Carlow County Council Arts Service provides financial support to artists in order to nurture and sustain artistic practice and processes. As well as for longer-term arts development that engages audiences and public discourse in new ways.
Artists grants are available to all artistic disciplines including, artists, musicians, performers, theatre makers, filmmakers, writers, socially engaged artists, creatives, storytellers, artists that work across a number of contexts and practices, artists that work in a multidisciplinary way. This is not an exclusive list of artistic practices, and all Artists Grants are available to all persons.
There are several funding opportunities that support artists in the county that include:
- There are several funding opportunities that support the development and presentation of creative and artistic projects in the County that include:
- Arts Act Grant Scheme – Individual Artists/Musicians
- Arts Act Grant Scheme – Community Groups
- ArtLinks - Bursary Awards
- Carlow Beo! - Open Call
- Creative Ireland - Open Call
- Cruinniú na nÓg - Expression of Interest
- Culture Night - Expression of Interest
- Tyrone Guthrie Bursary
- These are on an annual basis for the financial year ahead.