In the last blog we looked at choosing the right project to apply for, now onto the application form. Here are just some general tips for writing a successful application, it is not an exhaustive list but these tips generally apply across a range of grant application forms not just to an Arts Office grant scheme.
Read through and fill out all parts of the form
Every local authority has an Arts Office and they all run a yearly grant scheme. The details of all of these schemes vary from Arts Office to Arts Office. To find out the type of grants, the amounts available and the application window you should contact your local Arts Office.
In this blog series we will look at two key areas you should focus on when applying for a grant.
1: Choosing the right project.
2: Writing a good application.
So, maybe you’ve heard about Erasmus+ and think international activities would be a good thing for you and your youth group to get involved in. Or maybe your group already know they’d love to do a Youth Exchange. Either way, I bet your next questions are: Where do I start? How can I make this happen? Well here are some pointers on what might work for you!
First off, chat with your youth group about what they would like to do or learn:
This year we in Léargas celebrate 30 years of managing international programmes on behalf of the European Commission and the Irish Government, including the Erasmus+ Youth in Action programme.
In a recent speech to a delegation of London teachers, our Chair Professor Maggie Atkinson, former Children’s Commissioner for England, talked about culture being ‘done unto’ young people – the idea that culture is all too often served up, pre-formed in whatever shape it exists, to young people who may or may not be receptive, and if they’re not then tough – that’s the offer folks!
Why deliver Arts Programmes for young people? For this series of blogs, we decided to ask some experienced youth workers, who are at the coal face of youth work, to discuss both their rationale and motivation for trying to engage the young people in the Arts.
Where can you find one hundred egg boxes… or a thousand buttons… or any of the other things that show up on the list of requirements for a craft project or from the artist you’ve been lucky enough to contract for your project with young people?
In this our first blog from Fresh Film Festival, Festival Manager, Ciarda Tobin, discusses the value of international collaboration and exchange in celebrating and developing the work of young film makers.
Fresh Film Festival is a national film festival for filmmakers aged 7 to 18. Encouraging young people to make films is what we are all about. Earlier this year, we celebrated our 18th festival in the company of young filmmakers from Belgium, The Netherlands, Wales, Denmark, Croatia, Greece, USA and Hungary.
In this, our final blog, in the series examining how young people in arts groups have made the transition from being a member to becoming a leader, Youth Theatre Professional David Kelly, charts his journey from a school production in Ballymun to the Artistic Directorship of Dublin Youth Theatre.
In this series of blogs from Bluebell Youth Project, we hear the perspectives of both Artist and Youth Worker as they discuss both the low and high points of a year -long residency.
Blog 1
The Youth Work Perspective
Bronagh O’Neill
