Five €40,000 Scholarships Available for Emerging Irish and UK Artists

Five €40,000 Scholarships Available for Emerging Irish and UK Artists

Recipients also receive mentoring and a short film about their work.

Emerging Irish and UK artists aged 18 to 30 are invited to apply for a €40,000/£30,000 Sky Academy Arts Scholarship.

For Irish applicants, a briefing session will take place in The Liquor Rooms, 7 Wellington Quay, Dublin on Wednesday 13 January at 5–7pm.

There are five scholarships available, four to be awarded to young artists in the UK and one in Ireland. Artists working in the following categories are eligible: music, dance, visual art, theatre and comedy, film production and creative producing.  

The purpose of the scholarships are to give young people the time, space and money they need to develop their creative practice and unlock their potential. 

As well as the scholarship, recipients will receive mentoring from senior Sky staff and professionals from the arts industry. The artists will also receive a short film about their project and practice. 

The deadline for applications is 5pm on 10 March.

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Published on 6 January 2016

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