Closing date | 17:30, Thursday 06 June 2024 |
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Maximum awarded | €25,000 |
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Artform and practice(s) | Architecture, Arts participation, Circus, Dance, Film, Literature, Music, Opera, Spectacle, Street arts, Theatre, Traditional arts, Visual arts, YPCE |
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Applicant type | Individual Artist |
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Collaborative application possible? | Yes |
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Contact | Muireann Walsh |
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Telephone | 01 618 0200/01 618 0243 |
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Email | muireann.walsh@artscouncil.ie |
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Purpose of the award
The
Markievicz Award is a bursary scheme for artists. Up to 10 artists from all
backgrounds, artform and arts practice areas will receive an award of €25,000.
The award is designed to buy time and space for artists, working alone or in
collaboration, to develop new work that reflects on the role of women in the 20th
century and beyond. The award is administered by the Arts
Council on behalf of the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht,
Sport and Media.
The
Markievicz Award was originally established
as a key element of the Decade of Centenaries Programme (2012–23) to honour Constance de Markievicz. Markievicz was an
artist and the first woman in Ireland to be elected to Parliament and appointed
to Cabinet. Given the importance of the Irish language revival movement during
the revolutionary period, and the Department’s ongoing and particular
responsibilities to support the Irish language and the Gaeltacht, one of the
awards each year will be assigned to an artist working in the Gaeltacht and
through the medium of the Irish language, subject to them achieving awardable
standard.
The award
opens for applications on 7 May and the deadline for applications is Thursday 6
June at 5.30pm. Guidelines will be published soon.
If you
have general queries in relation to this scheme please contact muireann.walsh@artscouncil.ie
If you
have questions specifically related to artforms or arts practices, then please
email the relevant team. All contact details are on the Contact
Us page.
How do I apply for this?
- Download and read the guidelines available at the top right-hand corner of this page.
- Check if there is any mandatory supporting material that must accompany your application. We may provide a template for the supporting material. If so, you can download it from the supporting materials section at the top right-hand corner of this page.
- All applications must be made through the online services website. You will be able to upload a wide range of support materials in electronic format along with your application form.
- You must be registered with the online services website to make an application. If you are not already registered, we recommend you register for online services as far in advance of the deadline as possible, as it may take five days for your online services registration to be processed.
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