The Westmeath Arts Office supports artists and the creation of new work through Arts Grants, Awards, Residencies, and other opportunities.
Westmeath Arts Office invites youth organisations, community groups, and creatives to apply for funding for this years Cruinniú na nÓg gathering, taking place on Saturday June 7th 2025.
Cruinniú na nÓg is Ireland's national youth creativity day- a flagship initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme’s Creative Youth Plan to enable the creative potential of children and young people.
Deadline Thursday 3rd April 2025.
As part of Westmeath County Council’s Creative Ireland Programme for 2025, we invited applications for a number of grants and residencies. You will find details of all available funding here.
The John Broderick Residency Series will honour John Broderick and will, on an annual basis, increase the awareness of the writer, his works, and his engagement and generosity to the people of Athlone. The applications for 2024 will open in spring.
Read reflections on the residency from former writer-in-residence Annemarie Ní Churreáin.
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Performing Arts Forum is delighted to be working with Westmeath County Council Arts Office to offer two bursaries for Westmeath Theatre Arts practitioners to attend the Performing Arts Forum Gathering in Limerick this May.
Hundreds of artists, arts workers and arts organisation people from arts centres and production companies, festivals and funders are getting together in Limerick for two days of conversation, provocation, and inspiration.
The event will take place from 27 - 28 May.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS: FRIDAY 28th March 2025
This award is funded by Westmeath County Council Arts Office and the Arts Council. It aims to fosteractivity in filmmaking in County Westmeath. A grant of €12,000 will be awarded to a filmmaker towards the cost of production of a short drama or documentary film of 10-15 min duration to be shot in Westmeath in 2025.
We are looking for innovative, entertaining stories by talented filmmakers who, if selected, must shoot their project in County Westmeath. Westmeath County Council will offer location support and guidance as requested, especially in relation to accessing locations and local resources.
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The Arts Office of Westmeath County Council will be seeking proposals from venues, artists & performers interested in being included in this year’s Culture Night Event in Westmeath.
Proposals will be evaluated on quality and a cost-efficient budget, and it is expected that individuals will be in receipt of amounts up to €500, and for cultural venues amounts of €500 to €1000.
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The Brinsley McNamara Bursary Awards are designed to help artists of all disciplines to develop their artistic practice. To help develop the arts sector in County Westmeath, applications from emerging artists will be prioritised.
Bursaries are valued at €2,000 and are intended to support the practice of artists living and working in Westmeath. Bursaries can be used towards professional development, to ‘buy’ creative time, or to support the development of new work.
The emphasis of the award is on facilitating time for your creative work.
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The John Broderick Emerging Writers Bursary is open to emerging writers in all genres. Writers must be over 18 years of age and resident on the island of Ireland. You must be from Westmeath or currently living in Westmeath. The bursary is aimed at emerging writers with a proven track record who are committed to developing their writing practice. Applicants should be working, or planning to work, on a specific project, with the aim of publication or production, and have a clear idea of how they might use the bursary to achieve this.
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Westmeath Artists Support Award, is a collaboration between Luan Gallery and Westmeath Arts Office aiming to celebrate, showcase and support the development of Westmeath visual artists’ practices and careers and is supported by the Arts Council of Ireland.
Luan Gallery invites submissions from artists who are from or living in County Westmeath to submit 2D and 3D works for consideration of this Award and inclusion in a group exhibition which will take place in late 2025.
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