Deadline: 16 November 2023
The Arts in Context Award invites artistic proposals involving professional artists in non-professional arts contexts such as a schools, health or social care settings, youth clubs, prisons, community spaces etc. using community arts, socially engaged, collaborative and/or participatory arts methods.
Categories
Applications can be made under one of any of the following project categories:
- Research & Development: Applicants can apply for support of up to €1000 towards the research and development of a project. This category prioritises resources needed by an artist to spend time researching methodologies and developing relationships for the benefit of a future project. The application for this project phase must be completed by the lead artist.
- Project Realisation: Applicants can apply for support of up to €6,000 towards the realisation of a project. This category prioritises resources needed for an artist and participants to work together on the realisation of a joint project proposal. The application for this project phase must be completed by the lead artist and participating group.
- Project Completion: Applicants can apply for support of up to €1,000 towards the completion of a project. This category prioritises resources needed for publication, dissemination and/or archival costs of a project that has been realised by an artist with participants. The application for this phase must be completed by the lead artist.
Criteria for Applications
- All Arts in Context projects must be developed and realised with participating groups located within the Cork City Council administrative area.
- Applications must be fully completed, signed and submitted before the stated deadline.
- Requested supporting material must be submitted.
- Work must be carried out on a not-for-profit basis.
- Work must be carried out in 2024.
- Work must be artistic in nature.
- Where relevant, organisations must have up-to-date child and vulnerable persons safeguarding policies that are compliant with the Children First Act 2015.
- Match funding of 30% is required for Project Realisation Arts in Context Awards. Support in-kind is eligible.
Additional Criteria
- Artistic
- Artistic ambition of project proposal.
- Involvement of professional artists and arts workers in the planning and implementation of the project/activity.
- Track record of the lead artist relevant to the nature of the proposed project.
- Quality of artistic samples.
- Relevance of artistic project to the specified community group.
- Impact on professional development of the artist in their area of practice.
- Strategic
- Potential to contribute to relevant objectives in the Cork City Council Arts & Culture Strategy, 2022 – 2026.
- Relevance to the needs of the relevant community/group/audience and capacity to animate target settings.
- Recognition and accommodation of the diverse cultures and demographics in the city.
- Participation/partnership proposed is appropriate, inclusive and of depth and quality.
- Operational
- Accessible to all – thought should be given to venue, cost and access requirements.
- Evidence of feasibility (objectives should be achievable, budgets should balance, timelines should be realistic and input into activities by all involved as appropriate should be demonstrated).
- Evidence of equitable and fair remuneration for professional artist’s/arts workers.
- Evidence of appropriate documentation and/or evaluation of activities.
- Evidence of collaboration and co-operation with proposed participants in project planning.
- Evidence of organisational capacity of participating group especially with regard to monitoring participant experience and managing emerging issues.
- Evidence of planning towards appropriate format for presentation or sharing of outcomes, as applicable.
For more information, visit Cork City Council.
