Annual Arts Grant

This award is intended to support Meath based organisations, individuals or groups in the provision of local arts activities which enhance long-term development and sustainability of the arts in the County.

Maximum amount available through this grant is €1000

Closing date: 1pm on 31st March 2021

This scheme is currently open.

Arts Sector CPD Fund

This award is intended to support Meath professionals within the arts sector in their continued professional development.

Maximum amount available through this grant is €300

Closing date: 1pm on 31st March 2021

This scheme is currently open.

Digital Equipment Purchase Scheme

This award is intended to support individual artists, arts organisations or arts groups in the purchasing of ICT equipment to enhance the digital capability of arts practices in County Meath. This scheme is supported by Creative Ireland.

Maximum amount available through this grant is €500

Closing date: 1pm on 31st March 2021

This scheme is currently open.

Professional Artists Development Fund

This award is intended to support Meath based professional arts practitioners in the development of their artistic practice and/or the development of new work.

This scheme is supported by Creative Ireland and the Arts Council.

Maximum amount available through this grant is €1000

Closing date: 1pm on 31st March 2021

This scheme is currently open.

Festivals Grant Scheme

This award is intended to support arts festivals taking place in County Meath that show a commitment to quality artistic programming.

Maximum amount available through this grant is €3000

Closing date: 1pm on 31st March 2021

This scheme is currently open.

Community Arts Award

This award is intended to support community groups and schools in the provision of community arts projects that promote engagement and enhance long-term partnerships with professional artists. This scheme is supported by Creative Ireland.

This scheme is currently closed.

Schools’ Musical Instrument Purchase Scheme

This award is intended to support the development of musical instrument resources in Meath primary and secondary schools.

This scheme is supported by Creative Ireland.

This scheme is currently closed.

Going Solo Graduate Award

This award aims to support Meath based recent graduate artists in the early development of their professional art careers.

This scheme is currently closed.

Francis Ledwidge Poetry Award

This scheme aims to support writers in the development of new works of poetry, award includes a bursary amount of €1,500 and a weeklong residency at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre Artists’ Retreat, Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan.

This award is supported by Creative Ireland

This scheme is currently closed.

Mary Lavin Short Story Award

This scheme aims to support short story writers in the development of their work.

This award is supported by Creative Ireland.

Please note the Francis Ledwidge Poetry & Mary Lavin Short Story Awards run on alternate years.

The Mary Lavin Award will run in 2021.

This scheme is currently closed.

Tyrone Guthrie Regional Bursary

This award, open to professional artists of all disciplines living in County Meath, is intended to fund a weeklong residential stay at the Tyrone Guthrie Artists’ Retreat in Annaghmakerrig, Co. Monaghan.

This scheme is currently closed.

Drama League of Ireland Bursary Award

This award, open to directors, designers and actors working in theatre and living in County Meath, is intended to fund a week-long residential stay at the Drama League of Ireland Summer School, UL.

This scheme is currently closed.

Centre Culturel Irlandais Partnership Residency Award

Open to practising professional artists of all disciplines living in county Meath, this bursary provides a month-long residency at the prestigious Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris.

This scheme is currently closed.

PLATFORM 31

A nationwide collaborative initiative between the Association of Local Authority Arts Officers and the Arts Council, this award is intended to support one artist from each local authority in the development of their artistic practice through the provision of funding and a professional network.

This scheme is currently closed.