Individual Artist Grant 2021/22 (Ards and North Down Borough Council)

Overview

Ards and North Down Borough Council 

INDIVIDUAL ARTIST GRANT 2021/2022

For opportunities taking place between 1 June 2021 – 31 March 2022

The Ards and North Down Borough Council’s Individual Artist Grant has been established to enable artists to take part in a course/residency/development opportunity to enhance professional development across all artforms. 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

To be eligible you must meet all of the following criteria:

• Resident or professionally based* within the Ards and North Down Borough Council Area.
• A practicing professional artist in any art form including; visual art, applied art, multi-media, music, dance, drama, literature, etc.
• Applying to or have been accepted or invited onto a course/residency/development opportunity.

* an artist who has their own studio in the Borough OR is resident in a shared or membership studio space and can show that a substantial majority of their professional practice happens within the Borough.

WHAT IS AVAILABLE?

A maximum grant of £250 is available. 

CRITERIA

Please read the full Individual Artist Grant Guidelines document linked at the bottom of this page (under the heading "Related") before completing your application.

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Monday 19 April, at 11:59pm (sharp)

IMPORTANT

It is recommended that before submitting your application that you click the 'save and come back later' button at the bottom left of each page. This will save your work allowing you to return to it. You will need to complete each question on that page before you can save the work or move on to the next page. If you submit your application without saving your work, and you experience an IT issue or loss of internet connection, your work will be lost and you will have to start again. 

PLEASE NOTE

If you require special assistance with this application process, require a one-to-one telephone/video meeting for advice, or would prefer to complete a Word version of this application, please contact us before the deadline (no later than 12 noon on Friday 16 April) so this can be arranged. 

Email: artsgrants@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk for more information.