Axis Assemble
Our Axis Assemble programme is an eight-month opportunity for artists at all stages of their careers and from all backgrounds to grow their creative practice and develop new ideas, facilitated by:
financial support
development space
dramaturgical and creative mentorship
engagement with fellow artists
artist led sessions to support sustainability in practice
Axis Assemble is an investment in process and in community, and is aimed at artists who can dedicate time and energy to both.
Bursaries cannot be used to fund training, accommodation, equipment purchase, or productions.
The 2024 Axis Assemble programme will run from April to November 2024.
What you get:
Bursary funding of €2,000
Up to €2,000 worth of support-in-kind as follows:
Dramaturgical and artistic mentorship with the Axis Keep it LIT Department (led by director and dramaturg Aoife Spillane-Hinks) in three individual sessions during the April to November period.
Engagement with the Axis Green Arts Department, subject to an agreed number of sessions. This includes artist support sessions in considering how their practice might evolve to become more sustainable and adaptive.
Development time in Axis studio spaces and/or Theatre (subject to availability and restrictions)
The opportunity to showcase your work during our Sharing Days in November (this showcase may be digital or in person and combined with other showcasing artists, depending on availability and guidelines)
Rehearsal space (subject to availability and restrictions)
Hot desk space (subject to availability and restrictions)
Advice from Axis production, sales and tech team
Technical support for showcasing where feasible
Invites to Axis and other productions, artist gatherings, networking opportunities where appropriate.
How to Apply
You can apply either in a written document, or with a video or audio file. Please see guidelines and questions for each format below.
All applications should be sent to axisplayground@gmail.com, on or before Friday 22nd March 2024 at 6pm
If you need assistance drafting your application, please let us know.
Written Document:
If you wish to apply via a written document, please email us a completed copy of the short application form below
Written documents which do not address all of the questions in the form, cannot be included in the selection process.
Audio or Video File:
If you wish to apply via audio or video file, please send via Dropbox or Wetransfer, answering the questions in the application form below.
Videos or audio should be no longer than 4 minutes and must address each of the questions in the application form. Videos or audio which do not address all the questions in the form, cannot be included in the selection process.
The fine print....
· Applicants must be over 18 in April 2024
· Applicants may be shortlisted for an interview.
· Axis will not be able to provide feedback on unsuccessful applications.
· In line with our efforts to improve belonging, equality and diversity in Axis, if you would like to identify as an artist from an underrepresented community, please let us know in your application. This is not essential or expected. It would help us to understand more about the artists and people we are engaging with. Information collected will only be used in an anonymised fashion. In line with GDPR regulations, your information will not be shared with any third parties.
Have a question? Need help? Email axisplayground@gmail.com to ask your question or request a call back. If email is tricky, please phone 01 883 2148 (please note that this phone number isn’t monitored constantly so you may need to leave a message with your name and number and we’ll call you back).
Axis Bursary Programmes are supported by The Arts Council and Dublin City Council