National Lottery Support for Individual Artists Programme – Creative Progression Scheme – closing 20 Aug

This scheme has been developed following a review of the Minority Ethnic Artists Residency and Mentoring Programme. This review recognised how artists and creative practitioners from minority ethnic and migrant backgrounds make a vital and distinctive contribution to the arts in Northern Ireland. They bring perspectives and practices that expand and enrich the local arts ecosystem.

The scheme aims to support the artistic development, skills development, and career progression for artists and creative practitioners who self-identify as having a minority ethnic background and/or are migrant, across all career stages.

Who can apply?

Eligible applicants to the Creative Progression scheme are listed below.

• Artists of all disciplines and in all types of working artistic practice from minority ethnic background and/or migrants.
• Practicing artists from minority ethnic backgrounds and/or migrants who are also undergraduates, postgraduates and academics employed at 3rd level educational institutions are eligible to apply but where their project proposal lies within the same artform area as their study or work they must prove that the funds which they are seeking are for costs which are not properly the concern of their employer and/or are not related to their work or academic study. They must submit evidence of this in the form of a letter on headed paper from their Head of Department.
• In the case of post-graduate students, the letter must clearly state the title of the student’s PhD thesis and include a declaration by the Head of Department. This declaration must state “The project for which funds are being sought does not form part of any academic work undertaken in relation to the above-titled PhD nor will it be assessed as part of any academic course”.
• Applicants undertaking a Masters or a PhD must also include a separate statement which provides information on how the project applied for differs from their Masters or PhD work.

To apply

For more information, and to apply online, go to the Arts Council of Northern Ireland website below.

SIAP – Creative Progression Scheme