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We provide donor-advised funding to artists and arts organisations through our corporate arts funds, bursaries, and our annual Business to Arts Awards.

Pictured is Samuel Yakura from WeAreGriot, a collective of Nigerian-Irish poets and storytellers who will perform as part of the Festival in a Van programme in 2023. The programme was awarded funding as part of Round 3 of the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Arts Fund in partnership with Business to Arts. Photo: Naoise Culhane

Pictured is Samuel Yakura from WeAreGriot, a collective of Nigerian-Irish poets and storytellers who will perform as part of the Festival in a Van programme in 2023. The programme was awarded funding as part of Round 3 of the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Arts Fund in partnership with Business to Arts. Photo: Naoise Culhane

Our Capabilities

Corporate Arts Funds

We manage and disburse grants through corporate arts funds, which are donor-advised by the corporate entity in alignment with their key strategic goals.

'WE USED TO PLAY HERE' is a Covid-adapted venue and performance by cellist Kate Ellis and double-bassist Caimin Gilmore funded in Round 1 of the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Arts Fund. Photo: Adrian O’Connell

Bursaries

We facilitate transformative artist bursaries enabling professional or practice development at pivotal moments in an artist’s career.

Ger McNaughton, Creative Director of TileStyle with Barialai Khoshhal, winner of the 2022 Jim McNaughton/TileStyle €10,000 Artist's Bursary

Sponsorship brokering

We broker and facilitate new or renewing arts sponsorships within our network, and supporting the arts community to pitch, negotiate, and land innovative and exciting collaborations.

Maeve (4) from Malahide visiting The Ark, joined by Director of The Ark, Aideen Howard, and Katharine Byrne, Partner (Corporate Finance) of BDO. Photos by Naoise Culhane.

Partnerships Opportunity Directory (POD)

Our Partnership Opportunity Directory (POD) is a new tool to provide at-a-glance information on upcoming arts sponsorships to our corporate network.

Yes, But Do You Care by Marie Brett and Philip Connaughton with Alzheimer's Society of Ireland and Dementia Carers Network. Funded as part of Round 1 of the Bank of Ireland Begin Together Arts Fund in partnership with Business to Arts. Photo by Marie Brett

Related Case Studies

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Fundraising Fellowship Ireland

A cyclical two-year professional development programme for arts fundraisers supported by the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport, and Media.

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Bank of Ireland Begin Together Arts Fund

A donor-advised fund granting €1 million to sustain artists, arts organisations, and their local communities.

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Walker’s Photographer in Residence

A three-year programme engaging employees and schoolchildren with photography and their local environment.

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A large artwork by artist & illustrator Chris Judge, located on Custom House Quay in Dublin 1 was unveiled in 2017 as part of the Docklands Arts Fund

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DIGITAL NATIVE (2020) Video Still, Nadia J. Armstrong

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Artist James Early for Tropical Fruit Warehouse, IPUT

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