Open Call | Artist Bursary Award from Longford County Council
Longford County Council Arts Bursary Awards helps local artists in the development of their artistic practice. The award is to help with work planned for the coming year, which may include training, research and making new work. Applicants may apply for:
- Development of new work
- Professional Development
Requirements and notes:
Applicant must be a professional artist ordinarily basing their practice in County Longford.
The activity for which the artist wishes to apply must be completed before 31 December 2026.
Completed application forms must be accompanied by the following:
A short biography
A short C.V
Three samples of recent work
Contact details for two professional referees that are familiar with the applicant’s work
Applications are assessed under the following criteria by an independent external expert panel:
Quality of existing work and bursary proposal idea
Relevance and timeliness of proposal to the development of artist’s practice
Proposal feasibility
Cultural benefit for County Longford
Conditions for successful applicants:
Drawdown of funding will be in two instalments paid to the artist by Electronic Funds Transfer
The first instalment of 80% will be paid on request approximately six weeks before work start date.
The final instalment of 20% will be paid on receipt of a bursary evaluation report completed by the Artist.
First payment must be drawn down by May.
Final instalment of the funding must be drawn down by beginning of December.