Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Artists, performers, writers, arts organisations, community and voluntary groups, local authorities. The applicant must be able to demonstrate their willingness and ability to contribute to the creative and cultural life of Northern Ireland.
Visual and performing arts, participatory arts, literature, language and culture are the headings that funding is released under.
Activities that are not directly arts related or do not enhance the artistic and cultural life of Northern Ireland. The Arts Council of Northern Ireland does not fund art students for activities related to their course of study or tuition fees. Some costs associated with the artists’ project may also be deemed ineligible.
The information is available from the Arts Council website in the funding section. The information is sub-categorised into ‘Funding for Individuals’ and ‘Funding for Organisations’. Guidance notes are available for each of the programmes and applicants are encouraged to read those before submitting an application for funding. Arts Council personnel are also on hand to assist with applications.
The Arts Council administers a number of funding programmes which are open for applications at different points in the year. The Support for the Individual Artist Programme is generally open for applications in June/July.
All applications are acknowledged.
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Linen Hill House
Lisburn
BT28 1FJ
028 9262 3555
