2026
GRANT
A platform designed to help artists discover, track and manage grants, residencies, and creative opportunities through a more intuitive and accessible experience.
Project Overview
role
UX/UI Designer
timeline
8 Weeks
tools
Figma
type
Concept Project
This project explores how a centralised digital platform could simplify the process of discovering and tracking creative opportunities for artists in Ireland.
CHALLANGE
How might we reduce the friction artists experience when searching for creative opportunities online?
Problems
Fragmented information- founding opportunities are scattered across multiple websties
Lack of Application Tracking tools
Difficult Opportunity Comparison
Smaller Opportunities are hard to discover
Goals
Centralise creative opportunities in one platform
Introduce an application tracking system
Simplify comparison between opportunities
Improve visibility of smaller and emerging programmes
Artists frequently rely on multiple websites, social media pages, screenshots, and personal notes
to track opportunities and application deadlines.
Going through search history
countless times
Saved screenshots and instagram posts
Multiple tabs open constantly and
the fear of closing them
Notes Apps with deadlines
and information that gets lost
☀️ Creative opportunities are often spread across multiple platforms with inconsistent structures, making them difficult to discover, compare, and track efficiently.
☀Artists frequently rely on scattered websites, social media, bookmarks, newsletters, and personal notes to manage application deadlines and opportunities.
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
I have researched all the opportunities, grants, awards, residencies and put them into a categories for better filter understanding.
Grants and Bursaries
Individual Artist Funding
Individual Artist Funding
Professional Development Brusaries
Research and development grants
Travel Grants
Project Funding
Project Grants
Production Funding
Creative Development Funding
New Work Grants
International
Funding
International Prsentation Grants
Touring Support
International Collaboration Grants
Community and Public Funding
Community Arts Grants
Festival and Events Funding
Public Art Commissions
Residencies
Studio Residencies
Gallery Studio Residency
Independent Studio Residency
Shared Studio Residency
International Residencies
Cultural Exchange Residencies
Embassy/ Cultural Institute Residencies
Thematic Residencies
Environmental Residencies
Landscape/ Rural Residencies
Research Residencies
Institutional
Residencies
Museum Residencies
University Residency
Curatorial Residency
Exhibitions and Open Calls
Gallery Opportunities
Open Call Exhibitions
Curated Group Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions Opportunities
International Exhibitions
Biennale Open Calles
International Gallery Shows
Art Fair Opportunities
Institutional
Exhibitions
Museum Exhibitions
Cultural Institution Exhibitions
Income and Long- Term Support
Basic Income Programs
Guaranteed Income Programs
Plot Income Schemes
Fellowships
Artist Fellowships
Research Fellowships
Multi- Year Funding
Multi-Year Artist Support
Long-Term Practice Grants
Awards and Prizes
Visual Art Awards
Painting Awards
Sculpture Awards
Mixed Media Awards
Photography Awards
Documentary Photography Awards
Portrait Photography Awards
Emerging Photography Awards
Artist Career Awards
Emerging Artist Awards
Mid-Carieer Artists Awards
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Acquisition and Commission Awards
Museum Acquisition Awards
Public Art Commissions
Corporate Art Commissions
I have compared 3 other similar platforms
Instagram page where artist can see different opportunities
Easy and fast discovery
Visually engaging format
Highly shareable and accessible
Difficult to organise and track opportunities
Limited filtering and search functionality
Information can quickly get lost in feeds
A national funding platform that provides artists with access to funding opportunities across Ireland
Trusted and reliable information source
Detailed funding information
Clear eligibility and application guidance
Information heavy interface
Difficult to compare opportunities
Can feel overwhelming for first time users
Global residency opportunities website
Strong filtering options
Large residency database
International opportunity access
Dense information architecture
Limited visual hierarchy
No pricing information
save to favourites
Search
Profile
Browse Opportunities
About
Saved
homepage
Saved Opportunities
Opportunities Tracker
Opportunities Tracker
Log In
Opportunity Details
Opportunities Filters
Application Page
Application Stages
save to favourites
To better understand how artists currently discover and manage creative opportunities,
I conducted short interviews with emerging artists, recent graduates and independent creatives.
4 Participants
2 emerging visual artist
1 art student
1 mid- career artist
Key Insights
Artists rely on major funding platforms
Most start on Arts Council Ireland
Smaller opportunities are hard to discover
County grants and gallery awards often missed
Information is fragmented across websites
Artists must check multiple sources to find funding.
Deadlines are difficult to track
Participants relied on notes, bookmarks, spreadsheets,
and screenshots to manage applications and deadlines.
