Awards: ArtLinks Bursary Submissions Now Open – Co Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford

Image courtesy of Mayumi Nakabayashi, created at the European Land Art Festival as part of her ArtLinks bursary in 2024.

ArtLinks partners in Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford, and Wexford have opened submissions for the Professional and Emerging ArtLinks Bursary Awards 2026.

The Awards are designed to support artists in developing their practice by providing them with the time and resources to think, research, reflect, and critically engage with their art.

They will consider applications for assistance with any of the following areas of support:

  • Travel and training
  • Mentorship
  • To assist with education at the graduate level
  • Projects with a demonstrable benefit to practice development

Artists must be registered with ArtLinks to avail of these supports, and new artists must be registered on or before the 12th of January, 2026, to be eligible to apply.

Deadline: the 19th of January.

For more information, visit their website to locate the application for your particular county – https://linktr.ee/ArtLinks.ie

Their Instagram – @artlinks.ie

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Opportunity: Fingal Artists’ Support Scheme 2024

Fingal County Council 2024 Artists’ Support Scheme is open for applications. This funding allows professional artists to avail of up to €5,000 of an award towards travel and professional development opportunities, a residency, or towards the development of work.

The award is open to practising artists at all stages of their professional careers in music, visual art, drama, literature, film and dance. Applicants must have been born, have studied, or currently reside in the Fingal administrative area to be eligible to apply.

The funding is for projects or initiatives which will take place between 1st May and 31st December 2024.

Deadline: The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, 1st March 2024, at 4:00pm.

For more information, visit their website – http://fingalarts.ie/fingal-arts-office/bursaries-funding-residency-schemes/artists-support-scheme/artists-support-scheme-2024