Deadline: 28 February 2024
Kildare County Council and Kildare’s Creative Ireland team invites proposals from artists, creative practitioners and organisations for new public-facing creative projects of ambition to coincide with the county’s Cruinniú na nÓg celebrations in 2024.
Cruinniú na nÓg (Saturday 15 June 2024) is the annual National Day of Creativity for children and young people. It aims to celebrate and encourage children and young people’s participation in culture and creativity by providing free, accessible, activity-based creative action in their own locality.
The emphasis of Cruinniú na nÓg is on doing, making, and creating. They are particularly interested projects that:
- include the voice of children/young people in the project development and delivery;
- facilitate creative engagements for and with children and young people;
- are embedded in/represent communities in every location in the county.
Projects may be devised in advance, but the main component must take place or culminate on Saturday 15 June 2024. It must be free to attend and public-facing.
Cruinniú na nÓg is an initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and is presented in partnership with RTÉ and Local Authorities.
Award Details
- Commissions will range from €1,500 – €5,000.
Who Can Apply?
- Applications are welcome from individual artists, creative professionals, and organisations from or living in County Kildare. Applicants who reside outside of County Kildare are welcome to apply for proposals taking place in the county and must clearly demonstrate how their proposal would benefit the county.
- They welcome applicants who represent the diversity of Irish society. They encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of your gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the Traveller Community, or socio-economic background.
- They welcome applications from individuals whose first language is not English.
- Applicants must be aged 18 years or older.
- All recipients of grant assistance under Kildare’s Cruinniú na nÓg Commission Award Scheme for projects involving children or young people must have appropriate policies in place as regards Child Protection. Lead artists/facilitators must be Garda Vetted in advance.
For more information, visit Kildare County Council.