Other
Art Council
55
%
35
%
20
%
“I usually just check the Arts Council website or Instagram because I don’t know where else to look.”
Which platform do you use to apply for opportunities?
The interviews revealed a clear need for a more centralised, accessible, and visually intuitive way
to discover and manage creative opportunities.
Browse Page Sketch Design- figuring out the layouts and filter options
First homepage sketches and saved opportunities page
Getting to understand the user flow
First Card Designs
with lots of coffee
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
To improve browsing efficiency, selected filters appear as removable pills beneath the filter controls. This allows users to track active selections and adjust search results quickly through a clear and visible filtering system.
The mobile layout focused on simplifying navigation, increasing readability, and prioritising key browsing actions for smaller screens.
To reduce interface clutter on smaller screens, filters were consolidated into an expandable overlay accessible through a prominent filter button.
UX/UI Design, Direction, User Research, Prototyping
FindArt: app for discovering and
learning about art
2026
View showcase
UX/UI Design,User interviews, Research, Wireframes,Prototyping
ToGoodToGo: surplus app redesign
2025
View showcase
2026
GRANT
A platform designed to help artists discover, track and manage grants, residencies, and creative opportunities through a more intuitive and accessible experience.
Project Overview
role
UX/UI Designer
timeline
8 Weeks
tools
Figma
type
Concept Project
This project explores how a centralised digital platform could simplify the process of discovering and tracking creative opportunities for artists in Ireland.
CHALLANGE
How might we reduce the friction artists experience when searching for creative opportunities online?
Problems
Fragmented information- founding opportunities are scattered across multiple websties
Lack of Application Tracking tools
Difficult Opportunity Comparison
Smaller Opportunities are hard to discover
Goals
Centralise creative opportunities in one platform
Introduce an application tracking system
Simplify comparison between opportunities
Improve visibility of smaller and emerging programmes
Going through search history
countless times
Saved screenshots and instagram posts
Multiple tabs open constantly and
the fear of closing them
Notes Apps with deadlines
and information that gets lost
1.Creative opportunities are often spread across multiple platforms with inconsistent structures, making them difficult to discover, compare, and track efficiently.
2.Artists frequently rely on scattered websites, social media, bookmarks, newsletters, and personal notes to manage application deadlines and opportunities.
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
I have researched all the opportunities, grants, awards, residencies and put them into a categories for better filter understanding.
Grants and Bursaries
Individual Artist Funding
Individual Artist Funding
Professional Development Brusaries
Research and development grants
Travel Grants
Project Funding
Project Grants
Production Funding
Creative Development Funding
New Work Grants
International
Funding
International Prsentation Grants
Touring Support
International Collaboration Grants
Community and Public Funding
Community Arts Grants
Festival and Events Funding
Public Art Commissions
Residencies
Studio Residencies
Gallery Studio Residency
Independent Studio Residency
Shared Studio Residency
International Residencies
Cultural Exchange Residencies
Embassy/ Cultural Institute Residencies
Thematic Residencies
Environmental Residencies
Landscape/ Rural Residencies
Research Residencies
Institutional
Residencies
Museum Residencies
University Residency
Curatorial Residency
Exhibitions and Open Calls
Gallery Opportunities
Open Call Exhibitions
Curated Group Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions Opportunities
International Exhibitions
Biennale Open Calles
International Gallery Shows
Art Fair Opportunities
Institutional
Exhibitions
Museum Exhibitions
Cultural Institution Exhibitions
Income and Long- Term Support
Basic Income Programs
Guaranteed Income Programs
Plot Income Schemes
Fellowships
Artist Fellowships
Research Fellowships
Multi- Year Funding
Multi-Year Artist Support
Long-Term Practice Grants
Awards and Prizes
Visual Art Awards
Painting Awards
Sculpture Awards
Mixed Media Awards
Photography Awards
Documentary Photography Awards
Portrait Photography Awards
Emerging Photography Awards
Artist Career Awards
Emerging Artist Awards
Mid-Carieer Artists Awards
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Acquisition and Commission Awards
Museum Acquisition Awards
Public Art Commissions
Corporate Art Commissions
I have compared 3 other similar platforms
Instagram page where artist can see different opportunities
Easy and fast discovery
Visually engaging format
Highly shareable and accessible
Difficult to organise and track opportunities
Limited filtering and search functionality
Information cna quickly get lost in feeds
A national funding platform that provides artists with access to funding opportunities across Ireland
Trusted and reliable information source
Detailed funding information
Clear eligibility and application guidance
Information heavy interface
Difficult to compare opportunities
Can feel overwhelming for first time users
Global residency opportunities website
Strong filtering options
Large residency database
International opportunity access
Dense information architecture
Limited visual hierarchy
No pricing information
save to favourites
Search
Profile
Browse Opportunities
About
Saved
homepage
Saved Opportunities
Opportunities Tracker
Opportunities Tracker
Log In
Opportunity Details
Opportunities Filters
Application Page
Application Stages
save to favourites
To better understand how artists currently discover and manage creative opportunities,
I conducted short interviews with emerging artists, recent graduates and independent creatives.
