Opportunities. Grants, awards, open calls and commissions

38 Opportunities GRANTS, AWARDS, OPEN CALLS, COMMISSIONS

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FUTURES 2021, European Programme for Photographers with PhotoIreland Since 2017, the aim of Futures is to pool the resources and talent programmes of leading photography institutions across Europe in order to increase the capacity, mobility and visibility of its selected artists.

To date, PhotoIreland has put forward 15 artists for the platform and are now opening the call for five new artists to put forward in 2021.

The submission to this opportunity is open to all Irish and Ireland-based artists, including those Irish artists practicing abroad, working in photography at any level, who feel their practice is at a suitable stage to avail of this opportunity. They are looking for contemporary, lens-based artists, regardless of your CV or experience, but they want to see dedication and serious intention to your practice. They strongly recommend for each applicant to review the practice of the previous artists that have been invited to participate in the platform to understand this call better. Submissions for Mysteries of Transition, Greece, ECoC 2023 In 2023 the city of Elevsis will host the title of the European Capital of Culture (ECoC), presenting a multifaceted programme entitled ‘MYSTERIES of TRANSITION’. For the final configuration of its artistic programme, the Municipal Single Societe Anonyme of the Cultural Capital of Elevsis, 2023 ELEVSIS addresses an international open call to individual artists, groups and organisations from Greece and abroad, for the submission of proposals for new projects/actions that will take place during 2022 and 2023.

Elevsis is the fourth European Capital of Culture hosted in Greece. Drawing inspiration from the rich history of the city, 2023 ELEVSIS forms a comprehensive artistic, research and educational program, the MYSTERIES of TRANSITION, moving in four strategic areas: Culture, People, City and Environment. Accordingly there are three distinct and interconnected central themes of the programme, People / Society, Environment and Labour, reflecting the unique features of the city and the contemporary challenges both Elevsis and Europe are facing. ‘Reflections’ Gallery Exhibition / Installation for Clonmel Junction Arts Festival For the 20th anniversary festival Clonmel Junction Arts Festival (3 -11 July 2021) are working with project partners South Tipperary Arts Centre on a visual arts project entitled ‘Reflections’.

There are two separate briefs, both responding to the 2021 theme of Identity. Proposals will be assessed both from an artistic viewpoint and from evidence of feasibility and deliverability.

An information session on the background of the project and the commissioning strategy will be held via Zoom for interested artists on Tuesday 2nd March, and will be available to view until the deadline on Monday, 22 March.

For Gallery Exhibition / Installation, artists are invited to submit budget proposals up to a maximum of €3,000. Budgets are inclusive of all artist fees, material costs, travel and expenses not exceeding €3,000. Applicants are responsible for any costs in preparing proposals for the open call. A Radical Plot at IMMA, Dublin

IMMA welcomes applications from artists and cultural practitioners nationwide as to how the onsite studios can be an expanding base for research and engagements through sited activities and interventions in 2021.

This year IMMA is prioritising public processes to activate the full scope of the Museum grounds in creative and meaningful ways. The residency will connect the Museum community, affiliated mentors and residents as a gathering of co-thinkers who will work together in adaptable, radical and dynamic ways to reignite the possibilities for creative continuity and inclusivity in these unique and challenging times.

IMMA Provides: Studio access; €1,000 per month per diem; Professional support; Additional financial support; Onsite accommodation for non-Dublin-based artists; Residents will be supported to develop projects for IMMA communities in diverse areas, including: Education, Community Engagement, Public Programmes, Teens, Family, Seniors and Access Programmes, as well as Digital Content.

Deadline Sunday, 7 March

Web photoireland.org

Email julia@photoireland.org Deadline Wednesday, 31 March

Web 2023elevsis.eu

Email artisticdirectorate@eleusis2021.eu Deadline Monday, 22 March

Web junctionfestival.com

Email info@southtippartscentre.ie Deadline Wednesday, 10 March, 2pm

Web imma.ie

Email hello@imma.ie

Percent for Art Commission, Coláiste Chú Chulainn, Dundalk, Co. Louth Coláiste Chú Chulainn is a co-educational, multidenominational learner–centred school. It is the aim of the school community to provide a comprehensive education in which every member of Clann Choláiste Chú Chulainn is encouraged to learn, develop and attain excellence.

The School’s Public Art Working Group have made the decision to commission a Permanent Artwork to be sited at the front of their school. A meaningful engagement process to involve some of their students is important to the school.

Budget: €54,000. This includes the costs of any materials, artist’s fees, design development, artists’ insurance, supply and installation, signage, travel, and any other costs incurred in the production of the project / artwork.

Various approaches and levels of engagement are welcomed as part of this Per Cent for Art project. Collaborative partnerships are also welcome, should artists wish to partner with another artist for this project but a joint application would need to be submitted Arts Council Visual Arts Project Award The deadline for the next round of the Arts Council’s Project Awards is 5.30pm Thursday, 15 April 2021.

The window for making an application opens on Tuesday, 16 March, 2021.

The Arts Council will offer Project awards in the following: • Visual Arts • Dance • Film • Theatre

The Arts Council’s Project awards support specific project activities under each of the above artform/arts practice areas. The award guidelines for each award can be downloaded from the available funding section of the Arts Council’s website in early March.

The award is open to individuals and organisations.

Applications will only be accepted through the Arts Council’s online services website and all supporting material must be submitted online. Applicants who have not previously used the online services site must register in advance of making an application. The LAB Gallery and FSAS Sculpture Award in partnership with Sculpture Dublin As part of Sculpture Dublin, Dublin City Council is delighted to announce a developmental Sculpture Award open to artists resident in Ireland who use sculpture as a primary medium. The Award will provide a range of practical supports to an artist seeking to take creative risks within their practice, allowing them to further develop and refine their own sculptural language while pursuing new lines of enquiry.

This is a unique opportunity for the selected artist to realise a piece of sculpture with support from Fire Station Artists’ Studios (FSAS) and Dublin City Council Arts Office. The artist will be awarded: €12,000 for fees and materials for the production of new work; A two week residency at Fire Station Artists’ Studios workshop facility; A spotlight exhibition in the Cube at the LAB Gallery; Mentorship by an established artist; A commissioned written response to the work; Photographic documentation of the work installed at The LAB Gallery REAKTOR, Vienna, Austria The REAKTOR’s cross-disciplinary programme features works that are imbued with the spirit of the times. The REAKTOR’s call for concepts is designed to seek out that very potential in the visual arts, hence the title Potenziale. Particular emphasis is to be placed on space-defining art for the REAKTOR’s architectural core, i.e. its main hall.

The chosen artists will be invited to flesh out and implement their submitted concept as part of a one-week residency in summer 2021 and then showcase it to the public as part of an exhibition in the second half of October 2021.

The application is a single-stage process. A description, sketches, and an enclosed portfolio of earlier works are sufficient. The REAKTOR team will be on hand to assist with the finalisation and support the implementation. A budget of up to €3,500 is available for the exhibition production, together with practical assistance from the REAKTOR’s technical team.

Deadline Friday, 2 April, 12 noon

Email rinawhyte@yahoo.com

Tel +353 87 238 9591 Deadline Monday, 15 April, 5.30pm

Web artscouncil.ie

Email awards@artscouncil.ie Deadline Friday, 26 March, 5pm

Web sculpturedublin.ie

Email sabina@sculpturedublin.ie Deadline Monday, 31 May

Web reaktor.art

Email kontakt@reaktor.art