INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
Mayo County Council Arts Service will offer four x one week bursaries to four artists in the Tyrone Guthrie Centre, Annaghmakerrig, County Monaghan. Each residency covers all board and lodging expenses for a one-week period. The purpose of this award is to allow an artist the time and space to critically research and reflect on their practice.
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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Criteria for Assessment |
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1 |
Quality and artistic merit of the application. |
15 |
2 |
Track record or potential of the artist, demonstrated in the application. |
15 |
3 |
Potential benefits to artistic practice |
15 |
|
Total Points Allocated |
4 |
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Scoring System |
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Excellent |
Application addresses criteria and provides all the information and evidence needed. There are no concerns. |
5 |
Very Good |
Application addresses relevant aspects of the criteria and provides all the information and evidence needed. There are minor concerns. |
4 |
Good |
The application addresses the criteria well and provides clear information on nearly all the evidence needed. Some improvements could be made. |
3 |
Fair |
The application broadly addresses the criterion and provides some relevant information with some details lacking. There are some weaknesses. |
2 |
Weak |
The application fails to properly addresses the criterion but does not give enough relevant information. There are many weaknesses. |
1 |
Very Week |
The application fails to address the criterion or cannot be judged due to missing or incomplete information. |
0 |
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.
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Please ensure to read the guidelines carefully before completing the form below.
Guidelines are available here.
Please Note: You will first need to register on https://consult.mayo.ie/en. You can do so by following the instructions below.