Groups invited to apply for up to €5,000 through national arts and youth scheme
- Deadline for applications: Friday 28th July 2017
- The Artist and Youth Work Residency Scheme will see local projects nationwide receive grants of up to €5,000
- Both Minister for Children and Director of Arts Council commend initiative
Local groups in every county are being encouraged to apply for funding under the Artist and Youth Work Residency Scheme 2017. Open to youth groups and artists, this grant helps those selected to work with a professional artist on a creative project within their local community. It is managed by the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) – whose members work with over 380,000 young people each year – and funded by the Arts Council and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (DCYA).
3/7/13***NO REPRO FEE*** Niamh Cuffe, Niall Brennan and Fiona Brennan from Errigal Groove Orchestra in Donegal pictured at the National Youth Arts Showcase 2013 Young people show TDs why arts necessary even in times of recession. Young people from around Ireland will be taking the opportunity to speak directly to politicians about their experiences of participating in the arts at the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) Youth Arts Showcase 2013 taking place today (03.07.13) in the National Library, Dublin. Officially opened this year by Minister for Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht, Jimmy Deenihan T.D., the annual event aims to showcase the exceptional quality of youth arts activity happening throughout Ireland and celebrate the contribution of youth arts to the lives of young people and to Irish society.Pic:Marc O’Sullivan
Anne O’Gorman of the NYCI said: “If you have an idea for working with young people in a creative way, and need funding to make it happen, we’d encourage you to consider this grant. Each year we are delighted with the calibre of local projects that apply.
“They really highlight the quality and variety of ways in which young people are working creatively with each other and in their local communities. Previous successful applicants have scripted, shot and edited films; designed and constructed pieces of public art; written and performed plays; photographed their neighbourhood and much more,” added Ms O’Gorman.
“We look forward to working with our funding partners The Arts Council and DCYA to resource this sceme for the future, ensuring that young people are supported to access high quality arts experiences in their local communities,” concluded Ms O’Gorman.
The artist and youth work residency scheme is designed to promote innovative partnerships between youth groups, artists and arts organisations. Residencies can take the form of an artist in residence in a youth work setting or a youth group in residence in an arts setting.
Orlaith McBride, Director of the Arts Council said: “We are delighted that the scheme is supported by both the Arts Council and the Department of Children and Youth Affairs and delivered by the National Youth Council of Ireland. NYCI’s arts programme is well placed to ensure groups who apply to the scheme receive the support they need to begin to develop effective partnerships that foster dynamic arts practice in a youth work context.”
According to the NYCI, the demand for funds from this scheme ran at almost three times the available fund last year demonstrating a strong need for more funding for young people’s participation in the arts. The National Youth Arts Programme runs a range of other activities to promote and develop youth arts in Ireland. See www.youtharts.ie for more.
Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Dr Katherine Zappone, TD, welcomed the announcement saying that she was pleased that her Department could contribute to such a worthwhile initiative. She said that the initiative “Demonstrates the principle of partnership, which is a key priority for my Department. It is also in keeping with Outcome 2 of the National Youth Strategy 2015 – 2020, which provides that young people benefit from involvement in recreational and cultural opportunities including youth work, arts, and sports.”
25/9/14***NO REPRO FEE***Pictured are members of the Young Irish Film Makers (YIFM) which is a national organisation providing workshops all over Ireland in film making and digital media preforming at the National Youth Council of Ireland’s National Youth Arts Showcase 2014 which took place in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin today
as Young people show TDs why arts necessary, Access to the arts for young people a right, not a privilege Pic: Marc O’Sullivan
List of last year’s award recipients:
1.St Michael’s Youth Project, Goldenbridge, Dublin 8
Re introduce high quality arts practice after years of recession via a photography project and test new ways of working with young people through the arts.
Artist: Aislinn Delaney
Award: 5,000
Residency Strand
2.Activate Youth Theatre, Cork
To develop new ways of self expression through drama and scriptwriting workshops that produce a play.
Artist: John McCarthy
Award: 1500
Development Strand
3.West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen
To provide a sole purpose studio space with creative and administrative supports that allows young people to develop multidisciplinary issue based art.
Artist: Alison Cronin/Caoimhe Pendred
Award: 1500
Development Strand
4.Letterkenny Youth and Family Service , Donegal
Documentary Filmmaking workshops for young people with learning/intellectual disabilities supporting the young people to make a documentary of their choosing
Artist: Paul Bonar
Award: €1500.00
Development Strand
5.Dublin Youth Theatre
A workshop series exploring homelessness, advantage and disadvantage through theatre
Artist: Veronica Coburn/Dylan Coburn Gray
Award:€1500.00
Development Strand
- GOSHH (Gender, Orientation, Sexual Health and HIV), Limerick
Art workshops and public ‘positive wall of art’ to consolidate an inclusive LGBT+ group
Artist: Beverley Ashton
Award: €1500.00
Development Strand
- County Limerick Youth Theatre
Workshopping and developing a community TV drama
Artist: Fiona Quinn
Award: 5,000
Residency Strand
- Kildare Youth Service
To invite an artist to be resident with Kildare Youth Service for a period of time and produce a short film with the young people.
Artist: John Conway
Award: 4,635
Residency Strand
- Loft Youth Project Donegal Youth Service
To engage 25 young people from ethnic minority backgrounds in creating a lasting piece of public art that is mobile and directly tackles hate speech.
Artist: Frank Saucian
Award: 5,000
Residency Strand
- Galway Arts Centre
To expand membership of Red Bird Youth Collective to Child and Mental Health Services in the area and to work together on a high quality artistic project.
Artist: Louise Manifold
Award: 5,000
Residency Strand
