Galway International Arts Festival Elevate Bursaries
Project Name
Galway International Arts Festival Elevate Bursaries
Project Partners
Galway International Arts Festival and Galway Culture Company
Role of Galway Culture Company
Funder and Partner
Strategic Aim
This project falls under our second aim;
Support and Develop Place-based Cultural Programming
Project Description
Galway Culture Company and Galway International Arts Festival, working through its Elevate programme, are offering a number of bursaries open to creative collectives, ensembles and professional groups, designed to support the development of new work or provide opportunities for the exploration of creative practices.
Three bursaries of €10,000 each and four of €5,000 will be offered through an Open Call.
One bursary is for those specifically working or developing research in the area of environmental sustainability or climate change.
Two bursaries are for artists who have lived experience of displacement or intergenerational migration, or are from historically marginalised communities or groups.
Project Outcomes – what we expect from this project
These bursaries further the aims of Galway International Arts Festival and Galway Culture Company to support artists to live and work in the Galway region and to develop sustainable creative practices and ambitious careers.
How this project is funded
This project is funded by Galway Culture Company, which is supported by the Government of Ireland under the National Development Plan through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
Duration
March 2024 through December 2024.
