Funding

The John Hunt Memorial Bursary

The Friends of the Hunt Museum are currently inviting submissions for the John Hunt Memorial Bursary.  The amount of the bursary is €3000.  The award is directed at persons who are interested in research in the area of the decorative arts, and who need funding to support their research. 
For full details on the bursary contact Hunt Museum website atwww.huntmuseum.com, The   Friends of the Hunt Museum on 061-312960 or email: friends@huntmuseum.com         
The closing date for applications is Monday 21st April 2008. 

Mairead O'Flaherty
Administrator
Friends of the Hunt Museum
The Hunt Museum
Rutland Street
Limerick
Tel/Fax:061-312960
email:friends@huntmuseum.com
www.huntmuseum.com

Stone Summer Theory Institute: Applications Invited From Fellows

The second annual Stone Summer Theory Institute, on the subject "What is an Image?” will take place 14-19 July 2008 at the School of the Art Institute, Chicago.

The faculty will include W.J.T. Mitchell, Jacqueline Lichtenstein, and
Marie- José Mondzain.  The faculty will lead 27 hours of seminars that are closed to the public; 15 spaces are available for Fellows.

Full tuition, travel, and accommodation grants are available. Faculty and advanced graduate students are invited to apply.  James Elkins, Department of Art History, Theory, and Criticism, Department of Visual and Critical Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  Deadline for applications is 5 May 2008.
www.stonesummertheoryinstitute.org

RDS National Crafts Competition

The RDS National Crafts Competition in its present form has been held annually since 1968 to promote Irish craft and design. Growing in stature each year, it is the major Irish crafts industry competition, allowing both professional and amateur craft designers to exhibit and promote their work.
There are 20 categories and over 40 prizes awarded in the Competition ranging from ceramics and jewellery to felting and woodwork. The prize fund is one of the largest in Europe, with a total fund in 2008 of €30,050. The competition is open to craft workers living in Ireland and Irish designers based abroad. Entry forms for the 2008 Competition will be available in March 2008.
For further information, please contact:
Johanna Suhr
Arts
RDS Foundation Department
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 (0) 1 240 7255
Fax: +353 (0) 1 660 4014
Email: arts@rds.ie

RDS Student Art Awards

The RDS Student Art Awards recognise excellence in young emerging Irish artists and provide support to enable them to further their talent and artistic development.
In 2008, there are 6 Awards with works accepted in a diverse range of formats including multimedia and installation, with a total prize fund of €32,700. They comprise:
• Taylor Art Award of €20,000
• R.C. Lewis-Crosby Award for Painting of €3,300
• Freyer Award of €1,500
• Henry Higgins Travelling Scholarship of €1,300
• RDS Printmaking Award of €3,300
• RDS James White Arts Award of €3,300

The Awards are open to students studying at award-bearing art courses, with different criteria applying to certain awards. Collection of work is arranged from a number of colleges (full details available on the entry form). Entry forms for the 2008 Awards will be available on this website from May 1, 2008.
For further information or queries, please contact:
Johanna Suhr
Arts
RDS Foundation Department
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Tel: +353 (0) 1 240 7255
Fax: +353 (0) 1 660 4014
Email: arts@rds.ie

New award for the development of Youth Arts Ensembles

The Arts Council will pilot a new funding scheme for youth arts ensembles and resource organisations this year. 

The fund will target groups of young people working collaboratively to create art, and the resource organisations that support them.  Examples of ensembles may include a youth orchestra; youth choir; band; youth theatre; film or digital media group; dance group; a group of young visual artists working collaboratively to create an exhibition of work (or a single, collaborative art work, such as a mural or graffiti piece); a poetry or writing group; or a group that works together to combine a number of artforms into a single performance/event.

The fund forms part of the Arts Council's strategy to create better opportunities for young people to experience the arts, as outlined in Partnership for the Arts.

Full details on this award will be available in April. For a copy of the application pack please email Mathilde.veldt@artscouncil.ie  or consult the Arts Council website http://www.artscouncil.ie