Deadline: 7 August 2023
Applicants are now being invited to submit applications for the WOMEX Bursary Awards 2023.
WOMEX World Music Expo will take place in in Galicia, Spain, from 25th to 29th October 2023. This will be the nineth occasion of the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s attendance at WOMEX which has fast become the most important international professional market for world music of every kind including folk, roots, ethnic and traditional music.
The five-day event attracts over 2,500 delegates from over 90 countries, including hundreds of concert and festival bookers, labels, publishers, distributors, managers and the world’s media.
This year, the Arts Council of Northern Ireland will host a combined stand located within the Horizons section of WOMEX. Horizons is an initiative to collectively promote the music of nations of the UK & Ireland at WOMEX. The Horizons partners are Arts Council England, British Underground, Arts Council of Ireland, Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Culture Ireland, Creative Scotland, Scottish Music Industry Association, Arts Council of Wales, Cerdd Cymru: Music Wales, Wales Arts International, UK Trade & Investment.
Selected delegates will participate in the national stand to promote their work to international arts industry presenters and promoters.
Bursary Details
- The Arts Council of Northern Ireland will offer a maximum of up to four bursary awards for WOMEX 2023 (subject to available budget). The award – £650 per delegate – is towards the costs of return flights, registration and a contribution towards accommodation and subsistence.
Eligibility Criteria
- The delegate bursaries are available to musicians, managers and agents working in Northern Ireland and are aimed at those artists and promoters who have a track record of touring internationally, have excellent promotional material available (CDs, website etc) and who would benefit from attending the event to promote their work at this particular music industry marketplace. Only one delegate bursary will be awarded per group.
Ineligible
- Applicants who have already received an award within the previous 12 months, under the scheme to which they are applying. If you’ve received an award under a certain scheme within the last year, you can’t apply for that same scheme again in this round. This 12-month period runs from the date of the previous award letter.
For more information, visit Arts Council of Northern Ireland.
