Cork City Council welcomes applications for Arts Grants and Arts Funding Schemes for 2019.

Arts Grant Scheme 2019
Cork City Council invites applications to it Arts Grant Scheme 2019. Grant is provided to a number of professional arts organisations and community and voluntary groups throughout the city area. These grants provide direct revenue funding for groups in support of their core work. The Arts Committee makes recommendations on all applications. Final decisions are made by the elected members of City Council.

The Arts in Context Award 2019
This award aims to provide opportunities for artist and community groups to work together to realise arts projects. This grant provides for either research/development support for a project, for the total cost of project realisation or to support project Completion. This award supports projects that take place in community contexts; schools, hospitals, community care settings, youth clubs, prisons, community centre’s, clubs etc. Artists and the group must plan the project together.

The Individual Artists’ Bursary Award 2019
This award supports individual artist’s professional development through:

• Further educational or training opportunities.
• Development opportunities in other countries.
• Opportunities to be professionally mentored.
• Opportunities to facilitate a significant shift in direction of work.

The Project Scheme 2019
This scheme provides direct funding for professional arts projects across all disciplines and funds research and development, as well as production funding for innovative projects. Cork City Council aims to provide support to productions, exhibitions, commissions, publications, etc, through this scheme.

See further details at the link below.