Festivals Investment Scheme - Round 2 - The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon
Organisations may apply for funding to support small-to-mid-scale festivals delivering high-quality arts experiences for local communities or communities of interest.
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San Diego, CA · $35 entry · closes in 12 days
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Organisations may apply for funding to support small-to-mid-scale festivals delivering high-quality arts experiences for local communities or communities of interest.
Artists and organizations can apply for funding up to €100,000 to support specific artistic projects in architecture.
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An immersive examination of contemporary ecological realities through virtual, sonic, and video worlds exploring how climate change alters bodies, minds, and collective consciousness.
Design and create a contemporary stained glass window (vitrail) for bay No. 33 of Bourges Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site, to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the cathedral's dedication.
High school students are invited to apply to join the Teen Docent Program, which includes two days of training and ongoing museum work throughout the 2026-27 academic year.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
An exploration of migration, technology, and invisible global networks that connect us, investigating the impact of capital flows on individual lives, notions of home, diasporic experience, and resilience through speculative 'science fiction documentary' works.
Cultural and arts organisations are invited to submit co-creation projects that will be showcased through at least 6 public presentation events (minimum 3 in each of at least 2 countries, including Ukraine) exploring themes of resilience.
A fair dedicated to zines and print art, celebrating DIY, experimental, and independent creative practices.
Create engaging and unique public artwork for the Chemical Sciences Building and its surroundings that evokes the connection between art and science.
Sculptural installations questioning the authenticity of iconic symbols and exploring truth versus fabrication in our relationship with the natural and built environments.
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Australian painters under 45 working in oils or tempera may apply for a $60,000 award to support 2 years of study at a recognised art school or cultural organisation.
Artists, performers, and volunteers are invited to participate in building sets and props, performing as actors and scare actors, and helping create a theatrical Halloween haunted house experience.
Submit up to 3 original visual artworks for consideration in the Kangaroo Valley Art Prize, a biennial visual arts festival.
Apply for grants intended for a one-year period, covering professional work and personal expenses.
Individual artists and organisations may apply for funding to create highly creative, imaginative and experimental documentaries on an artistic theme for cinema exhibition.
Answer 5 quick questions and every listing gets a fit score, with a lighter weekly shortlist and overlap checks across your show dates.
The exhibition explores connections between belief, image, and power in the public sphere through documentation of encounters with evangelical street preachers, examining tensions between faith, performance, and politics.
Artists may apply at any time for assistance with research, creation, exploration, and production activities that contribute to innovation or development of new projects.
The untold history of Chinese immigrants in Memphis, Tennessee, following two Chinese-American storytellers as they explore 150 years of identity, belonging, and resilience in the community.