MEATH CULTURE NIGHT 2024 EVENT APPLICATION FORM
Culture Night is an annual all-island public event that celebrates culture, creativity and the arts. This year, it will take place on Friday September 20th. On Culture Night, arts and cultural organisations and venues of all shapes and sizes extend their opening hours and organise special and unique events and workshops which are available to the public free of charge.
Culture Night is particularly suited to venues seeking to encourage new audiences and organisations such as local arts groups, choirs, theatre companies, book clubs etc. who could host an evening of novel or exciting activities designed to engage new members. Other areas of particular interest include events that celebrate new communities and underrepresented voices, and which promote and connect artists from marginalised backgrounds and showcase the culturally diverse communities living in the County.
All events must embrace the following:
- Be free.
- Be registered through the relevant Arts Office/local authority and uploaded to the national programme/website.
- Embrace the Arts Council’s Pay the Artist policy and ensure that all engaged artists and practitioners are paid, unless participating in a voluntary capacity or as part of a community group.
- Be open to all and seek to create a sense of community and belonging – and promote the belief that ‘I am part of this, and this is part of me.’
If you are interested in organising or hosting a Culture Night event, we would like to hear from you.
Meath County Council Arts Office, supported by funding from the Arts Council, can provide financial support towards events up to a maximum of €1,000 and will include details of these events as part of local and national Culture Night publicity material. Assistance shall be given only in respect of Culture Night events held in County Meath. The event must take place between 4pm and 11pm on Friday 20th September 2024 and be free of charge to the public.
The value of grants provided will depend on the number and quality of applications received. It may not be possible to fund all applicants and available funding will be allocated to those applications which best meet the objectives of the programme.
The maximum grant available is up to €1,000. Closing Date 1pm Friday 28th June 2024
Please address application queries to: artsfunding@meathcoco.ie
TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
It will be a condition of any application for funding under the terms and conditions of the Culture Night Event Grant that the applicant has read, understood and accepted the following:
General
- The Culture Night Event Grant is competition based. Applicants who have received a grant from Meath County Council under the 2024 Arts Grants and Awards Schemes may apply for the Culture Night Award but may not apply for funding for the same funded event.
- Incomplete or late applications will not be considered.
- Applications must be submitted online via Submit
- Hand delivered or applications sent by post will not be assessed.
- Support material sent by post will not be assessed.
- Organisations/individuals/groups applying for a Culture Night Event Grant must be Meath based and must provide a valid eircode.
- This award is available for Culture Night 2024 activities/events only. Events must be free to the public.
- Awardees must credit Meath County Council Arts Office and Culture Night in all publicity and through online logo placement in acknowledgement of funding received.
- It is a condition of this award, that if successful, the artists/creatives engaged to deliver/facilitate the event must be paid a fee for their participation in the activity/event.
- Meath County Council Arts Office reserves the right to review, amend, revise or revoke this scheme at its own discretion at any time. Meath County Council shall not be liable to the applicant or any other party, in respect of any loss, damage or costs of any nature arising directly or indirectly from:
- The application or the subject matter of the application.
- The rejection for any reason of any application.
- Meath County Council shall not be held responsible or liable, at any time in any circumstances, in relation to any matter whatsoever arising in connection with the administration of activities.
Data Protection
- By submitting an application, applicants agree to the processing and disclosure of the applicant’s information by Meath County Council and to other third parties if required, for fund administration, reporting, evaluation and audit purposes; and successful applicants further consent to the disclosure of this information (e.g. name of successful applicant, amount of award, event details, etc.) by these parties in connection with the marketing or promotion of the Fund. Meath County Council agrees to employ appropriate measures to keep applicants’ data safe and secure; to prevent its unauthorized or accidental disclosure, access or alteration; and to ensure that personal data will be processed only in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Data Protection legislation. (GDPR). Meath County Council’s privacy statement can be found at http://www.meath.ie/Data Protection/.
Health & Safety
- Activities involving children and young people (0-18 yrs.) must have up to date Child Protection Policies and Procedures in place in accordance with the Children First Act, 2015 and Children First: National Guidance for the Protection and Welfare of Children 2017.
- Events or projects engaging members of the public, including virtual events, require a Health & Safety Event Plan and a Risk Assessment and applicants must declare pertinent, up-to-date documents in place.