The Arts Council and Arts & Disability Ireland announce the 2020 Arts and Disability Connect funding scheme for artists with disabilities.

Specifically targeted at individual artists with disabilities Arts and Disability Connect includes New Work, Mentoring and Training awards.

The scheme offers artists the opportunity to: connect with other practitioners or venues; make a change in their practice; ‘step up’ in terms of scope and scale; reach new audiences and to engage in mentoring and training.

Application forms and guidelines for Arts and Disability Connect 2020 will be available to download from Monday 13 January at www.adiarts.ie/connect.
Arts and Disability Connect deadline: Monday 24 February at 4pm

Information Clinics
Join Amie Lawless as she talks through how the scheme works and take the opportunity to ask any questions over tea and coffee. This year we will host information sessions in Cork, Carlow, Navan and Dublin.

21 January – Crawford Art Gallery, Cork at 2pm
29 January – Visual, Carlow at 2pm
30 January – Solstice Arts Centre, Navan at 2pm
06 February – Project Arts Centre, Dublin at 2pm

Please email amie@adiarts.ie if you would like to attend an information session. All of the venues are accessible to wheelchair users. Let us know if you have any additional access requirements.

For information about the awards and application support please contact: Amie Lawless, amie@adiarts.ie / 01 8509006

Arts and Disability Connect is Funded by the Arts Council and managed by Arts & Disability Ireland.