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Bursary available for Artist in the Community Scheme 2010The Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award 2010 aims to support individual professional artists in any art form working in the field of Arts and Older People. Designed to support and nurture the professional development of individual arts practitioners collaborating with older people, the Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award of €10,000 will provide an artist with the time and resources to think, research, reflect and engage with their art practice. This is the first year that the Arts Council has provided a Bursary award as part of the Artist in the Community Scheme, managed by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts. For enquiries about the application process call Katherine Atkinson at Create – telephone 01 473 6600 or find out more on the create website. Deadline for applications is Monday, 27 September 2010 at 5pm. In partnership with Age & Opportunity, Create are hosting two information and discussion events for artists interested in the Arts Council Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary award. To attend either session, book with Create on communications@create-ireland.ie: Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award: Arts and Older People, Information Session - MayoDate: 2 September 2010 Artist in the Community Scheme Bursary Award: Arts and Older People, Information Session - DublinDate: 6 September 2010
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Home is a special place for most of us. Older & Bolder’s campaign MAKE HOME WORK highlights the obstacles faced by people – older people, people with chronic illnesses, people with disabilities - who want to live well at home and who need support to do so. 
Minister Ring announces recipients of Go for Life National Grant Scheme, funded by the Irish Sports Council for Age & Opportunity's Go for Life programme. A total of 906 older groups nationwide will share a sports allocation of €300,000.
The HSE, the Irish Sports Council and the Department of Health, with the help of organisations like Go for Life, has just launched the Get Ireland Active website. Use the interactive map on the site to find out where Go for Life sessions are happening across the country. C'mon, let's get Ireland active!
Over 1,000 older volunteers from across Ireland joined Minister Michael Ring TD in the Helix in Dublin to celebrate Go for Life's ten years as a national programme.
Age & Opportunity
Marino Institute of Education, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9, Ireland
Telephone: +353 (0)1 805 7709 Email info@ageandopportunity.ie