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Photograph: Kildare County Council.
Kildare County Council (KCC) is inviting proposals from artists, creative practitioners and organisations to commission creative projects for its Cruinniú na nÓg 2024 celebrations.
According to KCC: "Cruinniú na nÓg (Saturday, June 15, 2024) is the annual national day of creativity for children and young people.
"It aims to celebrate and encourage children and young people’s participation in culture and creativity by providing free, accessible, activity-based creative action in their own locality.
"Kildare County Council and Kildare's Creative Ireland team invites proposals from artists, creative practitioners and organisations for new public-facing creative projects of ambition to coincide with the county's Cruinniú na nÓg celebrations in 2024.
"Commissions will range from €1,500 to €5,000."
KCC continued: "The emphasis of Cruinniú na nÓg is on doing, making, and creating.
"We are particularly interested projects that: include the voice of children/young people in the project development and delivery; facilitate creative engagements for and with children and young people; and are embedded in / represent communities in every location in the county.
"Projects may be devised in advance, but the main component must take place or culminate on Saturday, June 15, 2024."
"It must be free to attend and public-facing," KCC concluded.
WHO CAN APPLY
KCC has said that applications are welcome from individual artists, creative professionals, and organisations from or living in County Kildare.
The council also said: "Any applicants who reside outside of County Kildare are welcome to apply for proposals taking place in the county and must clearly demonstrate how their proposal would benefit the county.
"We welcome applicants who represent the diversity of Irish society.
"We encourage applications from all areas of the community regardless of your gender, sexual orientation, civil or family status, religion, age, disability, race or membership of the Traveller Community, or socio-economic background."
"We welcome applications from individuals whose first language is not English," KCC concluded.
The deadline for the application is Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 12pm.
For further information, visit https://kildarecocoarts.submit.com/show/280.
Cruinniú na nÓg is an initiative of the Creative Ireland Programme at the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media and is presented in partnership with RTÉ and Local Authorities.
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