 | Artists , Communtiy Groups, Festivals can apply for grants under the Arts Act Grants or Festival Grants |
The Arts Act Grant Scheme 2013 is now closed. Details of groups funded will be announced in April 2013
Arts Act Grant Scheme
Available to voluntary Community groups, Town Bands, Drama and Musical Groups & Individual Artists in Offaly
In 2013 Offaly County Council allocated a budget of €5,000.00 for the Arts Act Grants. Thirty three applications were received and of these fourteen were recommended for funding by an assessment board. Projects were prioritised for funding on the following basis:
- New and innovative projects.
- Projects with maximum impact/influence on the community.
- Projects delivering quality arts experiences.
Groups funded under the Arts Act Grant Scheme 2013 include:
| Organisation | Proposal | Funded |
| Ballycumber Amateur Drama Group | Theatre workshop with Jasango Theatre | €200 |
| Clara Musical Society | Production of Annual Musical | €300 |
| Clara Town Band | Professional Music Tutor to develop musicianship | €450 |
| Jasango Theatre | Facilitation of workshops with the older age group in Offaly with a view to researching real life experiences in 1960's and using these for a short fictional play | €300 |
| Mixed Bag Media Ltd | Feature film production that will be assisted by the Daingean community. Includes community training/workshops in film making | €1,000 |
| Rath Drama Group | Production of Play | €300 |
| Sophie Ward | A week long series of workshops that will culminate in the performance of an orginal musical show for children | €300 |
| St Colmcilles Pipe Band | To upgrade equipment and purchase new music | €450 |
| St Mary's Youth & Community Centre | Youth Clubs Annual Production | €300 |
| Stagecraft Ireland | Provide workshops for older teenagers in Edenderry | €300 |
| Tullamore Academy Chamber Choir | Reheasal of new music for performance and tour | €300 |
| Tullamore Gramophone Society | Preview of National Concert Hall Performance in Charleville Castle | €300 |
| Tullamore Housing Assoc | A Storytelling event to launch the Storytellers Bench | €300 |
| Veronica Nicholson | Creative mapping of a farm in Rhode, inc local stories - towards exhibition exchange in Estonia | €200 |
Festival Grants 2013
Available to Festival Organisations in Offaly
Offaly Festivals Funded under the Festival Grants Scheme 2013
| Festival | Festival Programme | Funded |
| Birr Vintage Week and Arts Festival | Visual arts trail and lunchtime theatre performances over 7 days | €1,500 |
| Daingean Homecoming Festival | Film screening and drumming workshop | €400 |
| I.F. O.N.L.Y Dance Festival | Only dance festival in Ireland dedicated to solo dance performances, programme is attracting visiting audiences, strong programme of performace, workshops and schools engagement | €1100 |
| OFFline Film Festival | Screenings, workshops and live filmmaking challenge, attracting large visiting audience | €1500 |
| ShakeFest | Dance and world culture festival, perfromances and workshops in Charleveille Castle | €700 |
| Shannonbridge Music Festival | Funding recommeded for music programme | €600 |
| Slieve Bloom Storytelling Festival | Funding for workshops | €400 |
| WrightFest Playwriting Festival | A development of the Bo Leitreach festival into what will be the only festival in Ireland dedicated to Playwrighting | €1,000 |