Closing Date: Thursday 5th February 2026 at 4:00pm

Open for applications from Monday, 8th December 2025, these schemes are integral to Wicklow County Council’s broader efforts to encourage excellence in the arts and enhance community involvement in artistic endeavours across the county.  This year Wicklow County Council Arts Office will be accepting applications under 3 schemes:

• Artist Award Scheme
• Artist & Community Collaboration Award Scheme
• Art Festival Award Scheme

The purpose of the Funding Schemes is to support the programming and development of Artists and Communities in County Wicklow. It is the intention that these awards will fund, in full or in part, a particular aspect of an Artist, Festival, and Community project, development plan or programme for 2025.

An online funding clinic for applications to the 2026 Arts Act funding schemes will take place on Thursday, 11th December 2025 from 11:00 – 12:30pm. Sign up for the online funding clinic here. 

Click HERE to find out more and apply