going artistic practice and enables Artists for example to either:

 

  • Realise an exhibition,
  • Compose a new piece of music,
  • Record new music,
  • Publish work,
  • Write new work,
  • Attend an appropriate professional development course,
  • Allow for artistic time and space to develop their work,
  • Realise a show, performance or piece of theatre or film.

Artists  can work in any of the following disciplines:

Visual Art, Music, Dance, Performance, Theatre, Film and multi-media, Composers, Circus/street arts, Traditional Arts, Creative Writing, Literature, Social Engaged arts etc.

Eligibility – Please Note

  • The maximum award under this scheme is €3,000 for any one Artist.
  • Priority will be given to new applicants.
  • Please note that only 70% of your total budget, if successful will be awarded to you. 
    No applicant will receive the full 100% budget proposed therefore evidence must be shown about how you will self-finance the 30%.
  • If you intend engaging an invited artist/musician to collaborate with you, you are required to include their fee in your budget breakdown.
  • All artists involved a CV for each artist is required.  (If it is just you a Bio/CV is required)
  • If you are successful you will be asked to sign a letter of assurance that states you have the capacity to deliver on your application proposed.
  • If successful and on completion of the proposed project/application a post-grant report form will be sent to you later in the year, this must be completed and returned.  Details will follow regarding this if successful. 
  • Where a grant is allocated for a specific project Carlow County Council will not be responsible for the insurance of that project or for individual public liability insurance. Nor will Carlow County Council be responsible for your compliance with Child Protection Policies if activities are involving children and young people (0-18yrs). Carlow County Council recommends that the organisers have appropriate insurance cover in place prior to the commencement of a project. Where a project includes a large gathering of people Carlow County Council recommends that the organisers ensure that an Event & Safety Management Plan, Litter Management Plan, and Traffic Management Plan as appropriate is in place.
  • You are only entitled to receive one Grant Scheme award within one calendar year
  • Where a grant is allocated to an artist please indicate the ARTIST fee – it is the applicant’s responsibility to cost the fee for the artist appropriately and to ensure the artist is PAID

What is NOT Eligible under this scheme – Please Note

  • Festivals and Events are not eligible under this scheme.
  • No Capital costs can be covered i.e., building work on a studio / recording studio
  • No equipment e.g., laptops / cameras / sound equipment and all other equipment
  • Cost of Living Expenses e.g., Mortgage or Rent on property
The closing date has passed and submissions are no longer being accepted.