| €135,000 Awarded Through Music Capital Scheme
Music Network recently announced the results of the Music Capital Scheme. A total of €135,000 in funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and Gaeltacht has been awarded to ten highly skilled individual musicians and thirteen non-professional performing groups. More details.
Save the Date - love:live music Friday 20 April 2012
love:live music, National Music Day, is an annual celebration of all forms of music in Ireland through free nationwide music events and aims to promote access to live music for all regardless of location or circumstance and to encourage active participation in music events.
Music Network is inviting venues, promoters, musicians, ensembles and community groups all over Ireland to participate in love:live music 2012. For more information visit www.lovelivemusic.ie. To register an event visit www.lovelivemusic.ie/register/ Arts Council Travel & Training Award There are two strands to this award: Travel and Training Outbound to support individuals who wish to avail of training and other professional development opportunities abroad; and Travel and Training Inbound to support individuals or organisations who wish to invite specialists from abroad to deliver high-level training or mentoring. There are no formal deadlines for the Travel and Training Award. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. Applicants seeking support for formal courses (postgraduate or equivalent) and for other eligible opportunities must submit their application at least six weeks before their course or work programme begins. Maximum awarded: €12000 More details. Arts Council Arts Participation Bursary Award The deadline for the Arts Participation bursary award is January 19th 2012. Artists seeking to apply can receive advice and support on their application from Create. Contact Katherine Atkinson, support@create-ireland.ie Music Generation Announces Second Round Results Music Generation - the U2 and Ireland Funds supported National Music Education Programme - have announced that Laois, Cork City and Wicklow are to receive up to €1.7 million in funding. The programme is enabled by a €5 million donation from U2 along with a further €2 million which is currently being raised by The Ireland Funds. The donation represents the largest-ever single philanthropic gift to music education in Ireland in the history of the state. Music Generation, which is successfully underway in Louth, Mayo and Sligo, is expected to create substantial job opportunities for musicians over the next five years as well as providing access to vocal and instrumental tuition for thousands of children and young people who would otherwise not have the chance of participation. More details. Call for Creative Practitioners Interested in Artscience The Ark, Dublin, is seeking artscience submissions for an upcoming exhibition with the working title: AWAKENING CURIOSITY 'Exploring nature, biodiversity and the world around us' Call closes: Friday 6th January 2012
Decision notification: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Draft Exhibtion Dates: May - August 2012
Audience: Children (aged : 2 - 12 years, school groups, families, teachers, artists, scientists, general public, international visitors) Send Submissions to: Karen Walshe, Producer, karen@ark.ie
More details. Creative Self: Personal and Professional Development Event for Teachers Celebrate Your Voice Sat 25th Feb 2012 10.30am-3.30pm The Ark Gitika Partington is an outstanding contemporary singer, composer and arranger from London with several collections published by Novello (one of the oldest and largest music publishers in the world). She has led professional development training for local education authorities, music services and Sing Up - the UK's National Primary School Singing Initiative - inspiring and empowering teachers to become more confident about singing. Gitika will engage you in a wonderfully uplifting and energetic group singing experience that celebrates your voice. Explore and create with your voice and nurture your vocal confidence through learning a variety of fantastic songs. The day will also support you in extending your use of singing in the classroom and provide a range of creative ideas, structures and strategies for getting your class really excited about singing. Book Here. | 
