OPEN CALL TO BE INVOLVED IN CULTURE NIGHT KILDARE 2025
Unleash Your Creativity at Culture Night Kildare 2025!
29 April 2025: Save the date! On Friday 19th September 2025, Culture Night is back, offering you the opportunity to showcase your work in this exciting national programme. Kildare County Council Arts Service is currently seeking Expressions of Interest from both artists and the wider community for this year’s Culture Night. If you are a Kildare-based artist, performer, organisation or community group, this is your opportunity to get involved and highlight what you do! We would love to hear your ideas and proposals for this celebration of culture in all its forms.
This year, we are particularly interested in projects that reflect the cultural richness of Kildare and the diversity of all communities living in the county, and initiatives that specifically engage younger audiences between 18-35. We are committed to projects that Pay the Artist and those that consider equality, inclusion, accessibility and diversity. Applications from new participants who represent all of Kildare’s communities are particularly welcome. In line with our commitment, within budgetary limits, we intend to provide some financial support to participating individuals/groups towards event costs. Stipends of up to €300 are available for individuals, groups, community groups and artists for eligible events.
Culture Night is an annual island-wide public event, a national moment that shines a light on all aspects of culture, creativity and the arts. It seeks to actively promote the belief that this rich and varied culture is alive, treasured and nurtured in people’s lives, today and every day. The programme is delivered nationwide in cities, towns, villages and rural locations as well as online and through Culture Night’s media partners. On Culture Night, doors are open from 4pm till late, with special and unique events specifically programmed at participating locations. All activities are available to the public free of charge to allow audiences the opportunity to celebrate and fully engage with a variety of cultural activities and to benefit from the pleasure and rewards they bring.
This is your chance to join in with the thousands of groups and individuals who participate in Culture Night the length and breadth of the county!
Information for Event Organisers:
To provide assistance to any new event organisers, the Culture Night National Office will hold a webinar on Thursday 1st May, providing insights and information as well as answering questions on the National Open Call. Please fill in your details at the following link if you wish to attend: https://forms.gle/ibwj5eB8wETsmaCF8
To request an Expression of Interest application form for Culture Night in Kildare or for any other enquiries, please contact Culture Night Kildare Coordinator, Sheena Malone at culturenightkildare@gmail.com, or phone 045 906102.
Deadline:
The deadline to submit your project/event for the County Kildare Culture Night programme is Wednesday 18th June 2025, 5pm. Applicants will be notified of decisions during the week starting Monday 23rd June.
Culture Night is brought to you by the Arts Council / An Comhairle Ealaíon, in partnership with local authorities and cultural organisations throughout the island of Ireland.
