Cork City Council invites applications to the Arts in Context Award 2021.

This award aims to provide opportunities for artists and community groups to work together to realise arts projects. This grant provides for either research/development support for a project, for the total cost of project realisation or to support project completion. This award supports projects that take place in community contexts such as; schools, hospitals, community care settings, youth clubs, prisons, community centre’s, clubs etc. Artists and the group must plan the project together.

The Arts in Context award provides for ONE of the categories listed below, this award aims to provide opportunities for community groups to work together with artists to realise arts projects in Cork city. It supports projects that take place in community context. i.e.: schools, hospitals, community care settings, youth clubs, prisons, community centres, clubs etc.

• Section A - Research / development of a project: Applicants can apply for a research and development phase for a project up to €1,000. This category is to support an artist’s time in researching a project and the application must be completed by the artist.
• Section B - Project Realisation: Applicants can apply for up to €6,000 for the realisation of an arts project. The application must be completed by the artist and the community group.
• Section C -Project completion: Applicants can apply for up to €1,000 funding for completion of a project, generally this would address publication, dissemination and / or documentation costs. Applications must be completed by the artist

NOTE: only ONE of the above categories can be applied for at one time

See link below for further details.