4 Participants
2 emerging visual artist
1 art student
1 mid- career artist
Key Insights
Artists rely on major funding platforms
Most start on Arts Council Ireland
Smaller opportunities are hard to discover
County grants and gallery awards often missed
Information is fragmented across websites
Artists must check multiple sources to find funding.
Deadlines are difficult to track
Participants relied on notes, bookmarks, spreadsheets,
and screenshots to manage applications and deadlines.
Other
Art Council
55
%
35
%
20
%
“I usually just check the Arts Council website or Instagram because I don’t know where else to look.”
Which platform do you use to apply for opportunities?
The interviews revealed a clear need for a more centralised, accessible, and visually intuitive way
to discover and manage creative opportunities.
Browse Page Sketch Design- figuring out the layouts and filter options
First homepage sketches and saved opportunities page
Getting to understand the user flow
First Card Designs
with lots of coffee
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
To improve browsing efficiency, selected filters appear as removable pills beneath the filter controls. This allows users to track active selections and adjust search results quickly through a clear and visible filtering system.
The mobile layout focused on simplifying navigation, increasing readability, and prioritising key browsing actions for smaller screens.
To reduce interface clutter on smaller screens, filters were consolidated into an expandable overlay accessible through a prominent filter button.
UX/UI Design, Direction, User Research, Prototyping
FindArt: app for discovering and
learning about art
2026
View showcase
UX/UI Design,User interviews, Research
Wireframes, Prototyping
ToGoodToGo: surplus app redesign
2025
View showcase
2026
GRANT
A platform designed to help artists discover, track and manage grants, residencies, and creative opportunities through a more intuitive and accessible experience.
Project Overview
role
UX/UI Designer
timeline
8 Weeks
tools
Figma
type
Concept Project
This project explores how a centralised digital platform could simplify the process of discovering and tracking creative opportunities for artists in Ireland.
CHALLANGE
How might we reduce the friction artists experience when searching for creative opportunities online?
Problems
Fragmented information- founding opportunities are scattered across multiple websties
Lack of Application Tracking tools
Difficult Opportunity Comparison
Smaller Opportunities are hard to discover
Goals
Centralise creative opportunities in one platform
Introduce an application tracking system
Simplify comparison between opportunities
Improve visibility of smaller and emerging programmes
Artists frequently rely on multiple websites, social media pages, screenshots, and personal notes
to track opportunities and application deadlines.
Going through search history
countless times
Saved screenshots and instagram posts
Multiple tabs open constantly and
the fear of closing them
Notes Apps with deadlines
and information that gets lost
☀️ Creative opportunities are often spread across multiple platforms with inconsistent structures, making them difficult to discover, compare, and track efficiently.
☀Artists frequently rely on scattered websites, social media, bookmarks, newsletters, and personal notes to manage application deadlines and opportunities.
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
I have researched all the opportunities, grants, awards, residencies and put them into a categories for better filter understanding.
