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Individual Artist Grant

Who it is for

To be eligible, applicants must meet all of the following:

• resident within the Ards and North Down Borough
• a practising professional artist in any recognised art form including visual art, applied art, multi-media, music, dance, drama, literature
• applying to, or have been accepted or invited onto, a course/residency/development opportunity to enhance professional development

Support you can get

A maximum grant of £250 is available. 

This grant is for short-term courses/residencies/development opportunities. 

Short-term opportunities are deemed to be those which are no longer than 3 months in length and must take place within the grant financial year (between 1 April 2026 - 31 March 2027).

Those that:

• improve technical skills which relate to the artist’s professional art practice
• improve the artist’s ability to manage their professional art practice
• develop new skills which support the artist’s professional art practice

Support organisers

• Ards and North Down Borough Council

Email

artsgrants@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk

Next Steps

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