Kildare Arts Service Arts Grants for 2025 are live. Applications can be made through kildarecocoarts.submit.com

We currently have 19 live grants, commissions and bursary award opportunities to support the development and presentation of creative and artistic projects in the county in 2025. Applications will be accepted from individual artists and creatives, arts collectives, community groups, youth groups and schools.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 12pm, Friday 28th February 2025.

List of Grants:

• Arts Act Grant Scheme
• Arts in Education Residency Bursary Award
• Arts, Health & Wellbeing Award
• Artistic Entrepreneur Bursary Award, in partnership with Kildare Local Enterprise Office (LEO)
• Culture Night 2025 Commission Award
• Dennis O'Driscoll Literary Bursary Awards for emerging and established writers
• Emerging Artist Solo Exhibition Award, in partnership with Riverbank Arts Centre
• Executive Coaching for Creative Professionals Bursary Award
• First Fortnight Award, in partnership with First Fortnight Festival
• Local Publishing Award
• Platform 4 Recording Studio Bursary Award
• Research and Thinking Award
• Short Grass Short Film Bursary (€1,500) Award
• Short Grass Short Film Commission (€14,000) Award
• Tyrone Guthrie Centre Residency
• Youth Arts Residency Bursary Award

Other Grants / opportunities:

• Climate Design Lab Call Out for Creative Collaborators 2025
• Climate Design Lab Artist in Residence 2025
• Expressions of Interest: Cruinniú na nÓg Kildare 2025
• Kildare Creative Ireland Bursary Award 2025