Value Added Scheme 2020-2027

Monaghan County Council

2020 – 2027

Scéim Breisluacha Ealaíontóra Ghairmiúil

Professional Artist ‘s Value added Scheme

AIM: The purpose of the Scheme is to add value in our support to Professional Artists who have been awarded a bursary from bodies such as The Arts Council/Culture Ireland or from any national agency with a remit in funding, developing and promoting the Arts. This Scheme should allow the Artist to develop their art practice and provide Artists with the time and resources to research, reflect and critically engage with their art.

Rationale: Our Shared Strategic actions with the Arts Council under Priority 1 of our joint framework agreement of 2020 -2027

Supporting Artists Value and support the work of Artists, and extend the range of opportunities for Artists to develop their practice

We will provide support funding to Artists who have secured external public funds for a project commission from bodies such as The Arts Council or Culture Ireland

Policy: This Scheme is available to professional, individual Artists, at any stage of their career, whose principle place of residence is in County Monaghan. They might be applying or have received a bursary towards the development of their own practice from a designated National Arts Funding Body, such as The Arts Council, Culture Ireland or any State organisation which has a national remit in supporting the Arts.

Criteria and Conditions to observe:

Open to Individual Artists who work in any and all Art forms
your principle place of residence must be in County Monaghan
the Bursary or award from the statutory body must be towards your own creative practice, not as part of a Residency or in collaboration with a 3^rd party organisation
You should Include an M.O.U. from The Arts Office prior to submitting your application to the stated organisation, where possible.
A copy of the ‘Letter of Offer’ indicating amount being awarded must be supplied before being considered for support.
only 1 submission will be considered for funding per Artist per Year under this Scheme. An Artist may make multiple funding requests to external bodies.
There is no minimum amount for consideration under this scheme
The maximum amount available under this scheme will be €2,000, this sum would be realised if an Artist was awarded €10,250 or above, from the statutory funding organisation (check below to view calculations on this scheme)
No matter what sum awarded in bursary by the external body to the Artist, MCC’s maximum value-added investment will not exceed €2,000
This Scheme limit is set on a 1^st come basis, when a submission may be considered.
The total budget available under this scheme in any year will not exceed €10,000
The onus is on the Artist to Notify the Arts Office of Monaghan County Council within 1 Month of being in receipt of an award, in order to be considered for this Scheme.

Calculations

up to €3,000 awarded as a bursary to an Artist from external sources MCC commitment @ 25% of sum awarded to a maximum of €750

From €3,001- €5,000 if Bursary awarded to an Artist (up to €3K @ 25%) and balance @10% will not exceed €950

if the bursary is in the range of €5,001 – €20,000, (€950 up to €5K plus @ 20% of any figure thereafter to a maximum sum of €2,000 as a funding limit under this scheme.