Domal Lair. Photographed by Séan Daly. Part of Cocooning; Catch a Breath, Catarina Araújo and Mental Health Professionals. An AIC Scheme funded project.
AIC Scheme Info Session: 4th September 2024
Event · Information session
Twice yearly, the Arts Council offers Artist in the Community Scheme grants to enable artists and communities of place/or interest to work together on projects. The scheme is managed by Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts.
The scheme is open to artists from any of the following artform disciplines: architecture, circus, street art and spectacle, dance, film, literature (Irish and English language), music, opera, theatre, visual arts and traditional arts. The projects can take place in a diverse range of social and community contexts eg arts and health; arts in prisons; arts and older people; arts and cultural diversity. The aim of the scheme is to encourage meaningful collaboration between communities of place and/or interest and artists.
Create is pleased to announce an online information session on applying to the Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme, with Tatiana Dos Santos, AIC Scheme Programme and Development Support, and Catarina Araújo, previous AIC Scheme recipient.
The information session is about answering any questions you might have about making an application to the Scheme. It’s also about sharing experience of developing and delivering a collaborative project through the Scheme. If you are an artist or a community organisation interested in the Artist in the Community Scheme but don’t know where to start, come talk to us. If you are an artist interested in developing a collaborative project with a community organisation or in a community situation this event is for you. If you are an artist who has applied before and would like to access further detail on the application process, please join us.
Catarina Araújo is a Portuguese artist based in Cork, specialising in visual, early years, and socially engaged art. She completed an MA in Art and Process at Crawford College of Art & Design (MTU) in 2021. From 2021 to 2023, Catarina collaborated with mental health professionals to explore the impacts of COVID-19 on their personal and professional lives. This collaboration culminated in an interactive exhibition at the Lord Mayor Pavilion and the Cork Public Museum – ‘Cocooning: Catch a Breath’.
Catarina’s art practice investigates the intersection of art & well-being, focusing on the concepts of pause and play in daily life. She aims to explore these themes through interactive sculptural installations that transform public spaces into areas for contemplation and playful engagement. She’s dedicated to ensuring her practice is accessible and inclusive, meeting the needs and abilities of all people involved. Catarina is passionate about co-creating and collaborating with diverse communities to inspire playfulness, curiosity, and experimentation.
