INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
The Artist Bursary Award aims to support the work of professional artists, working in any artform, at all stages of their career, currently resident in Mayo.
Please refer to the Guidelines for the Artist Bursary Award for more detailed information.
Please ensure that the following materials have been included with your application:
- Artist Statement (max one page)
- Artist CV (max 2 pages)
- 6 examples of previous work
- Other supporting material you consider relevant to this application (letters for exhibition offer, letters of support, Memo of Agreement etc)
Criteria for the assessment of applications:
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1 |
Quality and artistic merit of the application. |
15 |
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2 |
Track record or potential of the artist, demonstrated in the application. |
15 |
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3 |
Potential benefits to artistic practice |
15 |
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Excellent |
Application addresses criteria and provides all the information and evidence needed. There are no concerns. |
5 |
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Very Good |
Application addresses relevant aspects of the criteria and provides all the information and evidence needed. There are minor concerns. |
4 |
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Good |
The application addresses the criteria well and provides clear information on nearly all the evidence needed. Some improvements could be made. |
3 |
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Fair |
The application broadly addresses the criterion and provides some relevant information with some details lacking. There are some weaknesses. |
2 |
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Weak |
The application fails to properly addresses the criterion but does not give enough relevant information. There are many weaknesses. |
1 |
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Very Weak |
The application fails to address the criterion or cannot be judged due to missing or incomplete information. |
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Please Note: You will first need to register on https://consult.mayo.ie/en. You can do so by following the instructions below.
CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: 5pm Friday February 14th, 2025.
Please note that incomplete applications or applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Supported by Mayo County Council & the Arts Council
Please ensure to read the guidelines carefully before completing the form below.
Guidelines are available here.