2 October 2024
Clare Arts Office wish to invite Primary and Secondary schools in Clare to submit their applications for the Artist in Schools Residencies Scheme 2024-2025. This year we are awarding residencies to the value of €1,340. Artists must be selected from the Artists in School panel. Schools who participated on the scheme last year and schools who are currently participating in the Department of Education’s Creative Schools and Creative Clusters scheme, TAP and Blast may not apply for the 2024/2025 round. This is to ensure that we reach those schools who don’t have an opportunity to participate in other arts and education programmes in the current school year. A list noting ineligible schools is available to view here.(External link)
The Artist in Schools Scheme was established to enable Primary and Secondary schools in Clare to develop projects with professional artists for the benefit of the participating students. Since then over 300 residencies have taken place throughout the county with children participating in visual arts, music, dance, mime, drama, film and creative writing. You can view some Artist in Schools programme projects from 2023/2024 here.
Applications can now be made online at the following web link below where you will also find full details for the Artists in Schools Residencies Scheme including the aims and criteria of the scheme, the terms and conditions of the award and a list of the artist’s on the Clare Arts Office Artists in Schools Panel. Please read the criteria and conditions of the scheme before writing your proposal with your selected artist.
The deadline for applications is Friday the 8th of November 2024, 5pm .
