Professional Development: Artist in the Community Scheme 2010

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Artist in the Community Scheme 2010 

• New in 2010: Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award 2010 - Arts and Older People (read more)
• New in 2010: Mentoring award now part of Artist in the Community Scheme (below) 
• Announcement of AIC 2010 Recipients: Round One and Round Two 
• Sample evaluation report: Review of Click - Click on behalf of St Kevin’s Family Resource Centre, prepared by Richard Wakely of RW International Arts

Twice yearly, the Arts Council offers grants to enable artists and communities of place/or interest to work together on projects. The scheme is open to artists from any of the following artform disciplines: architecture, circus, street art and spectacle, dance, film, literature (Irish and English language), music, opera, theatre, visual arts and traditional arts.
 
The aim of the scheme is to encourage meaningful collaboration between communities of place and/or interest and artists. It is essential that consultation take place between the artist and the community group, so that both parties are involved in deciding on the nature of the project realisation. Group ownership of the art should be maintained at every stage. The Project Realisation may result in a variety of outcomes.

The Artist in the Community Scheme is managed by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts.

There are two phases to the Artist in the Community (AIC) scheme: 

Phase One, Research & Development, is open to artists who wish to research and develop a project in a community context. Maximum time frame is 3 months. The maximum amount awarded in Phase One is €1,000.

New this year: Phase One, Research & Development/Mentoring is open to artists who wish to develop a community based project and who have identified an artist mentor they want to work with a during the research and development phase. The maximum award is €1500, which includes €500 fee payable to the mentor.

Deadlines in 2010: Friday 26 February 5pm and Friday 25 June 5pm.
 
Phase Two, Project Realisation, is open to communities of interest or place (or their representative organisations), planning a project of between 6 weeks and 5 months duration with a maximum award of €5000, and those who are planning a project of between 6 months and 9 months with a maximum award of €10,000.

Deadlines in 2010: Friday 26 February 5pm and Friday 25 June 5pm.

For further information on application criteria and assessment, or to book an advisory session about the Scheme, contact Katherine Atkinson, Professional Development, 01-4736600 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . Application forms are available below, and are also available in large format or in Irish

Read the AIC  FAQ

Download the Application Forms

Artists

AIC Phase 1 [PDF]  Application form + guidelines
AIC Phase 1 [DOC] Application form ONLY

AIC Phase 1/Mentoring [PDF] Application form + guidelines
AIC Phase 1/Mentoring [DOC] Application form ONLY

Communities of interest or place (or their representative organisations)

AIC Phase 2 (short term) [PDF] Application form + guidelines
AIC Phase 2 (short term) [DOC] Application form ONLY

AIC Phase 2 (long term) [PDF] Application form + guidelines
AIC Phase 2 (long term) [DOC] Application form ONLY

Since 2001 the Artist in the Community Scheme has funded more than 100 artists. Visual artists, writers, theatre practitioners, musicians, film makers, architects and dancers have worked with many communities of place/and or interest including  Termonfeckin Macra na Feirme, Ballymun Pigeon Club, Irish Wheelchair Association, an Ionad Culturtha and ALAF.