Purpose

The purpose of Partnership Funding is to invest in and support the essential infrastructure required to sustain and develop the arts in Ireland. 

Recipients of Partnership Funding must play a critical part in delivering the policy priorities of Making Great Art Work, the Arts Council’s ten-year strategy.

In offering Partnership Funding, the Arts Council wishes to ensure:

• The delivery of excellent art and/or excellent arts activities, events and services

• A supportive environment for the development of the arts

• Excellent professional-development opportunities for practising artists and/or arts professionals

• That more people will enjoy high-quality arts experiences, including more diverse audiences

• Increased engagement by the public with the arts, in particular by new communities, people for whom access to the arts is difficult, and by young people and children

• Standards of excellence in governance and management in the arts.

Who can apply?

Partnership Funding is open to local authorities and Ealaín na Gaeltachta during this round.