Agility Award

The Agility Award supports individual professional artists and arts practitioners who have not been funded as an individual by the Arts Council since 01 January 2016.

It focuses on enabling artists to develop their practice, develop their work and develop their skills.

Please note, you cannot apply for both an Agility Award and a Bursary Award in the same calendar year.

For more information, please visit:  Agility Award – The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon

Closing date: Thursday 23rd April 2026 at 5:30pm

Online information clinics Agility Award 2026

Artists and arts practitioners interested in applying for a 2026 Agility Award can sign up to one of the upcoming information clinics. The info clinics will talk you through the guidelines for the award and provide an opportunity to ask questions.