The Athenry Foundation For Arts (AFFA) was established in 2024 as a not-for-profit company. Our mission is to advance Arts and Culture in the West of Ireland, by providing practical support to artists in the form of artist development, funding and venues for performance and exhibitions.
Funding will be sought from government sources, the general public and from philanthropists. These funds will be used to help the artistic and cultural community by providing practical support, financial support and venues for performances and exhibitions.

AFFA has operated on a voluntary self-funded basis since inception. We are now at the point where we are ready to begin fundraising for our projects.

How to Donate

Any donation, large or small, is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact our Director of Development Annette Maye annette@affa.ie
Donations are possible via the iDonate online service, and we provide links below to the various fundraisers we have active at the moment.
Projects
AFFA supports a number of projects and you can can choose which ones to donate to:

Fund For Ironland Documentary Research
AFFA is providing support to Ironland, a documentary film project about the Iron Age history of Athenry and Turoe. Please see our page on Ironland for more information on this project
https://affa.ie/ironland/
We have set a target of €20,000 for this fundraiser. These funds will be used for archaeology research costs around the Athenry area

Help us by donating on our iDonate fundraiser here >>

https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/ironlanddocumentaryresearch1

Fund for AFFA County Gallery
Athenry needs a space for an Arts and Culture centre. A place for concerts, performances, exhibitions
Your donation will go towards the acquisition, building and renovation fund for this project
We have set an initial target of €100,000 for this project
Donate directly via our iDonate fundraiser here >>

https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/artcentrebuildingfund

Fund For Artists Development
AFFA provides practical and financial support to artists to assist them with costs for exhibition and sales of their work, e.g. for framing costs for exhibitions, or assistance with marketing of collections
We have set a target of €5,000 for this fund
Donate directly via our iDonate fundraiser here >>

https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/artistdevelopmentfund

Annual Report
Every January, AFFA will produce an Annual report of our progress and will acknowledge all donations.