Artist Commissions

Deadline: 25 June 2023

Creative Places, Edenderry is commissioning four artists to lead creative cultural projects in the area. Artists should have a connection with Edenderry and can apply for a commission of up to €6,000 or up to €12,000.

The Brief

Creative Places, Edenderry is a 3-year, community-based project to connect, create and develop artistic and cultural activities to enhance the community engagement and spirit within the area.

Creative Places, Edenderry is supported by The Arts Council/An Comhairle Ealaion, Creative Edenderry, Offaly County Council, North Offaly Community Development Company and Creative Lives Charity Limited.

Creative Places, Edenderry aims to work with people of all ages and backgrounds to create a richer, more inclusive, and more cohesive creative community in the town and surrounding areas. Over the course of the 3-year project, there will be opportunities for professional artists, non-professional artists, community groups and individuals to get involved. The project will be owned and developed collaboratively by the people of Edenderry, with sustainability at the heart of what we create together.

We are currently in year 2 of the project, and so far there has been a lot of interesting work, events, workshops, projects and activities.

For further application guidance and criteria, please read the Creative Places, Edenderry: Artist Commissions Guidance Document

For more information please contact Seonaid Murray at: info@creativeplacesedenderry.ie

To submit your application please send your CV, brief, and supporting documentation to lindsey@creative-lives.org

Successfully shortlisted applications will be invited to meet with our panel to discuss the application in more detail.

3 x Artist Commissions of 6,000 Euro

We are delighted to be able to offer 3 Artist Commissions of 6,000 Euro and look forward to working in collaboration with the successful applicants.

Are you a professional Artist? Do you have a connection to and or interest in Edenderry and the surrounding area? Do you have a creative cultural idea that you would like to implement in the locality? Then this is the commission for you!

Applications are open until 25 June 2023 and your project must be completed by December 2023.

Please send us a covering letter, C.V. and project outline including the following information:

  • How does your project fit the brief? (up to 800 words)
  • How does your project engage with the local community in Edenderry? (up to 800 words) your project idea must benefit the local community in Edenderry.
  • What is your connection to and/or interest in Edenderry and the surrounding area? (up to 800 words)
  • How does your project fit the brief? (up to 800 words)
  • What is your connection to and or interest in Edenderry and the surrounding area? (up to 800 words)
  • Anything else you would like to add to your application, such as photographs, audio or video are also welcome.

1 x Artist Commission of 12,000 Euro

We are delighted to be able to offer one Artist Commission of 12,000 Euro and look forward to working in collaboration with the successful applicant.

Are you a professional Artist? Do you have a connection to and or interest in Edenderry and the surrounds? Do you have a large-scale creative cultural idea that you would like to implement in the locality? Then this is the commission for you!

Applications are open until 25 June 2023 and your project must be completed by December 2023. It must be a new project and not an existing piece of work.

Please send us a covering letter, C.V. and project outline including the following information:

  • How does your project fit the brief? (up to 800 words)
  • How does your project engage with the local community in Edenderry? (up to 800 words) your project idea must benefit the local community in Edenderry.
  • What is your connection to and/or interest in Edenderry and the surrounding area? (up to 800 words)
  • How does your project fit the brief? (up to 800 words)
  • What is your connection to and or interest in Edenderry and the surrounding area? (up to 800 words)
  • Anything else you would like to add to your application, such as photographs, audio or video are also welcome.