Opportunity: Axis Ballymun Local Arts Bursaries 2024

Axis Ballymun have announced two local arts bursaries, the John Duffy Young Visual Arts Bursary and the Axis Music Studio Arts Bursary, both with a closing date of 6 August at 6pm.

The John Duffy Young Visual Arts Bursary is an opportunity for young visual artists from or based in Ballymun and the NorthWest area of Dublin.

Axis are delighted to announce the 2024 edition of a very special bursary opportunity to support the development of a young visual artist from the Ballymun area in honour  of John Duffy, the extraordinarily talented Ballymun artist and youth worker who sadly passed away in late 2014.

Axis are looking for submissions from artists with a local connection aged 18 – 26 for this exciting opportunity. The successful candidate will get free studio time, core team support, a mentoring session with local artist Aaron Sunderland Carey, and a bursary worth €500 towards materials. The awardee of this bursary will receive a support package that includes a €500 bursary plus additional in-kind supports to the value of €1250, for information and to apply visit axisballymun.ie.

The Axis Music Studio Bursary is an opportunity for musicians from, or based in Ballymun or the North-West Area of Dublin.

Axis are delighted to announce a bursary opportunity to support the practice of a musician with a connection to Ballymun/the North West area. Axis is looking for submissions from artists aged 18+ for this exciting opportunity. The successful candidate will get free rehearsal time, music studio recording time, core team support and a bursary worth €500 towards materials or production.

The awardee of this bursary will receive a support package that includes a €500 bursary plus additional in-kind supports to the value of €1500. For more information and to apply, visit axisballymun.ie.

Info on both applications
In addition to some personal info, the form asks for;

·        a little info outlining what the bursary would mean to you (250 words approx)

·        photographs of your work, these can be of ideas, sketches etc.

If you find you express yourself better in audio or video, feel free to send an audio or a video file no longer than 3 minutes via wetransfer in which you cover the items above. These files can be sent to axisplayground@gmail.com. If your images don’t feature in this file, please send these through as separate attachments (max 3).

Applications for both bursaries are open until Tuesday the 6th of August 2024 at 6pm.

Axis Ballymun encourages applications from individuals of all identities and backgrounds, and are all too aware that imposter syndrome and the confidence gap can sometimes stop fantastic people from putting themselves forward, so please do submit an application — as they would love to hear from you.