Grants and Bursaries
Individual Artist Funding
Individual Artist Funding
Professional Development Brusaries
Research and development grants
Travel Grants
Project Funding
Project Grants
Production Funding
Creative Development Funding
New Work Grants
International
Funding
International Prsentation Grants
Touring Support
International Collaboration Grants
Community and Public Funding
Community Arts Grants
Festival and Events Funding
Public Art Commissions
Residencies
Studio Residencies
Gallery Studio Residency
Independent Studio Residency
Shared Studio Residency
International Residencies
Cultural Exchange Residencies
Embassy/ Cultural Institute Residencies
Thematic Residencies
Environmental Residencies
Landscape/ Rural Residencies
Research Residencies
Institutional
Residencies
Museum Residencies
University Residency
Curatorial Residency
Exhibitions and Open Calls
Gallery Opportunities
Open Call Exhibitions
Curated Group Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions Opportunities
International Exhibitions
Biennale Open Calles
International Gallery Shows
Art Fair Opportunities
Institutional
Exhibitions
Museum Exhibitions
Cultural Institution Exhibitions
Income and Long- Term Support
Basic Income Programs
Guaranteed Income Programs
Plot Income Schemes
Fellowships
Artist Fellowships
Research Fellowships
Multi- Year Funding
Multi-Year Artist Support
Long-Term Practice Grants
Awards and Prizes
Visual Art Awards
Painting Awards
Sculpture Awards
Mixed Media Awards
Photography Awards
Documentary Photography Awards
Portrait Photography Awards
Emerging Photography Awards
Artist Career Awards
Emerging Artist Awards
Mid-Carieer Artists Awards
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Acquisition and Commission Awards
Museum Acquisition Awards
Public Art Commissions
Corporate Art Commissions
I have compared 3 other similar platforms
Instagram page where artist can see different opportunities
Easy and fast discovery
Visually engaging format
Highly shareable and accessible
Difficult to organise and track opportunities
Limited filtering and search functionality
Information can quickly get lost in feeds
A national funding platform that provides artists with access to funding opportunities across Ireland
Trusted and reliable information source
Detailed funding information
Clear eligibility and application guidance
Information heavy interface
Difficult to compare opportunities
Can feel overwhelming for first time users
Global residency opportunities website
Strong filtering options
Large residency database
International opportunity access
Dense information architecture
Limited visual hierarchy
No pricing information
save to favourites
Search
Profile
Browse Opportunities
About
Saved
homepage
Saved Opportunities
Opportunities Tracker
Opportunities Tracker
Log In
Opportunity Details
Opportunities Filters
Application Page
Application Stages
save to favourites
To better understand how artists currently discover and manage creative opportunities,
I conducted short interviews with emerging artists, recent graduates and independent creatives.
4 Participants
2 emerging visual artist
1 art student
1 mid- career artist
Key Insights
Artists rely on major funding platforms
Most start on Arts Council Ireland
Smaller opportunities are hard to discover
County grants and gallery awards often missed
Information is fragmented across websites
Artists must check multiple sources to find funding.
Deadlines are difficult to track
Participants relied on notes, bookmarks, spreadsheets,
and screenshots to manage applications and deadlines.
Other
Art Council
55
%
35
%
20
%
“I usually just check the Arts Council website or Instagram because I don’t know where else to look.”
Which platform do you use to apply for opportunities?
The interviews revealed a clear need for a more centralised, accessible, and visually intuitive way
to discover and manage creative opportunities.
Browse Page Sketch Design- figuring out the layouts and filter options
First homepage sketches and saved opportunities page
Getting to understand the user flow
First Card Designs
with lots of coffee
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
To improve browsing efficiency, selected filters appear as removable pills beneath the filter controls. This allows users to track active selections and adjust search results quickly through a clear and visible filtering system.
The mobile layout focused on simplifying navigation, increasing readability, and prioritising key browsing actions for smaller screens.
To reduce interface clutter on smaller screens, filters were consolidated into an expandable overlay accessible through a prominent filter button.
UX/UI Design, Direction, User Research, Prototyping
FindArt: app for discovering and
learning about art
2026
View showcase
UX/UI Design,User interviews, Research, Wireframes,Prototyping
ToGoodToGo: surplus app redesign
2025
View showcase
2026
GRANT
A platform designed to help artists discover, track and manage grants, residencies, and creative opportunities through a more intuitive and accessible experience.
Project Overview
role
UX/UI Designer
timeline
8 Weeks
tools
Figma
type
Concept Project
This project explores how a centralised digital platform could simplify the process of discovering and tracking creative opportunities for artists in Ireland.
CHALLENGE
How might we reduce the friction artists experience when searching for creative opportunities online?
Problems
Fragmented information- founding opportunities are scattered across multiple websties
Lack of Application Tracking tools
Difficult Opportunity Comparison
Smaller Opportunities are hard to discover
Goals
Centralise creative opportunities in one platform
Introduce an application tracking system
Simplify comparison between opportunities
Improve visibility of smaller and emerging programmes
Artists frequently rely on multiple websites, social media pages, screenshots, and personal notes
to track opportunities and application deadlines.
Going through search history
countless times
Saved screenshots and instagram posts
Multiple tabs open constantly and
the fear of closing them
Notes Apps with deadlines
and information that gets lost
1.Creative opportunities are often spread across multiple platforms with inconsistent structures, making them difficult to discover, compare, and track efficiently.
2.Artists frequently rely on scattered websites, social media, bookmarks, newsletters, and personal notes to manage application deadlines and opportunities.
