Maximum awarded: €10,000

The objective of the Traditional Arts Bursary Award is to support individual professional artists in the field of traditional arts to develop their art practice. 

The award emphasises the value and benefit to an artist’s development derived from an extended process of engagement with their practice. The award therefore provides artists with the time and resources to think, research, reflect and engage with their art practice. Potential proposals could be those that support the applicant to:

 – Compose a piece of work in the tradition or in collaboration with musicians in other genres 
 – Choreograph a piece of dance within the tradition or in collaboration with dance artists in other genres 
 – Explore traditional style and repertoire in the fields of music, song, dance or storytelling, including informal mentorship programmes with established individuals or masters in these areas
 – Develop a body of work from the tradition and/or in collaboration with other artforms.

The award is open to artists working in all genres and at all stages in their professional careers.

To be eligible to apply, applicants must:

 – Be resident in the Republic of Ireland. There are certain exceptions where the Arts Council may deem eligible applications made by those based outside the Republic of Ireland. However, before admitting as eligible any such application, the Arts Council would need to be satisfied that the outcomes of any such proposal would benefit the arts in the Republic of Ireland. 
 – Be professional practising artists. Although they might not earn income continuously or exclusively from their arts practice, applicants must identify themselves, and be recognised by their peers, as professional practising artists.

The Arts Council is committed to equity and inclusion, and welcomes applications from individuals or groups within culturally diverse communities and from people with disabilities.

Full details: http://www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Traditional-arts-bursary-award