Artists must live in, be practicing in or be originally from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
You cannot apply for funding for any activity you have already received funding for from dlr in the last 12 months. You can apply for a different project even if you have been successfully funded in the last 12 months.
Please ensure you have read the Grant Scheme Guidelines, which set out the terms and conditions for payment and qualification for funding under each grant category, in full. A copy of the guidelines are available
here, under Grant schemes or can be requested by e-mail - grants@dlrcoco.ie or by phone - 01 204 7966 .
A maximum of one application will be accepted from any one individual.
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown Arts Office seeks to support financially sustainable artistic ventures.
Grants will not cover building programmes, third party grants, or assistance to cover loans or deficits, projects which could be undertaken on a commercial basis, charity fundraising events, the hire fee of Council premises, international travel or third level education.
Please ensure you have read the overall Grant Scheme Guidelines, which set out the terms and conditions for payment and qualification for funding.
No late applications will be accepted
The 2024 Emerging Artist Grants are funded by the Arts Council. Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Arts Council.
Applications will be marked on the following criteria:
Category and Weighted Score
Quality of previous work 35
Quality of proposal 35
Ability to deliver proposal 30
Please confirm you have read the guidelines and are eligible to apply for this grant.
Emerging Artists Grants (€2,000)
Purpose of the grant
To support individual emerging artists from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown to develop and further their practice through the creation of new work at this vital stage in their career development.
Successful recipients will receive an award of €2,000 for the development and creation of new work.
Grant specific eligibility
Proposals are invited from artists who are living in, practicing in or originally from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown;
Individual artists working in all art-forms (architecture, circus, craft (designers/makers), dance, film, literature, music, opera, spectacle, street art, theatre, traditional arts and visual arts) are eligible to apply. (Please note the word artist refers to arts practitioners working in all artforms).
Only one application can be made per artist;
Employees of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are not eligible to apply.
Artists who have previously received an Emerging Artist Bursary from Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are not eligible to apply;
This opportunity is only available for emerging artists. Emerging artist is defined as someone who is early career within their chosen art-form and has some experience but has not yet established a solid reputation as an artist.
Applicants must state why they categorise themselves as emerging.
Award Criteria
Applications should demonstrate the artistic merit and quality of previous work, the artistic merit and quality of their proposal and their ability to achieve outlined objectives within timeframe and budget.
A variety of artforms will be supported through this award.