Roscommon County Council Funding for Artists 2025

RCC Artist Bursaries - Performing Arts Forum Limerick Gathering

*OVER SUBSCRIBED - APPLICATION NOW CLOSED*

Performing Arts Forum is delighted to be working with Roscommon County Council Arts Office to offer two bursaries for arts practitioners based in the Roscommon area to attend the Performing Arts Forum Gathering in Limerick on 27 and 28 May 2025.

Hundreds of artists, arts workers and arts organisation people from arts centres and production companies, festivals and funders are getting together in Limerick for two days of conversation, provocation, and inspiration. Sessions will take place in the Lime Tree Theatre with an artistic programme on the first evening of the event. 

The event happens from approx. lunch time on 27 May to a late lunch on 28 May. 

Each Artist Bursary will cover: Ticket to Performing Arts Forum Limerick Gathering includes all day sessions, two lunches, dinner, coffee breaks and the artistic programme Artist Honorarium of €150 Accommodation and Travel Contribution of €150 (To be arranged by the artist - see www.performingartsforum.ie for details of accommodation deals)

NOTES FOR APPLYING

• Applicants must be living in the Roscommon area.
• In the honour of fairness and transparency this opportunity is for first time applicants
• Deadline to apply: Friday 28 March 2025**.
• **Please note that the bursaries will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. The artist will receive €300 (artist honorarium and accommodation and travel contribution) on 30 May.

Any questions can be directed to Paul Donnelly at paul@performingartsforum.ie

Roscommon Arts Office announces Drama League of Ireland Scholarship

*APPLICATION NOW CLOSED*

The Arts Office of Roscommon County Council has introduced a new support for amateur drama this year in the form of a scholarship to the popular Drama League of Ireland Residential Summer School which takes place at the University of Limerick from 19th to 26th July 2025 (dates subject to confirmation by DLI)

The Drama League of Ireland (DLI) is the national representative body for amateur drama groups, societies and individuals. Arts Officer Rhona McGrath outlines that “the Summer School facilitates the participant’s artistic development by furthering their knowledge and experience under the guidance of Irish and international theatre professionals. Places are highly sought after.”

There are many courses on offer at this year’s summer school for actors and directors, designed to cater for a wide variety of interests and levels of experience. The scholarship, valued at €600, will cover the cost of a residential place at the Summer School and includes tuition, accommodation and meals. Further information on the DLI is available at www.dli.ie.

Amateur members of drama societies in County Roscommon are invited to apply for this scholarship. 

Guidelines and application forms are available for this Roscommon scholarship by emailing artsofficer@roscommoncoco.ie

The deadline for receipt of all applications is Friday 7th February 5.00pm.

Roscommon Arts Office Bursary Programme 2025

*APPLICATION NOW CLOSED*

Roscommon County Council, together with the Arts Council of Ireland, is pleased to announce funding for artists in 2025 under the annual Artist Bursary Programme. Professional artists either currently living in the county or who were born here, are eligible to apply.

“Roscommon County Council Arts Plan outlines our priority to Support artists and arts professionals to make great work that can be enjoyed and valued. The Artist Bursary Programme is designed to further the development of professional practitioners in all art forms, for any purpose that will demonstratively contribute to the artist’s development. We are looking for quality applications which will benefit the artists and in turn the cultural life of County Roscommon.” Rhona McGrath, Arts Officer

The Artist Bursary Awards provide financial support to professional artists to allow them to develop their practice. The award can be used towards the costs of attending courses, mentoring, developing new work, investment in equipment, participation in exhibitions and various other activities.  Applications are assessed by a panel with an external expert and awards made on their recommendation.

Applications will only be accepted via Roscommon County Council’s My Online Services

You can watch a short video on how to register for My Online Services here: http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/!62BO41

Once you have registered, you will find the application form under “A-Z Services” 

The opening date for submissions is 7th January2025

The closing date for submissions is 14th February 2025 at 5pm.*NOW CLOSED*

Enquiries can also be sent via email to: bursaries@roscommoncoco.ie

 The Artist Bursary Programme is the first of the 2025 announcements, with the Roscommon New Writing and Chapbook awards also to be announced later this spring, in addition to a number of artist commissions, as part of Roscommon County Council’s ongoing commitment to supporting artists.

Roscommon County Council Funding for Artists 2024

Roscommon County Council Artist Bursary - Theatre Forum Sligo Gathering 2024

Roscommon County Council Arts Service is delighted to be working with Theatre Forum to offer a bursary for a professional theatre practitioner based in the Roscommon area to attend the Theatre Forum Gathering in Sligo on 28 and 29 May 2024.

Hundreds of artists, arts workers and arts organisation people from arts centres and production companies, festivals and funders are getting together in Sligo for two days of conversation, provocation, and inspiration. Sessions will take place in the Hawk's Well and The Model with an artistic programme by Cairde Festival. The event happens from approx. lunch time on 28 May to a late lunch on 29 May.

The Artist Bursary will cover:

• Ticket to Theatre Forum Sligo Gathering includes all day sessions, two lunches, dinner, coffee breaks and the artistic programme
• Artist Honorarium of €150
• Accommodation and Travel Contribution of €150 (To be arranged by the artist - see www.theatreforum.ie for details of accommodation deals)

Applicants must be living in the Roscommon area.

Deadline to apply: Friday 19 April 2024.

Application available here or available for download in related documents below. 

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The Creative Heartlands Adaptation Film Bursary

The Creative Heartlands Adaptation Film Bursary is the second annual award by Roscommon, Leitrim and Sligo local authorities under the Creative Ireland Programmewith the support of the National Talent Academy. Open to both established and emerging filmmakers and production companies, living/working in the region, to support collaboration among filmmaking teams in the development of an original Adaptation Film project.

Three bursaries are available to film teams (one from each county), each to the value of €6,000.

The ambition of the initiative is to produce a short film that is complementary to the original literary work, therefore not a literal translation. The raw material must be spoken word, song, poetry, short story or a literary fragment. The literary work or song must be the work of an artist (or artists) from either Sligo, Leitrim or Roscommon.

Deadline for applications is Midnight, Monday, 13th May, 2024

• To make a submission, follow this link - https://bit.ly/AdaptationFilmBursary2024.
• Successful applicants will be notified by Friday 17th May 2024.
• For any clarification please contact creativeheartlandsfilm@gmail.com or go to https://leitrimdesignhouse.ie/pages/creative-heartlands.

More information available in related documents below.

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Bealtaine Projects Call Out 2024

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