Creative Individuals Recovery Programme

Overview

The programme will support actions to reverse the erosion of creative practice and loss of skills and experience to the creative sectors.

Who can apply?

This programme is to help support self-employed and freelance individuals working in the creative sector including but not limited to artists, venue support staff, singer songwriters, session musicians, set designers, artists, DJs, actors, dancers, choreographers, musicians, rappers, writers, poets, editors, proof readers, crafts people, comedians, open mike performers, tutors, facilitators, creators, photographers, film-makers, touring crew, artist managers, promotors, lighting and sound technicians/engineers, other technical crew and support staff and other creative practitioners who work in the creative industries to sustain and build their professional and technical skills in these challenging times and to support those who wish to deliver creative projects.

This is an indicative list and is not exhaustive.

If you have a query regarding your eligibility of your role in the creative sector, please contact them.

Value of awards

They are offering awards of up to £2,000.

Your request should set out how this award (if approved) would help reactivate or maintain your trade, profession or vocation.

You must set out the costs that you would necessarily incur and, without which, you would struggle to resume your practice.

Where the costs exceed the £2,000 award ceiling you must set out the costs you are applying for.

If you are D/deaf and Disabled you may apply for up to an additional £500 towards personal assistance to support you for disability/deaf access requirements.

Please note that capital equipment will not be funded from this Programme. They will however consider providing support for the cost of materials up to a maximum of £500, which are necessary to help you reactivate or maintain your trade, profession or vocation.

Eligibility ·

• You need to be over 18 and living in Northern Ireland;
• Applications will only be accepted online – please ensure you answer all questions;
• You must submit a separate CV/statement about your career in the creative sector to date; and
• You must submit a separate written reference from an independent source to verify your practice.

Eligible Activity

Funding from this Programme can assist with the following costs:

• creation of new work or engaging with new or existing audiences/commissions etc.
• skills improvement necessary to reactivate or maintain trade, profession or vocation
• hiring facilities and/or equipment to facilitate creative practice, including rehearsal, necessary for the resumption or maintenance of the individual’s trade, profession or vocation
• time set aside to update, develop or enhance existing trade profession or vocation
• attendance at industry events, peer-to-peer engagement professional/membership fees of associations related to an individual’s career development
• Other costs which the Arts Council deems reasonable to assist in maintaining or developing the individual’s practice
• Support worker or other costs related to supporting a disability as required as part of creative practice.

These are some examples of the types of costs that your award could cover.