New arts funding calendar for 2025

The Fingal County Council Arts Office is happy to announce there are now a number of awards and residencies available for 2025, providing welcome support for professional artists across a range of career stages and disciplines. 

To help artists prepare their submissions in advance, a new calendar has been produced which showcases the various organisations that Fingal has partnered with and provides a time stamp for the opening and closing dates for each award.

Mayor of Fingal, Cllr Brian McDonagh said: "Art cultivates a community's sense of belonging and pride, which is why we want to support artists as much as possible so they can share their passion and creativity with the public. For over 20 years Fingal has been celebrating the amazing contribution of artists across the county, and we know that these awards and bursaries have really helped develop the careers of local talent in different disciplines." 

Fingal County Council Arts Officer, Sarah O’Neil remarks: "This showcase detailing our upcoming awards and residencies is essential for professional artists, as it offers both space and time in order to expand and strengthen their practice. These awards also offer a nurturing environment allowing artists to connect with their peers, which is one of our strategic goals of the Fingal County Council Arts plan 2019-2025, ‘Connecting People and Ideas."

Awards and residencies now available:

The Performing Arts Forum in partnership with Fingal Arts Office is offering four places for professional artists to attend the Performing Arts Forum’s Limerick Gathering.  This bursary is now open and the deadline to apply is Friday 28th March, or when allocated on a first come first serve basis.

The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts (RHA) has partnered with Fingal Arts Office to see the return of the RHA school Studio Award. Open to practising artists at all stages working in visual art, this award provides a funded studio space for one year. The application window opens on Monday 7th of April and closes on Tuesday 6th of May.

The Ardgillan Castle Studio Award in collaboration with Fingal Arts Office offers a funded studio space for one year to a professional artist in the beautiful backdrop of Ardgillan Castle in Balbriggan. The application window opens on Monday 28th of April and closes on Friday 13th of June.

Tyrone Guthrie Centre and Age & Opportunity with Fingal Arts Office are offering two one month-long residencies at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre. These residences aim to celebrate and support older artists at all stages of their careers working in literature and visual arts. The application window opens on Monday 12th of May and closes on Monday 9th of June.

The Graphic Studio Dublin Fine Art Print Residency Award in partnership with Fingal Arts Office offers two residencies to professional artists of any discipline looking to explore their practice through print. The application window opens on Monday 19th May and closes on Monday 16th June.

Draíocht, a staple of arts in Blanchardstown, offers the returning Draíocht Studio Award in collaboration with Fingal Arts Office. This award is open to Visual artists looking to expand their practice with a four-month paid residency in Draíocht. The application window opens on Monday 2nd of June and closes on Friday 27th of June.

The MART Gallery and Studios Graduate Award offers one undergraduate or postgraduate artist a funded studio space, ideal to develop their creative practice and process. Supported by Fingal Arts Office, the application window opens on Monday 1st of September and closes on Monday 29th of September.

To view the awards calendar go to: Combined_Awards_Calendar_2025. More information on each of these awards and residencies will be available on our website closer to the time of applications opening.

To find out more about current and previous awards, please see: www.fingalarts.ie and www.fingal.ie/arts