Open Call for Proposals for Dublin City | Cruinniú na nÓg 2024 from Dublin City Council | Creative Ireland

Dublin City Council Arts Office is pleased to announce a call for proposals from children and young people, artists/creative practitioners, professional bodies, cultural organisations, and neighbourhood communities/organisations to submit proposals to be part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2024. This open call is for events that take place as part of Cruinniú na nÓg, the national day of free creativity for children and young people, Saturday 15th June 2024 across Dublin City. Projects may occur over a longer period of time with a final result taking place on the 15th June 2024.

We are inviting applications from practitioners who have the capacity to devise, facilitate and deliver creative content and activities for children and young people in any medium (examples include performance, street art, fashion, photography, digital arts, literature, architecture, coding, biodiversity, folk life, heritage, archaeology, landscape).

The call for submissions will run until 12 noon on 21^st February with three strands representing our focal points for 2024: Creativity Everywhere, Inclusion and Neighbourhood.

Focus 1 – Creativity Everywhere (Funding Range €1,000 — €3,000)

This year we are encouraging applications from projects and events which explore creativity as part of a larger social context. We are looking for projects which aim to target topics such as climate change, community, well-being, heritage, technology etc through the lens of creativity. We encourage applicants to surprise us with unique experiences for young people which explore the role of creativity in all areas of our lives.

Focus 2 – Inclusion (Funding Range €3,000-10,000)

Proposals in this category should include specialist activities or projects for children and young people who seldom get to access high quality creative experiences. These activities can include longer term projects or one off events.  Outcomes should be demonstrated on the 15th June 2024.

Focus 3 – Neighbourhood (Funding Range €5,000-15,000)

Proposals in this category could include mini-festivals, sharings or showcases in a targeted neighbourhood with a targeted community of interested children or young people. Proposals should have longer term developmental elements leading toward a public event on 15th June. Proposals should include how local partnerships bring their own resources to enhance and deliver the proposal.  Proposals should describe how children and young people will be supported to collaborate and lead ideas and delivery of projects.

If you have any questions or would like to discuss an idea before filling in the application form please contact [email protected]

Applications can be made here via Dublin City Arts Office Submission Manager 

Please note: The CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF COMPLETED APPLICATIONS is 12noon Wednesday 21st February 2024. In order to apply, please read the following relevant criteria:

Dublin City Council is pleased to announce a call for proposals from children and young people, artists/creative practitioners, professional bodies, cultural organisations, and neighbourhood communities and organisations to submit proposals to be part of Cruinniú na nÓg 2024. This open call is for events that take place as part of Cruinniú na nÓg, the national day of free creativity for children and young people, Saturday 15th June 2024 across Dublin City. Projects may occur over a longer period of time with a final result taking place on the 15th June 2024.

We are inviting applications from practitioners who have the capacity to devise, facilitate and deliver creative content and activities for children and young people in any medium (examples include performance, street art, fashion, photography, digital arts, literature, architecture, coding, biodiversity, folk life, heritage, archaeology, landscape).

·All proposals must be within the Dublin City Council Administrative Area.  Click here for Map of the five Dublin City Administrative Areas. 

• All proposals must have a clear and feasible budget.
• All proposals must show feasibility of completion and/or demonstration on 15th June 2024
• All proposals must be submitted by 12 noon, Wednesday 21st February 2024
• Proposals can be inclusive of all forms of creativity including but not limited to artistic practices. We welcome proposals which make innovative use of creativity in practices outside of the arts.
• If artists/creative professionals are engaged in the project, evidence must be shown in the attached budget of appropriate remuneration.
• In particular, we welcome and will prioritise applications that gives access to groups of children and young people who have limited access to creative activities.
• We warmly welcome applications for activities that are delivered through the Irish language and Irish Sign Language.

For questions, please contact Alison Clarke, Creative Communities Engagement Officer for Dublin City Council: [email protected]

Dublin City Arts Office uses the *Submittable platform for applications. In order to apply, you must first create a free submittable account by clicking here  *The Submittable platform works best on Google Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.  Internet Explorer is not supported. When you have created your Submittable account, the application form will be available below ⬇️

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