Ballinglen Arts Foundation Bursary

Cork County Council 
Ballinglen Arts Foundation Bursary
Application Guidelines

Guidelines

Cork County Council invites applications for a Bursary Award for a residency at Ballinglen Arts Foundation in 2025 for a two week period.

The Ballinglen Arts Foundation is an Irish non-profit organisation located in the village of Ballycastle on the coast of north county Mayo. Ballinglen aims to support professional artists making important work in ideal, inspiring conditions. This Bursary Award offers visual artists living in county Cork an opportunity to work side by side with other Irish and International artists in this unique setting.

The award will include a fully equipped studio in the purpose built Ballinglen Centre, the support of the Ballinglen staff and the use of a two/three bedroom cottage. It is envisaged that this opportunity will encourage and benefit established and emerging artists in developing their practice.

Eligibility

• This bursary is open to practitioners in all visual art forms, currently resident in county Cork. 
• Applicants must be over 18 years old.
• Applicants should show significant achievement in their chosen field. This would normally mean artists should have had one-person shows in reputable galleries. Otherwise the applicant must demonstrate a high degree of promise attested by references or other forms of support from established figures in the arts.
• Artists who have previously stayed at the Ballinglen Arts foundation may not apply.

Making an Application

Each application must be accompanied by a detailed C.V. and a reasonable sample of your work. Applicants should state clearly what they wish to accomplish during their stay at Ballinglen. This project outline is often decisive and should demonstrate that the artist is working towards an exhibition, publication, etc. which will be helped by a stay at Ballinglen.

When completing the application please ensure that you provide relevant supporting information:

• Application form
• Your CV
• A short outline of what you would hope to accomplish through a two week stay at the Ballinglen Arts Foundation
• Digital images of your most recent work, preferably covering a two year span, clearly labeled as to size, media and date of creation. For video files please provide links to Vimeo or YouTube sites.
• The names, email addresses, and phone numbers of two arts professionals references.

Deadline for receipt of applications: Thursday, January 9th 2025

• We strongly advise making your application ahead of the deadline to avoid any difficulties with uploading times. 
• We also advise that you keep a copy of all material submitted.
• When you are satisfied that you have uploaded all information you need for your application, click Submit.
• Once submitted, your application can not be amended. Do not submit your application until you are completely satisfied. 
• If the application is successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email and an application reference number. This mail can sometimes be classified as spam and may be directed to your spam folder. 
• If you do not receive a confirmation email then the application has not reached us and you should consider resubmitting.
• We regret that late applications cannot be submitted.

Accessible Applications

The option to submit a video or audio proposal is available for people with additional needs. Audio instructions is available to guide you through the application and outline the information that must be included on each funding scheme. Video or audio applications must be submitted as a link to an external site with any required passwords. We strongly advise making the application ahead of the deadline to avoid any difficulties with uploading times. If you need further accessibility support please contact via email: arts@corkcoco.ie or tel: (021) 434 6210 and we will endeavour to assist.

Enquiries to:

The Arts Office
Cork County Council
County Hall
Cork.

Tel: (021) 4346210 or email:arts@corkcoco.ie.