Artist in Collaborative Practice Award 2025
Creative Ireland South Dublin are inviting proposals from artists/creative practitioners for the Individual Artist in Collaborative Practice Award 2024.
This initiative seeks to support creatives to develop collaborative practices and engage with communities in co-creating an artwork around the theme of
Leaving it Better: Build partnerships and collaborations with individuals and organisations who value sustainability, legacy, and the enactment of positive community development in their work
There are two strands to the Award:
- Project Award up to €10,000
- Development Award up to €5000
We are looking for proposals that address the following aims:
- Clear developmental aspect for the artist/creative practice
- Co-creation of a project/ artwork with a community/group
- Innovative and unique project where the culture and creative sectors engage with the public under the themes of sustainability and legacy.
How to apply
The application form and all required supporting materials are to be submitted via Submit.com
We require the following documents
- Completed Application Form submitted via Submit.com
- Proposal Timeline
- Evidence of agreements in place with mentors, funders, organisations, venues, etc. which relate to this proposal.
- Relevant CVs for each individual named in the proposal
- Examples of previous work that will best support your proposal
This award is highly competitive. Proposals not containing all the above required documentation will not be considered for shortlisting. One Project award of €10,000 and one Development Award of €5000 will be made.
Timeline
- Applications open Thursday 10th April 2025
- Deadline for Submission Thursday 22nd May 2025 at 6:00pm
- Notification of award: 12th June 2025
Proposals will be assessed on the following criteria
- Impact of the developmental aim on the Creative Individual
- Ambition of the developmental aspect and the extent to which it fosters creativity in the community collaboration
- Alignment to the strategies set out in the SDCC Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023-2027
- Feasibility of the proposal including: cost, additional supports required or confirmed, and timeline.
- Reach of the participant target audience and scope of the citizen engagement.
Special Considerations
Special consideration will be given to proposals that directly meet one or more of the following:
- Culturally diverse creatives
- Engagement with harder to reach or marginalised audience
Award Conditions
- Artists/creatives must have an established creative practice and be living on the island of Ireland.
- All projects require artisitc co-creation with a community/group
- Proposed events and engagements must take place within the South Dublin County Council Administrative area
- The community aspect of the project must take place with a community in South Dublin County Administrative area.
- Funding may be used to support the practice of artists and creatives. It may include mentoring, the purchase of specialised equipment / materials to create new work / travel to events that are useful to the applicant’s practice / attendance at masterclasses / to fund an exhibition / or performance of new work / or to fund research for the making of new work
- Funding may not be used for competitions (entry or travel to) or to fund third level undergraduate studies
- Funding provided by Creative Ireland must be acknowledged in all publicity material associated with the work. Most up to date SDCC and Creative Ireland Logos must be used on all materials. Logos will be available from South Dublin County Council Arts Office.
- Creative Ireland logo and South Dublin County Council logo must be visible on websites, social media and any other associated printed material or film. The following acknowledgement should be used: ‘This (Project name) is supported by the Creative Ireland Programme South Dublin’. Logos are available from the Creative Ireland South Dublin Community Engagement Officer.
- South Dublin County Council reserves the right to publicise the awarding of the fund. Successful applicants may be asked to be available for promotional material and to present their work to the Culture and Creativity Committee.
- Applications and information will be kept on file for no longer than 12 months
- A tax clearance certificate may be required
- All projects must be started in 2024 and completed in 2025. Project reports must be completed within 2 weeks of the project ending date. A report template will be provided to successful applicants
- Individuals/Organisations are responsible for their own project management, insurance, risk assessment and any other administration and paperwork related to the funded project
Selection Panel
An independent selection panel will be made up of a South Dublin Culture and Creativity Team member and professional creatives/artists. The selection panel will develop a shortlist of applications that best meet the selection criteria and may request further information to help in the assessment of the shortlisted applications. The selection panel may also decide not to seek further information of shortlisted applicants. The selection panel reserves the right not to grant an award if the standard of applications does not satisfy the criteria of the award in full. The decision of the panel is final.
For questions, please contact Eithne Swaine, Creative Communities Engagement Officer South Dublin: eswaine@sdublincoco.ie
This award is made possible under the Creative Ireland Creative Communities Programme 2023-2027 designed to enable people working together to transform their communities, their lives, and their environment through creativity.
The South Dublin County Council Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023-2027 endeavours to strengthen community, economy, space, and place, by placing culture and Creativity at the heart of South Dublin County development and regeneration work. South Dublin County has a population of approximately 300,000 and is one of the most diverse and culturally rich areas in Ireland with people of over ninety-three nationalities living here and 58 named languages spoken in the area. Because South Dublin County is characterised by multifaceted diverse identities rather than by a single identity, sustaining strong networks, partnerships, and collaboration within communities and with their leaders is of the upmost importance. Within each local authority Creative Ireland has established a Culture and Creativity Team which brings together local expertise in arts, heritage, libraries, enterprise and community engagement, to foster collaboration and spark new initiatives.
Creative Communities - Creative Ireland Programme
South Dublin - Creative Ireland Programme
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Mural Award
Creative Ireland South Dublin and The Arts office are inviting proposals from youth and community organisations, based in South Dublin County Council administrative area to deliver a mural artwork in their local areas. In 2025 €10,000 will be available for two Mural Artworks involving community co-design and participation with an artist.
Apply here: https://submit.link/3qr
Organisations applying for funding must:
-Identify a site for the artwork
-Identify and confirm an artist to design and produce the Artwork.
-Confirm permission for an artwork at the proposed site.
-Demonstrate a clear purpose for the artwork i.e. to engage with the community, to highlight a topic, to visually enhance the site.
-Provide a clear project plan and budget
Please note:
Planning permission is required for an exterior mural, as such the usual statutory requirement would have to be met (site notice, newspaper notices, application form, site location map, scaled drawings of proposals complying with planning and development regulations 2001). Include a letter of consent from the owner with the planning application documents. please see: Make a Planning Application - SDCC
For further information please contact Eithne Swaine: eswaine@sdublincoco.ie
INCUBATION AWARD 2025
We invite emerging creative/artistic individuals, ensembles, and collectives to submit proposals for the Incubation Award 2025 as part of the Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme.
This Creative Ireland South Dublin initiative seeks to support emerging ensembles/collectives and individual young artists and creatives, in any discipline or working across cultural and creative disciplines to:
Develop their practice
To promote their presence as a creative voice in South Dublin County.
The amount of the award is €5000. It is available to young people under 25 years who are living in the South Dublin County Council’s Administrative Area.
Eligibility
- Artists/creatives must be under the age of 25 and live in South Dublin County Council Administrative Area
- Any applicant may receive a maximum of three incubation awards.
- There must be an element of community or public engagement to the proposal.
- Any associated events with the project must take place within the South Dublin County Administrative Area. It is the responsibility of the applicant groups to verify the administrative area in which they reside.
- Funding may be used to support the practice of young artists and creatives. It may include mentoring, the purchase of specialised equipment / materials to create new work / travel to events that are useful to the applicant’s practice / attendance at masterclasses / to fund an exhibition / performance of new work / to fund research for the making of new work.
Funding may not be used to fund;
-Competitions (entry or travel to)
-Third level undergraduate studies
-An artist to work with a school or youth service based group. (For more information on funding available for this area, please contact the Arts Office.)
Funding provided by Creative Ireland must be acknowledged in all publicity material associated with the work. Logos are available from the South Dublin County Council Arts Office.
Applicants awarded funding will be asked to present to the SDCC arts office team or to the Creative Ireland Culture and Creativity team in the year after the receive funding.
South Dublin County Council reserves the right to publicise the awarding of the fund. Successful applicants may be asked to be available for promotional material.
-The selection panel reserves the right not to grant an award if the standard of applications does not satisfy the criteria of the award in full.
-Applications and information will be kept on file for no longer than 12 months.
-All projects must be completed in 2025. All project reports must be completed within 2 weeks of the project ending date. A report must be submitted to the creative Communities Engagement Officer by Nov. 1 2025.
-Individuals/Organisations are responsible for their own project management, insurance, risk assessment and any other administration and paperwork related to the funded project.
-All individuals working with children and young people must be appropriately Garda Vetted. Individual artists/organisations are responsible for Garda Vetting. Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy must be in place and available upon request. You are responsible for this.
For questions, please contact Eithne Swaine, Creative Communities Engagement Officer: eswaine@sdublincoco.ie
Apply-Now Link: https://submit.link/3i5
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