13 January 2023
The Assistance under the Arts Act Grants Scheme from Clare County Council is now open for applications.
Under the scheme assistance may be given to arts activities that
- stimulate public interest in the arts
- provide knowledge, appreciation and practice of the arts
- improve the standard of the arts in Clare.
There are 4 categories of support:
- Artist Support – Support for individual artists / artists projects
- Organisational Support / Events & Projects Assistance – Support for arts organisations general activities and for once off or key events in the county
- Traditional Arts – Support specifically relating to the traditional arts e.g. music & dance
- Festivals – Only available to those festivals in receipt of Arts Council Funding (all others should apply under Events & Projects Assistance)
The maximum amount of funding for Categories 1 – 4 is €1000 but due to the large number of applications annually the average grant is much lower than this.
Applicants may only make one application.
Street Art/ Murals will not be considered through this grant scheme. A separate scheme for these will be announced in February 2023 supported by Creative Ireland.
Full details on how to make an application can be found at the link below.
The Assistance under the Arts Act Grant Scheme is coordinated by the Rural Development Directorate through the Clare Local Area Grants Scheme. All inquiries to Kathy Coleman or (065) 6846358.