KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL
ARTS SERVICE AWARDS OPPORTUNITIES 2006
Kildare County Council Arts Service invites applications for the following schemes:
- Arts Act Grants Scheme 2006
- Cecil Day Lewis Literary Bursary Award
- Tyrone Guthrie Residency Bursary Award
- Drama League of Ireland Summer School Bursary Award
Arts Act Grants Scheme 2006
Applications are invited from:
- Arts Education/ training projects
- Bursary awards for individual Kildare based artists for the development of their work.
- Assistance to groups/ organisations/ schools towards the cost of projects or events that stimulate public interest in and improve arts practice in the county.
Maximum grant available €650
Cecil Day Lewis Literary Bursary Award
The first annual Cecil Day Lewis Literary Bursary Award is open to both established and emerging writers and critics to enable
- Research : towards the production of new writings
- Formal or informal training : Participation in a professional or post-graduate course, mentoring, or other initiative, which will expand existing practice
Cecil Day Lewis Application Form
The bursary award is € 2,500.
Tyrone Guthrie Residency Bursary Award
Two bursary awards will be made to artists from all fields born or living in Co Kildare to enable them to spend two weeks at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, the artists workplace in Monaghan. Artists will be selected on the basis of their previous achievements and the project they intend to further during their working residence.
Tyrone Guthrie Application Form
For information about the Tyrone Guthrie Centre see www.tyroneguthrie.ie
Drama League of Ireland Summer School Bursary Award
Kildare County Council Arts Service proposes to offer two bursary awards for the DLI Summer School 2006 at University Limerick. The bursary will cover course fees, including tuition, single room en-suite accommodation, meals and social programme.
Drama League of Ireland Application Form
For information about the Drama League of Ireland see www. dli.ie
Application forms and further information also available from
Kildare County Arts Service, Riverbank, Main Street, Newbridge, Co Kildare
Tel: 045-448318 / 448328 Email: lrussell@kildarecoco.ie
CLOSING DATE FOR EACH SCHEME IS 5pm, MONDAY 20 TH MARCH 2006