News Roundup
Arts and Disability Connect Round Two has now launched. Arts and Disability Connect includes Mentoring, Training, New Work, and Research and Reflection awards for individual artists with disabilities. Application forms, guidelines and other resources can be found here.
The Arts Council Bursary Award Round 1 2027 will open for applications on Tuesday 10 November 2026, with a deadline of Thursday 17 December 2026 at 5.30pm. The Arts Council are bringing this funding opportunity forward, so that artists can secure decisions and access funding earlier, allowing more time to focus on their work during 2027.
The Arts in Education Portal team is seeking submissions for presentations and creative workshops for the National Portal Day which will take place at TU Dublin School of Art and Design on Saturday 7 November 2026. The theme for the 2026 Portal National Day is The Future is Creative: Why arts and creativity in education matter more than ever.
Creative Places Enniscorthy seek a skilled and experienced consultant or consultancy to create a strategic plan, including an undertaking of a strategic review. Deadline: 1st October 2026.
Age & Opportunity and Clare County Council have announced that applications are now open for a major new music commission for a Clare-based musician aged 50+, offering a bursary of €15,000 to support the creation of an original work that will premiere at the Bealtaine Flagship Festival 2027 in Ennis. Deadline: 17th of September 2026 at 23:59
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.