In this month's edition of the newsletter, the Arts Council makes available a publication on some of the challenges facing both the theatre sector and the Council regarding the funding of theatre production in the future. We have information on how the theatre sector can respond to the publication and advise the Council on their perspective; we also include information on theatre consultation sessions that will be held during the summer.

Also this month, we have an update on Arts Audiences, an initiative which the Arts Council is undertaking in partnership with Temple Bar Cultural Trust. We announce the recipient of the Location One Fellowship, an award to one artist to facilitate their participation in the international residency programme at Location One, a not-for-profit art centre in New York. We include details on how to apply for the Writers Fellowship in Trinity College Dublin, which is funded by the School of English and by a grant-in-aid from the Arts Council.

Elsewhere in the newsletter, you can find details on the recipients of the New Work Projects Award and the Once-Off Projects Award; we announce the results of second round of the Small Festivals Awards, and the Commissions Awards.  Finally we publish the results of the latest rounds of the Travel and Training Award and Deis.

The newsletter rounds off with our regular articles on news from the arts community and international opportunities from the Cultural Contact Point.

Mary Cloake
Director

The Arts Council makes available a discussion document which encapsulates from an Arts Council perspective, some of the challenges facing both the theatre sector and the Council on how best to fund theatre production in the future. 

An update on Arts Audiences - a partnership project between the Arts Council and Temple Bar Cultural Trust.

The Arts Council are pleased to announce artist Jesse Jones as the recipient of the Location One Fellowship 2009.

Applications are invited from Irish writers of established reputation for a Writer’s Fellowship, which is funded by the School of English in Trinity College and by a grant-in-aid from the Arts Council.

The Arts Council are pleased to announce the funding for the New Work Project Award and the Once-off Project Award for 2009. 

The Arts Council are delighted to announce its decisions on the second round of the Small Arts Festivals Scheme for 2009.

The aim of the Commissions award is to foster the creation of new work, encourage dynamic proposals for repertoire renewal and to build artistic networks and artistic relationships between artists and commissioners.

The aim of this award is to improve the professional development, formation and networking opportunities of artists and people working professionally in the arts.

Deis is a proposal-based scheme which is aimed at encouraging and facilitating the traditional arts community to seek funding from the Arts Council for a range of projects.

Opportunities in the arts community in June include: an employment prospect at County Sligo Youth Theatre; volunteering opportunities at the Kilkenny Arts Festival; a call for submissions for the Corona Cork Film Festival; a call for entries for the David Manley Emerging Entrepreneur Awards and an invitation to participate in the Puppet Portal Project blogs, a new arts in health and technology venture.

News from the CCP in June includes: a call for proposals for creative work in non-formal education and youth work; details on further recognition at an EU level on the role of culture in boosting creativity and innovation in Europe; a call for presentations for a conference on performing arts training; news on an international colloquium in Slovenia on 'motivation for creativity and innovation'; and finally information on the EACEA website.