Arts Forms/Funding

Annual Funding

Applications are open for 2025 funding through the Arts Act Grant, individual Artist Bursaries, Artists in Schools Scheme and the Youth Theatre Grant Scheme.                                                                                                                                                       

Arts festivals, arts groups, arts events, communities, organisations and schools planning arts activity for 2025 can apply for the Arts Act Grant. Individual artists looking to further develop their practice or continue their arts education can apply for the Creative Work Development, Artist in Retreat or Further Arts Education Bursary. The Eamon Kelly Bursary is open to established artists of all disciplines, from or residing in Killarney Municipal District. The Artists in Schools Scheme is for schools who wish to collaborate with artists on an arts project. New for 2025 is for the Youth Theatre Grant, which is administered in collaboration with Kerry Local Creative Youth Partnership. Not-for-profit companies and organisations with new and established youth theatres can apply.

This year the application process is online. Please apply through Consult.ie. An online information session will take place at 1pm on 6th December to guide applicants through the process of submitting an online application. Email arts@kerrycoco.ie to register for the session.

While the preferred application method is online, we understand that some people may find it difficult to apply online. Therefore, see downloadable versions of the application forms below for your convenience. 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 1pm on 15th January 2025.

 

Other Funding

Creative Health & Wellbeing Shared Island Project Coordinator for the Weaving Worlds Together Project. This project will work with clients in Kerry and in Northern counties and will be a remote opportunity.

 
The closing date for quotations to be sent to arts@kerrycoco.ie is 4th December.
 
 
ANAM: Killarney Arts & Cultural Centre was recently fitted out with blackout blinds which will open up the venue to an even greater range of arts events. Funding was granted to the Killarney Arts Working Group through the Department of Rural & Community Development’s Community Enhancement Programme.

 

Other Forms