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
I have researched all the opportunities, grants, awards, residencies and put them into a categories for better filter understanding.
Grants and Bursaries
Individual Artist Funding
Individual Artist Funding
Professional Development Brusaries
Research and development grants
Travel Grants
Project Funding
Project Grants
Production Funding
Creative Development Funding
New Work Grants
International
Funding
International Prsentation Grants
Touring Support
International Collaboration Grants
Community and Public Funding
Community Arts Grants
Festival and Events Funding
Public Art Commissions
Residencies
Studio Residencies
Gallery Studio Residency
Independent Studio Residency
Shared Studio Residency
International Residencies
Cultural Exchange Residencies
Embassy/ Cultural Institute Residencies
Thematic Residencies
Environmental Residencies
Landscape/ Rural Residencies
Research Residencies
Institutional
Residencies
Museum Residencies
University Residency
Curatorial Residency
Exhibitions and Open Calls
Gallery Opportunities
Open Call Exhibitions
Curated Group Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions Opportunities
International Exhibitions
Biennale Open Calles
International Gallery Shows
Art Fair Opportunities
Institutional
Exhibitions
Museum Exhibitions
Cultural Institution Exhibitions
Income and Long- Term Support
Basic Income Programs
Guaranteed Income Programs
Plot Income Schemes
Fellowships
Artist Fellowships
Research Fellowships
Multi- Year Funding
Multi-Year Artist Support
Long-Term Practice Grants
Awards and Prizes
Visual Art Awards
Painting Awards
Sculpture Awards
Mixed Media Awards
Photography Awards
Documentary Photography Awards
Portrait Photography Awards
Emerging Photography Awards
Artist Career Awards
Emerging Artist Awards
Mid-Carieer Artists Awards
Lifetime Achievement Awards
Acquisition and Commission Awards
Museum Acquisition Awards
Public Art Commissions
Corporate Art Commissions
I have compared 3 other similar platforms
Instagram page where artist can see different opportunities
Strengths
Easy and fast discovery
Visually engaging format
Highly shareable and accessible
Weaknesses
Difficult to organise and track opportunities
Limited filtering and search functionality
Information cna quickly get lost in feeds
A national funding platform that provides artists with access to funding opportunities across Ireland
Strengths
Trusted and reliable information source
Detailed funding information
Clear eligibility and application guidance
Weaknesses
Information heavy interface
Difficult to compare opportunities
Can feel overwhelming for first time users
Global residency opportunities website
Strengths
Strong filtering options
Large residency database
International opportunity access
Weaknesses
Dense information architecture
Limited visual hierarchy
No pricing information
save to favourites
Search
Profile
Browse Opportunities
About
Saved
homepage
Saved Opportunities
Opportunities Tracker
Opportunities Tracker
Log In
Opportunity Details
Opportunities Filters
Application Page
Application Stages
save to favourites
To better understand how artists currently discover and manage creative opportunities,
I conducted short interviews with emerging artists, recent graduates and independent creatives.
4 Participants
2 emerging visual artist
1 art student
1 mid- career artist
Key Insights
Artists rely on major funding platforms
Most start on Arts Council Ireland
Smaller opportunities are hard to discover
County grants and gallery awards often missed
Information is fragmented across websites
Artists must check multiple sources to find funding.
Deadlines are difficult to track
Participants relied on notes, bookmarks, spreadsheets,
and screenshots to manage applications and deadlines.
Other
Art Council
55
%
35
%
20
%
“I usually just check the Arts Council website or Instagram because I don’t know where else to look.”
Which platform do you use to apply for opportunities?
The interviews revealed a clear need for a more centralised, accessible, and visually intuitive way
to discover and manage creative opportunities.
Browse Page Sketch Design- figuring out the layouts and filter options
First homepage sketches and saved opportunities page
Getting to understand the user flow
First Card Designs
with lots of coffee
Call out a feature, benefit, or value of your site, then link to a page where people can learn more about it.
To improve browsing efficiency, selected filters appear as removable pills beneath the filter controls. This allows users to track active selections and adjust search results quickly through a clear and visible filtering system.
The mobile layout focused on simplifying navigation, increasing readability, and prioritising key browsing actions for smaller screens.
To reduce interface clutter on smaller screens, filters were consolidated into an expandable overlay accessible through a prominent filter button.
UX/UI Design, Direction, User Research, Prototyping
FindArt: app for discovering and
learning about art
2026
View showcase
UX/UI Design,User interviews, Research, Wireframes,Prototyping
ToGoodToGo: surplus app redesign
2025
View showcase
