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Emma Poole performing A Fairies Tale at Clifden Arts Festival
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Fidget Feet's Emma Poole and Maire Dee performing Hatch at Siamsa Tire
Kathleen Doherty performing at the Pitch'd Circus Arts Festival Gala Cabaret
Prometheus, 2015
Photo: Maria Teresa Goulart
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Circus attracts high audience numbers each year including many rural audiences and members of new communities.
The Arts Council offers a wide range of financial supports across artforms and arts practices, including circus.
Information and advice for circus artists seeking funding
Links to circus organisations funded by the Arts Council.
I am a professional circus artist. I would like to create a new piece of work to be presented to an audience. Can the Arts Council assist?
Do you only support professional practising artists?
I've been invited to showcase my work abroad? Can the Arts Council help?
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Circus, Street Arts and Spectacle Policy and Strategy 2018(PDF, 0.514 MB, 4 pages)
Making Great Art Work - Arts Council Strategy (2016–2025)(PDF, 3.29MB, 48 pages)
Framework for the welfare of animals presented in the arts(PDF, 0.37MB, 28 pages)
We talk with Circus artists who have been funded by the Arts Council
Darragh McLoughlin explains the impact of the Next Generation and Bursary awards on his practice
Aerial performer Elaine McCague explains the value of her Bursary award to her practice.
Irish circus artist Ronan Brady speaks about the value of his funding from the Arts Council for his practice.
Contact the members of our Circus department
087 9896780
087 1856173
087 0693880
(01) 618 0200
(01) 618 0215