Kilkenny County Council Arts Office is delighted to announce their annual call out for applications for the Arts Act Grants and Residency Award Bursaries for 2026.
Deadline for all awards is Monday 26th January 2026 at 4pm.
For queries please contact the Arts Office at 0567794547 or email deirdre.southey@kilkennycoco.ie
Arts Act Grants 2026
The 2003 Arts Act permits a local authority to provide financial assistance for the purposes of stimulating public interest in the arts, promoting the knowledge, appreciation and practices of the arts or improving standards in the arts. In this act, the expression ‘the arts’ means creative or interpretative expression (traditional or contemporary) in whatever form and includes in particular visual arts, theatre, literature, music, film, literature, dance and multi-disciplinary practices and events.
Kilkenny Artists’ Residency Bursary
Kilkenny County Council’s Arts Office is offering funding for one-week artists residencies, at Greywood Arts, Cork for 2026. The bursary aims to support both established and emerging practitioners by providing them with dedicated time to research and develop their practice and / or work intensively on a specific body of work relevant to the development of their current arts practice.
Tyrone Guthrie First-Time Artist Residency Bursary
Artists across artforms, based in Kilkenny administrative area for a minimum of two years and must be over 18 years old, who can show achievement in their chosen field. This bursary offers first time applicants the opportunity to spend one week at The Tyrone Guthrie Centre. Providing time to work intensively on a ‘project’ in a dedicated arts environment.
Tyrone Guthrie Performing Arts Residency 2026
The Kilkenny Arts Office and The Watergate Theatre are offering this residency to performing artists working in theatre, music and dance. Applicants must be based in Kilkenny for a minimum of 2 years and must be over 18 years old. Applications welcome from individual practitioners and two-person collaborations.
Your project or residency must take place within this calendar year – 2026
For further information and to download application forms visit the Arts Office Blog at: Kilkenny County Council Arts Act Grants and Residency Bursary Announced – Kilkenny County Council Arts Ofice
