Individual Artist Grant

Professionally practicing artists in any art form (including; visual art, applied art, craft, multimedia, music, dance, drama, literature, etc) resident in the borough of Ards and North Down.

Artists aged 21 years or under should apply to the Youth Arts Training Grant.

A maximum grant of £250 is available.

Monday 9 February 2026, 11:59pm 

(For activity taking place from 1 April 2026 - 31 March 2027)

Those:

• that improve technical skills which relate to the artist’s professional art practice
• that improve the artist’s ability to manage their professional art practice
• that develop new skills which support the artist’s professional art practice

*Please Note: If the opportunity that you are applying to is an artist's residency, please be advised that we have an Arts Residency Bursary Programme to the Tyrone Guthrie Centre and Ballinglen Arts Foundation. If you wish to apply to any of the residencies listed, please apply through Ards and North Down Borough Council's Arts Bursary Programme** (linked below) as your application will not be considered through the Individual Artist funding stream. Please note the earlier deadline of 8 December 2025.

**Arts Bursary Programme: andculture.org.uk/funding/bursaries

Please read the full Individual Artist Grant Criteria document before completing your application.

Application to the Individual Artist Grant is by an online application form.

APPLICATIONS for 2025/26 ARE NOW CLOSED

Applications for 2026/27 will be available from 1 December 2025

Email: artsgrants@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk for more information.

If you require further information, or require assistance with your application form, please contact Ards Arts Centre at: artsgrants@ardsandnorthdown.gov.uk 

Download the Individual Artist Grant Criteria here:

Available to download when the applications open