For the past year the Arts Council has been working actively to develop a comprehensive Equality, Human Rights and Diversity policy. This was informed by our requirement to put a Gender Equality Policy in place in 2018 and our wider Public Sector Duty to proactively safeguard against discrimination on the nine grounds enshrined in legislation – gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the Traveller Community.

Update on Creative Schools: Creative Associates have started to meet with their schools to begin the first stages of their work together.

The deadline for the next round of the Arts Council’s Literature Bursary Award (for writers working in English) is Thursday 31 January 2019 at 5.30pm. In advance of this deadline, the Arts Council will hold information clinics in Poetry Ireland and the Irish Writers Centre to offer advice and information on the application process.

Katy Fitzpatrick has worked for over fifteen years in arts education, in particular in gallery education, and has held positions in the Royal Hibernian Academy, Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Tate London, Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane and Irish Museum of Modern Art.

The Arts Council is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2019 Visual Artists Workspace Scheme.

The Arts Council wishes to procure the services of an Arts Participation Adviser to meet the needs of the organisation both from a quality and service delivery perspective.

The deadline for the next round of the Arts Council's Bursary Awards is Thursday, 31 January 2019

The window for making an application opens on Tuesday, 18 December 2018.

The closing date for tours starting from July to December 2019 and for Advance Planning 2020 will be January 10, 2019.

Application forms will be available through online services from mid-December 2018.

The deadline for The Liam O’Flynn Award is Thursday 17 January, 2019 at 5.30pm. The window for making an application opens on Tuesday 11 December 2018.

The deadline for the Young Ensembles Scheme is Thursday 14 February 2019 at 5:30pm. In 2019, this award will have two strands.

The application window for 2019 Bursary Award is open 18 December 2018. The deadline for the scheme is 5.30pm on Thursday, 31^st January 2019.

Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board (GRETB) is now inviting applications for the position of Music Generation Development Officer

Just a quick reminder if you are making an application under the Cooperation Projects Strand to leave yourself plenty of time when submitting your application online.

In an ever-changing and uncertain funding landscape, building reliance and financial sustainability is critical for the arts and culture sector to ensure their long-term survival. How can cultural organisations increase their financial stability without compromising their artistic integrity and values?

Back to Basics is a 1 month residency programmes taking place over the months of July – September 2019 in Hämeenkyrö Finland. The residency is open to artists of all disciplines.