Deadline: 19 June 2025
The Age & Opportunity Tyrone Guthrie Centre Residency Award (in partnership with Meath and Louth County Councils) aims to support professional artists of 50+ to develop their practice, by creating time and space to think and reflect on their work and to bolster their peer network.
The arts programme aims to support and provide resources for artists, arts participants/audiences and arts organisations. This is done through the annual Bealtaine Festival, which is Ireland’s month-long (May) national festival celebrating the arts and creativity as they age and the Resource and Development Programme.
This will be achieved through a dedicated bursary to attend a residency over the course of a week.
Benefits
- Two artists (one based in Meath and one based in Louth) will receive a funded week-long residency in the Tyrone Guthrie Centre including a small stipend.
Duration
- The residency must take place between July and December 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be:
- A professional artist (working in any artform) aged 50+;
- Recognised as a professional artist by their peers – for example, membership of an associated professional organisation;
- Working in any artform but must be based in Meath or Louth.
Selection Criteria
- A proven track record in their field of endeavour, for example:
- Authors across all genres including playwrights must have a piece of work published;
- Visual artists must have had one solo exhibition in a recognised professional venue and/or work selected for a group exhibition by a professional curator, and/or work in a recognised public collection;
- Musicians/composers/theatre makers etc. must have proven professional experience;
- Demonstration of ambition and vision for their work with dedication to their artistic development;
- Demonstration of how this award will benefit the development of their creative practice;
- Understanding of Tyrone Guthrie Centre and its ethos;
- Quality of supporting material.
Application Requirements
- Those wishing to apply for the Age & Opportunity Tyrone Guthrie Centre Residency Award should complete the application form, as well as sending a short biography, CV and three samples of work.
- Applicants must also provide 2 professional referees from their field.
For more information, visit Meath County Council.
