Arts Council NI Organisations Digital Evolution Awards

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This programme aims to upskill arts organisations in the use of new, emerging and immersive technology.

The Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s Organisations Digital Evolution Awards aims to upskill arts organisations in the use of new, emerging and immersive technology and the creation of excellent digital art.

The programme priorities are:

  • creation of digital arts
  • supporting artists / arts organisations to make digital art for the first time or working with digital technology which they have not used before
  • encouraging cross-sectoral collaboration

Programme details

The budget for the programme is £80,000 and the maximum award value will be £10,000.

The programme only relates to proposals that will take place between 1 February 2024 and 31 January 2025. All eligible expenditure must be incurred within these dates.

Who can apply?

Eligible applicants to this scheme are:

  • arts organisations, registered charities and other organisations which cannot distribute profits
  • groups of organisations working together to deliver specific projects
  • organisations currently in receipt of an Arts Council Annual funding programme (AFP) award may apply for: projects of an exceptional nature which were not anticipated at the time of their AFP application

The deadline for applications is midday on Friday 1 December 2023.

Find out more and apply for the Organisations Digital Evolution Awards.

First published 2 November 2023