Open Call | Individual Creatives In Collaborative Practice Award 2022 – Creative Ireland South Dublin
€15,000.00
In 2019, the Creative Ireland National Programme began looking at how the cultural and creative sectors could play a greater role in public engagement on climate change. The Creative Ireland South Dublin programme wants to support these initiatives through this award.
Our culture shapes how we interact with our environment through:
- Our habits of consumption
- Ideas about nature
- What we value as meaningful
- What we think is possible and impossible
Call for Proposals
This Creative Ireland South Dublin initiative seeks to support artists and creatives with a collaborative practice with a focus on climate change action.
We invite individual artists/creatives to submit proposals to the Individual Creative in Collaborative Practice Award. We are looking for proposals that address the following aims:
- Clear developmental aspect for the artist/creative practice
- Engaging community collaborative element
- Innovative and unique project where the culture and creative sectors engage with the public on action around climate change
There are two strands to the Award:
- Project Award up to €10,000
- Development Award up to €5000
This award is made possible under Pillar Two of the Creative Ireland Programme for 2020 – Enabling Creativity in Every Community.
More information can be found about the South Dublin County Climate Action Plan:
More information can be found about Creative Ireland Climate Action
Who can apply
Individual Artists/Creatives/Collectives in Collaborative Practice who live or work in South Dublin County Council Administrative Area
How to apply
The application form and all required supporting materials are to be submitted via Submit.com
We require the following documents
- Completed Application Form submitted via Submit.com
- Proposal Timeline
- Agreements in Place with mentors, funders, organisations, venues, etc. which relate to this proposal.
- Relevant CVs for each individual named in the proposal
- Examples of previous work that will best support your proposal
It is anticipated this award will be highly competitive. Proposals not containing all the above required documentation will not be considered for shortlisting. One Project award of €10,000 and one Development Award of €5000 will be made.
Timeline
- Applications open Tuesday 5 April 2022
- Deadline for Submission Tuesday 3 May 2022 at 5:00pm
- Notification of award: before 1 June 2022
Proposals will be assessed on the following criteria
- Impact of the developmental aim on the Creative Individual or Collective
- Ambition of the developmental aspect and the extent to which it fosters creativity in the community collaboration
- Alignment to the challenges of the 5 action areas set out in the SDCC climate action plan
- Feasibility of the proposal including: cost, additional supports required or confirmed and timeline
- Reach of the participant target audience and scope of the citizen engagement event
Special Considerations
Special consideration will be given to proposals that directly meet one or more of the following:
- Culturally diverse creatives
- Engagement with harder to reach or marginalised audience
Selection Panel
An independent selection panel will be made up of a member of the South Dublin Creative Culture Team and professional creatives/artists. The selection panel will develop a shortlist of applications that best meet the selection criteria and may request further information to help in the assessment of the shortlisted applications. The selection panel may also decide not to seek further information of shortlisted applicants. The selection panel reserves the right not to grant an award if the standard of applications does not satisfy the criteria of the award in full. The decision of the panel is final.
Eligibility
You are eligible for this award if you live and/or work in South Dublin County Council Administrative Area.
Award Conditions
- Artists/creatives must be live and/or work in South Dublin County Council Administrative Area
- Proposal must have an element of community or public engagement
- Proposed events and engagements must take place within the South Dublin County Council Administrative area
- Funding may be used to support the practice of artists and creatives. It may include mentoring, the purchase of specialised equipment / materials to create new work / travel to events that are useful to the applicant’s practice / attendance at masterclasses / to fund an exhibition / or performance of new work / or to fund research for the making of new work
- Funding may not be used for competitions (entry or travel to) or to fund third level undergraduate studies
- Funding provided by Creative Ireland must be acknowledged in all publicity material associated with the work. Most up to date SDCC and Creative Ireland Logos must. be used on all materials. Logos are available from the South Dublin County Council Arts Office.
- The most up to date Creative Ireland logo and South Dublin County Council logo must be visible on websites, social media and any other associated printed material or film. The following acknowledgement should be used: ‘This (Project name) is supported by the Creative Ireland Programme South Dublin’. Logos are available from the Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme Manager.
- South Dublin County Council reserves the right to publicise the awarding of the fund. Successful applicants may be asked to be available for promotional material
- The selection panel reserves the right not to grant an award if the standard of applications does not satisfy the criteria of the award in full
- Applications and information will be kept on file for no longer than 12 months
- A tax clearance certificate may be required
- All projects must be completed in 2022. All project reports must be completed within 2 weeks of the project ending date. A project report template will be provided to successful applicants
- Individuals/Organisations are responsible for their own project management, insurance, risk assessment and any other administration and paperwork related to the funded project
For questions, please contact Carla Fazio at cfazioarts@gmail.com, Creative Ireland South Dublin Programme Manager.