Funding: ESB Brighter Future Arts Fund in partnership with Business to Arts

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Applications are open for the ESB Brighter Future Arts Fund in partnership with Business to Arts.

Closing date for applications is Wednesday, 8 September 2021.

The ESB Brighter Future Arts Fund is an all-island Arts Fund which aligns with ESB’s ‘Brighter Future’ purpose by promoting environmental sustainability in diverse and ambitious ways. It will support the Irish arts community by funding or commissioning artists / groups of artists or arts organisations to create new work during a period of unprecedented change.

Through this open call, ESB is seeking to fund new artworks / arts projects which respond to the question ‘what does a Brighter Future look like?’, engaging the public in a vision for Ireland that is hopeful and inspiring. Individuals and communities have a critical role to play in the transition to a low carbon energy system, by changing their behaviours, embracing new technologies, and helping to determine the pace and scale of change. Engagement with the arts can inspire communities and help people to see the world differently.

Through this open call, ESB wants to support creative ideas to engage the public in a positive way around the energy transition, look towards a Brighter Future, consider the steps necessary to get there and the importance of this in tackling climate change. Artists / arts groups are encouraged to work in partnership with other arts, community, environmental, technological, or heritage/architectural organisations on the development and realisation of their projects. These artworks / arts projects can be in any artform (e.g. visual arts, spoken word, music, theatre, etc.) and must take place on the island of Ireland. Successful artworks / arts projects should be realised between March 2022 – December 2023.

Grants may be requested in the range of €20,000 – €40,000 (or STG equivalent). The total amount available through the ESB Brighter Future Arts Fund open call strand is €120,000 – €140,000. This means we expect between 4 and 6 artworks / arts projects to be funded

There were two webinars held by Business to Arts which can be accessed here.

For further information and application details, please see businesstoarts.ie.