Creative Sligo Open Call Funding 2025

Sligo County Council’s Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023-2027 has as its central policy objective the wish to enable creativity in every community in County Sligo. The Creative Sligo Open Call is an opportunity for the cultural sector, community groups, artists and creatives to apply for funding in order to work collaboratively with communities, places of interest and latest technologies in realising the vision of Creative Ireland, in 2025.

Funding applications may be submitted to support the following Culture and Creativity themes:

  • Creative Place
  • Creative Economy
  • Creative Communities
  • Climate Action, Biodiversity and Environment
  • Creative Youth

CLOSING DATE: 22nd November 2024, 4 P.M.

Applicants are advised to read Sligo Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023-2027 https://sligolibrary.ie/creative-ireland-programme/

Application forms and criteria: http://www.sligococo.ie/Grants/
For further information email: creativeireland@sligococo.ie

Gairm Oscailte Sligeach Ildánach 2025

Is í aidhm pholasaí lárnach Straitéis Cultúir agus Cruthaitheachta Comhairle Contae Shligigh, 2023-2027 an chruthaitheacht a chumasú i ngach uile pobal i gContae Shligigh. Tugann Gairm Oscailte Sligeach Ildánach deis don earnáil chultúir, do ghrúpaí pobail, d’ealaíontóirí agus do dhaoine cruthaitheacha iarratas a chur isteach ar mhaoiniú chun oibriú i gcomhar le pobail, áiteanna spéisiúla and leis na teicneolaíochtaí is úire le fís Éire Ildánach a bhaint amach in 2025.

Is féidir iarrataisí a chur isteach ar mhaoiniú le tacú leis na téamaí Cultúr agus Cruthaitheacht seo a leanas:

  • Áit Chruthaitheachta
  • Geilleagar Cruthaitheach
  • Pobail Ildánacha
  • Gníomhú ar son na hAeráide, an Bhithéagsúlacht agus an Comhshaol
  • Óige Ildánach

DÁTA DEIRIDH: 22nd Mí na Samhna 2024, 4 P.M.

Moltar d’iarrthóirí Straitéis Cultúir agus Cruthaitheachta Shligigh 2023-2027 a léamh. https://sligolibrary.ie/creative-ireland-programme/

Sonraí agus Foirm Iarratais: http://www.sligococo.ie/Grants/ agus le haghaidh tuilleadh eolas seol ríomhphost chuig: creativeireland@sligococo.ie

About the Creative Ireland Programme

The Creative Ireland Programme is an all-of-government initiative committed to enhancing access to, engagement with, and enjoyment of Ireland’s culture and creativity.

The vision of the Creative Ireland Programme 2023-2027 is to mainstream creativity in the life of the nation so that individually and collectively, in our personal lives and in our institutions, we can realise of full potential thereby promoting individual, community and national wellbeing.

The Creative Ireland Programme will prioritise its work around five aspects for the period 2023-2027:

  1. Creative Youth
  2. Creative Communities
  3. Creative Industries
  4. Creative Health and Wellbeing
  5. Creative Climate Action and Sustainability

The opportunity embraced within the Sligo Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023 – 2027 is to support people’s participation, inclusion, and expression within communities, and further strengthen local creative economies.

Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023 – 2027

Straitéis Cultúir agus Cruthaitheachta 2023 – 2027

Creative Ireland 2022

Colmcille 1500 Digital Schools’ Folklore Animation Project – Featuring Calry, Carns, Mercy and Taunagh Primary and National Schools

Creative Ireland 2021

Creative Sligo Open Call Funding 2021

A five-year Sligo Culture and Creativity Strategy 2018-2022 has been published by Sligo County Council. A key element in this strategic plan is to enable creativity in every community. The Creative Sligo Open Call is an opportunity for the cultural sector, community groups, artists and creatives to apply for funding in order to work collaboratively with communities, places of interest and latest technologies in realising the vision of Creative Ireland, in 2021.

The closing date for applications was Tuesday 30th March 2021, 5PM*.

**This application date has expired**

Culture Team

Cathaoirleach Councillor Gerard Mullaney

Councillor Declan Bree

Councillor Marie Casserly

Councillor Rosaleen O’Grady

Martin Lydon

Chief Executive, Sligo County Council

Dorothy Clarke

Director of Services

Donal Tinney

Creative Ireland Co-ordinator & County Librarian

Nigel Carter

IS Project Leader

Brían Flynn

Town Regeneration Officer

Patricia Keane

Senior Executive Librarian

Liam Kiely

Administrative Officer LEO

Margaret McConnell

Senior Executive Officer

Mary McDonagh

A/Arts Officer

Míċeál McGinty

Senior Executive Architect

Cranmore Regeneration Project

Pete Murtagh

Energy Efficiency and Climate Action Officer

Siobhan Ryan

Heritage Officer