About us
About Create
Create is the national development agency for collaborative arts. Our mission is to lead the development of collaborative arts practice by enabling artists and communities to create exceptional arts together.
about CreateWhat we do
Create is the national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts. Our work initiates cross-sectoral national and international partnerships which support artists and communities to co-create work of depth, ambition and excellence
Programme
Artist in the Community Scheme
Are you an artist or community group with an interest in working on a collaborative, socially engaged project? The Artist in the Community Scheme, managed by Create, offers awards, an annual bursary, residencies and a summer school.
about the AIC Scheme
Supports
Advisory Support
Create offers advisory support to individuals and organisations, both through one-on-one meetings with Create associates and group sessions. The content of sessions can be tailored to the needs of the individual practitioner or organisation.
about Advisory supports
Supports
Vetting for the Arts
Create is registered with the National Vetting Bureau to represent persons, organisations and groups in accessing vetting for bona-fide reasons of employment or engagement in the arts and culture.
about Vetting for the Arts
Supports
Reading Room
The Create Reading Room is a unique resource for artists, community workers, arts, civil society and NGO organisations and anyone with an interest in and passion for the potential of art to effect social change.
about Reading Room
Programme
Networking Day
Create’s National Networking Day is an annual encounter of exchange and learning about artists’ practices, which operate in the spaces between socially engaged arts, pedagogy, and politics, in order to activate, stimulate, critique, and make change.
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Pilot AIC Scheme Mentoring Award
Apply before 17 January 2022
AIC Scheme Round 1 Awards
Apply before 28 March 2022
AIC Scheme Round 2 Awards
Apply before 26 September 2022
What's new
News
New Case Study: SEED Collective
News 5 January 2022
News
Pilot Create Artist Mentor Panel: Mentoring Award
News, Opportunities Deadline expired
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2021 in Review
News 16 December 2021
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AIC Scheme Bursary Award 2021 Recipient (Collaborative Arts and Community Development): Kate O’Shea
News, Recipients 3 December 2021
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AIC Scheme 2021 Round Two: Successful Recipients
News, Recipients 19 November 2021