Dublin City Council Arts Officegrant
Dublin City Council Arts Office Bursary Award
- Who Can Apply: Individual professional artists who live within the Dublin City Council administrative area and work in a supported artform (including visual art, film, street art and spectacle, traditional art and multidisciplinary practice). Applicants cannot be in undergraduate education.
- The Focus: Development of an artist's practice: research and development, mentoring, training or study, experimentation and new skills. It does not fund the creation or public presentation of finished work.
- The Funding: Up to EUR 5,000, which may cover 100% of the activity costs including the artist's own time; no match funding is required. Personal access costs can be requested on top.
- Key Requirements: Submittable form with word-limited answers, plus mandatory uploads: a budget, a CV of at most 3 pages and at most five examples of previous work; two referees' contact details. Optional: up to ten pages of extra material and up to 5 media links (first three minutes of each reviewed). Deadline 12 noon, 28 October 2026.
DeadlineWednesday, October 28, 2026
AwardUp to €5,000 (excluding personal access costs)
Program dates2027
LocationDublin, County Dublin
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesAll Stages
Application notesApply online through Submittable by 12 noon, Wednesday 28 October 2026; late, emailed or hard-copy applications are not accepted. All questions must be answered. Written answers: summary of the proposed activities (max 50 words); overview of your artistic practice (max 120 words); key artistic activity over the past two years (max 200 words); the development activity you propose (max 350 words); why bursary support is relevant now and what you expect to gain (max 200 words); how you will undertake the activity, with key stages and timeline (max 200 words); role and experience of any mentor, collaborator or course (max 200 words); funding requested, total estimated cost and any other income. Mandatory supporting material (applications without all of it are ineligible): (1) a budget of anticipated costs and income, with artist fees broken down by days or hours and rate; (2) CV, maximum 3 pages; (3) examples of previous work, maximum five examples. Optional: up to ten pages of additional supporting material (only the first ten pages are assessed), e.g. letters from mentors confirming involvement, letters confirming course, residency or training offers, mentor CV, research outline or work plan, and links to moving image, film or sound recordings (maximum 5 items; only the first three minutes of each are reviewed). Names and contact details of two referees are required (contacted only if clarification is needed). Personal access costs, if requested, need a statement of max 200 words. Assessment: Artistic Ambition 40%, Relevance and Timeliness 30%, Feasibility and Development Plan 30%. Contact: artsoffice@dublincity.ie, 01 222 5455.
Contactartsoffice@dublincity.ie
Dublin City Council Arts Office
Organization based in Dublin