Artist Supports

Sligo County Council is committed to offering equality of access, opportunity and outcomes to all potential applicants regardless of their gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age, disability, race, socio-economic background or membership of the Traveller community. We welcome applications that are representative of the diversity of Irish society, including but not limited to any of the characteristics outlined above and/or initiatives that deliver equitable opportunities or outcomes for those involved.

Information for artists on Public Art Commissions and Opportunities can be found Here

Live / Work / Play
Artist Bursary Scheme

Eligibility:

Full-time, professional artists &
practitioners who live in Sligo or those
who can demonstrate their practice is
primarily based in Sligo town/county

Opens:

Rolling scheme, assessed bi-monthly

Application:

Online

Creative Heartlands
Film Bursary

Eligibility:

Established and emerging filmmakers and production companies, living/working in the region. This scheme is designed to support collaboration among filmmaking teams in the development of an original Film project.

Opens:

February/March

Application:

Online

Irish Writers Centre National Mentoring Programme

Eligibility:

Writers aged 18+ living on the island of Ireland. It supports emerging writers with a proven commitment to their craft, as well as those with one or two published books seeking guidance on new work, and established writers exploring a new genre.

Opens:

December

Application:

Online

INCU \ SPACE

Eligibility:

Professional artist/collectives from the performing arts sector who already have a project/new work in development and would now benefit from time, space and resources to progress the project further

Opens:

May

Application:

Online

Unheard Voice Award

Eligibility:

Writers from under-represented
backgrounds, including those based
on age, civil or family status,
disability, gender, membership of
the Traveller Community, race,
religion, sexual orientation,
displaced communities and
socio economic status.

Opens:

September

Application:

Various

Professional
Development Bursaries

Sligo Arts Service will offer micro-bursaries to
support full-time, professional artists to attend
nominated conferences, seminars etc

Eligibility:

Full-time professional artists
living/working in Sligo or who can
demonstrate that their practice is
primarily based here.

Opens:

Varies

Application:

Various

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