Cork arts projects which involve community outreach, give voice to marginalised groups and those which promote new artistic work are among those being invited to make expressions of interest to a new €200,000 fund.
The Community Foundation for Ireland says the funding is being made available through the generosity of a private donor who is passionate about the arts and its power to bring about personal growth and social change.
The Foundation is committed to ensuring that supported work will address or give voice to social disadvantage or injustice, in particular as Cork emerges from Covid-19.It is anticipated that up to three major projects will be supported.
“Cork City and County is known for its imaginative, vibrant and energetic artists. Their work is the lifeblood of many local communities. This new fund aims to capture that and deliver new projects which can shed a light not just on long-standing issues, but those which will emerge in the post-Covid world.
Our private donor shares that passion and is generously making €200,000 available with a clear vision and goals.
Examples of what the fund could support include:
- Community outreach arts programmes that engage people in arts practice. This could include music, creative writing, theatre, performance, or innovative uses of technology
- Initiatives which give voice through artistic medium to marginalised groups, or issues
- Bursary funding to support new artistic work by practicing individuals or organisations.
We are now making a call for expressions of interest, as well as criteria for the fund. I would urge groups involved in the arts in both the city and county to take some time to consider the detail of our call."
Applications now closed.