The Purpose of the Arts Grants Programme of Dublin City Council (DCC) is to support Arts Practice, Arts Participation, and Audience Development in the DCC Administrative Area through focusing the funding on requests for developmental projects, training and vocational support for Artists, community development outcomes through quality arts actions or process with an overarching emphasis on diversity and equality of opportunity.

Guidelines:
Supporting Arts Organisations and Individuals to realise public presentation of new work for the Dublin City Council Administrative Area. Project must be taking place in 2021.

All applicants to Arts Grants must show awareness of the challenges of Covid19 and be prepared to adhere to all Public Health Guidelines.

Minimum Award €5,000, Maximum Award €10,000.
Public presentation may be online or physical or a hybrid event.

Projects scoring criteria:
Quality and Artistic Ambition of the Project Proposed (40%)
As evidenced by:
(a) Artistic ambition and quality of the Project idea.
(b) Involvement and track record of the professional Artists(s) involved.
(c) Artists Fees in accordance with professional practice.

Feasibility of the Project in Confirmed and Potential Resources (40%)
As evidenced by:
(a) Technical achievability (Can your Project or Programme be realised in 2021 with the Financial and other resources you expect to have).
(b) Letters of support or confirmation of funding.
(c) Ability to secure at least 30% of the total funding required from other sources.
(d) An identified audience and a clear marketing / sales plan to reach that audience within the Dublin City Council administrative area.

Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusion (20%)
Dublin City Council through all of its programmes wants to engage with all of the residents and visitors to Dublin. We know that some may feel excluded for physical, cultural, economic, racial, gender or other reasons and as a Local Authority we want to address this exclusion and celebrate the diversity of Dublin.

As an applicant for an Arts Grant, please let us know how you address diversity whether by including and encouraging diverse practitioners or participants in your programme or through catering to diverse audiences.

See link below for further details.