Arts grants available

A number of arts bursaries and grants are on offer from the Arts Service of Kildare County Council.

They include the Arts Act Grants Scheme, which considers applications for arts education and training projects and also provides assistance to groups, organisations and schools towards projects and purchase of equipment.

A Cecil Day Lewis Literary Bursary Award may also be applied for through the Council by established and emerging writers and critics, for research and training.

The Kildare Dance Summer School Bursary offers two awards for the summer school to be held in Maynooth College in July.

There are also two residency bursary awards available for the Tyrone Guthrie artists workplace in Monaghan, and two more for the Drama League of Ireland Summer School in August.

Conditions and application forms are available from Kildare County Arts Service, Riverbank, Main Street, Newbridge, Co Kildare, phone 045-448318/448328; or by email. Full details are also on the Kildare Community Network website.

The closing date for each scheme is 5pm Friday 16 March.

Brian Byrne.