Professional Development: Artist in the Community Scheme: Four Essays

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New Publication from Create in partnership with the Arts Council

Artist in the Community Scheme: Four Essays, is now available in an online edition below.  (For easier browsing, it is suggested that you click options > single page mode and/or watch in full screen.)

NEW: The Irish text, Ceithre Aiste - Scéim Na nEalaíontóirí Sa Phobal, is now also available online.

In the book, artists Rhona Byrne, Susan Gogan, Declan Gorman and Ríonach Ní Néill, describe their collaboration with communities of interest and place and document the work produced through the Artist in the Community Scheme which Create manages on behalf of the Arts Council. The book shows how the Scheme through the years has become a key mechanism through which collaborative arts is now understood as a vibrant and dynamic contemporary art practice. If you wish to receive a personal copy of the book, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .