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Arts Grants and Awards

Grants & Awards for Voluntary Community Groups, Festivals & Artists in Offaly

Offaly County Council Arts Office offers several different grant programmes and schemes: Below is a summary of each offered.

Professional Artists Support Scheme

Designed to assist artists living in or from Offaly. This is an online application. Guidelines available on our Professional Artists Support Page;

OPEN  - Deadline 20th January 2025 at 3.00pm.

Arts Act Grants

This grant is open to voluntary community groups/organisations, artists, town bands, musical and drama groups in Offaly. Competition is high with a high calibre applications being submitted. This is an ONLINE APPLICATION, applicants wishing to apply should read the guidelines carefully. Average grant awarded is €500.00. Guidelines can be downloaded by visiting our Arts Act Grant Page.

OPEN  - Deadline 20th January 2025 at 3.00pm.

Festival Arts Grants 

This grant supports art programmes of festivals in Offaly. This is an ONLINE APPLICATION ONLY follow the link below for the application. To download Guidelines please visit our Festival Grant Page

OPEN  - Deadline Monday 17th February 2025 at 3.00pm.

Youth Arts Commission

Offaly County Council Arts Office invites professional artists, individuals or groups, to work with youth organisations to submit a proposal for the delivery of a Youth Arts Project for the cohort of 13- to 25-year-olds within Offaly. The commission is open to submissions from all art disciplines including visual arts, film, animation, digital arts, performing arts, literature or sound art. The commission can concentrate on one art form or a range of art forms but must include the participation of/engagement with a professional artist. Young people’s active participation
and the co-creation of work should be central to the youth arts project. For more info please visit Youth Arts - Offaly County Council or contact us on arts@offalycoco.ie

OPEN  - Deadline Friday 14th February 2025 at 4.00pm.

FilmOffaly Award 

An annual award which invites applicants to submit short film scripts. The winner of the award receives €10,000.00 towards the production of the film, together with other benefits. The film must be shot on location in Offaly. See www.filmoffaly.ie for more information and application forms.

Birr Writers Residency  CLOSED UNTIL 2025

Offaly County Council Arts Office provides an annual bursary to Tin Jug Studio to provide a writers residency/retreat in the Georgian heritage town of Birr. The opportunity is for professional writers who are seeking a short break from daily routines; it is for those who feel the need to re-invigorate themselves into completing current work; and it is also for writers who may simply need inspiration, through a change of place and stimuli. Email arts@offalycoco.ie for information on how to apply.

Arts Act Grants

Festival Arts Grants

Professional Artists Support Scheme