Culture and Arts

The Limerick Culture & Arts Department is funded by Limerick City and County Council, the Arts Council of Ireland, and the Department of the Culture, Heritage & the Gaeltacht.

This annual award marks Michael Hartnett’s contribution to literature in English and Irish.

Michael Hartnett Annual Poetry Award is now closed for applications.

The stories of families in Limerick who earned their living from fishing, mainly salmon, along the banks of the River Shannon, from the city to the estuary have been captured in a new film.

The Limerick Arts Office is accepting applications from individual artists or organisations under the ‘Grants Under the Arts Act’ scheme. The Limerick Grants Under the Arts Act Scheme 2023 is now closed for applications.

Limerick City and County Council are pleased to announce an open call for the Limerick Theatre Bursary Awards Scheme. Three Bursaries, of up to €5,000 each, are available, funded by Limerick City and County Council.

Limerick City and County Council Culture and Creativity Team are pleased to announce an open call for Limerick based creative practitioners, organisations and communities of place and interest* to submit applications for Made in Limerick Grants 2023.

Artist Studios and Apartments are affordable spaces for individuals to make work and allow artists to continue to live and work in Limerick.

Information about our current Culture and Arts funding schemes, bursaries and awards open to Limerick festivals, organisations, communities and individuals.

The Creative Ireland Programme is an all-of-government initiative committed to enhancing access to, engagement with, and enjoyment of Ireland’s culture and creativity. 

Limerick Arts Office is offering two bursaries to attend Meitheal Summer School 2022. The bursaries will cover 5 days residential stay, meals and tuition (lectures, workshops etc.), to the value of the Meitheal fee of €700.

Limerick Arts Office is offering a bursary to attend the Blas International Summer School for Traditional Irish Music and Dance at the University of Limerick. 

Limerick City and County Council's open call for the Drama League of Ireland Summer School Bursary 2022 is now closed for applications.

Limerick City and County Council open call for the Tyrone Guthrie Bursary Award Scheme is now closed for applications.

Limerick City and County Council open call for the Individual Arts Bursary Awards Scheme is now closed for applications.

Applications for the Dolores O’Riordan Music Bursary Award is now closed for applications.

Limerick City and County Council Arts Office manage the Limerick City and County Council Festivals and Events Grant Scheme 2022/2023. 

This Limerick Festivals and Events Grant Scheme 2022/2023 is now closed for applications.

Limerick Arts Office is seeking Event Coordination services to support the running of Culture Night Limerick 2023.

Limerick City and County Council has undertaken a survey to assess the impact of Covid-19 on the arts and culture sector in Limerick.

The James Street Artists’ Studios is an affordable space for individuals to make work and allow artists to continue to live and work in Limerick, by encouraging working within the urban context. This is a complex of eight arts studios based in James’ Street.

Limerick Arts Office, Limerick City and County Council, is seeking quotes to engage the services of a Researcher, with the relevant skills and expertise to gather data from the relevant stakeholders to evaluate, map, and make recommendations and plan for the future of the Integrated Dance Program

Request for Quotation: Limerick Arts Office, Limerick City and County Council, is seeking quotes to engage the services of a Researcher, for review and evaluation of the Limerick Arts Office Artists in Schools Programme.

The Artists’ Apartments create conditions for affordable living spaces for individual artists and attract and keep artists living and working in Limerick City, by encouraging living and working within the urban context.

Limerick City and County Council Festivals and Events Office manage the Limerick City and County St. Patrick’s Festival Parades Support Scheme 2023.