Create, National Development Agency for Collaborative Arts

News Roundup

27-07-2026

Applications Open: MA in Arts and Engagement at Crawford College of Art & Design

Participants on this Masters programme will develop an understanding of the role of the arts within learning, changemaking and the development of culture. Online application is now open for course commencing in September.

22-07-2026

Opportunities with Mother Tongues Festival

Mother Tongues is currently preparing for a busy and creative season ahead, including their upcoming Festival in February 2027. They have just launched five new paid opportunities. These include project roles, freelance consultancy positions and creative open calls for artists:

15-07-2026

Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre Artist’s Residency Programme 2027

Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre offers Artist in Residence studio opportunities to practicing artists. Artists are invited to apply for an opportunity to research and develop their practices and to engage in dialogue with Uillinn, other organisations in Cork, the local community and general public. Deadline: 4pm on Wednesday 5 August 2026

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What 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

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 Create

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.

About Network Day